My teaching centers on three fundamental questions:

(1) How can I help students develop more thoughtful and effective dialogue skills? 

(2) How can I demonstrate philosophy's intellectual rigor and applied value? and

(3) How can I maintain an atmosphere where challenging ideas feel accessible and exciting?

I've been lucky enough to refine these principles during my time at UMD, both as an instructor, and in working one-on-one with students as undergraduate departmental advisor. 

I care a great deal about undergraduate teaching and learning. In my experience, employing active learning activities has been extremely helpful in helping students understand and appreciate otherwise challenging material. Some of my favorite and most effective activities are the "Snowball," and the "Index Card Pass," among others; all of which you can find and read about at Melissa Jaquart's helpful repository!

Philosophy of Science (Spring 2027)

Early Modern Philosophy (Spring 2027)

Philosophy & AI (Fall 2026)

Moral Psychology (Spring 2026)

Contemporary Moral Issues (Fall 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Summer 2026)

Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2024)

Contemporary Moral Issues (Instructor: Hallie Liberto; Fall 2025)

Early Modern Philosophy (Instructor: Ben Fan; Spring 2025)

Are Sports Ethical? (Instructor: Harjit Bhogal; Spring 2023)

Bioethics: Regulating Right and Wrong (Instructor: Sam Kerstein; Fall 2022)

Arbitrating Our Bodily Rights: Consent to Sex, Medical Treatment, Body Art, Organ Donation, and Research Participation (Instructor: Hallie Liberto; Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

Know Thyself: Wisdom Through Cognitive Science (Instructor: Peter Carruthers; Fall 2020)