I am an instructor in the philosophy department at Virginia Tech. Recently I finished my doctoral degree in Ethical & Political Thought in VT's ASPECT interdisciplinary research program.

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My research focuses on normative ethics and the capability approach to global distributive justice. My dissertation, Human Capabilities and Collectivist Justice, argues for a morally particularist and politically communitarian version of Amartya Sen’s capability approach.
 

I have taught courses in philosophy and political science since 2011, and I am associated with VT's PPE Program of undergraduate research.
 

I have a Master’s degree in philosophy from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy and writing from Wartburg College, Iowa.