Teaching Awards

2021     Auburn University College of Liberal Arts Online Teaching Award

2018     A.W. Mellon Fellow in Technology-Enhanced Learning at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2016     AU Core Distance Education Course Development grant
2014     Writing in the Disciplines Seminar Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh-wide award
2014     Speaking in the Disciplines Seminar Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh-wide award
2013     TA/TF Mentor on behalf of the HPS department, University of Pittsburgh
2013    Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh-wide award

Teaching Experience

Auburn University

2023 (Spring)           “Philosophy of Science”

2023 (Spring)           “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (2 sections; distance-learning)

2022 (Fall)               “Ethics in the Health Sciences” (3 sections; distance-learning)

2022 (Spring)           “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (3 sections; distance-learning)

2021 (Fall)               “Ethics in the Health Sciences” (3 sections; distance-learning)

2021 (Spring)           Independent study in early modern philosophy with Matthew Parker

2021 (Spring)           “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (3 sections; distance-learning)

2020 (Fall)               “Challenging Physicalism & Realism”

2020 (Fall)               “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (2 sections; distance-learning)

2020 (Summer)        “Ethics in the Health Sciences” (2 sections; distance-learning)

2020 (Spring)           “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (3 sections; distance-learning)

2019 (Fall)                “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (2 sections; distance-                          learning)
2019 (Spring)           “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (3 sections; distance-learning)
2018 (Fall)                “Philosophy of Science”
2018 (Fall)                “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (2 sections; distance-learning)
2018 (Summer)        “Business Ethics”
2018 (Spring)            “Ethical and Conceptual Foundations of Science” (2 sections)
2017 (Summer)        “Business Ethics”
2017 (Spring)            “Philosophy of Physics”
2017 (Spring)            “Introduction to Philosophy” (2 sections)
2016 (Spring)            “Philosophy of Science”
2016 (Spring)            “Introduction to Philosophy” (2 sections)
2015 (Fall)                 “Introduction to Philosophy” (2 sections)

University of Pittsburgh – Instructor

2014 (Fall)             “Magic, Medicine and Science” (Intro. to Phil. of Science)
2014 (Spring)        “Einstein for Everyone”(Intro. to Phil. of Physics)
2013 (Fall)             “Morality and Medicine” (Intro. to Biomedical Ethics)
2013 (Fall)             “Mind and Medicine” (Intro. to Phil. of Mind, Cog. Sci., Psychology, and Medicine)
2013 (Summer)    “Morality and Medicine” (Intro. to Biomedical Ethics)
2013 (Summer)    “Magic, Medicine and Science,” (Intro. to Early Modern/Hist. of Modern Phil.)
2013 (Spring)        “Myth and Science,” (Hist. of Ancient Greek Phil.)
2012 (Fall)             “Magic, Medicine and Science,” (Intro. to Early Modern/Hist. of Modern Phil.)
2011 (Fall)              “Problem Solving: How Science Works,” (Critical Reasoning)

University of Pittsburgh – Teaching Assistant

2014 (Fall)          “Morality and Medicine” (3 sections), Assistant for Peter Machamer.
2012 (Spring)     “Magic, Medicine and Science” (4 sections),  Assistant for Paolo Palmieri.
2009 (Spring)    “Mind and Medicine” (4 sections), Assistant for Peter Machamer.
2008 (Fall)         “Einstein for Everyone” (4 sections), Assistant for John D. Norton and Jeremy Butterfield.