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.