Education
University of Cambridge
2023–
Ph.D. Student, Department of Politics and International Studies
Advisor: Christopher Brooke
Brown University
2009–2011
M.A., Political Science
Advisors: Sharon Krause, John Tomasi
University of Chicago
2007–2008
M.A., Social Sciences
Advisor: Jean Bethke Elshtain
Drury University
2003–2007
B.A., Political Science
B.A., Communications
Summa cum laude
Pi Sigma Alpha
Publications
“Three General Wills in Rousseau” in The Review of Politics, 2022
Recovers the evolution of Rousseau’s general will and its relationship to democratic deliberation
Public Scholarship
2010–2013 Founding Editor, The Art of Theory
Created an open-source online quarterly of political thought, with interviews and contributions from Michael Walzer, Danielle Allen, Quentin Skinner, Elizabeth Anderson, Patrick Riley and more. Edited with Teresa Bejan, Gordon Arlen, and Jonathan Bruno.
Select Presentations
“Sophie de Grouchy and the Politics of Empathy”
Oxford Graduate Political Theory Conference, Oxford 2024
“The Three General Wills in Rousseau”
American Political Science Association (APSA), Washington D.C. 2019
“The Three General Wills in Rousseau”
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago 2019
“What Counts as a Common Good?”
New England Political Science Association (NEPSA), Portsmouth 2013
“Economic Liberties and the Liberal Tradition”
New England Political Science Association (NEPSA), Hartford 2011
“The Crooked Timber in Society: Kant’s Unsocial Sociability”
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago 2010
Teaching Positions
Instructor, Drury University
2008–2023
Taught online-based courses in political science, philosophy, and history
Teaching Experience
• Introduction to American Politics
• The Philosophy of Peace and War
• Elections, Interest Groups, and Political Parties
Instructor – Brown University Summer Programs
• The Political Theory of Human Rights
• Leadership, Religion, and Politics
• Social Media and Social Change
Teaching Assistant – Brown University
• Introduction to Political Thought
• Classics of Political Economy
• International Law and Politics of Human Rights
Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning – Brown University
• Certificate of Instruction 1: Teaching Seminar
• Certificate of Instruction 3: Professional Development Seminar
Professional Affiliations
APSA; American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy; International Adam Smith Society; Political Epistemology Network
Languages
French: Reading Proficiency
English: Native