Teaching Philosophy

In my teaching, I prioritize helping students think for themselves, raise their own questions, and engage seriously with ideas. To that end, we do a lot of close reading, discussion, and in-class writing in my classes, and assignments are structured to help students gradually build philosophical skills.

At the same time, I work to make philosophy feel approachable, meaningful, and worth doing, making space for students’ diverse backgrounds, interests, and anxieties. Philosophy can feel intimidating and strange, especially for students from marginalized backgrounds and for those, like myself, who are first-generation college students. My goal is to make everyone feel like they belong in the conversation—and that the conversation matters.

Courses Taught

University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill

• PHIL 165: Bioethics (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025)

• PHIL 140: Knowledge and Society (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025)

  • An introductory-level course on social and applied epistemology for students with no philosophical background.

University of Pittsburgh

• Introduction to Social Epistemology (Spring 2023)

  • An upper-level course introducing social epistemology to philosophy majors.

• Concepts of Human Nature: Human Nature and AI (Summer 2020, virtual).

Syllabi available upon request