Teachers help create beautiful minds.I'm currently an assistant professor at Washington State University in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs. Previously, I taught at Haverford College in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights and at Michigan State University in the Department of Philosophy. I was a Teaching Fellow at the James Madison Residential College, where I received specialized training in interdisciplinary pedagogy. My teaching philosophy and examples of courses taught are below. I’ve also included class modules that I wrote for the NEH EDSITEment project.
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Phil 390— Environmental Ethics
Humanity’s complex relationship to nature raises a wide array of pressing ethical questions such as the following: Is it morally wrong to cause the extinction of species? Do humans have any ethical duties towards ecosystems and individual animals? Is it ethical to alter the global climate? What about future generations? Throughout this course, we will grapple with these questions and conceptualize central notions in environmental ethics. We will focus on defining what it means to have moral standing or to be a (moral) agent with respect to the environment. Finally, we will critically reflect on environmental issues and discuss how detailed choices effect the natural environment. |
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Phil 220— Philosophy of Food
In this course, we will be looking at ethical and justice questions that commonly arise in food ethics. Most of us eat every day without thinking about the ethical dimensions of what is on our plate. But our choices matter. They are expressive of a wide array of values and have impacts that go far beyond the individual meal. The aim of the course is to provide students with the tools and information necessary to become an ethical eater. The class provides an in-depth overview of the emerging field of food ethics and the issues it addresses. These will include topics relating to risk and health, a wide array of environmental issues, the impacts of farming and animal welfare choices, environmental justice, and food distribution concerns. |
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Online EducationI have expertise in online course development, curriculum design, and crafting course materials for fully online, hybrid, and massive open online courses (MOOCs). I spent nine years developing online courses for Washington State University and Michigan State University, editing existing courses to meet accessibility standards, training faculty in best practices, and crafting online videos and interactive assessments. I also completed an online specialization in Virtual education from University of California, Irvine.
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I crafted lesson plans on topics at the nexus of international development and agriculture. EDSITEment is the National Endowment for the Humanities website for K-12 educators, students, and life-long learners. It offers “The Best of the Web” through carefully-crafted and reviewed lesson plans, websites, features, and student interactive assessments in major humanities subject areas. Click on the buttons below for sample lessons.
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