Education
University of Cambridge (Jesus College)
2023 – Present
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Politics and International Studies
Supervisor: Christopher Brooke
Brown University
2009 – 2011
M.A., Political Science
Advisors: Sharon Krause, John Tomasi
University of Chicago
2007 – 2008
M.A., Social Sciences
Drury University
2003 – 2007
B.A., Political Science
B.A., Communications
Summa cum laude
Pi Sigma Alpha
Publications
2022 — “Three General Wills in Rousseau”
The Review of Politics
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, Ryan Hanley, Patrick Riley and more. Edited with Teresa Bejan, Gordon Arlen, and Jonathan Bruno.
Select Presentations
“Must We Abandon Empathy?”
Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Conference, 2025
“Sophie de Grouchy and the Politics of Empathy”
Oxford Graduate Political Theory Conference, 2024
“The Three General Wills in Rousseau”
American Political Science Association (APSA) Meeting, 2019
“The Three General Wills in Rousseau”
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), 2019
“Rousseau’s Geneva Manuscript and the Evolution of the General Will”
Institute for Humane Studies Research Colloquium, 2017
“What Counts as a Common Good?”
New England Political Science Association (NEPSA), 2013
"Economic Liberties and the Liberal Tradition”
New England Political Science Association (NEPSA), 2011
“The Crooked Timber in Society: Kant’s Unsocial Sociability”
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), 2010
Teaching Positions
2008–2023 — Adjunct Instructor, Drury University
Taught full-credit, online-based courses in political science, philosophy, and history
Teaching Experience
Drury University — Adjunct Instructor
• Introduction to American Politics
• The Philosophy of Peace and War
• Elections, Interest Groups, and Political Parties
Brown University Summer Programs — Adjunct Instructor
• The Political Theory of Human Rights
• Leadership, Religion, and Politics
• Social Media and Social Change
Brown University — Teaching Assistant
• Introduction to Political Thought
• Classics of Political Economy
• International Law and Politics of Human Rights
Brown University Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
• Certificate: Teaching Seminar
• Certificate: 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