Lecturer at UC Davis
Adjunct Instructor at Yuba College
PhD in Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
MA in Philosophy, San Francisco State University
BA in Philosophy, Western Washington University

I work on the history of early modern philosophy, specializing in St. Teresa of Avila and Rene Descartes. My research engages the potential historical and conceptual connections between Descartes’s Meditations on First Philosophy and the burgeoning Catholic meditational genre of the 16th and 17th centuries. I have additional research interests in the philosophy of martial arts, the philosophy of science, and environmental philosophy.

Outside of philosophy, I enjoy exploring the Sierra mountains with my wonderful family, teaching and training in martial arts, and playing music.