I was born in New York, but grew up mostly in Ohio. I completed undergraduate studies at Christendom College in Virginia, double-majoring in philosophy and theology and graduating as the valedictorian of the class of 1995. I did graduate studies in the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC). There I earned a doctorate in philosophy by completing a dissertation on Thomas Aquinas' understanding of free will.
I have been teaching at the college level since 1998. As a graduate student, I taught for two years at The Catholic University of America. Then I began teaching at Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, C…
I was born in New York, but grew up mostly in Ohio. I completed undergraduate studies at Christendom College in Virginia, double-majoring in philosophy and theology and graduating as the valedictorian of the class of 1995. I did graduate studies in the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC). There I earned a doctorate in philosophy by completing a dissertation on Thomas Aquinas' understanding of free will.
I have been teaching at the college level since 1998. As a graduate student, I taught for two years at The Catholic University of America. Then I began teaching at Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, CA), remaining there for eight years. Since 2008 I've been a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Dallas (Irving, TX). In addition, since the summer of 2012, I've served has Director of Intellectual Formation at Holy Trinity Seminary (Irving, TX).
My research and writing focus primarily on medieval philosophy, ancient philosophy, and philosophical anthropology. Besides Thomas Aquinas, my favorite philosophical authors include Aristotle, Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, and Bonaventure.
I have been happily married to my lovely wife Teresa since 1999, and we have been blessed with eight children (two boys and six girls). They keep us busy, of course, but also joyful and grateful to God for His manifold gifts.
