I'm an Assistant Professor at Colgate University, and prior to that I was a Fellow at the Parr Center for Ethics at UNC-Chapel Hill. I received my Ph.D. at the University of Texas-Austin, my M.A. at Northwestern, and my B.A. at Cornell.

My primary philosophical project concerns issues relating to social roles (e.g. spouse, doctor, citizen) and institutions (e.g. marriage, healthcare system, government). When I began this project, I was primarily interested in the intersection of roles and metaethics, and while I continue to explore that area, my interests have expanded to include questions regarding roles and institutions in normative ethi…

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