I grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma, and studied Philosophy and Political Science at Oklahoma State University. My interest in Immanuel Kant stems from studying under the late Lawrence Pasternack. I transferred to Fordham University in August 2022 and plan to apply to PhD programs starting fall 2025.
Many of my philosophical inquiries stem from the Grateful Dead. While the band has a unique philosophy, its practices and songs provide avenues to answer questions relating to religious experiences, imagination and improvisation, the value of art, the morality of recreational drug use, and more.