EDUCATION
Ph. D. Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 2012
Dissertation: Toward A Sensible Sentimentalism
M.A. Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 2007
B.A. Philosophy, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2003
EMPLOYMENT
2014- Assistant Professor – Santa Clara University
2013-2014 Renewable Term Lecturer – Santa Clara University
2012-2013 Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer – Santa Clara University
2011-2012 Lecturer – California State Polytechnic University Pomona
2008-2012 Associate Instructor – University of California San Diego
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Mind (philosophy of emotion, moral psychology, mental illness)
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Metaphilosophy
PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming Shame, embarrassment, and subjectivity: Holding psychopaths accountable. European
Journal of Analytic Philosophy. Invited contribution for a special issue on
psychopathic responsibility
Forthcoming Ecological and ethical issues in virtual reality research: A call for increased
scrutiny. Philosophical Psychology
Forthcoming Psychopathy, autism, and basic moral emotions: Evidence for sentimentalist
constructivism. In Robyn Bluhm and Şerife Tekin (Eds.) Bloomsbury Companion to
the Philosophy of Psychiatry. New York; London: Bloomsbury
2018 Real moral problems in the use of virtual reality. With Scott LaBarge. Ethics and
InformationTechnology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-018-9473-5
2017 Empathy and the limits of thought experiments. Metaphilosophy 48 (4): 504-526. 2017
2017 A conditional defense of shame and shame punishment. Symposion: Theoretical and
Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences, 4 (1), 77-95
2017 Neurosurgery for psychopaths? The problems of empathy and neurodiversity. American
Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2016.1218387
2017 Can Suicide in the Elderly Be Rational? Lawrence J. Nelson and Erick Ramirez in
Robert McCue and Meera Balasubramaniam (Eds.) Rational Suicide in the Elderly:
Clinical, Ethical, and Sociocultural Aspects. Springer
2015 Receptivity, Reactivity, and the Successful Psychopath. Philosophical Explorations 18
(3), 330-343
2014 Philosophy of Mental Illness. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
2013 Psychopathy, Moral Reasons, and Responsibility. In Herrera, C. and Perry, A (eds.)
Ethics and Neurodiversity. Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Cambridge, UK., pp. 217-
237
2013 Critical Review: The Emotional Construction of Morals. Philosophical Psychology, 16
(3), 461-475
Under Review
"Why it's vrtually impossible to simulate the bridge problem in VR"
"How to (dis)solve the Gamer's dilemma"
In Preparation
“The varieties of empathy worth wanting: Lessons from psychopathy and autism”
“Thought experiments, simulations, and empathy in philosophical teaching” (with Scott LaBarge)
Ph. D. Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 2012
Dissertation: Toward A Sensible Sentimentalism
M.A. Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 2007
B.A. Philosophy, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2003
EMPLOYMENT
2014- Assistant Professor – Santa Clara University
2013-2014 Renewable Term Lecturer – Santa Clara University
2012-2013 Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer – Santa Clara University
2011-2012 Lecturer – California State Polytechnic University Pomona
2008-2012 Associate Instructor – University of California San Diego
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Mind (philosophy of emotion, moral psychology, mental illness)
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Metaphilosophy
PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming Shame, embarrassment, and subjectivity: Holding psychopaths accountable. European
Journal of Analytic Philosophy. Invited contribution for a special issue on
psychopathic responsibility
Forthcoming Ecological and ethical issues in virtual reality research: A call for increased
scrutiny. Philosophical Psychology
Forthcoming Psychopathy, autism, and basic moral emotions: Evidence for sentimentalist
constructivism. In Robyn Bluhm and Şerife Tekin (Eds.) Bloomsbury Companion to
the Philosophy of Psychiatry. New York; London: Bloomsbury
2018 Real moral problems in the use of virtual reality. With Scott LaBarge. Ethics and
InformationTechnology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-018-9473-5
2017 Empathy and the limits of thought experiments. Metaphilosophy 48 (4): 504-526. 2017
2017 A conditional defense of shame and shame punishment. Symposion: Theoretical and
Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences, 4 (1), 77-95
2017 Neurosurgery for psychopaths? The problems of empathy and neurodiversity. American
Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2016.1218387
2017 Can Suicide in the Elderly Be Rational? Lawrence J. Nelson and Erick Ramirez in
Robert McCue and Meera Balasubramaniam (Eds.) Rational Suicide in the Elderly:
Clinical, Ethical, and Sociocultural Aspects. Springer
2015 Receptivity, Reactivity, and the Successful Psychopath. Philosophical Explorations 18
(3), 330-343
2014 Philosophy of Mental Illness. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
2013 Psychopathy, Moral Reasons, and Responsibility. In Herrera, C. and Perry, A (eds.)
Ethics and Neurodiversity. Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Cambridge, UK., pp. 217-
237
2013 Critical Review: The Emotional Construction of Morals. Philosophical Psychology, 16
(3), 461-475
Under Review
"Why it's vrtually impossible to simulate the bridge problem in VR"
"How to (dis)solve the Gamer's dilemma"
In Preparation
“The varieties of empathy worth wanting: Lessons from psychopathy and autism”
“Thought experiments, simulations, and empathy in philosophical teaching” (with Scott LaBarge)
References
Available Upon Request
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