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
PUBLICATIONS
2019 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 Shame, embarrassment, and subjectivity: Holding psychopaths accountable. European
Journal of Analytic Philosophy. Invited contribution for a special issue on
psychopathic responsibility
2018 Ecological and ethical issues in virtual reality research: A call for increased
scrutiny. Philosophical Psychology https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2018.1532073
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 (virtually) impossible to simulate the bridge problem in VR"
"How to (dis)solve the Gamer's dilemma"
In Preparation
Building Worlds: The Ethics of Virtual Reality (manuscript)
"What it’s like to be a _____: Why it’s unethical to use VR as an empathy nudging tool" (with Miles Elliott)
“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
PUBLICATIONS
2019 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 Shame, embarrassment, and subjectivity: Holding psychopaths accountable. European
Journal of Analytic Philosophy. Invited contribution for a special issue on
psychopathic responsibility
2018 Ecological and ethical issues in virtual reality research: A call for increased
scrutiny. Philosophical Psychology https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2018.1532073
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 (virtually) impossible to simulate the bridge problem in VR"
"How to (dis)solve the Gamer's dilemma"
In Preparation
Building Worlds: The Ethics of Virtual Reality (manuscript)
"What it’s like to be a _____: Why it’s unethical to use VR as an empathy nudging tool" (with Miles Elliott)
“Thought experiments, simulations, and empathy in philosophical teaching” (with Scott LaBarge)
References
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