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
Major: Philosophy · summa cum laude
EMPLOYMENT
2014- Assistant Professor – Santa Clara University
2013-2014 Renewable Term Lecturer – Santa Clara University (3-Year Appointment)
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 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
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 and Psychological 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)
pp. 461-475
Under Review
“Shame, embarrassment, and subjectivity: Holding psychopaths accountable”
"Real moral problems emerging from Virtual Reality" (with Scott LaBarge)
In Preparation
“The varieties of empathy worth wanting: Lessons from psychopathy and autism”
"Why it's virtually impossible to simulate the bridge dilemma in VR" (with Scott LaBarge)
“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
Major: Philosophy · summa cum laude
EMPLOYMENT
2014- Assistant Professor – Santa Clara University
2013-2014 Renewable Term Lecturer – Santa Clara University (3-Year Appointment)
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 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
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 and Psychological 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)
pp. 461-475
Under Review
“Shame, embarrassment, and subjectivity: Holding psychopaths accountable”
"Real moral problems emerging from Virtual Reality" (with Scott LaBarge)
In Preparation
“The varieties of empathy worth wanting: Lessons from psychopathy and autism”
"Why it's virtually impossible to simulate the bridge dilemma in VR" (with Scott LaBarge)
“Thought experiments, simulations, and empathy in philosophical teaching” (with Scott LaBarge)
References
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