As someone who was impacted by a philosophy professor as a Bachelor's student, I take teaching philosophy to young people, especially people that weren't initially interested in philosophy, to be incredibly important and rewarding. My goal is to make the students feel the importance of ideas and how thinking deeply and critically about the world can be both personally and collectively edifying. I have had the opportunity to teach high-achieving philosophy students at the University of Groningen, non-philosophy students initially uninterested in the subject at University of South Carolina, and a group of incarcerated men aged 25-65 at Kirkland Correctional Institution. All these different experiences have given me, I think, a well-rounded approach to teaching philosophy.
As an Instructor:
University of Groningen
Introduction to Ethics [Honors College] (with Charlotte Knowles) x 1
Critiques of Liberalism [Honors College] (with Janis Schaab) x 1
Columbia International University Prison Initiative (Kirkland Correctional Institution)
Introduction to Philosophy x 1
Progress of Redemption [Narrative Theology Course] x 1
As a TA:
I received the Philosophy Department's "Award for Excellence in Teaching" for my work as TA.
University of South Carolina
The Art of Living [General Humanities Course] x`1
Contemporary Moral Issues x 1
Communicating Moral Issues x 2
As an Instructor:
University of Groningen
Introduction to Ethics [Honors College] (with Charlotte Knowles) x 1
Critiques of Liberalism [Honors College] (with Janis Schaab) x 1
Columbia International University Prison Initiative (Kirkland Correctional Institution)
Introduction to Philosophy x 1
Progress of Redemption [Narrative Theology Course] x 1
As a TA:
I received the Philosophy Department's "Award for Excellence in Teaching" for my work as TA.
University of South Carolina
The Art of Living [General Humanities Course] x`1
Contemporary Moral Issues x 1
Communicating Moral Issues x 2