Pratt Institute

Education

Ph.D., 2011. Philosophy. The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, N.Y.
• Certificate in Interactive Technology and Pedagogy
• Honors on thesis and defense.
• Thesis: “Moral Mental States: Four Methods in Metaethics”
• Committee: Catherine Wilson (advisor), David Rosenthal, Stefan Baumrin, Doug Lackey, Samir Chopra
M.Phil., Philosophy, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
B.A., Philosophy and English with a Concentration in Writing, Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill.

Biography

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, School of Information & Library Science, Pratt Institute, 2011–present.
Adjunct Lecturer, New York City College of Technology, CUNY, Spring 2008.
Adjunct Lecturer, Lehman College, CUNY, 2005–2011.
Researcher, New Media Lab (CUNY), 2006–2008.
Writing Across the Curriculum Fellow, Lehman College (CUNY), Fall 2008.
Teaching Assistant, City College (CUNY), Spring 2005.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Digital Humanities
• Information Visualization
• Theory and Philosophy of Information (esp. Information Ethics)
• Quantitative Methods (Statistics, Demography, Bibliometrics, Applied Network Science)
• Sociology of Philosophy / Sociology of Knowledge

PUBLICATIONS
“Philosophy through the Macroscope: Technologies, Representations, and the History of the Profession.”Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy 1 (2012).
“Naturalized Metaphilosophy”(with David Morrow). Synthese 182(2) (2011): 297–313. doi: 10.1007/s11229-009-9662-1.
Review of The Nature of Normativity, Ralph Wedgwood. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 11(2) (2008):  277–78. doi: 10.1007/s10677-007-9105-3.
PRESENTATIONS
Presented Papers:
• “Authority, Access, and the Archive.” Society for Utopian Studies 36th Annual Conference, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Penn., 22 October 2011.
• “Visualizing People, Places, and Ideas in Philosophy.“ James S. McDonnell Foundation Workshop on Artists Envisioning Science & Technology,” National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., 17 October 2011.
• “Phylo: Data Design and Imaging.” Compatible Database Initiative, Fordham University, New York, N.Y., 24 September 2011.
• “Social Communication: From the Early Adaptive Environment to Digital Environments.” (dis)connect: ethics & identity in social media, Student Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, School of Information & Library Science, Pratt Institute, New York, N.Y., 7 May 2011.
• “Philosophy through the Macroscope: Bibliography.” School of Information & Library Science, Pratt Institute, New York, N.Y., 8 Mar 2011.
• “Mill and the Ethical Foundations of Information Policy.” Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, New York, 2 Feb 2011.
• “Mill and the Ethical Foundations of Information Policy.” Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, New York, 3 Feb 2010.
• “Phylo and History of Philosophy as Social Connections.” NSF/JFMS Workshop on Mapping the History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 17 Jun 2009 – 18 Jun 2009.
• “Connectioning Behavior, Inferentialism, and Social Cognition.” CUNY Cognitive Science Symposium & Discussion Group, New York, 10 Oct 2008.
• “The Phylosophy Project and Web 2.0 Applications: Emerging Technologies and Research Tools,” with David Morrow. North American Computers and Philosophy (NA-CAP) Conference, Chicago, 28 July 2007.
• “Noncognitivism and the Neural Correlates of Moral Judgment.” CUNY Cognitive Science Symposium & Discussion Group, New York, 12 Jul 2007.
• “If You Come Around, They Will Build It: Student Wikis in the Classroom.” Third Annual CUNY Conference on General Education: Professing Liberal Education: What Do We Need to Know? What Do We Need to Do? New York, 4 May 2007.
• “Terrorism, Innocence, and Individual Responsibility.” Society for Value Inquiry 34th Annual Conference: Social Justice and Individual Responsibility, Adrian, Mich., 13 Apr 2007.
• “Reconciling Evolution and Ethics.” CUNY Graduate Student Colloquium, New York, 22 Mar 2007.
• “The Dogmatic Objection in Moral Theory, Including a Case Study of Butler and Anscombe.” Felician College Spring Ethics Conference, Lodi, N.J., 17 Mar 2007.
Comments, Panel Discussions, and Responses:
• “The Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (ITP) Certificate Program’s First Decade” with Stephen Brier, Matthew Gold, Michael Mandiberg, Charlie Edwards, and Sarah Ruth Jacobs, CUNY IT Conference, New York, N.Y., 2 Dec 2011.
• “Folk Intuitions Matter: On Virtue and Human Well-Being,” Matthew Braddock (Duke), CUNY Graduate Center Graduate Student Conference, New York, 18 Apr 2009.
• “Descartes on Consciousness, Thought, and Sensation,” David Pereplyotchik. CUNY Graduate Center Student Colloquium, New York, 1 Mar 2007.

ACADEMIC SERVICE
Reviewer, DH2012 (Conference), Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations, 2011.
Reviewer, European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, 2011.
Reviewer, Synthese Special Issue on Representing Philosophy, 2009.
Reviewer, Graduate Student Conference, CUNY Graduate Center, 2005–present.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Faculty Development Committee, Pratt Institute, 2012–present.
CUNY (University-Wide)
• Board of Directors, Research Foundation of CUNY, 2009–2011.
• Board of Directors, CUNY Graduate Center Auxiliary Enterprise Corporation, 2008–2011.
• Educational Technology and Distance Learning Advisory Committee, Professional Staff Congress, CUNY, 2010.
CUNY Graduate Center
• Digital Studies Group (Co-Chair), Center for the Humanities, 2009–present.
• Student Representative, Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate Program Executive Board, 2007–2009.
• Executive and Budget Committees, College Association, 2008–2011.
• Search Committee, Wellness Center Director, CUNY Graduate Center, 2009.
Doctoral Students’ Council, CUNY:
• Co-Chair for Business, 2008–2011.
• Grants Committee, 2010–2011.
• Constitution & Bylaws Committee, 2008–2011.
• Cultural Affairs Committee (Chair), 2008–2010.
• Professional Development Committee (Chair), 2008–2010.
• Special University Faculty Senate Elections Review Committee (Chair), November 2009.
• Information Flow Committee (Chair), 2008–2009.
• Student Technology Fee Committee, 2007–2009.
• Program Representative, 2005–2010.
• At-Large Representative, 2010–2011.
• Middle States Response Working Group, 2009.
• Search Committee for Adjunct Project Co-Coordinator (Chair), 2009.
Graduate Council, CUNY
• Executive Committee, 2009–2011.
• Committee on Committees, 2009–2011 (Chair: 2009–2010).
• Information Technology Committee, 2009–2011.
• DSC Delegate, 2008–2011.
Philosophy Ph.D./M.A. Program, CUNY:
• Executive Committee, 2008–2011.
• Student Steering Committee, 2009–2011 (Chair: 2009–2010).
• Student & Alumni Affairs Committee, 2009–2011.
• Admissions Committee, 2008–2009.
Lehman College, CUNY:
• Executive Committee of the Faculty (Secretary), 2009–2011.
• Advisor, Philosophy Club, 2008–2009.

GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
Professional Development Grant, “Social Cognition,” Professional Staff Congress, CUNY, 2008.
Professional Development Grant, “Metaethics and Moral Cognition,” Professional Staff Congress, CUNY, 2007.
Doctoral Research Grant, “The Phylosophy Project,” CUNY Graduate Center, 2007.
Graduate Teaching Fellowship (Provost’s Fellowship), CUNY Graduate Center, 2004–2008.
Presidential Scholarship, Augustana College, 2000–2004.
Phi Beta Kappa, Augustana College Chapter, 2004.

COURSES TAUGHT
At School of Information & Library Science, Pratt
• LIS 697 “Digital Humanities“
• LIS 697 “Information Visualization”
• LIS 653 “Knowledge Organization”
At Lehman College, CUNY
• PHI 365/LEH 300 “Evolution and Ethics: How Psychology and Biology Matter to Morality”
• PHI 365/LEH 300 “Global Justice”
• PHI 365/LEH 300 “Information, Property, and Privacy”
• PHI 365 “Consciousness”
• PHI 368 “Ethical Theory”
• PHI 330 “Business Ethics”
• PHI 232 “Classical Ethical Theory”
• PHI 175 “Philosophy of Religion”
• PHI 173 “Justice and Society”
• PHI 172 “Contemporary Moral Issues”
• PHI 171 “Problems of Philosophy” [Introduction to Philosophy of Science]
At New York City College of Technology, CUNY
• CN 102 “Research Methods”

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT
Faculty-Driven Assessment in the Humanities Seminar, CUNY Assessment Council, 29 Oct 2010.
College Now Faculty Development, Lehman College, Fall 2006, Fall 2007.
First-Year Initiative Workshops, Lehman College, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2008.
Faculty Development Workshop, Writing Across the Curriculum, Lehman College, 11 Mar 2005.
Professional Development Workshops, CUNY Graduate Center, 2004–2005