Center for Thomistic Studies
Associate Professor

Education

• 2001-2002 Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
  Licentiate in Mediaeval Studies, 2002
  Thesis: “William of Ockham as a Divine Command Theorist.”
• 1996-2001 Duke University
  PhD, Philosophy, 2001
  Dissertation: “The Natural Love of God over Self: The Role of Self-Interest in Thirteenth-Century Ethics.”
  Advisor: Edward P. Mahoney
• 1994-1995 Boston College
  M.A., Philosophy, 1995
• 1990-1994 The Catholic University of America
  B.A., Philosophy, summa cum laude, 1994

Experience

Teaching:

• Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas, 2003-2009
• Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 2002-2003  
• Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Gilson Fellow, 2001-2002
• Post-doctoral research on medieval ethics.  Participated in weekly interdisciplinary seminars.
• Duke University, Instructor in Philosophy, 1999-2001

Recent Publications:

• “Thomas and Scotus on Prudence without All the Major Virtues: IMperfect or Merely Partial?” The Thomist 74 (2010): 1-24.
• “Unbelief and Sin in Thomas Aquinas and the Thomistic Tradition.”  Nova et Vetera, English Edition 8 (2010): 613-626.
• “The Concept as a Formal Sign.”  Semiotica 179 (2010): 1-21.
• Recent Lectures & Papers:
  “Thomas, Scotus, and Ockham on Practical Reason.”  Forschungskolloquium.  Thomas-Institut, Universitaet zu Koeln.  May 2010.  
• “Thomas, Scotus, and Ockham on the Object of Hope.”  Invited Talk.  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.  May 2010.

Teaching Areas
Graduate: Theories of Action; Analogy in Aquinas; Essence and Existence in Thomas Aquinas and His Commentators; Contemporary Thomisms: Finnis, MacIntyre, Pinckaers; Scotus and Ockham; Causation: Contemporary Theories.

Undergraduate: Philosophy of Law: Tradition of Natural Law; Philosophy of Religion; Contemporary Logic; Ancient  Philosophy; Medieval Philosophy; Modern Philosophy; Philosophy of the Human Person; Ethics; Critical Thinking; Introduction to Philosophy: Metaphysics and Epistemology.

Research Areas

• Medieval and Late Scholastic Philosophy
• Ethics
• Metaphysics
• Human Action