Research

University of South Florida 

Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion

AOC: Moral Psychology, Ethics

University of South Florida

Master’s in Mental Health Counseling Psychology

University of Colorado-Boulder 

Master’s in Philosophy

Xavier University 

Honors Bachelors of Arts and Science in Economics and Philosophy

My doctoral dissertation seeks to find practical answers to the perennial question “how are moral virtues cultivated?” I address this question by investigating skills that are philosophically and psychologically sound and that can inform how habits can be cultivated over time to form virtuous dispositions. To this end, I argue that emotion-regulation skills found in clinical psychology offer crucial resources that inform how we can

develop moral dispositions, moral motivation, and, in turn, moral virtues. My work concentrates on the moral psychology of the virtues from an Aristotelean and Thomistic perspective and focuses on the virtues of temperance and courage.

Works in Progress:

-"Thomas Aquinas and Emotion Regulation" (Journal Article)

- "Addressing Instrumentalism: A Path Toward Improving Counseling Practices" (Journal Article)

 Executive Leadership Development Instructor and Facilitator (Eckerd College, Spring 2019-Present)

• Instructor for Maximizing Leadership Potential (MLP) program 

Instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Meyers, FL, Present)

• Intro to Philosophy, Philosophy of Mental Health, Life Worth Living- (Yale Course Model) 

Instructor at University of Tampa (Tampa, FL, August 2017-2019)

• Intro to Philosophy (Topics include: Ethics, Virtue Ethics, Moral Psychology, Christian Ethics) 

Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of South Florida (Tampa, FL, August 2015-2020)

• Critical Thinking, Intro to Philosophy, Intro to Ethics, Business Ethics, Professional Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, and Biomedical Ethics

Teaching Workshop Facilitator at the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence at USF (2017- 2018)