about me
I am currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. I work with Drs. Nicholas Evans and Neil Shortland on a project funded by the Department of Defense's Minerva Research Initiative on the topic, "Warfighter Participation in the Development and Testing of Artificial Intelligence." You can read a write-up about our project over at FutureHuman. I work in applied ethics, philosophy of religion, and feminist philosophy.
Some quick facts about me:
I am currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. I work with Drs. Nicholas Evans and Neil Shortland on a project funded by the Department of Defense's Minerva Research Initiative on the topic, "Warfighter Participation in the Development and Testing of Artificial Intelligence." You can read a write-up about our project over at FutureHuman. I work in applied ethics, philosophy of religion, and feminist philosophy.
Some quick facts about me:
- Prior to UMass, I was Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas. I completed my dissertation at the University of Washington in Seattle under the direction of my chair Michael Blake, Stephen M. Gardiner, Colin Marshall, and Carina Fourie.
- My research on self-defense was recently recognized by the American Philosophical Association, which awarded me the 2019 Frank Chapman Sharp Memorial Prize for the best essay on the ethics of war and peace.
- For my efforts in teaching, I was awarded the 2019 Graduate Teaching Award by the University of Washington and the 2014 Vernon Teaching Award by the University of Arkansas. Near the end of my graduate program, I was interviewed by the American Philosophical Association.
- As of July 2020, I began my three-year appointment on the APA's LGBTQ People in the Profession committee. From 2017-2019, I served as an inaugural member of the APA's Graduate Student Council, including as Chair during my second and final year. While there, I co-wrote (with Savannah Pearlman) a proposal that requires the APA to hold divisional meetings exclusively in cities with good LGBTQ+ records, which was approved by the Board of Trustees in 2019. Additionally, as Chair, I wrote a proposal that secured full voting rights within the APA for graduate students, an amended version of which was passed by the Board in 2020.
- I am proudly bisexual, nonbinary trans, and disabled. My pronouns are they/them.
- I've got two adorable dogs. For my fellow canine-obsessives, I've posted photos of them under my "Personal" page.
upcoming & recent talks
If you're a nice person who likes philosophy, then we're already friends. Here's your invitation to some friendly philosophy chatter at some upcoming talks!
If you're a nice person who likes philosophy, then we're already friends. Here's your invitation to some friendly philosophy chatter at some upcoming talks!
- Date & Time TBD: APA Central Division, Chicago, IL (Poster Session TBD)
"Honorable Survivors: A Feminist Reply to Statman" - Date & Time TBD: Reproductive Ethics Conference, via Zoom (Session TBD)
"On a Duty to Procreate if Pro-Natalism is True" - Date & Time TBD: APA Eastern Division, Baltimore, MD (Session TBD)
"Comments on Zoe Cunliffe's [super awesome] 'In Defense of the Moral Significance of Non-Narrative Stories'"
- Friday, October 23rd: Colloquium, Murray State University, Murray, KY (via Zoom)
"Queering Philosophy of Religion" - Wednesday, October 14th: Colloquium, oSTEM (Out in STEM), Fayetteville, AR (via Zoom)
"Healthcare Justice for Enemy Soldiers" - Thursday, February 27th: APA Central Division, Chicago, IL (Session 3R: 2:00-3:00pm CST)
"Real Kids First: An Adoption Argument for Anti-Natalism" (with Anthony Ferrucci) - February 6th: 2020 Symposium on Religion, Culture & Diversity, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT (11:00-11:50am MST, CB-511)
"Mary, Did You Consent?”
