About me

My work examines how the obligations we owe to one another—as citizens, neighbors, and participants in public life—are shaped by institutions, power imbalances, and moments of profound political or technological change.

This year, I will teach Ethics of AI and AI Policy as courses that connect debates about technological governance to enduring questions of civic responsibility. In them, students will explore how the design, deployment, and regulation of artificial intelligence can support—or undermine—the public good.

In my research and teaching, I work to bridge academic insight and public conversation. Whether I’m writing, teaching, or speaking, I approach my work with the conviction that civic responsibility is not a fixed concept—it is a lived practice that we must continually define together even as we disagree about what makes a good life or about what the role of the state should be.

I graduated with a B.A. in Government and Philosophy from Dartmouth College in 2020. In 2025, I earned my PhD in Government (Political Theory and American Politics) from the University of Virginia. Currently, I work as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the University at Buffalo’s Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) program on this cool project: https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2024/07/Templeton-funded-project-democracy.html