Courses Taught
VASSAR COLLEGE
Philosophy of Science
Intermediate level course in contemporary philosophy of science with a focus on feminist philosophy of science, social and political philosophy of science, and cognitive science. Fall 2021; Fall 2022.
Epistemology
Intermediate level course on contemporary problems in epistemology, including issues in social epistemology and feminist epistemology. Spring 2022.
Early Modern Philosophy
Introductory level course on the Early Modern period in Europe; includes selections from women and thinkers outside Europe and investigates the close relationships between the scientific and political theories of the period. Spring 2022, 2 sections.
Self and Meaning
Introductory level course organized around the theme of the powers and limits of narrative thought; investigates central questions in philosophy of mind, epistemology, social philosophy, and ethics through short stories, literary nonfiction, and contemporary philosophical texts. Fall 2021; Fall 2022, 2 sections.
HUNTER COLLEGE
Mind, Language, and Cognition
Intermediate level course on debates about mind, language, and cognitive science in both Philosophy and Psychology from the early 20th-century through today. Spring 2018; Fall 2019; Spring 2020.
Knowledge and Reality
Intermediate level course on classic and contemporary texts in metaphysics and epistemology. Fall 2020.
Introduction to Ethics
Introductory level course on classic and contemporary ethical theory. Spring 2021 (online).
Introduction to Philosophy
Introductory course investigating major questions in philosophy. Fall 2016; Spring 2017; Summer 2020 (online); Fall 2020 (online).
Introduction to Philosophy
(teaching assistant)
Fall 2015; Spring 2016; Fall 2017
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Introduction to Philosophy
Introductory course investigating major questions in philosophy. Fall 2014; Spring 2015; Fall 2016; Spring 2016.
Business Ethics
Introductory applied ethics course for Business and Accounting majors. Fall 2013 (2 sections); Spring 2014 (2 sections); Fall 2014.
Teaching Philosophy
I teach with the conviction that philosophy helps my students make sense of their daily experiences and equips them to critically engage with and transform the world around them. To this end, I cultivate an open classroom with active, student-directed learning to foster critical thinking skills. My teaching is adapted to the varied learning styles of a broadly diverse student population so that students can approach the material in different ways according to their interests and learning styles. Lively and creative discussions among students are part of the regular fabric of my teaching and are the central joys of my teaching work.
I am also prepared to teach Introductory Logic, Bioethics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Art, a course on the philosophy and cognitive science of creative thought, and a comparative course on the question of emotion’s epistemic value which spans several philosophical traditions.
Syllabi for these courses, as well as for the courses listed above, are available upon request.