ABOUT

I am an award winning, published philosophy professor in the Chicago area with a desire to make philosophy more accessible and applicable to our daily lives. I integrate active and dynamic pedagogical methods for my face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses. My philosophical interests and areas of specialization relate to philosophy of identity with food ethics.

 

Outside of the classroom I serve as co-chair of the philosophy department at CLC, directed a service learning program and currently run/write for an ethical vegetarian food blog, ChiVeg, which features my homemade vegetarian/vegan recipes along with restaurant reviews from a plant-based perspective. I freelance for various publications such as TimeOut Chicago and LoganSquarist.

 

I have published on nonviolence and plant-based eating in Through a Vegan Studies Lens. Additionally, I have published a chapter on multiracial identity in the innovative Philosophy for Girls book, and have recently published a chapter on philosophy and food for the Companion to Public Philosophy textbook.

 

Public speaking or virtual speaking is another way for me to inspire philosophical interest. I have given talks to colleges and organizations on applied philosophy, inclusivity and authenticity. My YouTube Channel is where I post teaching videos for my students and applied philosophy videos for the general public.

 

When I am not teaching or blogging, I enjoy vegetarian cooking, traveling the world, photographing graffiti, and dj'ing.