Teaching

Teaching Interests: I have teaching interests in a wide range of topics in: cognitive science, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, philosophy of AI/technology, epistemology, ethics, and social philosophy. Many of the classes I have taught, or would like to teach, sit at the intersections of these topics. At York, most of my teaching contributes to our Cognitive Science Major.

As Lead Instructor

at York University:

  • “Belief” in Cognitive Science (grad seminar): WI25

  • Honors Thesis Seminar in Cognitive Science: AY25-26; AY26-27

  • Philosophy of Psychology: FA24, WI25, FA25

  • Philosophy of Mind: FA24, WI26

at the University of Michigan

  • PHIL 151: Philosophical Dimensions of Personal Relationships, spring 2021 [syllabus]

  • PHYSIOL 555: Module on Logic and Philosophy of Science (for physiology graduate students) winter 2021, winter 2022

As a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI), University of Michigan

  • COGSCI 302: Moral Psychology (for Mara Bollard), fall 2021 (writing-focused GSI)

  • PHIL 340: Minds and Machines (for Eric Swanson), fall 2020

  • PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy (for James Joyce), winter 2019

  • PHIL 183: Critical Reasoning (for David Manley), fall 2018

Other Teaching & Mentorship Experience:

In 2020, I completed Michigan’s CRLT Graduate Teacher Certificate and in 2021 I took a course at UM on college writing instruction. I have trained and supervised a number of undergraduate research assistants in psychology, and supervised students in Cognitive Science honours thesis projects. In 2019-2020, I worked as a Community-Based Learning Consultant for UM’s CEAL Program, beginning work on an Intro to Philosophy through Philosophy with Kids course for UM undergraduates (with Maegan Fairchild). I have also worked with pre-college philosophy audiences, through both the Michigan High School Ethics Bowl and the UM Philosophy with Kids program. As an undergraduate at Carleton College, I worked as a writing consultant for two years at Carleton’s Writing Center, and as a teaching assistant for Jason Decker’s CGSC 130: Introduction to Cognitive Science.