Position Desired: Promotion to Associate Professor in Light of Hiring Contract Agreement
Current Position
Current Position
- Director John Paul II Institute University of St. Thomas Houston
- Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Disciplines
- Early philosophy of Karol Wojtyła
- Philosophical anthropology
- Social and Political Philosophy
- Ethics
- Logic
Academic biography
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Ph.D.
- International Academy of Philosophy in Liechtenstein, MPhil.
- Christendom College, B.S.
Research Statement:
My research has been focused on discovering a means of fruitful dialogue and debate regarding the apparently different interpretations of the meaning of human experience as found in the ancient/medieval philosophical traditions on the one hand and modern idealist philosophical traditions on the other. To this end, I find the philosophy of Karol Wojtyła very valuable. It is often under represented in the English speaking world and underestimated philosophically in general.
Teaching:
I’ve always been fascinated with what might be called “foundational knowledge” or the basic principles of a given discipline. This led me to study abroad and in a wide variety of schools in order to obtain the teaching skills to evoke in students the hunger for such learning . I find truth is most accurately represented when it is not associated with an agenda and that it rarely can be.
Awards and achievements:
Three multi-lingual research projects resulting in three advanced degrees with marks of distinction.
Multiple Scholarships
Institute Director
Selection of Peer Reviewed Publications and Conferences:
(2024) "The Meaning of Witness in Wojtyła" Wojtyła Studies.
(2020) Book: The Problem of the Idea of Culture in John Paul II Rowman & Littlefield
ACPA 2024, 2023 Satellite Session Organizer, Chair, Commentator
Teaching:
I’ve always been fascinated with what might be called “foundational knowledge” or the basic principles of a given discipline. This led me to study abroad and in a wide variety of schools in order to obtain the teaching skills to evoke in students the hunger for such learning . I find truth is most accurately represented when it is not associated with an agenda and that it rarely can be.
Awards and achievements:
Three multi-lingual research projects resulting in three advanced degrees with marks of distinction.
Multiple Scholarships
Institute Director
Selection of Peer Reviewed Publications and Conferences:
(2024) "The Meaning of Witness in Wojtyła" Wojtyła Studies.
(2020) Book: The Problem of the Idea of Culture in John Paul II Rowman & Littlefield
ACPA 2024, 2023 Satellite Session Organizer, Chair, Commentator
