I’m a writer, speaker, and professor at Loyola University Chicago.
About
I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the Associate Director of the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago. I am also an Affiliate Faculty Member in Catholic Studies and Psychology at Loyola, and the Vice President of Philosopher’s in Jesuit Education.
I am also the author of three books: Staying Human in an Era of Artificial Intelligence (2024), The Perils of Perfection: On the Limits and Possibilities of Human Enhancement (2023), and Navigating Faith and Science (2022). My other writing has appeared in venues including American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Synthese, The Linacre Quarterly, Living City Magazine, Fox Opinion, America Magazine, and Religion News Service.
In 2020, I was named a Sujack Master Teacher and in 2019, was awarded the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Freshmen.
Research
My research explores questions at the intersection of ethics, technology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, and at the intersection of science and religion. I am currently PI on the NEH-funded project, “Humanizing STEM Education: Navigating Future Challenges Through Integrated Instruction.”
Teaching
At the graduate level, I regularly advise PhD and MA students, and teach courses in philosophy of mind and neuroethics. At the undergraduate level, I mentor undergraduate research projects, and teach courses in philosophy of mind, bioethics, and neuroethics. In Fall semesters, I teach a course sequence with Dr. Michael Burns (Biology) that uses science fiction novels to introduce near-future moral problems: Philosophy and Science for the Future.