Education:
B.A., Philosophy and Communications and Media Studies, Fordham University (2015)
M.A. Bioethics, NYU (expected 2016)
Areas of Research/Interest:
Bioethics, Human Rights, Moral Psychology, Applied and Normative Ethics, Metaethics, Psychology, Political Philosophy, Biology, Physics
Bio:
I began my studies in philosophy at Fordham University, and was attracted to the careful, logic-based methodology philosophers use in contrast to most modern political discourse. Philosophy enables individuals to discuss the heart of the matter, rather than merely tugging at heart strings. I am interested in ethics and human nature as a whole (I have done some work in existentialist thought, and am particularly interested in creating a successful marriage between existentialism and ethics) and have a keen interest in writing on Bioethical issues, as these are perhaps the most important problems our generation must address. When not engaged in philosophy, I enjoy writing, reading dystopian dramas, playing and watching basketball, and watching hockey. I intend to pursue a PhD in philosophy.
Fellowship/Honors: (Undergraduate):
2015 summa cum laude, Fordham University
2015 Phi Beta Kappa
2015 Phi Kappa Phi
2014 Phi Sigma Tau
2013 Honorable mention in the Dr. K. York and Noelle Chynn Prize in Ethics essay contest
2012, 2013 Dean’s List
2011 Herald Award for Excellence in Journalism
Publications:
Dec 2015 Criminology and Research Ethics: Drawing the Line in Animal Research
Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University, Social Justice Solutions, and The Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University.
May 2015 Book Review: Seeing Things As They Are by John R. Searle (Oxford University Press, 2015)
Akadimia Filosofia, Fordham University
May 2015 Our Time: Existentialism in the Age of Fear
Akadimia Filosofia, Fordham University
May 2015 Book Review: The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer (New Haven: Yale University Press, 215)
Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University and Social Justice Solutions
May 2015 The Significance of Philosophical Ethics in a Scientific World
Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University and Social Justice Solutions
May 2013 American Culture as the Destroyer of Virtue and Morality,
Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University
Conferences/Presentations:
Nov 2015 The Ethics of Mitochondrial DNA Replacement Techniques: The Morality of Three Parent Babies and the Non-Identity Problem
Bowling Green State University Conference on the Ethics of Emerging Technologies
Oct 2015 The Meaning of Life
Guest Lecture for The Philosophers’ Society, Fordham University
Nov 2014 Analyzing Abortion Through The Lens Of Human Rights, Fordham University
Sept 2014 Buddhism, Existentialism and Nihilism in Fight Club, Fordham University
April/Oct 2014 Heidegger’s Being and Time: The Ethics Of Authenticity, Fordham University
Employment:
Institute of Reading Development (Summer reading Instructor, 2015-Present).
Contact:
msd461@nyu.edu
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