Employment
Currently employed as an Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Philosophy at Nova Southeastern University.
Education
University of South Florida
Doctorate in Philosophy
Dissertation: “On the Concept of Evil: An Analysis of Genocide and Exclusionary State Ideologies”
Committee: Martin Schönfeld (Co-Chair), Edward Kissi (Co-Chair), Charles Guignon, Stephen Turner.
University of South Florida
Master of Philosophy
Thesis: “Eros, Paideia and Arête: The Lesson of Plato’s Symposium ”
Committee: Joanne B.Waugh, Martin Schönfeld, Charles Guignon.
Florida International University
Bachelor of Philosophy (magna cum laude), (2002).
Professional Teaching Certifications:
Biology 6-12
Languages
Ancient Greek (Reading), French (Reading)
Publications
Books
My Iraqi War Bride (Tampa: A Priori Press, 2008). isbn 0979972787.
The Daughters of the Surrogate Mother: A Philosopher's Tale (Phoenix: Wheatmark, 2006). isbn 1587366681.
The Daughters of the Surrogate Mother: The Problem of Evil (Tampa: A Priori Press, 2007). isbn 0979972701.
American Dogwood: The Tragedy of Prince Edward County (Tampa: A Priori Press, 2007). isbn 0979972744.
Politics of Discrimination: A Philosophical Investigation of House Resolution 4437 (Tampa: A Priori Press, 2007). isbn 0979972752.
Refereed Articles
"Beyond Gender Essentialism and the Social Construction of Gender: Redefining the Conception of Gender through a Reinvestigation of Transgender Theory," International Studies in Philosophy, 39 (2007), pg. 19-30.
"The Plantation System Throughout Jamaica and the Early Caribbean: An Epoch of Exploitation Ushers in Neoliberal Economics,” International Studies in Philosophy 38 (2006): 19-29.
“Plato's Meta-Justificatory Argument Against the Apollonian Conception of Self-Knowledge: An Analysis of the Epistemological Methods of Justification in Plato's Charmides," Florida Philosophical Review 3 (2003): 77-86.
Invited Lectures
The XXII World Congress of Philosophy 2008. “Rethinking Philosophy Today” July 30-August 5, 2008. Seoul National University. Seoul, Korea.
"Moral Solidarity and the Destabilization of International Affairs," Ethical Sentiments: The Waning of Trust in Government, University of Oxford, Oxford, England. August 5-10, 2007.
"On the Meaning of Evil for the Critical Race Theorist," December 4th 2008. George Mason University.
Presentations
"Investigating the Possibility of Revolution: Conceptualizing Revolution in the Information Age," the 17th annual Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture Conference, Binghamton University, April 27-28, 2007.
"Topographic and Psychological Transformation of Caribbean Peoples," P an American International Conference on Caribbean Studies. University of Texas. November 2-5, 2006.
"Beyond Gender Essentialism and the Social Construction of Gender: Redefining the Conception of Gender through a Reinvestigation of Transgender Theory,” the 16th annual Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture Conference, Binghamton University. April 21-22, 2006 .
"A Philosophical Investigation of the Female Cult Leader: New Concerns in the Perpetuation of Evil," the Society for Women's Advancement in Philosophy, Florida State University, March 31 - April 1, 2006.
“Psychopharmacology and the Psychoevolutionary Theory of Emotion: Bridging the Gap between Affect-Programs and System Modularity,” Emotions, Others and the Self Conference, Abo, Finland. August 25-27, 2005.
"The Plantation System Throughout Jamaica and the Early Caribbean: An Epoch of Exploitation Ushers in Neoliberal Economics,” the 15th annual Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture Conference, Binghamton University, April 22, 2005.
"Beyond Gender Essentialism and the Social Construction of Gender: Redefining the Conception of Gender through a Reinvestigation of Transgender Theory,” Society for Women's Advancement in Philosophy, Florida State University, April 9, 2005.
Teaching Experience (2002-Present)
CARM 5040: Human Factors
CARM 6633: International War and Resolution
CARM 6170: Violence Prevention
PHI 1010: Introduction to Philosophy, HCC
PHI 1600: Introduction to Ethics, HCC
PHH 2000: Introduction to Philosophy, USF
AFS 2250: Culture and Society in Africa, USF
Biology, Zephyrhills High School
Marine Science, Zephyrhills High School
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