Below is a summary of my research activities and recent work.
Select Conference Presentations
“Re-evaluating Malebranche’s Critiques of Stoicism” presented at “International Doctoral Workshop on Malebranchian Studies.” ENS-Lyon, Lyon, FR. October 30th, 2025.
“The Limits of Contextualism: How Strict Contextualist Methods Can Undermine the Contributions of Underrepresented Figures” presented at Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy Workshop: “Moral, Social, and Political Philosophy.” McGill University, Montreal, QC. June 7th, 2025.
“Mary Astell and Neo-Stoicism” presented at seminar “Women, Dignity, and Reason in the Early Modern Period (1600-1800).” Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. (Contact me for draft).
“A Cleanthean Theodicy? The Contribution of Justus Lipsius to the Stoic Doctrines of Providence and Fate”, presented at the APA Eastern. New York, NY. January 18th, 2024. Draft
“Neo-Stoic Themes in Malebranche’s Philosophy”, presented at the APA Eastern, virtual component. January 13th, 2022.
Education
2020 to present – Ph.D. Student, philosophy, University of Western Ontario. AOC: Early Modern Philosophy (17th century).
Thesis: The Legacy of 17th Century Neo-Stoicism. I attempt to map out some of the core philosophical positions in Neo-Stoic ethics by comparing Renaissance commentator Justus Lipsius to classical Stoics such as Seneca. I then proceed to examine the role of these themes in discussions of moral philosophy by Descartes, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia, and Nicolas Malebranche. Abstract
2019 to 2020 – Master of Arts, philosophy, University of Western Ontario. Research project: “Leibniz’s Argument Against Occasionalism A Posteriori”. Supervised by Dr. Benjamin Hill.
2015 to 2019 – Bachelor of Arts, honours (with distinction), philosophy, University of Victoria.
Research Experience
Sep 2022 to May 2024 – “Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy” (ENN) graduate research assistant. Supervised by Dr. Corey Dyck. Website.
2019 to present – Western Ontario Early Modern Philosophy Research Group (WOEMP). Website.
2020 Aug to Dec – Graduate research assistant for Dr. Benjamin Hill. Bibliography project on Non-western philosophical traditions.
2020 May to July – Graduate research assistant, Rotman Institute of Philosophy. Bibliography project on 16th century mechanism and cosmology. Project report.