I am a scholar and teacher of ancient Greek philosophy and classical Indian philosophy, including Buddhist philosophy, alongside environmental philosophy.

I am Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Judy Genshaft Honors College at the University of South Florida. In Summer of 2023, I earned my Ph.D. in the Program in Ancient Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University. My graduate training included an additional M.A. in Religious Studies with a focus on Sanskrit and Indian philosophy and religions at the University of Chicago.

My current research focuses on protreptic arguments—that is, arguments meant to exhort us to practice philosophy—as shedding light on the role and value of reason in Plato, the Naiyāyika Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana, and the Buddhists Dharmakīrti and Dharmottara. What animates my work is an interest in philosophy as a guide to living well.

I also maintain broad interests in the history of philosophy, especially in classical Chinese philosophy and early modern European philosophy, as well as in ethics, particularly in environmental ethics.

You may download my curriculum vitae here.