Education

2008 - PhD in Philosophy with an Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science, Honors Distinction, CUNY Graduate Center

2002 - B.A. in Philosophy with a Minor in Linguistics, Magna cum Laude, Stony Brook University, SUNY

Research Interests

I primarily investigate philosophical issues that surround language and its use.  In particular, my research focuses upon the semantics and pragmatics of singular subject expressions.  This work has lead me to take up various methodological issues pertaining to semantic theory such as the evidential status of intuitions and the nature of context sensitivity.  Recently, I've become interested in speech act approaches to hate speech legislation.          

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Articles

Syntax and Interpretation. Mind and Language, Forthcoming. (W/ Erika Troseth)

On the Russellian Reformation. Philosophical Studies, 147, 247-271. [link]  

Referential Usage and Gödelian Completions. The Reasoner, 1.6, 5 - 6. [link]

Reviews

Review of Gillian Russell's Truth in Virtue of Meaning. Metaphilosophy, 41, 443-450. [link] 

Review of Miranda Fricker's Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing. Metaphilosophy, 39, 680-685. [link]

Dissertation

Ambiguous Articles: An Essay on the Theory of Descriptions. The Graduate Center, Advisor Michael Devitt. [link]