I’m a philosopher teaching at Merrimack College and Northeastern University. I teach courses on the history of philosophy, biomedical ethics, and the philosophy of technology

I research pragmatist philosophies of science and causal reasoning surrounding sociotechnical systems. My article in Philosophy of Science about the Bhopal gas tragedy shows how these threads weave together [open access]

Currently, I’m working to uncover John Stuart Mill’s pragmatic methodology in his System of Logic to draw insights for contemporary philosophy of science, and to understand how his philosophy of science relates to his political thought

I’m also researching how speed of change and social hierarchies figure into causal reasoning about sociotechnical systems, especially how these shape judgments about why accidents occur and how to make systems safer [PSA2022 pre-print]

I grew up in Milford, Massachusetts. Other than philosophy, I enjoy listening to old music, playing guitar, and fretting about American politics. I love to cook, take photographs, and spend time with the people I love.