My research includes work on gossip as a epistemic concept, feminist theory, philosophy of the emotions and social philosophy. I’ve published a book (Gossip, Power, Epistemology: Knowledge Underground [Palgrave 2017]), and 20 peer-reviewed book chapters or articles in journals including Hypatia, Social Epistemology, Teaching Philosophy, and Philosophy in the Contemporary World. I have also done work in popular venues (New York Times T Magazine, Conversations Magazine, IAI News), and presented my work to non-scholarly audiences. I was recently invited to work as a visiting professor at the University of Greifswald in Germany. My current scholarship focuses on gender issues and shame, and includes co-editing a special issue of the journal Projections and a essay collection for Bloomsbury.
I am at Regis because I am committed to the value of teaching and mentoring undergraduates. I teach introductory and major courses in philosophy (including feminist theory, political philosophy, 19th and 20th century philosophy), as well as first-year writing courses, and integrative core courses in the Justice and Meaning categories. I’ve served as an advisor for hundreds of students through our First-Year Experience program, directed service learning work, and advised or served as a reader for many honors theses.
I believe in the value of community engagement and service. I participate in community service; I have served as a Reading Buddy in area elementary schools for over a decade, and just finished a term as board chair for The Blue Bench, which supports survivors of sexual assault and provides prevention programs to eliminate sexual assault. I also engage in academic service: I’ve served as a faculty mentor for many colleagues, and have served on and chaired many committees and programs, including Regis College Committee on Rank & Tenure, and chairing the Philosophy Department, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Classical and Modern Languages department, as well as the History/Politics/Political Economy Department. I served as co-editor for a journal, Social Philosophy Today, and have participated in manuscript reviews for over a dozen journals, the NEH and Polity Press.
