Ph.D. Candidate
Visiting Assistant Professor, Declaration of Independence Center, University of Mississippi
B.A. Ave Maria University, Literature, 2012
M.A. Hillsdale College, Politics, 2016
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“The study of American politics within the tradition of political philosophy is one of Hillsdale’s strongest attributes.”
I am greatly interested in the whole history of political philosophy and its influence on American political life. My current research focuses on the intersection of early modern political theory and the practice of foreign affairs, with a particular emphasis on the writings, thought, and statesmanship of Benjamin Franklin. I am also greatly interested in the origins of modernity, as well as issues related to foreign policy and international relations more generally.
After graduation, I intend to teach at the collegiate level, while also working on both academic and popular writings. Hopefully, I will have opportunities to pursue as many of my interests as possible, from imperialism in the early modern era to the role of the imagination in Rousseau’s psychology.
"Benjamin Franklin & The Politics of Imperial Reform." Presented at the annual meeting of the Ciceronian Society, Plano, TX, February 2024.
“‘The Greatest Political Structure Human Wisdom Ever Yet Erected’: Benjamin Franklin’s Science of National Interest and the Politics of Empire.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL, April 2018.
“Benjamin Franklin on the Promise and Peril of Imperial Politics.” Presented at the American Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA, August 2017.
Benjamin Franklin: Revolutionary Statesman (in progress)
American Political Thought (with emphasis on the Founding and Modern Liberalism)
Early Modern Political Theory
History of Political Philosophy
International Relations Theory
Ethics and Moral Psychology
Natural Law Theory
FS 101: Ideals of Liberty in the US Founding. Taught at University of Mississippi, Spring 2024.
POl 101: U.S. Constitution. Taught at Hillsdale College, Spring 2018.
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German