Introduction
After growing up on the West Coast of Canada, I studied journalism in Toronto and worked for several years as Editor and Head of Research for a national magazine. Due to a stubborn interest in mathematics and philosophy, I eventually returned to full-time studies, receiving a master’s in philosophy from Concordia University (Montréal, 2022) and a PhD from the St Andrews and Stirling Graduate Programme in Philosophy (St Andrews, 2026).
Research
My research interests are varied but concentrate on epistemology, feminist philosophy, contemporary pragmatism, and logic.
At Queen’s, my project is concerned with the notion of objectivity. More specifically, I am interested in the relationship between seemingly objective epistemic norms—norms of belief, inference, and inquiry—and the social world. What makes certain kinds of inquiry rigorous, and what level of certainty can we attribute to their products, despite their being performed by us fallible, contingent, social creatures? I am developing a new understanding of objectivity which can help us answer this question, drawing from contemporary pragmatist and feminist philosophy. I hope to show how the notion of objectivity can play a substantive role in our intellectual and practical lives, while nevertheless shedding some of its metaphysical baggage.
As a philosopher, I have appreciated the opportunity to investigate abstract questions, propose new theoretical distinctions, and write for an audience who appreciates such meticulous work—but I also aim to retain the social-mindedness and interdisciplinarity of journalism. I am a co-founder of the Truth in Journalism Project, and I also have ongoing projects in journalism and the philosophy of journalism.
Publications
A list of my publications can be found here.