Curriculum Vitae
Education
Doctoral Student (2007 - present)
Department of Philosophy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Study: Columbia University, New York, NY (Fall 2009, with Lydia Goehr)
Visiting Study: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Spring 2008, Spring 2009, with Paul Guyer and Elisabeth Camp)
German Scholarly Reading Certification, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (Summer 2008)
B.Sc. Hons. Philosophy and Economics (2003)
London School of Economics, London, U.K.
Dissertation: Representation and Objectivity in Art
Scholarships, Fellowships, Awards, and Prizes
Nordev Prize for best graduate paper in Philosophy: "Perfectionism in Green and Kant," Temple University (2009)
Future Faculty Fellowship,
Temple University (2007 - present)
L.S.E. Foundation Scholarship,
London School of Economics (2000 - 2003)
London Access Award,
University of London (2002 - 2003)
Publications and Presentations
"What Might Philosophy of Music Education Learn from Persian Art Music?"
The Oxford Handbook of Music Education Philosophy (Oxford University Press, forthcoming).
Comment on C.
Bartel, “The Puzzle of Historical Criticism,”
American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Division
Conference (April 2010)
Comment on J. Bicknell, "Reflections on John Henry"
American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Division
Conference (April 2008)
Research and Teaching Experience
Research Assistant to Dr. Kristin Gjesdal (2008 -
present)
Department of Philosophy, Temple University
Duties: Manuscript Editing
Instructor in Philosophy
(2008-2009)
Department of Philosophy, Temple University
Duties: Syllabus Creation, Lecturing, Advising, and Grading
Lectured Classes: PHIL 0842 Landscapes of American Thought (Spring
2010)
PHIL 2144 Introduction
to Philosophy of Mind (Fall 2009)
PHIL 1061 Art and Society (Fall 2008)
Assisted Classes:
PHIL 1196 - Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2009)
Academic Activities
Reviewer
Journal of Social Philosophy (2009 - present)
Session Chair
"Continental Session," American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Division Conference (April
2010)
"Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art," American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Division Conference (April 2009)
Conference Assistant
"Philosophical Ibsen," The University of Oslo, and the Center for the Humanities, Temple University (September 2008)
"Hermeneutics in the Era of German Idealism," Center for the Humanities, Temple University (April 2008)
Colloquium Series, Department of Philosophy, Temple University (2007 - present)
Affiliations
American Philosophical Association
American Society of Aesthetics
British Society of Aesthetics
Additional Qualifications and Activities
Visiting Student, School of Art and Design, Pratt Institute of Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY (2004 - 2006)
Mentor, Department of Philosophy, Logic & Scientific Method, London School of Economics (2001 - 2003)
Piano Performance, Grade 8, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London, U.K. (1999)
Theory of Music, Grade 5, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London, U.K. (1996)
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