Research Fellow in the Epistemology of Engineering Education
University College London
ABOUT ME
I hold a PhD in educational studies, an MA in philosophy and education, a BA in philosophy, and a graduate minor in public policy and management. I am a former Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Central Florida’s Center for Ethics, former Distinguished University Fellow at The Ohio State University, former Fulbright grantee at Teachers College, Columbia University, and former Global Arts + Humanities Society of Fellows graduate cross-disciplinary research grantee. Currently, I work as a research fellow for the UCL Center for Engineering Education.
RESEARCH
My research focuses on questions about justice, education, politics, policy, and intersections thereof. Specifically, I am interested in the relation of education to systems of oppression, the demands of justice for intellectual and moral development, and the compatibility of specific policies and practices with legitimate goals of democracy and democratic education. My scholarly areas of specialization are normative and applied ethics, social and feminist epistemology, educational and political theory, ethics education, and public policy. My methodological expertise is in conceptual analysis, normative theorizing, policy analysis, and qualitative methodologies. My scholarly articles appear in the Journal of Education Policy, Journal of Curriculum Studies, Harvard Educational Review, Theory and Research in Education, Educational Theory, and Studies in Philosophy and Education, among other scholarly venues.
TEACHING
As an educator, I have taught at the secondary and higher education levels and provide professional development support in the field of education. I specialize in teaching courses in philosophy, though my areas of competence also cover history, education, and qualitative methods. I have taught undergraduate Philosophy of Education and Philosophy of Science as instructor of record. I have also developed and delivered professional development and research integrity trainings for undergraduate and graduate students. Outside higher education, I have developed equity training modules for in-service teachers, district and school leaders, and school support staff.
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