Education
Brown University, M.A. (2005) Ph.D. (2010), Political Science
Williams College, B.A. (2002), Political Economy, German Studies
Lycée International de St. Germain en Laye, France, Baccalauréat OIB, (1998)
Academic Appointments
Austin Peay State University, August 2012-Present
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010-2011
University of Arizona, 2009-2010
College of the Holy Cross, 2005-2006 and 2011-2012
Publications
Grants and Awards
Current Research
Papers currently submitted for publication or in the process of being resubmitted:
“A World Where We Can Pay-It-Forward: The Case for Promoting Transitive Reciprocity”
“Resource Nationalism and the Principle of Permanent Sovereignty: Time for a Divorce?”
“The Curious Case of Libertarianism: Doctrines of Political Authority and Unbundling the State”
“Resources, Property, and Redistribution”
Awards and Honors
Guest Lectures
Teaching
Political Theory
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
Visiting Assistant Professor, UNC- Chapel Hill:
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arizona:
Teaching Assistant, Brown University:
Comparative Politics
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
Visiting Assistant Professor, Duke University:
Adjunct Professor, College of the Holy Cross:
Teaching Assistant, Brown University:
Research Methods
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
American Politics
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
International Relations
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
Teaching Assistant, Brown University
Service Activities
Languages
Brown University, M.A. (2005) Ph.D. (2010), Political Science
- Dissertation: “Natural Resources, Opportunity, and Global Justice” Committee: John Tomasi (Chair), Corey Brettschneider, Pauline Jones-Luong
Williams College, B.A. (2002), Political Economy, German Studies
- Honors Thesis: “Social Security Reform: An Intergenerational Approach” Supervisors: Jon Bakija, George Markus
Lycée International de St. Germain en Laye, France, Baccalauréat OIB, (1998)
Academic Appointments
Austin Peay State University, August 2012-Present
- Assistant Professor, Political Science
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010-2011
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy Politics and Economics
University of Arizona, 2009-2010
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy
College of the Holy Cross, 2005-2006 and 2011-2012
- Lecturer, Political Science
Publications
- “Civic Education, Religious Commitment, and the Spillover Thesis: What Psychology can Contribute,” An argument that education for political autonomy does not necessarily lead to more autonomous decision-making in private contexts. (Religion and Politics Vol 4, No 1, April 2011, co-authored with Laura McMillian, Psy.D.)
- "Making Assignments Count: The Quest for Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Political Theory Essays," Finds that measured critical thinking varies with assignment stakes and that political theory specific exercises do better at boosting critical thinking than generic ones. (Journal of Political Science Education, 2018, Forthcoming)
Grants and Awards
- Liberty Fellows Program, Charles Koch Foundation, 2014 & 2017: $1,200 and $1,000 grants for the purpose of creating a bi-weekly lunch series on the topic of “Liberty in the 21st Century”
- Faculty Partnership Initiative, Institute for Humane Studies, 2015: Award for the purpose of bringing guest lecturer Michael Huemer, philosophy professor at UC Boulder to Austin Peay for a public lecture.
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies, 2008: Grant in the amount of $3,000 for the purpose of research on the artificiality of natural resources.
- Hayek Travel Grant, Institute for Humane Studies, 2008: Grant in the amount of $750 for the purpose of presenting research at MPSA.
Current Research
Papers currently submitted for publication or in the process of being resubmitted:
“A World Where We Can Pay-It-Forward: The Case for Promoting Transitive Reciprocity”
- The paper defends the idea that treating transitive reciprocity as a value, rather than merely as a constraint should make us rethink the role of government in passing on environmental and cultural goods to future generations. (Submitted to The Journal of Social Philosophy, 9/15/2016)
“Resource Nationalism and the Principle of Permanent Sovereignty: Time for a Divorce?”
- Arguing that the resource nationalist interpretation principle of international human rights law is in tension with both democracy and economic development. (Presented at APSA, Sept. 2016. Submitted to Philosophy Politics and Economics, 1/5/2017)
“The Curious Case of Libertarianism: Doctrines of Political Authority and Unbundling the State”
- Arguing that one makes better sense of libertarianism if one treats it as a theory of decentralized political authority than a theory of justice. (Manuscript in Preparation)
“Resources, Property, and Redistribution”
- Paper explaining why resource inequalities do not justify international distributive transfers, but may instead weaken national sovereignty instead. (Conference paper presented at Midwestern Political Science Association Conference, 2009 – in process of being rewritten as “A Lockean Theory of Global Justice – Foundations of the Right to Exclude”)
Awards and Honors
- Dissertation Fellowship, Political Theory Project, Brown University, 2006/2007
- Scholar Athlete Award, Williams College, 2001 and 2002
- Koch Summer Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies, 2000
Guest Lectures
- “How to worry about Inequality”
- “Academic Advising and Student Success”
- “What is Feminism?”
- “Should we Work to Reduce Income Inequalities in the United States?”
- “How Secure are Lockean Property Rights?”
- “Public Education in the United States”
- “Can Libertarians Learn to Embrace Political Authority?”
Teaching
Political Theory
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
- Foundations of Political Thought, Fall 2012, Winter 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016
- Democratic Theory, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2016
- The Ideal of Freedom, Fall 2013, Fall 2015
- Contemporary Political Ideas, Spring 2014
Visiting Assistant Professor, UNC- Chapel Hill:
- Constitutional Democracy, Fall 2010
- The Democratic Ideal, Fall 2010
- Advanced Democratic Theory, Spring 2011
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arizona:
- Conceptions of Freedom, Fall 2009
- Dimensions of Freedom, Spring 2010
Teaching Assistant, Brown University:
- Introduction to Political Thought, Fall 2004, 2006, 2007
- Ethics and Public Policy, Spring 2005, 2007, 2008
Comparative Politics
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
- Politics of the Middle East, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2015
- Comparative Politics, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016
- European Politics, Fall 2014, Spring 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor, Duke University:
- Political Economy of Development, Spring 2011
Adjunct Professor, College of the Holy Cross:
- Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2006, Fall, 2011, Spring 2012
- Political Economy of Development, Spring 2012
Teaching Assistant, Brown University:
- Politics, Markets, and States, Fall 2008
Research Methods
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
- Political Science Research Methods, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
American Politics
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
- American National Government, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016
International Relations
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay
- International Politics, Fall 2013
- Power Morality and International Relations, Fall 2016
Teaching Assistant, Brown University
- Introduction to International Relations, Spring 2009
Service Activities
- APSU Faculty Senate, Clarksville, TN (May 2016-Present)
- Research Workshop for Justice at a Distance, Tucson, AZ (January, 2014), Discussant
- MPSA Panel on Economic Justice, Chicago, IL (April 2013) Chair and discussant
- Faculty Advising Program, APSU, Clarksville, TN (Fall 2013) Recommended automation of registration.
- Assessment Analysis Council, APSU, Clarksville, TN (Fall 2013-Present)
- Montgomery County Soccer Association, Boys U11-U12, Volunteer Coach, Clarksville, TN (Fall 2012/Spring 2013)
- Working Group on Citizenship and Immigration, American Political Science Association, 2010
- United States Soccer Federation Referee, Grade 8, Rhode Island, 2008-2009, North Carolina, 2011
- Junior Varsity Soccer Coach, Quaboag Regional High School, Warren, MA, (Fall 2011)
Languages
- Native French and English speaker (French, American, and British citizenships)
- Fluent Italian and German speaker