About

I did my PhD in philosophy at the University of Helsinki from 2020 to 2024, under the supervision of Lilian O'Brien and Antti Kauppinen (thesis committee: Gunnar Björnsson, Hille Paakkunainen, and Per-Erik MIlam). My dissertation is an intervention on the moral responsibility debate and offers a novel two-tiered account of moral agency. Michael McKenna served as my opponent in the public defense (April 2025). During my PhD, I worked as a researcher on the ethics of technology (especially AI & social robotics) with the RADAR Group and visited the Lund-Gothenburg Responsibility Project at Lund University .

I have prior graduate degrees in philosophy (ethics & cognitive science) and music from, respectively, the University of Houston and the University of Paris VIII. I have an undergraduate degree in music (piano performance & music theory) from Southwestern University. I have additionally studied music composition and digital music production under some wonderful teachers in the US and abroad.

I have worked extensively in education - as a philosophy instructor, English teacher (in France), and piano teacher. I have also worked as a composer (with my own online business) and had a brief corporate career in the energy sector. I am increasingly interested in public philosophy - in making difficult philosophical concepts and arguments more widely accessible - both in and out of the classroom. I am currently enjoying working with STEM students at UW-Madison on matters of dire ethical significance.