I work in the history and philosophy of science and early modern philosophy. My primary research area focuses on the role of metaphysics in natural science, primarily through responses to Newton's Principia in the early 18th century (esp. Berkeley and du Chatelet). I'm interested in questions about the role of a priori metaphysics in natural science, as well as historical questions about the way a priori metaphysics influenced the development and interpretation of natural science, from antiquity to present day. You can find more about my research here.

I happily spend a lot of my time teaching philosophy, and thinking about how to most effectively teach philosophy. My goal is to teach in a way that both shows students the value of studying the big, foundational questions about ourselves and the universe, as well as the value of using rigorous philosophical analysis to confront these (and many other) questions. I aim to incorporate something of this approach into all of my courses regardless of level or topic.

When I'm not doing philosophy, I enjoy sport climbing, cultivating plants, and playing chess or other games. If you really get to know me, you'll probably at some point hear me recite some of George Berkeley's poetry.