ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Instructor of Philosophy – California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California, 2019 – Present
Instructor of Philosophy – Mount St. Mary’s University, Los Angeles, 2011 – Present
- https://www.msmu.edu/
- https://www.msmu.edu/Undergraduate-Bachelor-Programs/Philosophy/Faculty.aspx?ContentId=5286
Professor of Philosophy – Ventura College, 2009 – Present
Instructor of Philosophy – Rio Hondo College, 2008
- http://www.riohondo.edu/
- http://www.riohondo.edu/behavioral-and-social-sciences/behavioral-and-social-sciences-homepage/philosophy-department/
Lecturer – California State University, Long Beach, 2004-2008
COURSES TAUGHT
- Introduction to College Studies
- Critical Thinking
- Symbolic Logic
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Ethics
- Business Ethics
- Philosophy Through Popular Culture
- Culture, Creativity, and Ideas
- Philosophy of Film
EDUCATION
M.A., Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach, 2007. Thesis: On the Concept of Performance Art. Committee: Paul Tang, Julie Van Camp, Larry Nolan, William Johnson
B.A., Visual Art, Bennington College 1995. Emphasis: Drawing, Printmaking, and Ceramics.
SERVICE
- Academic Senate
- Curriculum Committee
- Academic Calendar Task Force
- One Book, One Campus
- Faculty Advisor, Ventura College Zombie Club
- Faculty Advisor, Ventura College Philosophy Club
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND SHOWS
2011 – “Who is Art?” Society for the Philosophic Study of the Visual Arts, American Philosophical Association Conference West, San Diego, California, April (Invited)
2010 – Review of Critical Thinking: A User’s Manual, 1st Ed., by Debra Jackson and Paul Newberry, for Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, Boston, Massachusetts,
2005 – “On the Concept of Performance Art.” Philosophy and Values, Western Social Science Association Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. April (Invited)
2002 – “Graffiti and Local Business,” The Promised Land, 11:8: Cover & p.5, August .
2001 – Cream – 5th Annual Art Exhibition, Gallery 1181, Atlanta, Georgia, March
2000 – Aurora Art Show, Atlanta, Georgia, January
1999 – The Twinge, 23rd Annual Atlanta Film & Video Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, June (Juried)
1994 – Cover illustration, and page 40 illustration, Silo 50, Bennington College
1991 – The Mirror at Two AM, Chapbook, Long Beach City College
REFERENCES
Julie Van Camp – jvancamp5 at gmail dot com
Betsy Decyk – betsy dot decyk at csulb dot edu
Wanda Teays – wteays at msmu dot edu
Ted Preston – tpreston at riohondo dot edu
LANGUAGES
English and Intermediate German
CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Mediation Training, Center for Civic Mediation and the LA County Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA. June 2012. https://www.lacba.org/give-back/civic-mediation-project
AWARDS & HONORS
“Outstanding Weekend College Instructor, Arts and Sciences.” Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California, 2013-2014. https://www.msmu.edu/weekend-and-evening/
Phi Kappa Phi, California State University, Long Beach 2005. https://www.phikappaphi.org/
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Philosophical Association: http://www.apaonline.org/
- American Association of Philosophy Teachers: http://philosophyteachers.org/
- Society for the Philosophical Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts: http://spscva.org/
- American Society for Aesthetics: http://aesthetics-online.org/?
- Society for Women in Philosophy-Pacific: https://ssl.uh.edu/~cfreelan/SWIP
- Western Social Science Association: http://www.wssaweb.com/
- Center for Civic Mediation, Los Angeles: https://www.lacba.org/give-back/civic-mediation-project