About
I'm a fourth-year tenure-track assistant professor of Philosophy
in the Humanities Department at the Hazleton campus of Penn State
University. I live in Hazleton, PA. I am married to Jennipher Natalie Ralston.
Below is an abbreviated CV. For a complete CV (downloadable .pdf), see my Academia.edu page, here. For a list of publications (some downloadable), click here. For a list of courses taught, click here.
Below is an abbreviated CV. For a complete CV (downloadable .pdf), see my Academia.edu page, here. For a list of publications (some downloadable), click here. For a list of courses taught, click here.
Scholarly Interests
American philosophy
social-political philosophy
environmental philosophy
environmental ethics
environmental communication
social-political philosophy
environmental philosophy
environmental ethics
environmental communication
public administration theory
business ethics
philosophy of public policy
healthcare ethics
philosophy of education
normative ethics
international relations
democratic theory
philosophy of law
Asian philosophy
philosophy of art
business ethics
philosophy of public policy
healthcare ethics
philosophy of education
normative ethics
international relations
democratic theory
philosophy of law
Asian philosophy
philosophy of art
Education
Ph.D. (Philosophy)-University of Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
M.P.A. (Public Administration)-University of Montana, Missoula
Current Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor of Philosophy (tenure-track), Pennsylvania State University-Hazleton, Fall 2009 to present
Previous Academic Appointments
Online Instructor, Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (Philosophy), Spring 2006 to Fall 2010Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Maine-Orono, Fall 2008 to Spring 2009
Political Science Lecturer, Western State College, Fall 2004 to Spring 2006
Previous Non-Academic Work Experience
Awards
Ila and John Mellow Prize for Best Paper Advancing the American Philosophical Tradition toward the Resolution of Current Personal, Social and Political Problems ("A Deweyan Defense of Guerrilla Gardening"), Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy 2012 meetingGrant Proposal Writer
Program Administrator/Auditor
Policy Analyst
Employment Compensation Analyst
Job Classification Analyst
Warranty Department Manager
Hotel Front Desk Agent
Bicycle Mechanic
Program Administrator/Auditor
Policy Analyst
Employment Compensation Analyst
Job Classification Analyst
Warranty Department Manager
Hotel Front Desk Agent
Bicycle Mechanic
Awards
William James Prize for Best Paper in American Philosophy ("In Defense of Democracy as a Way of Life"), American Philosophical Association-Eastern Division 2008 Meeting
Excellence in Teaching Award, Western State College 2004
Research Positions
NEH Summer Institute Participant, Aldo Leopold and the Roots of Environmental Ethics, Arizona State University, June 22 to July 17, 2009Service to the Profession
Member, American Philosophical Association Committee for Public Philosophy
Book Review Editor, Education and Culture
Book Review Editor, Education and Culture