Hi

I’m an assistant professor of global ethics and technology in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Old Dominion University. Prior to joining ODU, I was a faculty fellow at the California Center for Ethics and Policy at California Polytechnic University Pomona.

I work primarily in AI ethics and social epistemology as well as their intersections with philosophy of language and cognitive science.

My primary project investigates the ways in which generative AI, including language and image models, portrays groups of people and social reality. I diagnose design and implementation flaws across epistemic, linguistic, ethical, and political dimensions and propose technologically feasible solutions. My approach is informed by non-Western ethical traditions and perspectives.

My second project investigates normatively binding beliefs that stifle progress. Here I’m particularly interested in large-scale epistemic pathologies, such as collective hypocrisy, as well as forms of prejudice based on group identities and beliefs, such as religious discrimination.

I also conduct empirical research in cognitive developmental psychology in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team led by Kate Ritchie (UC Irvine Philosophy) and Ny Vasil (CSU East Bay Psychology).