Research
Publications
“The Photographed Earth: Ethics in a World Made of Images” Environmental Philosophy 22 (2):241-258. (Fall 2025).
Photography no longer merely records nature; it co-creates it, binding us ethically to a porous frontier where representations and landscapes continuously shape one another.
Phil Papers Environmental Philosophy
"A World Loved by Moonlight: Tragedy, Psychosis, and the Humanization of Art Literacy." Existential Analysis 35, no. 2 (July 2024).
This paper delves into often-unspoken realms of human suffering — tragedy and psychosis — to uncover the role that art can play in understanding and overcoming experiences that defy conventional language.
Phil Papers APA Psych Net EBSCOhost
Presentations
“Toward an Ontology of Death in the 21st Century” SJSU Alumni Conference, 2025
“Heidegger, Art, and Humanity”Chiang Mai University (Thailand) – Guest Lecture,2022
“Madness and Conspiracy: Silence’s Unintended Harms” SJSU Alumni Conference, 2023
“Seeing the World Through Instagram…” SJSU Alumni Conference, 2022
Research Groups
Publications
“The Photographed Earth: Ethics in a World Made of Images” Environmental Philosophy 22 (2):241-258. (Fall 2025).
Photography no longer merely records nature; it co-creates it, binding us ethically to a porous frontier where representations and landscapes continuously shape one another.
Phil Papers Environmental Philosophy
"A World Loved by Moonlight: Tragedy, Psychosis, and the Humanization of Art Literacy." Existential Analysis 35, no. 2 (July 2024).
This paper delves into often-unspoken realms of human suffering — tragedy and psychosis — to uncover the role that art can play in understanding and overcoming experiences that defy conventional language.
Phil Papers APA Psych Net EBSCOhost
Presentations
“Toward an Ontology of Death in the 21st Century” SJSU Alumni Conference, 2025
“Heidegger, Art, and Humanity”Chiang Mai University (Thailand) – Guest Lecture,2022
“Madness and Conspiracy: Silence’s Unintended Harms” SJSU Alumni Conference, 2023
“Seeing the World Through Instagram…” SJSU Alumni Conference, 2022
Research Groups
Awards
GSO Merit-based Award for Research ($5000) — 2025
Arthur Ordaz Award (Promising Research) ($250) — 2022
Teaching
Phil 387: Meaning of War (2025 – Spring and Fall)
Phil 222: Existentialism (2025 – Summer)
(+many years as a TA at UH Manoa, San José State University and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)
Study Abroad
Hands on Thailand, Study Abroad, funded teacher’s assistant (2024, 2023)
Hands on Thailand, Study Abroad, student volunteer (2022)
Chiang Mai University, Thailand (Guest Lecture, 2022)
