Teaching Publications
Students
Mentoring and collaborating with students is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. Below I list the MA students I have advised or co-advised at GSU, plus those on whose PhD committees I served. (I list further info if I have it.)
* co-author on one or more publications with me.
- Corey Allen* (2021 PhD in neuroscience; post-doc in the Mind Research Network)
- Valerij Zeisman (2022 PhD in philosophy at University of Bielefeld)
- Stephanie Hare (2016 PhD in neuroscience; post-doc at Univ. Maryland)
- Justice Cabantangan (2024)
- Yifan Wang (2023)
- Ryne MacBride (2022)
- David Simpson* (2021; PhD student in psychology at Univ. Alberta)
- Gus Turyn (2020; PhD student at Cornell)
- Kyle Hale (2020; PhD in linguistics at UGA)
- Brad Loveall* (2018; software developer for WebMD)
- Mara McGuire (2018; PhD student at Univ Pittsburgh HPS)
- Zach Peck (2018; MS in AI at UGA)
- Chris Foster (2018; software engineer)
- Amanda Haskell (2017; Lab manager in neuroscience lab)
- Razia Sahi (2017; PhD student in psychology at UCLA)
- Bobby Bingle (2016; PhD student at Duke)
- Gerald Taylor (2015; PhD student at Georgetown)
- Jessi Green (2015; PhD student in neuroscience at GSU)
- Jay Spitzley (2015; PhD student at FSU)
- Nathan Houck (2015; MS student in clinical and counseling psychology)
- David DiDomenico (2014; PhD student at Miami)
- Morgan Thompson* (2013; PhD Univ. of Pittsburgh HPS; Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University)
- Toni Adelberg* (2013; former PhD student at UCSD, working for non-profit)
- Nick Roberson (2013; teaching at Perimeter College)
- Sam Sims* (2013; PhD Student at FSU)
- Shawn Murphy (2012)
- Noel Martin (2012; PhD student at UCSD)
- Shane Reuter* (2012; former PhD student at WashU PNP)
- Kyle Walker (2012; think tank in Washington)
- Jason Shepard* (2011; PhD student in psychology at Emory; professor at Life University)
- Maria Montello (2011; teaching philosophy in Cambodia)
- Tracy van Wagner (2011; PhD student at Cincinnati)
- Reuben Stern (2011; PhD student at Wisconsin; Asst. Prof. at Duke University)
- Dylan Murray* (2010; PhD student at UC Berkeley)
- J. Aaron Brown (2010)
- Bradley Taber-Thomas (2008; PhD in neuroscience at Iowa, post-doc at Penn State)
- E. Ben Kelsey (2008; PhD student at FSU)
- Jimmy Vaught (2008; PhD student at St. Louis)
- Brandie Bedard-Martinez (2008; GSU law school)
- D. Justin Coates* (2007; PhD at UC-Riverside, now assoc. prof at Houston)
- Trevor Kvaran* (2007; PhD in psychology at Arizona)
- Bryan Miller (2007; PhD from Johns Hopkins)
- Jessica Owensby-Sandifer (2006; lead programmer Home Depot Atlanta)
- At FSU: Thomas Nadelhoffer*, Stephen Morris*, Jason Turner*, Kermit Harrison, Jonathan Caro, Melissa Lammey, Christina Huggins, Brandon Schmeichel (psychology)
Selection of Class Syllabi
- Free Will (Graduate seminar)
- Free Will and the Afterlife (Senior Seminar)
- Moral Psychology (Undergrad/Grad)
- Philosophy of Mind (Undergrad/Grad)
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Great Questions of Philosophy (Intro)
- Theories of Human Nature
- Philosophy of Mind (Graduate)
- Teaching Philosophy syllabus
- The Philosophy and Psychology of Wisdom
Selection of Teaching Resources
- Below are scripts for 3 trials I use in my Intro class
- The Trial of the Robot
- The Trial of Donald Trump
- The Trial of God
- Tips for grading quickly and consistently
- Paper assignment (for grad seminar)