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Kia ora, Dzień dobry, Hello -

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I am Assistant Vice-Chancellor Sustainability, as well as Senior Lecturer and Graduate Advisor in the Philosophy Programme at the University of Waikato in Aotearoa New Zealand. My book, The Identities of Action, has recently been published by Bloomsbury. This website gives visitors access to information about published papers, new and forthcoming papers, books, teaching, and supervision material. My CV and biographical information are available here too.

 

I am also the Treasurer / Chief Financial Officer of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, which happens to be the largest organisation of philosophers in the Southern Hemisphere. 

Areas of Interest

  • Metaphysics & Epistemology

  • Philosophy of Language

  • Philosophy of Action

  • Applied ethics

I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Utah in 2008. My areas of specialisation are the philosophy of language and philosophy of action. Ron Mallon was my chief supervisor, and Elijah Millgram, Chrisoula Andreou, Shaun Nichols, and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke) were on my committee.

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I was Bertrand Russell Visiting Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University in Autumn 2025, and I have held visiting fellowships at Tunghai University (Taiwan), John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute, the University of Aberdeen, and Yale University.

 

I regularly teach masterclasses for PhD students at Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland.

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You can read about me and why I chose to study philosophy.​

Book a meeting, in-person or virtual, here.

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On peer-reviewing for book publishers and professional journals: 

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 I am very happy to review a book manuscript or journal submission, and I am especially pleased to review work for reputable open-access journals. My current average review time is 22.7 days, and I have completed reviews of 3 book monographs and 15 articles in 2026.

Curriculum Vitae

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