I am a philosopher working in the pragmatist tradition on the philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence, with a secondary focus on the foundations of quantum theory. I received my PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in February 2026, under the supervision of David Wallace.

My research develops irenic pragmatism—a methodologically conservative framework in the Rorty-Brandom-Price neo-pragmatist tradition—and applies it to foundational questions in the philosophy of technology and science. Using this approach, I diagnose entrenched disputes in the philosophy of AI, philosophy of language, and quantum foundations by separating shared practice-level commitments from further semantic or metaphysical overlays, and defend the adequacy of the resulting “core” pragmatist view. I develop a positive account of linguistic agency in large language models, diagnose accountability gaps that arise when AI systems are deployed in practice, and articulate a practice-anchored core interpretation of quantum theory.

I also hold a B.S. in Physics and Philosophy from the University of Minnesota and have programming experience in Python, C++, and MATLAB. I am originally from the Twin Cities and have since returned after completing my doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh.