I'm an assistant professor of philosophy at Georgia Southern University. I received my PhD in philosophy at the University of Washington, an MA (with distinction) in philosophy at San Francisco State University, and BAs in philosophy and cognitive science at the University of California in San Diego.
My research engages mainly in the areas of social & political philosophy, bioethics, neuroethics, technology, and philosophy of disability. I also actively engage in topics related to race & ethnicity (esp. related to Asian-American identity), place & migration (esp. gentrification and the brain drain), and incarceration. Under the supervision of Sara Goering, Michael Blake, and Carina Fourie, my dissertation investigated the justice of medical interventions to treat and prevent disability when disability is understood as a "mere difference."
I have taught at San Francisco State University, Bellevue College, and the Washington Corrections Center for Women as part of the Freedom Education Project Puget Sound in-prison college program.
I was a Neuroethics Fellow at the Center for Neurotechnology in 2015 - 2021 and a Mellon Collaborative Fellow at the Simpson Center for the Humanities in 2018 - 2021. In 2020, I was the recipient of the UW Graduate Medal, a prestigious honor given to a graduate student whose body of work expressed the ideals of a "scholar-citizen." Prior to my graduate studies, I served in Americorps at READ/San Diego, the San Diego Public Library's adult literacy program.
I was born and raised in San Diego. I am a first-generation Filipino-American, the son of loving working-class Filipino immigrants. I am also a first-generation college student whose formative philosophical education began in community college. These experiences have shaped my commitment for greater diversity and inclusivity in philosophy and providing assistance and mentorship to students, especially historically marginalized students, interested in pursuing advanced studies in philosophy.
I currently live in Savannah, GA with my cat Mazzy.
My research engages mainly in the areas of social & political philosophy, bioethics, neuroethics, technology, and philosophy of disability. I also actively engage in topics related to race & ethnicity (esp. related to Asian-American identity), place & migration (esp. gentrification and the brain drain), and incarceration. Under the supervision of Sara Goering, Michael Blake, and Carina Fourie, my dissertation investigated the justice of medical interventions to treat and prevent disability when disability is understood as a "mere difference."
I have taught at San Francisco State University, Bellevue College, and the Washington Corrections Center for Women as part of the Freedom Education Project Puget Sound in-prison college program.
I was a Neuroethics Fellow at the Center for Neurotechnology in 2015 - 2021 and a Mellon Collaborative Fellow at the Simpson Center for the Humanities in 2018 - 2021. In 2020, I was the recipient of the UW Graduate Medal, a prestigious honor given to a graduate student whose body of work expressed the ideals of a "scholar-citizen." Prior to my graduate studies, I served in Americorps at READ/San Diego, the San Diego Public Library's adult literacy program.
I was born and raised in San Diego. I am a first-generation Filipino-American, the son of loving working-class Filipino immigrants. I am also a first-generation college student whose formative philosophical education began in community college. These experiences have shaped my commitment for greater diversity and inclusivity in philosophy and providing assistance and mentorship to students, especially historically marginalized students, interested in pursuing advanced studies in philosophy.
I currently live in Savannah, GA with my cat Mazzy.