I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the philosophy department at the University of Cincinnati. Before this, I was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar with the Initiative in Ancient and Contemporary Philosophy at Columbia University.

I am interested in cause, explanation, and priority in Aristotle's metaphysics. Aristotle is famous for distinguishing four kinds of cause, the material, formal, efficient, and final. However, he also distinguished several kinds of priority. In current work, I explore how Aristotle's theories on cause and explanation might be related to his thoughts on priority.

Summer 2025 News!

Invitation to present work at a conference on the place of Metaphysics Iota in the Metaphysics at University of Toronto
New Appointment as Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Cincinnati

Sample of Current Research Interests

Aristotle's analysis of Unity in response to the Eleventh Aporia of Metaphysics Beta
The relative importance of the material cause in Aristotle's metaphysical and scientific frameworks
Fundamentality (or lack there of) in Aristotle's ontology
How to distinguish priority in being (ousia) and priority in account (logos)