Background

Born: April 26, 1976

Married: April 1, 2000

Children: None

Hobbies: Classical tap and ballet, Running, Reading, Hiking/Backpacking, yoga

Present Occupation: Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, Palomar College, potter, textile artist

Academic Preparation

M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, magna cum laude

Concentration in ethics, classical and medieval philosophy, and metaphysics

B.S./M.S. in Occupational Therapy, suma cum laude

Concentration in philosophy, spirituality, and ethics

Academic Advisor: Walter Iwanenko

Research

Masters Thesis

The Ability Of the MSD-PAC to Detect Independence In the Uniform Terminology Items At Discharge From Post Acute Care Rehabilitation

Defended: May, 2000

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Roger Fiedler

Graduate project

Ethics In Rehabilitation: How Ethics Directly Influences Activities Of Daily Living

Presented April 2000 to State Congressmen from Erie County, New York, in Albany

Presented again May 2000 to Occupational Therapy student body and faculty

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Philosophy of Science

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, specifically Virtue Ethics as taught by Aristotle and Aquinas

Normative systems of ethics, applied ethics, and bioethics

Metaphysics

        Basic foundations and theories of metaphysics

        Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness

        Metaphysics of Substance

Epistemology

Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Religion

        Philosophy of God and Time

        Classical theism in the ancient philosophers

Christian Theology

Occupational Therapy

        Occupational Therapy Theory

        Occupational Therapy treatment design and implementation      

Teaching Experience

Philosophy

2-part lecture series to high school class: “Happiness and Virtue: In Pursuit Of a Good Life”

Occupational Therapy

Lecture to occupational therapy student body and faculty: “Ethics In Rehabilitation: How Ethics Directly Influences Activities Of Daily Living”

   In-services

“Ethics in Occupational Therapy: The Dilemma of Cross-Coding For Non-Reimbursable, Necessary Treatments”

“Adapting to Spatio-visual disabilities after a stroke”

   Group Therapy

9-week class for American veterans with various mental illnesses entitled “Soul Management: Living a Better Life”

6-week anger management class for American Veterans with Schitzophrenia and Bipolar Disorder entitled “Overcoming Over-reactive Anger and Dealing With Justified Anger”

9-week class for American veterans with mental illnesses entitled “Forming Habits for Living Right”

Other Teaching Experience

Tutoring in math, science, English language, Spanish, history, and literature for K-12 home school students

Tutoring in English, literature, Spanish, Philosophy, Gross Anatomy, Neuro anatomy, and Occupational Therapy Theory

Grade 7-12 Bible Study leader

Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy

Other Work Experience

Occupational Therapy Intern

Occupational Therapy Intern

Transaction Coordinator and personal assistant to Bonnie Phelps, Realtor

Related Experience

Graduate Mentor to Under Graduate Occupational Therapy Students

Volunteer Work and Community Service

Emmanuel Faith Community Church Library Volunteer

Youth Leader Volunteer

Palomar Hospital Auxiliary Team Member

Professional Organizations

        American Occupational Therapy Association

        Evangelical Philosophical Society

        National Association of Realtors

Current Research Interests

        Metaphysics of time as it relates to God: Does God’s Foreknowledge Necessitate Subsequent Events?

        Application of Metaphysics to Ethics: Does Sameness Through Change In Substance Imply The Personhood of Pre-Born Humans?

        Virtue Ethics and Classical Philosophy

        Philosophy of mind