Education and Appointments

Education
2005, Ph.D. in Philosophy, Special concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies from University of Illinois at Chicago.
1999, M.A. in Philosophy, University of Illinois at Chicago.
1993, B.Ph. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Magna cum Laude from Miami University.

Areas of Specialization
Feminist Theory, Feminist Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Critical Race Theory

Areas of Competence:
Ethics and African/African- American Philosophy

Appointments
Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University, August 2005 - Present
Teaching Fellow, Arkansas State University, January 2005 – May 2005
Visiting Diversity Scholar at Allegheny College, October 4 – 6, 2004.

Presentations and Publications

Publications
"Fighting Imperviousness with Vulnerability" forthcoming July 2007 in Teaching Philosophy.

Presentations
“The Problem with Blame” presented at the Society for Women in Philoophy, Cleveland OH, April 12, 2008.
"Blue Delta: Radical Black Feminist in the Rural Christian South" presented at the Central APA as part of the panel Teaching in a Climate of Conservatism, Chicago IL, April 29, 2006.
"Thinking Against the Grain: Addressing the Epistemology of Contemporary Racism" presented at Allegheny College, Meadville PA, October 6, 2004.
“Aristotle: Dupe or Demon? On the Psychological Challenges to Moral Life” presented at ASU, Jonesboro AR, June 26, 2004.
“Taking Ignorance Seriously: On the Import of Rationalization” presented at Ethics and the Epistemologies of Ignorance, University Park PA, March 28, 2004.
“Complicity, Negligence, and Responsibility” presented at Rejuvenating Scholarship for a Transformed World: The 2003 Conference of Ford Fellows, San Juan PR, October 17, 2003.
“Moral Theory Catches Up: On the Ramifications of the Modernization of Political Power” presented at Femininity and Domination Twelve Years Later: A Conference in Honor of Sandra Bartky, Chicago IL, February 15, 2002.

Honors and Awards

Diversity Excellence Award, 2008
Ruth Marcus Award for Outstanding Scholarship as a Graduate Student at the University of Illinois at Chicago Philosophy Department, May 2004
University Fellowship from Graduate College of UIC, 2003
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Minorities, 2002
University Fellowship from Graduate College of UIC, 2002 (Declined)
UIC Gender and Women’s Studies Department Graduate Student Prize 2002
UIC Philosophy Department Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2002
University Fellowship from Graduate College of UIC, 2001
Chancellor’s Service Award, 2001
Abraham Lincoln Fellowship from Graduate College of UIC 1993-1995
National Merit Scholar 1989-1993

Teaching

I have taught:
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • Philosophy Introductory Logic
  • Introduction to Women’s Studies
  • Introduction to Sex Roles


I am developing:
  • Black Philosophy Survey
  • Continental Philosophy Survey
  • Feminist Ethics and Aesthetics

  • Defining Race: But What Are You Really?
  • Ethics and the Health Professions
  • Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
  • Feminist Ethics and Social Theory
  • Feminist History of Philosophy
  • Ethics and the Health Professions