Resume

• 2013

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Philosophy

  Interdisciplinary Encounters in Religion

  Law

  and Ethics: First Annual Conference (2013)

  Helping Hearts of UC Irvine

  Cal Animage Epsilon

  University of California

  Irvine

• 2010

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Philosophy

  Inaugural Conference for the Study of Literature and Religion (2012)

  Graduate

• 2005

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Graduated with High Distinction in General Scholarship

  Philosophy and Religious Studies

  Democratic Education at Cal

  Berkeley Student Food Collective

  University of California

  Berkeley

  Undergraduate

  Mentoring Excellence Program

  University of California

  Irvine - Graduate Resource Center

  Course Design Certificate Program

  University of California

  Irvine - Center for Engaged Instruction

• Helping Hearts is a student organization at the University of California

  Irvine

  dedicated to combating the effects of poverty in the Orange County and Los Angeles areas. I was involved in Helping Hearts from September 2014 to May 2015 and have been involved again from September 2016 to the present.\n\nMy involvement includes the following:\n- Preparing and distributing care packages to homeless individuals on Los Angeles's Skid Row\n- Volunteering for Laundry Love

  an initiative that partners with laundromats to provide laundry services to those who cannot afford them\n- Transporting Helping Hearts members to volunteering locations

  Helping Hearts of UC Irvine

  Graduate student teacher

  TH!NK is an initiative at the University of California

  Irvine

  that aims to introduce elementary-school students to philosophy.\n\nMy tasks:\n- Developed discussion topics and questions\n- Oversaw a group of students\n- Facilitated discussion within the group\n- Conferred with TH!NK's director to improve my teaching\n\nNote: Like other TH!NK volunteers

  I received some monetary compensation for my participation.

  TH!NK

  Founding Member; Membership Coordinator

  The Berkeley Student Food Collective is a student-run co-op store dedicated to selling environmentally-conscious food at affordable prices.\n\n-Founding Member: Participated in planning meetings regarding the creation of the organization\n-Membership Coordinator: Responded to emails and managed email lists; directed Membership Committee

  whose purpose was to recruit

  engage

  and retain members; gathered member feedback and presented it to Board of Directors; served on Board of Directors

  Berkeley Student Food Collective

  Curriculum Design

  Teaching

  Writing

  Text Editing

  Research

  Literature

  Curriculum Development

  Courses

  Classroom

  Higher Education

  Editing

  Copy Editing

  Education

  Microsoft Word

  Tutoring

  Academic Writing

  Maximizing Dharma: Krsna’s Consequentialism in the Mahabharata

  An exploration of the moral philosophy of Krsna in the Indian epic the Mahabharata.

  Maximizing Dharma: Krsna’s Consequentialism in the Mahabharata

  A review of Mortal Imitations of Divine Life: The Nature of the Soul in Aristotle’s De Anima by Eli Diamond.

  Review of Mortal Imitations of Divine Life: The Nature of the Soul in Aristotle’s De Anima

  An interpretation of Thomas Aquinas's concept of demonic obstinacy.

  Aquinas on Demonic Obstinacy

  Aristotle seems to endorse three inconsistent claims: (1) a living thing’s soul is its form; (2) an object’s matter does not have the object’s form essentially; (3) a living thing’s matter is essentially ensouled. This paper focuses on the third claim

  arguing that Aristotle does not endorse it.

  Does Aristotle Believe in Essentially-Ensouled Matter?

  Joseph

  Dowd

  Masterprep Academy

  California Community College Internship Program

  Interdisciplinary Encounters in Religion

  Law

  and Ethics: First Annual Conference

  Santa Ana College

  Elite Educational Institute

  THINK

  Elite Educational Institute

  California State University-San Bernardino

  UC Irvine

  Golden West College

  University of California

  Irvine

  - Collaborated with other organizers in planning conference structure\n- Designed and distributed promotional materials\n- Evaluated

  selected

  and edited submitted papers for logic

  factual correctness

  readability

  grammar

  and conciseness\n- Recruited a panel discussant

  Conference Organizer

  Interdisciplinary Encounters in Religion

  Law

  and Ethics: First Annual Conference

  Santa Ana College

  Santa Ana

  CA

  - Shadowed faculty member\n- Tutored students\n- Designed and presented guest lecture\n- Participated in faculty

  curriculum

  and academic senate meetings and in the college's philosophy club

  Intern

  California Community College Internship Program

  - Designed lessons for a course on early modern philosophy\n- Designed PowerPoint slides and in-class activities\n- Facilitated classroom discussion\n- Graded papers for logic

  factual correctness

  readability

  and conciseness

  UC Irvine

  Adjunct Professor

  - Designed lessons for an introductory philosophy class\n- Organized and facilitated in-class team debates\n- Designed PowerPoint slides

  in-class activities

  online quizzes

  and essay assignments\n- Facilitated class discussions\n- Taught students to write effectively\n- Graded papers for logic

  factual correctness

  readability

  and conciseness

  Golden West College

  Adjunct Professor

  Design curriculum for and teach a variety of undergraduate classes. Classes taught:\n- Introduction to Philosophy\n- Critical Thinking

  Santa Ana College

  Masterprep Academy

  Irvine

  CA

  - Used Google Docs to design and continually update English grammar and writing lessons\n- Proofread and edited promotional materials\n- Taught courses on writing

  with emphasis on grammar

  readability

  conciseness

  and consistency of voice

  Curriculum Developer and Instructor

  1210 Roosevelt

  Irvine

  CA 92620

  - Investigated recent research in the social and natural sciences\n- Composed and edited articles based on this research\n- Designed grammar and reading tests

  with emphasis on grammar

  readability

  conciseness

  and consistency of voice\n- Formatted articles and practice questions for submission through GitHub\n- Collaborated with the Chair of the Curriculum Department to improve and edit articles and practice questions

  Curriculum Developer

  Elite Educational Institute

  Irvine

  CA

  THINK is a club that brings community members together to discuss controversial issues related to philosophy and religion. This is not a paid position.\n\n- Manage organization’s website\n- Schedule and select discussion topics for monthly meetings\n- Design handouts and other informational literature\n- Effectively communicate philosophical concepts and discussion topics during meetings

  Organizer

  THINK

  19732 MacArthur Blvd #140

  Irvine

  CA

  and 25282 McIntyre St

  Laguna Hills

  CA

  - Taught courses on writing

  with emphasis on grammar

  readability

  conciseness

  and consistency of voice\n- Reviewed and explained students' incorrect answer choices on practice tests\n- Evaluated student writing on a 12-point scale

  Writing Instructor

  Elite Educational Institute

  - Directed undergraduate research\n- Facilitated classroom discussion\n- Summarized and explained concepts from lecture\n- Graded papers for logic

  factual correctness

  readability

  and conciseness\n- Designed handouts and lessons on writing

  UC Irvine

  California State University-San Bernardino

  San Bernardino

  CA

  Design curriculum for and teach a variety of undergraduate courses using a lecture and Socratic seminar approach. Classes taught:\n- Introduction to Ethics\n- Eastern Philosophy\n- Introduction to Philosophy

  Adjunct Professor

  THINK brings community members together to discuss controversial issues related to religion and philosophy. I lead THINK's Irvine chapter

  which meets for friendly

  open discussions over dinner.\n\nResponsibilities:\n- Facilitate discussion during meetings\n- Manage the group's Meetup.com page\n- Collaborate with members to brainstorm discussion topics\n- Select discussion topics\n- Design educational materials

  Organizer

  THINK

  The Critical Thinking and Discussion Forum - Irvine

  - Collaborated with other BookWorlds officers to plan social and promotional events\n- Composed and edited text for promotional materials\n- Distributed promotional materials\n- Created Doodle polls to help in the scheduling of meetings

  Commander (Vice President)

  BookWorlds

  - Plan and facilitate community-building activities\n- Design and distribute promotional materials\n- Collaborate with other officers in planning club activities

  Head of Public Relations

  Cal Animage Epsilon