I am PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at Queen’s University.

Before coming to Queen’s, I received an MA in Philosophy from Western University, and a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy and Psychology from McGill University. I’m originally from Mississauga, Ontario, a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

My areas of specialization are political philosophy and normative ethics. More specifically, I work on questions in democratic theory; global justice; the philosophy of work; the ethics of advice; and relational normativity.

My dissertation addresses an issue of growing interest among democratic theorists known as the boundary problem. Across five chapters, and in contrast to existing interventions, it aims at developing a teleological account of democratic boundaries—an account of the conditions under which the subjects of democratic rule can be expected to enjoy in its unique value. Ultimately, I contend that democratic boundaries must track the residents of a shared geographic domain if subjects are to enjoy the democratic value of collective self-authorship.

My doctoral research is supervised by Will Kymlicka. Margaret Moore and Andrew Lister make up the rest of the doctoral committee.

Outside of philosophy, I am a dedicated cinephile. Among my most beloved films are Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye (1973) and Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989).