IMG_0380I’m a philosopher and economist, working at the intersection of these fields. I’ve written on topics ranging from immigration, what I call “cruel work”, the ethics of discrimination, animal ethics, behavioral economics, philosophy of economics, and disability.

You can learn about my books on these topics, and some of my articles on these issues are forthcoming or have appeared in Ethics, Australasian Journal of Philosophy,  Analysis,  Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Ethics and Global Politics, British Journal of the History of Philosophy, Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, Public Affairs Quarterly, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Law and Philosophy, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy

Feel free to contact me at sa1580 at georgetown.edu

I’ve also written publicly in a variety of venues, such as Salon and The Believer, and have been interviewed for or appeared in media such as the Hill, Newsweek, WalletHub, and CNN’s financial and business network.  I received my PhD in economics from GMU and my PhD in philosophy from Duke University.  

Some recent and upcoming talks and interviews include:

  • University of Washington, “Ethics of Migration”, May 2025 
  • Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Legal Studies and Business Ethics), January 2025
  • Philosophy, Politics, Economics Annual Conference: Author Meets Critics (Immigration and Discrimination) November 2024
  • Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals, September 2024
  • American Philosophical Association, NY, January 2024
  • Oxford University, Nuffield College, October 2023
  • John Locke Institute, Georgetown University, July 2023
  • University of Sheffield, UK, May 2023
  • PPE Speaker Series, Virginia Tech, October 2022
  • Aarhus University, “Migration and Discrimination: A Normative Exploration”, September 2022
  • Interviewed by Ian Leslie for The Ruffian, “Is there such a thing as an Ethical Immigration Policy,” April 2022
  • Ohio State, Center for Ethics and Human Values, “Should Open Societies have Open Borders?”, April 2022
  • New York University, “Economics and Ethics of Immigration” Conference (Philosophy and Global Institute for Advanced Study)
  • Stanford University (Political Theory Workshop)
  • College of Charleston, (Center for Public Choice and Market Processes)
  • University of California, Berkeley (Workshop on Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory)
  • Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Legal Studies and Business Ethics)