Curriculum Vitae
Department of Philosophy
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210027
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0027
Areas of Specialization
Ethical Theory (esp. Metaethics), Moral Psychology
Areas of Competence
Applied Ethics, Epistemology, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Biology
Education
| University of Arizona | 2006-2012 |
| Doctoral Program, Department of Philosophy | (expected) |
| Graduate Minor, Cognitive Science | |
| Advisor: Mark Timmons | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 2001-2005 |
| B.A. Biological Sciences | |
| B.A. Philosophy | |
| Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa | |
| University & Departmental (Philosophy) Honors | |
| Honors Thesis: "On Our Duties to Animals", Advisor: Susan Dwyer |
Publications
| Nichols, S., Timmons, M., & Lopez, T. (forthcoming).Ethical Conservatism and the Psychology of Moral Luck. In M. Christen et al. (Eds.), Empirically Informed Ethics: Morality Between Facts and Norms. Springer. |
| Lopez, T. Zamzow, J., Gill, M. & Nichols, S. (2009). Side Constraints and the Structure of Commonsense Ethics. Philosophical Perspectives, 23, 1. |
Fellowships and Awards
University of Arizona Excellence in Social Sciences Dissertation Fellowship, 2011-2012
Purdue University Summer Seminar on Perceptual, Moral, and Religious Skepticism
Selected Participant, June 2011
2010-2011 Riesen Graduate Prize for Best Paper, Department of Philosophy
University of Arizona
Award for Best Graduate Student Paper, Southern Society for Philosophy and
Psychology, 2011
Presentations
| "Against the Evolutionary Argument for Moral Skepticism" Summer Seminar on Perceptual, Moral, and Religious Skepticism, Purdue University |
June 2011 West Lafayette, IN |
| "Against the Evolutionary Argument for Moral Skepticism" 103rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology |
March 2011 New Orleans, LA |
| "Against the Evolutionary Argument for Moral Skepticism" (poster) Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Annual Meeting Lewis and Clark College |
June 2010 Portland, OR |
| "Statistical Learning in Language Acquisition: Implications for" Moral Psychology and the 'Linguistic Analogy'" American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting |
April 2010 San Francisco, CA |
| "Statistical Learning in Language Acquisition: Implications for" Moral Psychology and the 'Linguistic Analogy'" Cognitive Science Colloquium, University of Arizona |
January 2010 Tucson, AZ |
| "Empirical Moral Psychology and Sentimentalism" 2nd Annual Graduate Workshop in Ethics, Mind, and Brain University of Miami |
September 2009 Miami, FL |
| "Ethics and the Psychology of Moral Luck" 3rd Annual Tucson Roundtable on Experimental Philosophy University of Arizona |
May 2009 Tucson, AZ |
| "Empirical Moral Psychology and Sentimentalism" 101st Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology |
April 2009 Savannah, GA |
| "Psychological Models of Moral Judgment: What Causes Moral Intuitions?" 2nd Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference, Western Michigan University |
December 2008 Kalamazoo, MI |
| "Side Constraints and the Structure of Folk Normative Ethics" 2nd Annual Tucson Roundtable on Experimental Philosophy University of Arizona |
May 2008 Tucson, AZ |
| "Psychological Models of Moral Judgment: What Causes Moral Intuitions?" (poster) Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Annual Meeting York University |
June 2007 Toronto, ON |
Teaching Positions
| As Instructor | PHIL/PSYC 348 - The Moral Mind |
Spring 2011 University of Arizona |
| PHIL 321 - Medical Ethics |
Summer 2010 University of Arizona |
| PHIL 321 - Medical Ethics |
Summer 2009 University of Arizona |
| PHIL 110 - Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking |
Fall 2008 University of Arizona |
| As Teaching Assistant | INDV 102 - Personal Morality: Issues in Applied Ethics (Instructor: Mark Timmons) |
Fall 2010 University of Arizona |
| INDV 102 - Personal Morality: Issues in Applied Ethics (Instructor: Mark Timmons) |
Spring 2010 University of Arizona |
| INDV 101 - Philosophical Perspectives on the Individual (Instructor: Terry Horgan) |
Spring 2008 University of Arizona |
| INDV 101 - Philosophical Perspectives on the Individual (Instructor: Shaun Nichols) |
Fall 2007 University of Arizona |
| INDV 102 - Personal Morality: Issues in Applied Ethics (Instructor: Mark Timmons) |
Spring 2007 University of Arizona |
| PHIL 150 - Contemporary Moral Issues (Instructor: Susan Dwyer) |
Fall 2005 University of Maryland Baltimore County |
| As Grader | |
| PHIL 300 - Ethical Theory (Instructor: Mark Timmons) |
Fall 2010 University of Arizona |
| PHIL 472A - Ancient Philosophy: Plato's Moral and Political Philosophy (Instructor: Rachana Kamtekar) |
Spring 2009 University of Arizona |
| PHIL 430B - Ethical Theory (Instructor: Mark Timmons) |
Fall 2008 University of Arizona |
Memberships in Professional Associations
American Philosophical Association
Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Service
| Graduate Program Review Committee Department of Philosophy |
2008-2009 University of Arizona |
Graduate Coursework
Fall 2009:
Decision Theory (Terry Horgan)
Spring 2009:
Seminar in Moral Psychology (Shaun Nichols and Mark Timmons)
Introduction to Cognitive Science (Shaun Nichols)
Ancient Philosophy: Plato's Moral and Political Philosophy (Rachana Kamtekar)
Fall 2008:
Theories of Language Development (LouAnn Gerken)
Seminar on Epistemology (Stewart Cohen)
Spring 2008:
Seminar on Hume's Treatise (David Owen)
Moral and Social Evolution (Gerry Gaus)
Independent Study: Ethical Theory (Michael Gill)
Fall 2007:
Seminar on Metaphysics: Causation (L.A. Paul)
Theory of Knowledge (Terry Horgan)
Metaethics: Moral Epistemology (Mark Timmons)
Spring 2007:
Seminar on Philosophy of Mind: Free Will (Shaun Nichols)
Philosophy of Biology (Richard Healey and Elizabeth Willott)
Normative Ethics: Kant (Mark Timmons)
Fall 2006:
Seminar on Moral Phenomenology (Mark Timmons)
Seminar on Philosophy of Art (Keith Lehrer)
Philosophy and Psychology (Shaun Nichols)
Seminar on Philosophy of Mathematics: Abstract Objects (Shaughan Lavine)