I am a philosopher and lecturer at Cal Poly SLO. I work in technology ethics and in metaphysics and philosophy of science.

My work in technology ethics asks what moral limits govern new powers created by technology. My recent work focuses especially on AI persuasion and manipulation. I am interested in what happens when generative systems learn which claims, framings, or appeals work on particular people, and in the consequences for epistemic agency, manipulation, and political autonomy. I also work on reproductive technology, cognitive enhancement, and workplace surveillance.

My work in metaphysics and philosophy of science asks how science constrains our metaphysics. Scientific theories can often be formulated in very different ways, apparently committing us to different kinds of things. I am interested in what, if anything, those differences tell us about what exists, and more generally in how much metaphysical content we can legitimately extract from scientific theory and evidence. My work has focused on theoretical equivalence, ontological commitment, indispensability, and composite objects.