I am a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland with a mixed background in philosophy and biology. Before moving to Aotearoa New Zealand, I grew up in Seattle, got my BA at Reed College, worked for a synthetic biology company in Italy, and completed my PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.

I work in the philosophy of science and philosophy of biology. Most of my current work focuses on microbiology, astrobiology, and topics at the local interface of philosophy and science in Aotearoa.

I’m an Associate Editor at Biology & Philosophy and a member of the executive committee of Te Ao Mārama—Centre for Fundamental Inquiry.

Here is my full CV (updated September 2023).

I live in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland with Brett Calcott and our two kids.

From October–December 2024 I am a fellow at SOCRATES Centre for Advanced Studies in Hannover.