Democratic Theory

Theories of Justice and Freedom

Women and Politics

Ancient Political Thought

Animal Rights

Virtue Ethics

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A., Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.S., Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University

Research Interests

• Democratic Theory
• Theories of Justice and Freedom
• Women and Politics
• Ancient Political Thought
• Democratic Theory
• Animal Rights
• Virtue Ethics

Select Publications

• “The Practice of Kindness and the Discipline of Yoga,” December 2013, Elephant Journal.
•  “Ancient Virtues, Contemporary Practice: An Aristotelian Approach to Embodied Care,” April 2012 Political Theory.
• “John Stuart Mill's Feminism: On Progress, the State, and the Path to Justice,” with Jeff Spinner-Halev. April 2010, Polity.
• “Gender Anarchy and the Future of Feminisms in PA,” with Janet R. Hutchinson, 2006. Administrative Theory & Practice, 28(3): 399-417.
• “Feminist Praxis: Administering for a Multicultural, Multigendered Public,” with Janet R. Hutchinson, 2004. Administrative Theory & Praxis 26(1): 79-95.

Courses

• Ancient Political Thought
• Democratic Theory
• Introduction of Political Thought
• Feminist Political Theory
• Women and the Law