Biography
I was born and raised in San Jose, California and fell in love with music pretty early on (jazz piano, choir nerdiness, etc.). Then I came to BYU, went on a mission to the Dominican Republic and found out there were things other than music in life (who knew?). Long story short, I went to the Jerusalem Center and got really into teaching (still figuring it out, by the way). When I graduated, I did my first PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology, I apprenticed under a violinmaker for 2 years for my dissertation, studying his teaching methods in an apprenticeship environment. Then I did a doctoral degree at Oxford where I did fieldwork in Jerusalem to study how Orthodox Jews treat teaching and learning as a sacred act.
Research Interests
My research is about how different cultures, religious traditions and civilizations treat teaching and learning as a sacred activity.Teaching Interests
I like teaching about the history and philosophy of education - not just so that you know about them, but so that you know how to teach and learn in a way that is more deeply and richly informed by cultures, civilizations and religious traditions around the world and throughout history (especially in antiquity).Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Education , Philosophy, Education and Religion, University of Oxford (2018)
- Doctor of Philosophy, Instructional Psychology and Technology , Brigham Young University (2014)
- Bachelor of Arts, Music , Spanish, Brigham Young University (2011)
Memberships
- American Anthropological Association (AAA) (2016 - Present)
- Philosophy and Education Society (2016 - Present)
- Philosophy and Education Society of Australasia (2016 - Present)
- Religious Education Association (2016 - Present)
- World Education Research Association (WERA) (2016 - Present)
- Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (2014 - Present)