Academic History
University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., May, 1991
Villanova University, M.A., December 1984
St. Charles Seminary, B.A., Summa Cum Laude, May, 1982

Areas of Expertise and Competence
Medieval Philosophy: Thomas Aquinas
History of Philosophy
Buddhist Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy

Selected Courses
Buddhism
Chinese Philosophy
Ethics East and West (at the University of Hawai'i)
Introductory Ethics
Philosophy of the Human Person
Medieval Philosophy
Twentieth Century Thomism
The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas

Selected Publications
"The Sensus Communis Reconsidered" in The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (forthcoming).

An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, 2008.

"'Re'-Constructing Philosophical Arguments: Getting a Grip on Thomistic Straw Men" in The Modern Schoolman, Volume LXXXII, Number 4, May 2005.

"Confucius and ZHONG/'Doing One's Utmost'" in East-West Connections: Review of Asian Studies, Volume 4, Spring 2004.

Selected Presentations
"The Buddha, the Dalai Lama, and Your Brain"
With Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler (Department of Psychology, UST)
Asian Studies Development Program
Twelfth Annual National Conference
Nashville, Tennessee, 3-17-06

"Basic Buddhism"
Asian Studies Development Program
Tenth Annual National Conference
Kansas City, Missouri, 4-17-04

"Confucius and ZHONG/'Doing One's Utmost'"
Asian Studies Development Program
Ninth Annual National Conference
Paradise Valley Community College, Scottsdale, AZ, 3-8-03

"'Socratic' Ends and Ch'an/Zen Means"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 9-28-02

"Teaching the Zhongyong"
Asian Studies Development Program
Eighth Annual National Conference
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, 3-16-02

"'Re'-Constructing Philosophical Arguments:
Getting a Grip on Thomistic Straw Men"
Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, 3-8-02

"The Importance of Being a Thomist--Two Papal Views"
Minnesota Philosophical Society
The College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, 9-22-01

"Was Thomas Aquinas a Taoist?"
Twenty-Second Medieval Forum
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, 4-6-01

"Paired Courses Learning Communities: Regular and Intensive Versions"
With Dr. Joseph Hallman (Department of Theology, UST), Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler (Department of Psychology, UST) and Dr. John Krebsbach (Associate Dean, Academic Counseling, Department of Music, UST)
The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning
Bloomington, MN, 11-17-00

"Confucius, Plato, and Filial Piety?"
Asian Studies Development Program
Seventh Annual National Conference
East-West Center, Honolulu, HI, 7-2-00

Professional Associations
American Catholic Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
Asian Studies Development Program
Minnesota Philosophical Society