Northwest Vista College

Instructor of Philosophy

I taught Philosophy and Ethics. I received the 2013 NISOD Excellence Award, a national teaching honor from the College of Education of the University of Texas at Austin, for my teaching at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio, Texas.

• 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Northwest Vista College
• 2013 NISOD Excellence Award for Teaching from the University of Texas at Austin
• 2013 Grant, United States Institute of Peace, Public Education for Peacebuilding Support Initiative
• International Education Committee
• Peace and Conflict Studies Committee

St. Philip's College

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

I taught Philosophy and Ethics. I received the 2018 NISOD Excellence Award, a national teaching honor from the College of Education of the University of Texas at Austin, for my teaching at St. Philip's College.

• Discipline Lead - Head of the Philosophy Faculty

• 2018 NISOD Excellence Award for Teaching from the University of Texas at Austin

• Grant, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program, for St. Philip’s College, to bring to our campus:
__2016, Dr. Richard & Yvonne Naylor of the Corrymeela Peace Centre, Northern Ireland
__2019, Dr. Derick Wilson of the Corrymeela Peace Centre, Northern Ireland

St. Philip's College

Associate Professor of Philosophy

I teach Philosophy and Ethics. I have integrated into my Ethics courses the "Exploring Humanitarian Law" (EHL) program developed by the International Committee of the Red Cross. I am also an advisor for our Philosophy Club and the Ethics Bowl Team, which competes in the competitions sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.

• Discipline Lead - Head of the Philosophy Faculty

• 2019 Corazón Award for Faculty Development from the Alamo Colleges District

University of Dallas

Assistant Director & Lecturer

I was hired as the Assistant Director of the Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies, and we spent the next year transforming the Institute into the new School of Ministry.

The Corrymeela Community

Project Administrator

I shepherded groups and special projects for the Corrymeela Community's Peace and Reconciliation Centre in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland and contributed to the administrative and operational support of the Centre.

The Corrymeela Community

I shepherded groups and special projects for the Corrymeela Community's Peace and Reconciliation Centre in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland and contributed to the administrative and operational support of the Centre.

Stanford University

Fellow, Global Studies Division

The EPIC Fellowship Program
Global Studies Division, Stanford University
Fellowship Period: August 2018 - May 2019

The Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum (EPIC) brings together faculty and academic staff to work collaboratively with colleagues at Stanford for one academic year on projects aimed at internationalizing course curricula and producing innovative curricular materials for use in community college classrooms. Fellows represent a broad disciplinary cross-section, including the humanities, social sciences, mathematics and hard sciences.

American Red Cross

At Northwest Vista College, I served on the Peace and Conflict Studies Committee. One of these initiatives involved members of the the committee working to integrate into their courses the Exploring Humanitarian Law Program (EHL) developed by the American Red Cross. See: http://ehl.redcross.org

To deepen my understanding of Humanitarian Law, I attended the 2017 Advanced Seminar in International Humanitarian Law for University Lecturers and Researchers, sponsored by the ICRC and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

Ductus Exemplo: Student Leadership by Example in Civic Engagement

Journal of Civic Commitment

Civic Engagement in a University Setting

Ductus Exemplo: Student Leadership by Example in Civic Engagement

Journal of Civic Commitment

Civic Engagement in a University Setting

Marianist Epistles

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

Intergenerational Letter Exchange between the Marianist Affiliates and the Marianist Leadership Program

Ductus Exemplo: Student Leadership by Example in Civic Engagement

Journal of Civic Commitment

Civic Engagement in a University Setting

Marianist Epistles

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

Intergenerational Letter Exchange between the Marianist Affiliates and the Marianist Leadership Program

Catholic Social Teaching and Civic Engagement: Grounding Civic Praxis in Catholic Theory

Journal of Catholic Higher Education

Catholic Social Teaching in a University Setting

Ductus Exemplo: Student Leadership by Example in Civic Engagement

Journal of Civic Commitment

Civic Engagement in a University Setting

Marianist Epistles

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

Intergenerational Letter Exchange between the Marianist Affiliates and the Marianist Leadership Program

Catholic Social Teaching and Civic Engagement: Grounding Civic Praxis in Catholic Theory

Journal of Catholic Higher Education

Catholic Social Teaching in a University Setting

Marianist Journeys

The Center for Lay Marianist Communities and Lay Spirituality; and the North American Center for Marianist Studies.

A Lay Marianist Formation Program

Ductus Exemplo: Student Leadership by Example in Civic Engagement

Journal of Civic Commitment

Civic Engagement in a University Setting

Marianist Epistles

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

Intergenerational Letter Exchange between the Marianist Affiliates and the Marianist Leadership Program

Catholic Social Teaching and Civic Engagement: Grounding Civic Praxis in Catholic Theory

Journal of Catholic Higher Education

Catholic Social Teaching in a University Setting

Marianist Journeys

The Center for Lay Marianist Communities and Lay Spirituality; and the North American Center for Marianist Studies.

A Lay Marianist Formation Program

"How a Student Affairs Team Helped Shape and Advance the Catholic Identity of a Catholic University: St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas"

Understanding Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (Edited by Sandra Estanek; Sheed & Ward Book Publishers)

"Understanding Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to focus not only on student affairs practices in Catholic higher education but on the development of lay men and women who receive their student affairs training at secular institutions. Responding to the growing concern over nurturing Catholic identity at Catholic colleges and universities, this book is an essential resource for administrators, staff, and faculty at these institutions."

Ductus Exemplo: Student Leadership by Example in Civic Engagement

Journal of Civic Commitment

Civic Engagement in a University Setting

Marianist Epistles

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

Intergenerational Letter Exchange between the Marianist Affiliates and the Marianist Leadership Program

Catholic Social Teaching and Civic Engagement: Grounding Civic Praxis in Catholic Theory

Journal of Catholic Higher Education

Catholic Social Teaching in a University Setting

Marianist Journeys

The Center for Lay Marianist Communities and Lay Spirituality; and the North American Center for Marianist Studies.

A Lay Marianist Formation Program

"How a Student Affairs Team Helped Shape and Advance the Catholic Identity of a Catholic University: St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas"

Understanding Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (Edited by Sandra Estanek; Sheed & Ward Book Publishers)

"Understanding Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to focus not only on student affairs practices in Catholic higher education but on the development of lay men and women who receive their student affairs training at secular institutions. Responding to the growing concern over nurturing Catholic identity at Catholic colleges and universities, this book is an essential resource for administrators, staff, and faculty at these institutions."

Separate (!) but Equal (?): The Human Rights Frame for Marriage Equity

Irish Peace Centres, Experiential Learning Paper No. 6

Human Rights in Northern Ireland

Ductus Exemplo: Student Leadership by Example in Civic Engagement

Journal of Civic Commitment

Civic Engagement in a University Setting

Marianist Epistles

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

Intergenerational Letter Exchange between the Marianist Affiliates and the Marianist Leadership Program

Catholic Social Teaching and Civic Engagement: Grounding Civic Praxis in Catholic Theory

Journal of Catholic Higher Education

Catholic Social Teaching in a University Setting

Marianist Journeys

The Center for Lay Marianist Communities and Lay Spirituality; and the North American Center for Marianist Studies.

A Lay Marianist Formation Program

"How a Student Affairs Team Helped Shape and Advance the Catholic Identity of a Catholic University: St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas"

Understanding Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (Edited by Sandra Estanek; Sheed & Ward Book Publishers)

"Understanding Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to focus not only on student affairs practices in Catholic higher education but on the development of lay men and women who receive their student affairs training at secular institutions. Responding to the growing concern over nurturing Catholic identity at Catholic colleges and universities, this book is an essential resource for administrators, staff, and faculty at these institutions."

Separate (!) but Equal (?): The Human Rights Frame for Marriage Equity

Irish Peace Centres, Experiential Learning Paper No. 6

Human Rights in Northern Ireland