Academic interests
I work at the intersection of philosophy of language, logic, and philosophy of mathematics. My research focuses on philosophical issues concerning the nature of logic and the foundations of semantics. In recent years, I have developed research interests in topics connecting philosophy and computer science, especially knowledge representation and the use of foundational ontologies in information systems, which has led to collaboration with an industry partner.
Background
Before joining the University of Oslo, I taught at the University of Birmingham and at Kansas State University. I received a PhD in Philosophy and an MS in Mathematics from The Ohio State University in 2010. I also completed an MSc in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham in 2020.
I am currently serving as Coordinating Editor of The Review of Symbolic Logic.
Teaching
I have taught courses on a wide range of topics, including engineering ethics, military ethics, theories of knowledge, logic and legal reasoning, history of analytic philosophy, and philosophy of mathematics.
I recently taught:
- FIL2406 – Algoritmisk tenkning for humanister
- HON2110 – Innføring i algoritmisk tenkning for honours-studenter
- HON2120 – Innføring i tverrfaglige forskningsmetoder for honours-studenter
I also taught courses at ESSLLI:
- Formal Theories of Properties, co-taught with Carlo Nicolai in 2023;
- Speaking of Things and Stuff: The Semantics of Plurals and Mass Terms, co-taught with David Nicolas in 2017;
- Plurals in Semantics and Philosophical Logic, co-taught with Øystein Linnebo in 2012.
Grants and Fellowships
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Research Fellowship, ERC Advanced Grant Construction in the Formal Sciences (Principal Investigator: Øystein Linnebo)
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AHRC Research Grant, 2022-2024, Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Carlo Nicolai)
Title: Type-Free Theories of Properties -
Research Fellowship, BORO Academia-Industry Collaboration Programme, 2018-2019
- Leverhulme Research Fellowship, 2017-2018