I am a philosopher at the University of Oxford, specialising in the philosophy of mind—particularly phenomenal consciousness, with a focus on panpsychism and cosmopsychism—and the philosophy of religion. In the latter, my work explores alternative concepts of God, meta-questions about the field’s scope and methodology, its connection to lived spiritual realities, and especially non-religious accounts of ultimate reality and consonant models of the well-lived life. These interests also intersect with broader questions in metaphysics and value theory. In addition, I have expertise in qualitative research methods and a strong interest in how empirical work—especially in theology and religious studies—can inform philosophical reflection, and vice versa.

I have been based at the University of Oxford since 2021, where I have held a series of postdoctoral research positions. I am currently Researcher for the Centre for Philosophical Theology in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. Before this, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Researcher Co-Investigator on the Non-Religious Spiritual Practice and the Well-Lived Life project (with Professor Mark Wynn), funded by the John Fell Fund. Prior to that, I was Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the God-Concepts and Spiritual Wellbeing project led by Professor Wynn. 

I received my PhD in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham in 2020, under the supervision of Professor Yujin Nagasawa. My thesis was titled Panpsychism and Cosmopsychism.

You can find my various profiles at the following links: Google Scholar / PhilPeople / ORCID

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