He specializes in Kant’s moral philosophy; practical/applied ethics (especially as it relates to Catholic ethics.) He received a bachelor’s degree from Saint John’s University and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Fordham University. Some of his publications include, “Same-Sex Marriage, Homosexual Desire, and the Capacity to Love,” International Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 25, no. 2 (Fall 2011), “Freedom and the Source of Value: Korsgaard and Wood on Kant’s Formula of Humanity,” Metaphilosophy Vol. 42, no. 4 (2011), and “The Role of Feelings in Husserl’s Ethics,” Idealistic Studies, Vol. 39, Issue 1-3 (2009). He has a forthcoming publication, "Kant on the Emotion of Love," in the European Journal of Philosophy.