Prior to joining Rice, she was a faculty fellow at the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. Her scholarship focuses on well-being and “ill-being,” as well as perfectionism, achievement, intrinsic value, moral responsibility, uniqueness and the philosophy of sport. Dr. Bradford has taught courses on Achievement and the Meaning of Life, Contemporary Moral Issues, ethics and value theory, among other topics. In 2017, Dr. Bradford’s book, “Achievement,” received the American Philosophical Association Book Prize. She holds a doctorate in philosophy from Yale University.