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Academic Interests and Expertise
  • PhD Candidate: Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought Division; European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switzerland
  • MLS Library and Information Studies: Information theory and information literacy instruction, Emporia State University – School of Library and Information Management, Emporia, Kansas
  • MTS in Theological Studies: Philosophical Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • BA in Music: Department of Music, Composition and Piano Performance, Cairn University, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
  • BS in Religion: Theological Studies, Cairn University, Langhorne Pennsylvania
Areas of Research Interest
  • Information literacies and human-computer interaction
  • Phenomenological philosophies and critique of logical-analytical ontologies and epistemologies
  • Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research methods and contributions to knowledge creation
  • Semiotics and desire in relation to posited non-existents in knowledge-creating systems across human inquiry and academic disciplines
Areas of Teaching Interest
  • Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research methodologies
  • Phenomenology and Continental philosophies – ontologies and epistemologies
  • Digital and informational literacies in relation to human learning, access, and creation of information
  • Philosophies of critical thought and sociocultural knowledge systems and inquiry domains (comparative disciplinary studies)
Areas of Service
    • Bill and Dorothy Cohen Honors College Faculty Council (Member 2015-present, Chair 2019-present)
    • Association of College and Research Libraries, Science and Technology Section – Information Literacy Committee (Member 2015-present, Chair, 2018-2020)