Philosophy Research on Normativity
I am interested in areas of philosophy that investigate normativity, including ethical theory, epistemology, aesthetics, and the philosophies of mind and action.
Crowd wisdom, computational cognitive science, judgment & decision making, and marketing
Using experiments and computational models I study the processes underlying human judgment and decision making, and how to use knowledge of these processes to solve problems in marketing and to improve crowd wisdom.
Building Labor, Social Justice, and Material Supply Chains
Identifying Forced Labor in the Construction Industry
Urban Digital Humanities
This project joins urban and architectural history through the creation and interpretation of of maps, oral histories, databases, and narratives about neighborhood change.
Persian literary historiography, Persian language and literature, history of Modern Iran
Exile and Prison Literature in the Persianate World
Affect Theory and Material Culture
Studying the relationships between emotion and material culture, religion, science, and secularism.
The History Of Books & Media / Digital Humanities / Printing in Prisons
Researching rare books in special collections and libraries; researching the history of computing in the 19th century; cataloguing old computers; collaborating with local libraries and institutions; building digital exhibits on the history of Eastern State Penitentiary.
Architectural Theory
Projects will vary. Interested students should contact us to discuss possibilities.