Additional Educational Activities

• Visiting PhD Student and Research Assistant, The University of British Columbia
  • The Animal Welfare Program, 2002-2003
  • The Centre for Applied Ethics, 2001-2002

Current Professional Activities

• Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Alaska - Anchorage
• Associate Editor, International Library of Environmental, Agricultural, and Food Ethics (LEAF) Series, Springer: The Netherlands
• Ethics Advisor, American Veterinary Medical Association, Animal Welfare Committee and Panels on Euthanasia, Humane Slaughter, and Depopulation
• Editorial Board Member, Food Ethics
• Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Grupo Bem-Estar Animal e Sustentabilidade da UEL, Londrina, Brazil
• Animal Care Panel, Center for Food Integrity

Professional Interests

• My research interests fall under the areas of environmental, food, animal and agricultural ethics, and ethical theory. Currently, I am pursuing research in global food security and climate ethics. I also specialize in Philosophy of Technology, in particular issues dealing with social justice, participatory democracy, future generations and responsible citizenship.