I am Reader in Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Previously, I held positions at Emory University, Hunter College CUNY, the University of Minnesota Rochester, Quinnipiac University (USA), Rhodes University (RSA), and the University of Bradford (England).

I hold a B.A. (Hons) in Combined Studies in Arts (German, Philosophy, and Russian Studies), an M.A. in Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy, from Durham University (UK). My doctoral research at Durham was supervised by Professor David E. Cooper.