Welcome!
I am the Academic Program Officer for the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, an educational institution in Mecosta, Michigan. I am also the Humanities Editor for The University Bookman, the book review journal of the Kirk Center, and an Assistant Editor for VoegelinView, the arts and humanities journal of the Eric Voegelin Society. In addition, I teach as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Humanities at Faulkner University.
I earned a PhD in the Humanities from Faulkner University, where I wrote my dissertation on Russell Kirk’s educational ideas. I am currently working on a book project tentatively titled Guardian of the Word: Russell Kirk and the Renewal of Liberal Education, which develops and expands the argument of my dissertation. I also hold an MA in Philosophy from the College of Liberal Arts at Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary, and a BA in History from the College of Idaho. In 2023, I received a Richard M. Weaver Fellowship from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute for my doctoral studies.
Much of my work centers on the renewal of education and culture. Before joining the Kirk Center, I was an administrator and teacher in newly founded classical schools. My writing engages topics related to the Catholic intellectual tradition, Christianity and the humanities, liberal and humanistic education, and the conservative intellectual tradition. I have contributed articles, essays, and reviews to publications including The Imaginative Conservative, Dappled Things, Catholic World Report, The Homiletic and Pastoral Review, The University Bookman, VoegelinView, and Pietas.
This website was primarily made to store my published writing. As you read, I hope you will find something useful or thought-provoking. You can contact me on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.
I live in western Michigan with my wife and daughter.