I am the Academic Program Officer for the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, an educational institution in Mecosta, Michigan. I also serve as the Humanities Editor for The University Bookman, the Center’s book review journal, and as an Assistant Editor for VoegelinView, the arts and humanities journal of the Eric Voegelin Society.
Previously, I taught as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Humanities at Faulkner University. I have also taught humanities seminars at classical schools and have served as a school administrator.
I received a Ph.D. in the Humanities (history focus) from Faulkner University. My dissertation, Russell Kirk: Redeeming the Time Through Liberal Education, examined Kirk’s educational thought and its significance in postwar America. I also hold an M.A. in Philosophy from Mount Angel Seminary’s College of Liberal Arts, where I wrote on Dante’s philosophical poetry, and a B.A. in History from the College of Idaho. My work and writing are rooted in Christian humanism and the liberal arts tradition.
Currently, I am writing a book called Guardian of the Word: Russell Kirk and the Renewal of Liberal Education, which develops the work of my dissertation. I am also editing a collection of Kirk’s essays, with an introduction by George H. Nash. My writing has appeared in The Imaginative Conservative, Dappled Things, Catholic World Report, The Homiletic and Pastoral Review, VoegelinView, Pietas, and The University Bookman. In 2023, I received a Richard M. Weaver Fellowship from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute for my doctoral studies. In 2025, I received a Law and Liberty Fellowship from Liberty Fund.
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 Twitter.
I live in western Michigan with my wife and daughter.