PUBLICATIONS



WIP. The Gorgon Effect: The Witness' Report as a Dramaturgical and Rhetorical Device for Multimodal Emotional Engagement Co-authored with G Pulvirenti, R Gambino, and S Rasche. Texas Studies in Literature and Language 66.4, publication in Winter 2024.


2019. Beauty from a Neuroesthetic Point of View

Special collection "Beauty Matters: A Symposium". Y Reisner (Ed), Eesti Arhitektuurikeskus MTÜ, 78-91.


2019. [Im]Pure Colour: Kant on Charm and Form

Special collection "Colour and Poetry: A Symposium". J Volley (Ed), Small Press, 38-39.


2018. Why is That Art? Co-authored with R Kamber. 

Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Aesthetics. S Réhault and F Cova (Eds), Bloomsbury Publishing, 79-102. 

PRESENTATIONS



2024. A New Approach to Aesthetics

UCL and U Catania, Cognitive Futures in the Arts and Humanities Conference Series, Keynote with Semir Zeki


2024. Neuroesthetics and Philosophy of Imagination

UCL and U Alicante, The International Interdisciplinary Seminar on Neuroesthetics 3


2023. Neuroesthetics and Philosophical Concepts

UCL and U Alicante, The International Interdisciplinary Seminar on Neuroesthetics 2


2021. Neuroesthetics and Philosophy of Perception

UCL and U Alicante, The International Interdisciplinary Seminar on Neuroesthetics 1


2019. Art from a Neuroesthetic Point of View

UCL Slade School, Lunchtime Lecture Series


2019. Beauty from a Neuroesthetic Point of View

TAB Tallinn Architecture Biennale Symposium, 3 Lecture series, Tallinn


2018. Neuroesthetics and Phenomenology: Comments on the Epoché

UCL and U Vienna Summer School in Neuroesthetics


2017. Why is That Art? A Study on the Reasons of Art Professionals in Artwork Classification

XPHI Experimental Philosophy Group Germany II, Osnabrück


2016. A Reply to: "The Problem with the History of Aesthetics Before Aesthetics" 

UCL Philosophy Graduate Conference, with K Cuccuru 


2013. A Critique of Neuroesthetics 

TCNJ Cummings Prize Symposium 


2013. Neuroesthetics as Aesthetic Philosophy 

TCNJ Celebration of Student Achievement 

NRHC Northeast Regional Honors Conference, Philadelphia 


2012. Homoerotica as Platonic Philosophy 

TCNJ Celebration of Student Achievement 

NRHC Northeast Regional Honors Conference, Baltimore 

PGTA LECTURES


2024. Methods and Methodologies in the Compositional Analysis of Art

UCL Philosophy of Art, guest lecture


2024. Methods and Methodologies in the Conceptual Analysis of Art

UCL Philosophy of Art, guest lecture


2023-2024. Neuroesthetics from a Neurophenomenological Point of View

UCL Neuroesthetics, guest lecture


2019-2023. Neuroesthetics from a Phenomenological Point of View 

UCL Neuroesthetics, annual guest lecture 


2019-2023. Neuroesthetics from a Philosophical Point of View 

UCL Neuroesthetics, annual guest lecture 


2019-2023. On Plato's Symposium

UCL Neuroesthetics, annual guest lecture with S Zeki and B García on "Non-Existent Lovers in Literature" 


2018. On the Varieties of Aesthetic Experience 

UCL Neuroesthetics, guest lecture 


2017. On the Varieties of Aesthetic Theory 

UCL Neuroesthetics, guest lecture 


2013. An Introduction to Neuroesthetics and the Neuroscience of Aesthetics 

TCNJ Aesthetics, guest lecture



PGTA TUTORIALS


2020-2023. Tutorials on Existentialism

UCL Philosophy, 1st year BA module with self-designed syllabus


2020-2023. Tutorials on Depiction

UCL Philosophy, 3rd year BA module with self-designed syllabus



PGTA SEMINARS


2017-2024. Aesthetics

UCL Philosophy, 2nd year BA module 


2017-2024. Neuroesthetics 

UCL Biosciences, 3rd year BSc module 


2019-2024. Philosophy of Art 

UCL Philosophy, 3rd year BA and MA module 


2017-2020. Morality and Literature

UCL Philosophy, 2nd year BA module 


2017-2018. Sartre's Philosophy

UCL Philosophy, 3rd year BA and MA module



PGTA SUPERVISIONS


2017-2018. Final Dissertation Supervision

UCL Arts & Sciences, 3rd year BASc dissertation module

PARTICIPATION



2021-2025. The Platonic Academy London 

UOL Interdisciplinary Forum, Organiser and Webmaster


2019-2025. The London Aesthetics Forum 

UOL Institute of Philosophy, Organiser and Webmaster


2017-2024. The Laboratory of Neurobiology

UCL Biosciences (Head S Zeki), Researcher


2012-2016. The Laboratory of Experimental Philosophy

TCNJ Philosophy (Head R Kamber), Researcher


2012-2013. The Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology

TCNJ Psychology (Head T Bireta), Researcher


2011-2013. The Association for Core Texts and Courses 

ACTC Proceedings, Permissions Editor 



SELECT PARTICIPATION AS REFEREE


2024. Cognitive Futures in the Arts and Humanities Conference Series

UCL and U Catania, Keynote with Prof Semir Zeki


2024. The International Interdisciplinary Seminar on Neuroesthetics 3

UCL and U Alicante, Symposium (Co-organiser)


2023. The International Interdisciplinary Seminar on Neuroesthetics 2

UCL and U Alicante, Symposium (Co-organiser)


2021. The International Interdisciplinary Seminar on Neuroesthetics 1

UCL and U Alicante, Symposium (Co-organiser)


2021. The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

TACK Communities of Tacit Knowledge, PhD Colloquium


2019. The Estonian Academy of Arts

TAB Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Symposium


2019. The Slade School of Fine Art

UCL Materials Innovation Network, Symposium


2019. The Bartlett School of Architecture

UCL Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies, BSc Critiques



SELECT PARTICIPATION AS ATTENDEE


2021. Roman Ingarden and Our Times 

Jagiellonian University in Kraków


2019. The Future of Experimental Aesthetics 

University of Leeds 


2017. The Experimental Philosophy Group Germany II 

University of Osnabrück 


2015. The Science of Beauty 

The Royal Society of Edinburgh 

HONOURS



2022. Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy AFHEA 

UCL Arena Teaching Associate Programme and Gateway Workshop 


2018. Graduate Research Scholarship for Cross-Disciplinary Training 

UCL Philosophy and UCL Biosciences, Laboratory of Neurobiology 


2013. The College of New Jersey Honors and Scholars Program 

TCNJ Student Registry 


2009. The College of New Jersey Presidential Merit Scholarship 

TCNJ Student Registry 


2013. The Phi Beta Kappa Society 


2009. The National Honor Society