I am a doctoral candidate in Philosophy at Rice University , writing a dissertation under the supervision of Elizabeth Brake.
My research is in ethics and applied ethics, with a focus on the ethics of AI and bioethics. I work on how AI-powered data practices affect a person’s ability to give morally transformative consent. My work has appeared in the Journal of Medical Ethics and the Journal of Applied Philosophy.
Publications
- When Understanding Fails: How Diverging Norms in Medicine and Research Led to Informed Consent Failures During the Pandemic. Journal of Medical Ethics (2024).
- Machine Learning Manipulation as Treachery. Journal of Applied Philosophy (2026).
Under Review
- The Limits of Uninformed Consent: Social Norms and Data Practices
In Progress
- Data Practices, Privacy and the Private Sphere
- In Defense of the Therapeutic Misconception
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