I'm currently an assistant professor in the Philosophy Department at University of California, Davis. My main areas of specialty are Kant and other philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries (especially Leibniz). I also have research interests in social ontology and the philosophy of race. Before coming to Davis in 2021, I completed my PhD at Princeton University under the supervision of Desmond Hogan.
 

For the Academic Year 2023-2024, I served as the President of the American Association for Mexican Philosophers (AAMP) and was in charge of organizing our yearly meeting. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like your name to be added to AAMP's mailing list.

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I'm currently the faculty advisor for Davis' MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) chapter, as well as the chair of our Diversity Working Group. If you have any questions or concerns about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Davis or in philosophy at large, do feel free to get in touch with me!

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My main historical project concerns the history of the philosophy of mind and psychology in German philosophy between Leibniz and Kant. I argue that Kant's philosophy of mind is closer to Leibniz's than has previously been acknowledged. Nonetheless, Kant's view has a distinctive advantage over Leibniz's: it allows for the formation of true judgements about individuals. Along the way, I provide an account of Kant's elusive notion of an intuition within its historical context in 18th century German philosophy. You can find more information about my research here.

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In addition to my historical work, I have research interests in the philosophy of race and social ontology. In a nutshell, my project aims to elucidate the nature of racial membership and its relation to notions of expertise, authority, and recognition. The questions that I aim to shed light on include: What explains why individuals belong to racial groups? How do we make sense of the fact that there is much disagreement about which individuals belong to a racial group? Do ordinary subjects tend to defer to experts, or other kinds of authorities, about questions of racial categorization? Does this make an ontological difference?