My work is at the intersection of moral psychology and social and political philosophy. In 2021, I published my first monograph, Hope Under Oppression (Oxford University Press). The book explores how hope operates at the individual and collective levels in conditions of oppression. It also illustrates the relationship between hope and other attitudes in complicated socio-political contexts including trust, anger, bitterness, and faith.

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I am in the early stages of writing a new book titled Freeing the Heart. It will show how cutting-edge research on social and emotional development, along with insights about the significant mental distress across the human lifespan we are witnessing, challenge dominant approaches to moral responsibility in philosophy. I offer reasons for doubting the possibility of isolating distinctly moral reactive attitudes (blame, anger, etc.) from the maladaptive forms of them that harm interpersonal relationships and damage moral agency. I offer a new approach to responsibility, 'responsibility in community,' grounded in our collective interest in securing more positive and supportive moral practices for the future.

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In 2022, I was recipient of the Faculty of Humanities Early Career Excellence in Research Award at the University of Victoria.