I was graduated from Brown University and earned my PhD at the University of Iowa, where I did my dissertation, "Science and Metaphysics: Harre's Philosophy of Science," with Dr Laird Addis. After leaving my first teaching position at Kent State University, I moved into the business world of computer programming and managing applied technology. I returned to academia at UGA in 1994. I have published articles and book reviews in Publications of the Society for Literature and Science, Philosophy of Science, Teaching Philosophy, The Review of Metaphysics, and The Southern Humanities Review. I'm a member of the American Philosophical Association; The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology; The Georgia Philosophical Society, of which I am a past president; and I am a fellow of the Artificial Center at UGA.

My current interests are in metaphysics, early modern philosophy, and cognitive science. My non-academic interests include competitive swimming and attending classical music concerts and opera performances. I have three children and 3 grandchildren.