A political theorist exploring the crossroads of religion, politics, and global thought. He studies how different political traditions coexist — or clash — especially as Buddhist ideas meet Western perspectives in a globalized world. From elections administration in Pennsylvania to research in Buddhist and American political thought, he brings real-world experience and big ideas to Honors classes.

“Learning isn’t a process that happens in a straight-line or in one direction, with a teacher telling you what they know and a student doing their best to listen and remember it. You aren’t always just transferring knowledge, sometimes you’re all trying to discover it together and this is particularly true for a course like Worlds of Buddhism.”