Research Discipline/Bio
Joseph is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Philosophy and Education program. His research interests include ethics, metaphysics, and foundations of education. Joseph’s current research focuses on the relevance of metaphysics in philosophy of education, including how it is conceived of in various educational contexts. He is most drawn to the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, J. Maritain, and A. MacIntyre. Joseph obtained his M.A.T. in secondary science education while working as a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow in Georgia. He has five years of experience teaching and coaching in secondary schools.
Joseph is currently the coordinator of the alumni association for the Philosophy and Education program, the editor of the program handbook, and works in the Music and Music Education office. He has also worked as a teaching assistant for Ethics and Education (A&HF 4192) and was on the Graduate Student Committee for the Philosophy and Education program (2023-2024).
Educational Background
M.A.T. - Secondary Science Education, Piedmont University, 2017.
B.S. - Biological Science, Georgia State University, 2012.
Honors/Awards
Teachers College Doctoral Fellowship, 2022-2025.
Science and Thomistic Philosophy Fellowship, Thomistic Institute, 2024.
Civitas Dei Fellowship, The Catholic University of America, 2023.
Wiley M. Merryman Academic Achievement Award, TC Arts & Humanities, 2022-2023.
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship, The Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 2016-2017.
Last Updated: Oct 8, 2025