About Me

Professionally, I am an Assistant Professor of Practice in the honors program at Merrimack College. I am also the co-editor of the Dance Philosophers Network and co-artistic director for the artist collective Stylin'Out Network.  

I have a Ph.D.  in philosophy and cognitive science from the University of Memphis. I specialize in the philosophy of mind with an emphasis on embodied cognition, crowd interaction, and the philosophy of dance. In short, I work on the cognition and benefits of dance, agency, emergence, creativity, and crowd cognition. My dissertation provides a dynamic systems and enactivist model of improvisation.  

Currently, I am working on the cognition of large crowds and emergent crowd behavior. I reveal the many ways human crowds can display highly intelligent, complex behavior without any centralized leadership. I am especially interested in peak crowd experiences such as collective effervescence,  collective joy, awe, and tarantism. 

In Memphis, I served as the president of Philosophical Horizons, an organization dedicated to philosophy with kids. I also worked with Winning Words at the University of Chicago. I, therefore, also dabble in the pedagogy and methodology of philosophy with kids.

I was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, but did all my graduate work in the United States.

For nearly two decades, I have been a competitive break-dancer. I have competed, taught, and performed worldwide and have also been involved in organizing several international breakdancing events.