Curriculum Vitae

rcait@uic.edu  ·  Chicago, Illinois
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Education

PhD, Philosophy · University of Illinois Chicago

MA, Philosophy · Loyola University Chicago

BA, summa cum laude · Loyola University Chicago

Areas

Specialization
Ancient Philosophy
Competence
Ethics, Epistemology, Logic
Languages
Ancient Greek (advanced), Latin (advanced)

Presentations

Aristotle’s Non-Aristotelian Account of Gender

Young Geniuses and Intellectual Virtue: Aristotle’s Exception in EN VI.8

Experiential Learning: The Role of Experience in Acquiring Aristotle’s ἐπιστήμη of Natural Science

Teaching

Primary Instructor, University of Illinois Chicago

PHIL 101  ·  PHIL 102  ·  PHIL 115  ·  PHIL 202

Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois Chicago

PHIL 102

Instructor, Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University

Classical Languages Department Head, Naperville Christian Academy

Latin I–III  ·  Honors Latin Poetry  ·  Honors Medieval Latin  ·  Honors Greek

Senior Thesis Advisor, Naperville Christian Academy

Private Tutor

Research positions

Research Assistant to Ralph Keen

Supporting work on Philipp Melanchthon.

Index Research Assistant

Built the index for Samuel Fleischacker’s From Idolatry to Holiness (Cambridge University Press), identifying and cross-referencing concepts, names, and themes to publisher specification.

Graduate Assistant, Midwest Annual Workshop in Ancient Philosophy

Coordinated conference logistics and on-site operations.

Researcher, United Nations Special Rapporteur mandate

Compiled a source database supporting the mandate on unilateral coercive measures (A/HRC/RES/27/21), and wrote an assessment of the effect of US sanctions on the full enjoyment of human rights.

Graduate Research Assistant

Catalogued and translated Aristotle’s uses of ἐπιστήμη and related vocabulary across the corpus.

Service

Colloquium Committee, University of Illinois Chicago

Conference Moderator and Mentor, Loyola University Chicago

Volunteer Captain, Education Department, The Field Museum

Awards

  • Classics Degree Distinction, Loyola University Chicago (2020)
  • Abel Key in Ancient Greek (2020)
  • Summa cum laude, National Latin Exam (2020)
  • Provost Fellowship, Loyola University Chicago (2019–2020)
  • CAMWS Certificate (2019)
  • Dean’s List, Loyola University Chicago (2017–2020)