Professional Service

Book Review Editor, The Journal of Moral Philosophy (2009-)

President, North Carolina Philosophical Society (2011-2013)

Secretary-Treasurer, North Carolina Philosophical Society (2009-2011).

Conference Co-Organizer, biannual joint meeting of the North Carolina Philosophical Society and South Carolina Society for Philosophy, Queens University of Charlotte, February 26-27, 2010. 80+ papers were delivered and 100+ people attended.

Conference Organizer, annual meeting of the North Carolina Philosophical Society, Appalacian State University, February 25-26, 2011. 75 papers were delivered and 90+ people attended.

Member, APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy (2010-12)

Member, APA Committee on Lectures, Publications, and Research (2006-8)

Co-Director, Foundations of Ethics Seminar for Chinese Scholars, with Professor Mark Murphy, Fr. Joseph T. Durkin, S.J. Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. This is part of the Values and Virtues in Contemporary China Program. Athens, Greece, January, 2011.

Invited Participant, Speaker, and Commentator, Evolution and Ethics Conference, Values and Virtues in Contemporary China Program, Beijing, China, October 2010.

Invited Keynote Speaker, Foundations of Ethics Conference, Values and Virtues in Contemporary China Program, Wuhan, China, October 2011.

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Review Panel, 2011

Manuscript Referee:

Mind (2012, 2011, 2009)
Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel (2012, 2010)
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (2012, 2010 twice, 2008, 2005)
Ethics (2012, 2010, 2008)
Oxford University Press (2012 - edited collection)
North Carolina Philosophical Society (2012, 2011, 2010)
Philosophy Compass (2012, 2011)
Oxford University Press (2011 - book manuscript)
Philosophical Quarterly (2011, 2008)
Erkenntnis (2011)
Faith and Philosophy (2011, 2010)
Philosophical Studies (2011, 2009, 2003)
The European Journal of Philosophy (2011)
The Monist (2011)
The John Templeton Foundation (2011 - grant proposal, twice)
Blackwell Publishing (2011 - book proposal)
 The Journal of Value Inquiry (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
Oxford University Press (2010 - book manuscript)
Oxford University Press (2010 - textbook review)
The John Templeton Foundation (2010 - grant proposal)
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (2010, 2006)
Australasian Journal of Philosophy (2010, 2009, 2006, 2005)
Philosopher's Imprint (2010, 2007, 2006, 2005)
Business Ethics Quarterly (2010)
Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy (2010 twice, 2009, 2008)
Philosophical Psychology (2010)
Dialogue: The Canadian Philosophical Review (2010)
European Journal of Analytic Philosophy (2009)
Nous (2009, 2008)
The Southern Journal of Philosophy (2009, 2007)
Routledge (2008 - book manuscript)
Rowman and Littlefield (2008 - book manuscript)
Oxford University Press (2008 - reference book proposal)
Oxford University Press (2008 - book manuscript)
The Journal of Philosophical Research (2008, 2007 three times, 2006, 2005, 2004)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2007)
The Canadian Journal of Philosophy (2007)
Longman Publishers (2007 - textbook manuscript)
Blackwell Publishing (2007 - book manuscript)
Society for Philosophy and Psychology (2007, 2005)
Synthese (2006)
The Journal of Religious Ethics (2006)
Theoria (2005, 2004)
The Journal of Moral Philosophy (2005, 2003)
Longman Publishers (2005 - textbook proposal)

Consultant, Excelsior College, Introduction to Philosophy Examination Writing, Spring 2010

Ph.D. Committee, Duke University, Dissertation on Virtue Ethics and the Emotions, Spring 2009

Research Assistant, Second Edition of the Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Consultant, Excelsior College, Introduction to Philosophy Examination Writing, Spring 2008

Chair, Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop and Network on Normative Realism, August 2012.

Chair, International Symposium on the Foundations of Morality, Wuhan University, China, October 2011.

Chair, Keynote Session, North Carolina Philosophical Society Meeting, February 2011

Chair, Presidential Address, North Carolina Philosophical Society Meeting, February 2011

Chair, Philosophy of Religion Session, North Carolina Philosophical Society Meeting, February 2011

Chair, Wake Forest Philosophy of Time Conference, April 2010

Chair, Keynote Session, Society of Christian Philosophers Eastern Division Meeting, March 2010

Chair, Keynote Session, Joint Meeting of the North Carolina and South Carolina Philosophical Societies, February 2010

Chair, Arizona Workshop on Normative Ethics, January 2010

Chair, Wisconsin Meta-Ethics Workshop, September 2009

Chair, Brackenridge Philosophy Symposium on Robert Audi, February 2009

Chair, Wisconsin Meta-Ethics Workshop, September 2008

Chair, Author Meets Critics Session, 2008 American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting

Chair, Wisconsin Meta-Ethics Workshop, September 2006

Chair, Philip Quinn Memorial Conference, University of Notre Dame, December 2005

Chair, Wisconsin Meta-Ethics Workshop, September 2005

Chair, Ethics Session, 2005 American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting

Chair, Philosophy of Religion Session, 2003 American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting

Chair, Realism Session, Society for Realist / Anti-Realist Discussion, 2003 American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting

Chair, Ontology Session, 2002 American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting

Chair, Religious Epistemology Session, 2001 Epistemology of Basic Beliefs Conference

Wake Forest University Service

Organized and Hosted a Conference on ''Agency and Action,'' September 22-23, 2006, with David Velleman, Michael Smith, R. Jay Wallace, Michael Bratman, John Broome, Joseph Raz, John Fischer, Philip Clark, Douglas Lavin, Niko Kolodny, Kieran Setiya, and Pamela Hieronymi. The papers by Velleman, Setiya, and Kolodny, together with my introduction, were published as a symposium on agency in the April 2008 issue of Ethics.

Preschool Conference Mini-Course, August 2012

Faculty Ethics Templeton Proposal Development Seminar, Spring 2012

Trustee Meeting on Student Life, Spring 2012

Admissions Office Prospective Student Mock Class Demonstration, Spring 2012

Admissions Office Faculty Face-to-Face Presentation, Fall 2011

Admissions Office Prospective Student Mock Class Demonstration, Fall 2011

Presidential Leadership Conference, September 2011 (declined), September 2009

Psychology Department Master's Thesis Committee Member, Spring 2011

New Wake Forest Center Proposal Evaluation Committee, June 2010

Residence Life and Housing Awards Committee, Spring 2010

Campus Day Scholarship, Research, and Community Panel, Spring 2010

Nancy Susan Reynolds Finalist Interviewer, Spring 2010

William Louis Poteat Scholarship Interviewer, Spring 2010

Faculty-Student Engagement Week Planning Committee, Spring 2010

Reid-Doyle Teaching Award Selection Committee, Spring 2012, 2011, 2010

Award for Excellence in Research Selection Committee, Spring 2012, 2011, 2010

Wake Forest University Research Advisory Council, 2009-10, 2008-9

Speaker, New Faculty Luncheon, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, January 2010

College 101 Workshop, Office of Academic Advising, October 2009

United Way Philosophy Department Campaign Representative, Fall 2009

Core Faculty, Planning Group, Center for Religion, Law, and Ethics, Fall 2009-Spring 2010

Teaching and Learning Center New Faculty Mentor, Fall 2009-

Chaplain's Office Student Spirituality Faculty Mentor, Fall 2009

New Wake Forest Center Proposal Evaluation Committee, June 2009

Campus Day Scholarship, Research, and Community Panel, Spring 2009

College Search Committee, Distinguished Position in Bioethics, Center for Bioethics (2008-9)

Speaker, Wake Forest University New Faculty Orientation, August 2009, August 2008

Member, Program in Bioethics (2006-8)

Faculty Adviser, Wake Forest Amnesty International (2008-9)

William C. Archie and Ruth N. Archie Graduating Senior Award Selection Committee, Spring 2008

Philosophy Department Representative, Teaching and Learning Fair, Teaching and Learning Center, Spring 2008

Admissions Office Prospective Student Mock Class Demonstration, Spring 2008

Film Dormitory Discussion on Memento (2008)

Winner, Residential College 2007-8 Program of the Year Award

Religion Department Master's Thesis Committee Member, Spring 2009

Psychology Department Master's Thesis Committee Member, Spring 2011

Psychology Department Master's Thesis Committee Member, Spring 2009

Psychology Department Master's Thesis Committee Member, Spring 2008

Psychology Department Master's Thesis Committee Member, Spring 2007

Philosophy Department Prospective Student Campus Day Representative (Spring 2012 - twice, Spring 2010 - twice, Spring 2009 - twice, Spring 2008 - twice, Spring 2007 - twice, Spring 2006 - once)

Faculty Film Panel Discussion on Gattica (2006)

Associated Faculty Member, Religion Department (2006-)

Philosophy Department Service

Department Colloquium Speaker Series Organizer and Host, and Carswell Lecture Organizer and Host (2008-9, 2007-8)

Department Meeting Secretary (2004-)

Prospective Philosophy Major Event Co-organizer (three times)

New Majors Greeting Event Organizer (Spring 2006)

Graduate School Information Session Organizer (once)

Faculty Reading Group Organizer (several times)

Active Participant, Faculty Papers in Progress Group (2004-)

Active Participant, Faculty Reading Groups (2004-)

Spring Department Picnic Organizer (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)

Hiring Committee (2008-9, 2005-6)

Faculty and Majors Annual Retreat Committee (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006)

Emergency Replacement for George Graham's Freedom and Responsibility Course

Philosophy Major Recreational Events (many times). (Most Friday afternoons for three years between 3-10 philosophy majors or minors joined me in the philosophy library for one hour to play a very entertaining version of chess called Bughouse.)