I am the author of published nonfiction works, journalism, and academic papers exploring ethics, responsibility, and public discourse.
My writing reflects a long‑standing interest in how ideas shape institutions, leadership, and collective decision‑making.
Released in 2022, COVID-19 and Ethics in Canada explores the response to the pandemic in Canada through the lens of applied ethics.
Released in 2018, Everyday Dissent is a book of collected journalism, focused on politics in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Education News Canada: Waterloo's institutional response to ChatGPT
News article featuring teaching and learning experts at Waterloo, focused on the impact of gen-AI in the classroom.
Waterloo News: Banking crisis echoes 2008 but with ‘marked differences’
News article featuring Waterloo researcher discussing 2023 bank collapses in 2023.
CBC: Meet the Newfoundlander leading Canada's COVID-19 clinical trials
A Q&A article featuring Dr. Srinivas Murthy, who was co-chair of the World Health Organization's clinical research committee on COVID-19.
NTV News: Media spot promoting COVID-19 and Ethics in Canada
A video capture of a media spot after the publication of COVID-19 and Ethics in Canada.
“Form, Content, Function: Phenomenology and/in Sign Language Poetry.”
Academic article on phenomenological philosophy in relation to sign language poetry.
“Resistance to Extractive Industries in Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Academic article on the historical, social, and economic dynamics of extractive industries in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Resistance in Contemporary Newfoundland Fiction.
Dissertation for PhD completed with Memorial University.
"Direct Democracy" in The Democracy Cookbook.
Article in a collection on democratic governance and renewal.
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