I'm currently finishing up my PhD in Philosophy, which is about the nature of the first-person perspective and whether value is real (it is). I also have philosophical interests in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, Plato, and post-Kantian German philosophy, especially Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. Outside of philosophical topics, I've enjoyed working with MAPH students on projects ranging from the representation of ghosts in Japanese art history to the liminal time in the work of Virginia Woolf. When I'm not working, I like learning about perfume and interesting smells, and trying to master impressive-looking yoga arm balances.