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- Book Review Editor, The Journal of Moral Philosophy (2009-)
- Editorial Board Member of Personality Science (2020-)
- Editorial Board Member of AGATHEOS: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion (2024-)
- Editorial Board of the Journal of Character and Leadership Integration (2015-2018)
- The Philosophy Teaching Library, Advisory Board (2024-)
- Forgiveness Scientific Advisory Council, Templeton World Charity Foundation (2021-2023)
- Core Project Team Member, Self, Virtue, and Public Life Project at the University of Oklahoma (2019-2021)
- Science Mentor and Advisory Board Member, Collaborative Inquiries in Christian Theological Anthropology Project at Villanova University (2020-2023)
- External Advisory Group Member, Kern Family Foundation KEEN grant at Wake Forest University on “Educating the Whole Engineer: Engineering Fundamentals, Character Education, and Entrepreneurial Mindset” (2020-)
- Wake Forest Program for Leadership and Character Faculty/Staff Partners Council (2021-) and Educating Character Initiative Advisory Board (2024-)
- John Templeton Foundation Board of Advisors (2014-2015)
- President, North Carolina Philosophical Society (2011-2013)
- Secretary-Treasurer, North Carolina Philosophical Society (2009-2011)
- Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion Sanders Prize Committee (2023)
- APA Alvin Plantinga Prize Selection Committee (2021)
- Member, APA Committee on Public Philosophy (2024-)
- Member, APA Virtual Programming Committee (2024-)
- Member, APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy (2010-13)
- Member, APA Committee on Lectures, Publications, and Research (2006-8)
- Member, SCP Nominating Committee (2012-19), Chair of Committee (2014-2022)
- Member, SCP Executive Committee (2013-16)
- Consultant, National Speech and Debate Association, February 2019.
- Consultant, The John Templeton Foundation, Future of Philosophy of Religion, August 2017.
- Consultant, The John Templeton Foundation, Strategic Plan Review, May 2017.
- Consultant, The John Templeton Foundation, Moral Psychology Literature Review, May 2017.
- Consultant, Templeton Religion Trust, Website Development, Spring 2015.
- Consultant, The John Templeton Foundation, Philosophy Conference Evaluation, May 2014.
- Consultant, Brighthouse Consulting, Fall 2012.
- Consultant, Excelsior College, Introduction to Philosophy Examination Writing, Spring 2008.
- Consultant, Excelsior College, Introduction to Philosophy Examination Writing, Spring 2010.
- Research Assistant, Second Edition of the Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- Instructor, 5 Day Masterclass on the Philosophy of Character, Notre Dame (Australia) Institute for Ethics & Society, June 2019.
- 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.
- Character Project Philosophy and Theology Funding Competition Co-Director, 2011-2012. Oversaw two funding competitions with 110 and 60 applicants, and awarded almost $1 million in grant money.
- Character Essay and Book Prize Director, Spring 2013. Oversaw prize competition with 60 submissions and awarded 9 prizes in the total amount of $27,000.
- Character Project Summer Seminar, June 2013. Taught a two week summer seminar to 16 faculty and graduate students on the latest work on the psychology of character. Visiting speakers included John Doris, Gopal Sreenivasan, and Rachana Kamtekar.
- Beacon Project Philosophy and Theology Funding Competition Co-Director, 2015-2016. Oversaw two funding competitions with 70 and 40 applicants, and awarded almost $800,000 in grant money.
- Beacon Project Summer Seminar, June 2018. Taught a two week summer seminar to 15 faculty and graduate students on the latest work on the psychology of character. Visiting speakers included Nancy Snow, Alan Wilson, and Daniel Russell.
- Honesty Project Philosophy Funding Competition Director, 2020-2021. Oversaw a funding competition with 90 applicants, and awarded almost $400,000 in grant money.
- Honesty Project Summer Seminar, June 2023. Taught a two week summer seminar to 17 faculty and graduate students on the latest work on the philosophy of honesty. Visiting speakers included Sungwoo Um and Deborah Tollefsen.
Conference Organizing
- Conference Co-Organizer, Integrity, Honesty, and Truth Seeking, University of Oklahoma, September 2017. 10 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Organizer, Character Project Initial Conference, June 2012. Roughly 60 attendees at a two day conference featuring 14 talks by the winners of the psychology of character funding competition.
- Conference Organizer, Character Project Final Conference, June 2013. Roughly 80 attendees at a three day conference featuring 29 talks by the winners of the psychology, philosophy, and theology of character funding competitions.
- Conference Organizer, Developing Character Project Final Conference, May 2014. Roughly 50 attendees at a three day conference featuring 10 talks on the philosophy and psychology of character.
- Conference Organizer, State of Research on Honesty Conference, October 2019. Roughly 25 attendees at a three day conference featuring 10 talks on the virtue of honesty.
- Conference Organizer, Honesty Project Initial Conference, June 2022. Roughly 40 attendees at a two day conference featuring 20 talks by the winners of the philosophy and the empirical science of honesty funding competitions.
- Conference Organizer, Honesty Project Final Conference, June 2023. Roughly 60 attendees at a two day conference featuring 20 talks by the winners of the philosophy and the empirical science of honesty funding competitions.
- Co-Organizer, SCP Graduate Fellowships for Science Cross-Training Final Workshop, Calvin University, June 2022.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Inaugural Workshop on Theistic Ethics, Wake Forest University, October 2015. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Second Annual Workshop on Theistic Ethics, Georgetown University, October 2016. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Third Annual Workshop on Theistic Ethics, William and Mary, October 2017. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Fourth Annual Workshop on Theistic Ethics, Wake Forest University, October 2018. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Fifth Annual Workshop on Theistic Ethics, Georgetown University, October 2019. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Sixth Annual Workshop on Theistic Ethics, William and Mary, September 2022. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Seventh Annual Workshop on Theistic Ethics, Wake Forest University, September 2023. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Co-Organizer, Eighth Annual Workshop on Theistic Ethics, Georgetown University, September 2024. 9 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Conference Organizer, New Theists Workshop, Wake Forest University, October 2016. 10 papers workshopped over 2 days.
- Workshop Organizer, Veritas Philosophy Group, Wake April 2023. 7 participants meeting over one day.
- 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, Appalachian State University, February 25-26, 2011. 75 papers were delivered and 90+ people attended.
- Conference Organizer for ‘‘Agency and Action” in September 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.
Referee
- American Philosophical Quarterly (2024, 2023, 2017, 2016, 2014)
- Review of Philosophy and Psychology (2024, 2021, 2013)
- Personality Science (2024)
- Oxford University Press (2024 – book manuscript)
- The Journal of Moral Philosophy (2024, 2013, 2012, 2005, 2003)
- Journal of Applied Philosophy (2024)
- Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion (2023 many papers, 2021)
- Templeton Religion Trust (2024 – grant proposal x 2)
- The Journal of Moral Education (2024, 2020, 2017, 2015, 2012)
- Journal of Research on Adolescence (2024, 2023)
- Synthese (2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2006)
- Philosophia Christi (2024, 2023)
- Oxford University Press (2024 – book proposal)
- Philosophical Studies (2024, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2003)
- Philosophy and Technology (2024)
- Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (2024, 2022, 2021, 2015, 2010, 2006)
- John Templeton Foundation (2024 – grant proposal)
- Templeton World Charity Foundation (2024 – grant proposal)
- Studies in Christian Ethics (2024, 2021, 2016, 2013)
- Philosophical Psychology (2024, 2023, 2022, 2016, 2013, 2010)
- Ergo (2024, 2023)
- National Science Foundation Grant Proposal (2023)
- Routledge (2023 – book proposal)
- Journal of the American Philosophical Association (2023, 2021, 2017)
- Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (2023)
- Philosophical Psychology (2023, 2022, 2016, 2013, 2010)
- Croatian Science Foundation Grant Proposal (2023)
- Routledge (2023 – edited volume proposal)
- Philosophia: Philosophical Quarterly of Israel (2023, 2013, 2012 twice, 2010)
- Templeton World Charity Foundation (2023 – grant proposal)
- Philosopher’s Imprint (2023, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005)
- Pacific Philosophical Quarterly (2023, 2021, 2016)
- Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (2023, 2022, 2020, 2017, 2013, 2012 twice, 2010 twice, 2008, 2005)
- Bloomsbury Press (2023 – book manuscript)
- Oxford University Press (2023 – book proposal)
- Metaphilosophy (2022)
- International Journal of Educational Research (2022)
- Ethos (2022)
- The Review of Metaphysics (2022)
- Southwestern Philosophical Society (2022)
- Analysis (2022, 2021, 2018)
- Templeton Religion Trust (2022 – grant proposal)
- John Templeton Foundation (2022 – ten grant proposals)
- Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy (2022 twice, 2019, 2015, 2010 twice, 2009, 2008)
- Faith and Philosophy (2022, 2020, 2019, 2018 twice, 2014, 2013 twice, 2012, 2011, 2010)
- Journal of the American Philosophical Association (2021, 2017)
- Oxford University Press (2022 – book proposal, twice)
- Nous (2022, 2016, 2015, 2009, 2008)
- Religious Studies (2021)
- Oxford University Press Academic Law (2021 – book proposal)
- Oxford University Press (2021 – book proposal, twice)
- Utilitas (2021)
- University of St. Thomas University Scholar Proposal (2021)
- Polity Books (2021 – book proposal)
- Palgrave Macmillan (2021 – book proposal)
- Religions (2021, 2020)
- Philosophical Quarterly (2021, 2020, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2008)
- Templeton World Charity Foundation (2021 – one grant proposal)
- Sophia (2021 twice, 2013)
- National Science Foundation (2021)
- Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Funding Proposal (2021, 2017, 2014)
- Philosophical Explorations (2021, 2017, 2015)
- University of Chicago Press (2021 – book proposal)
- Croatian Science Foundation Grant Proposal (2020)
- Polity Books (2020 – book proposal)
- Routledge (2020 – book proposal)
- Res Philosophica (2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014)
- Oxford University Press (2020 – edited volume proposal)
- Diametros (2020)
- McGraw Hill (2020 – edited volume proposal)
- Oxford University Press (2020 – book proposal and chapters)
- Thought (2020)
- Erkenntnis (2020 twice, 2011)
- John Templeton Foundation (2020 three grant proposals)
- Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences (2020)
- TOPOI (2020, 2019)
- John Templeton Foundation (2019 four grant proposals)
- Oxford University Press (2019 – book manuscript)
- Oxford University Press (2019 – book series and edited volume proposal)
- Routledge (2019, edited volume proposal)
- Acta Analytica (2019)
- The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (2019)
- Social Theory and Practice (2019, 2013)
- Templeton Religion Trust (2019 – grant proposal)
- Templeton World Charity Foundation Review Panel, Global Innovations for Character Development Program (2019 – 8 proposals)
- Oxford University Press (2019 – book manuscript proposal)
- Cambridge University Press (2019 – edited book manuscript proposal)
- Australasian Journal of Philosophy (2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005)
- Zygon (2019)
- American Psychological Association (2018 – book proposal)
- The European Journal of Philosophy (2018, 2011)
- Templeton World Charity Foundation Review Panel, Global Innovations for Character Development Program (2018 – 8 proposals, 2 Transition to Scale Full Proposals)
- The Canadian Journal of Philosophy (2018, 2016, 2013, 2007)
- Routledge (2018 – edited volume proposal)
- European Journal for Philosophy of Religion (2018)
- Mind (2018, 2014, 2013, 2012 twice, 2011, 2009)
- Society for Philosophy and Psychology (2018, 2016, 2013, 2007, 2005)
- Oxford University Press (2018 – textbook review x 2)
- Oxford University Press (2018 – book manuscript)
- John Templeton Foundation (2018 – grant proposal x 2)
- Templeton Religion Trust (2017 – grant proposal x 3)
- Cambridge University Press (2017 – book manuscript)
- The Southern Journal of Philosophy (2017, 2013, 2009, 2007)
- Oxford University Press (2017 – book proposal and sample chapters)
- John Templeton Foundation (2017 – fellowship reviewer, 8 proposals evaluated)
- Oxford University Press (2017 – edited volume)
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (2017 – grant proposal)
- John Templeton Foundation (2017 – grant proposal, twice)
- Templeton World Charity Foundation (2017 – grant proposal)
- MIT Press (2017 – book proposal)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2017 – grant proposal)
- Oxford University Press (2016 – edited volume proposal)
- The Journal of Philosophy (2016)
- Cambridge University Press (2016 – book manuscript)
- Templeton World Charity Foundation (2016 – grant proposal)
- Oxford University Press (2016 – book manuscript)
- Rowman and Littlefield (2016 – edited volume)
- Greater Good Science Center (2016 – grant project)
- Journal of Character and Leadership Integration (2016)
- Oxford University Press (2016 – edited volume proposal)
- Templeton Religion Trust (2015 – grant proposal)
- The Character Lab (2015 – grant proposals)
- Cambridge University Press (2015 – book manuscript)
- Routledge (2015 – edited volume proposal)
- Oxford University Press (2015 – book manuscript)
- Ethics (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008)
- American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (2015)
- The Journal of Philosophical Research (2015 twice, 2008, 2007 three times, 2006, 2005, 2004)
- Res Philosophica Prize Selection Committee (2015)
- The John Templeton Foundation (2015 two grant proposals)
- North Carolina Philosophical Society (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010)
- The Monist (2015, 2011)
- The Character Lab (2014, grant proposals)
- Cambridge University Press (2014 – edited volume proposal)
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (2014)
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal (2014)
- Philosophical Review (2014)
- Western Canadian Philosophical Association (2014)
- Springer Press (2014 – edited volume proposal)
- Royal Society Newton International Fellowships Reviewer (2014)
- Ratio (2014)
- Res Publica (2014)
- Routledge (2014 – edited volume proposal)
- The John Templeton Foundation (2014 – grant proposal)
- Routledge (2013 – edited volume proposal)
- Theoria (2013)
- Frontiers in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (2013)
- Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship Review (2013)
- Journal of Practical Ethics (2013)
- Environmental Values (2013)
- The John Templeton Foundation (2013 four grant proposals)
- The Journal of Value Inquiry (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
- Oxford Bibliographies in Philosophy (2012)
- The John Templeton Foundation (2012 – grant proposal)
- Philosophical Papers (2012)
- Central States Philosophical Association (2012)
- Ethics (2012, 2010, 2008)
- Oxford University Press (2012 – edited collection)
- Philosophy Compass (2012, 2011)
- Oxford University Press (2011 – book manuscript)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Review Panel, 2011
- The John Templeton Foundation (2011 – grant proposal, twice)
- Blackwell Publishing (2011 – book proposal)
- Oxford University Press (2010 – book manuscript)
- Oxford University Press (2010 – textbook review)
- The John Templeton Foundation (2010 – grant proposal)
- Business Ethics Quarterly (2010)
- Dialogue: The Canadian Philosophical Review (2010)
- European Journal of Analytic Philosophy (2009)
- Routledge (2008 – book manuscript)
- Rowman and Littlefield (2008 – book manuscript)
- Oxford University Press (2008 – reference book proposal)
- Oxford University Press (2008 – book manuscript)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2007- grant proposal)
- Longman Publishers (2007 – textbook manuscript)
- Blackwell Publishing (2007 – book manuscript)
- The Journal of Religious Ethics (2006)
- Theoria (South Africa) (2005, 2004)
- Longman Publishers (2005 – textbook proposal)
External Reviewer
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2009 – for a university in Colorado
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2013 – for a university in Massachusetts
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2014 – for a university in Minnesota
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2015 – for a university in Massachusetts
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2015 – for a university in Canada
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2017 – for a university in Arizona
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2017 – for a university in New York
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2017 – for a university in South Carolina
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2017 – for a university in Massachusetts
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2017 – for a university in New York
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2017 – for a university in Michigan
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2017 – for a university in Alabama
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2019 – for a university in South Carolina
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2019 – for a university in Texas
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2021 – for a university in Alabama
- External Tenure Track Reviewer, 2021 – for a university in Massachusetts
- External Post-Tenure Reviewer, 2022 – for a university in South Carolina
- External Full Professor Reviewer, 2022 – for a university in Kansas
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2022 – for a university in Texas
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2022 – for a university in New York
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2022 – for a university in Texas
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2023 – for a university in Washington
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2023 – for a university in Massachusetts
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2024 – for an international university
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in Washington DC
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in Australia
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in Nevada
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in Missouri
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in New York
- External Promotion Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in Kansas
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in Tennessee
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in Korea
- External Tenure Reviewer, 2024 – for a university in China
Dissertation Committees
- Ph.D. Committee, Dissertation on Friendship, Brown University, Spring 2024-
- Ph.D. Committee, Dissertation on Forgiveness, University of Notre Dame, Summer 2022-Summer 2024
- Ph.D. Committee, Dissertation on Character, University of Connecticut, Fall 2022-Spring 2024
- Ph.D. Committee, Dissertation on Character, Teachers College, Columbia University, Summer 2022-Spring 2024
- Ph.D. Committee, Dissertation on Humility, University of Colorado, Fall 2022-Spring 2023
- Ph.D. Committee, Baylor University, Dissertation on Exemplars and Admiration, Fall 2018-Spring 2020
- Ph.D. Committee, Vanderbilt University, Dissertation on Character, Spring 2017-2019
- Ph.D. Committee, Baylor University, Dissertation on Character Development, Fall 2013-2015
- Ph.D. Committee, Duke University, Dissertation on Virtue Ethics and the Emotions, Spring 2009
- Ph.D. External Examiner, University of Melbourne School of Graduate Research, “The Role of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Values in Adolescent Wellbeing.” Spring 2013
Chairing
- Chair, Educating Character Across Differences Conference at Wake Forest University, December 2024.
- Chair, Theistic Ethics Workshop at Georgetown University, September 2024.
- Chair, (3 times), Honesty Project Final Conference, July 2023.
- Chair, (2 times), Honesty Project Initial Conference, August 2022.
- Chair, SCP Graduate Fellowships for Science Cross-Training Final Workshop, Calvin University, June 2022.
- Chair, Society of Christian Philosophers Eastern Division Meeting, March 2021.
- Chair, Theistic Ethics Workshop at Georgetown University, October 2019.
- Chair, (2 times), Honesty Project State of Research Conference, September 2019.
- Chair, Arts of Leading Conference, Wake Forest University, February 2019.
- Chair, Jubilee Center for Character and Virtue Conference, Oxford University, January 2019.
- Chair, Theistic Ethics Workshop at Wake Forest University, October 2018.
- Chair, (2 times), Beacon Project Final Conference, July 2018.
- Chair, (2 times), Theistic Ethics Workshop at William and Mary, October 2017.
- Chair, (2 times), Theistic Ethics Workshop at Georgetown University, October 2016.
- Chair, (2 times), New Theists Workshop, August 2016.
- Chair, (3 times), Beacon Project Initial Conference, July 2016.
- Chair, Theistic Ethics Workshop at Wake Forest University, October 2015.
- Chair, Veritas Forum Meeting at Wake Forest University, February 2015.
- Chair, Ethics Session, 2014 American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting
- Chair, (3 times), Character Project Final Conference, June 2013.
- Chair, Language Session, North Carolina Philosophical Society Meeting, February 2013
- Chair, Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop and Network on Normative Realism, August 2012.
- Chair, Character Project Conference, June 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
- Nancy Susan Reynolds Finalist Interviewer, Spring 2013
- Admissions Office IB Day Class Demonstration, Spring 2013
- Preschool Conference Mini-Course, August 2012
- Faculty Ethics Templeton Proposal Development Seminar, Spring 2012
- Trustee Meeting on Student Life, Spring 2012
- Admissions Office Faculty Face-to-Face Presentation, Fall 2011
- Presidential Leadership Conference, September 2011 (declined), September 2009
- New Wake Forest Center Proposal Evaluation Committee, June 2010
- Residence Life and Housing Awards Banquet, Spring 2010
- Residence Life and Housing Awards Committee, Spring 2010
- Nancy Susan Reynolds Finalist Interviewer, Spring 2010
- Faculty-Student Engagement Week Planning Committee, Spring 2010
- Campus Day Scholarship, Research, and Community Panel, Spring 2010, Spring 2009
- 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-Spring 2010
- Chaplain’s Office Student Spirituality Faculty Mentor, Fall 2009
- New Wake Forest Center Proposal Evaluation Committee, June 2009
- College Search Committee, Distinguished Position in Bioethics, Center for Bioethics, 2008-9
- Member, Program in Bioethics, 2006-8
- Faculty Adviser, Wake Forest Amnesty International, 2008-9
- Philosophy Department Representative, Teaching and Learning Fair, Teaching and Learning Center, 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
- Faculty Film Panel Discussion on Gattica, 2006
- Associated Faculty Member, Religion Department, 2006-
Philosophy Department Service
- Co-Chair, Social/Political Philosophy Tenure Track Search (2024-2025)
- Administrative Assistant Search Committee (2024)
- Faculty Work in Progress Group Organizer (many years)
- Department Colloquium Speaker Series Chair and Host, and Carswell Lecture Organizer and Host (2019-2022, 2008-9, 2007-8)
- Philosophy Club Faculty Adviser (2012-)
- Department Meeting Secretary (2004-)
- Chair, Philosophy of Mind Tenure Track Search (2021-2022)
- Chair, Full Professor Promotion Committee (2021-2022)
- Faculty and Majors Annual Retreat Committee (2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006)
- Majors Advising (every semester when not on leave)
- Major Fair Department Representative (2016, 2014)
- Prospective Philosophy Major Event Co-organizer (2017, 2013, 2010, 2008, 2006)
- 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 (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
- Hiring Committee (many times)
- 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.)