CURRICULUM VITAE
A. Minh Nguyen
Honors Program & Asian Studies
Eastern Kentucky University
138 University Building
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475
859-622-8667
EDUCATION
1) Ph.D., Philosophy, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1999
2) M.Phil., Philosophy, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1994
3) M.A., Philosophy, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1992
4) B.A., Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1991
5) H.S. Diploma, Valedictorian, William L. Dickinson High School, Jersey City, NJ, 1987
ENHANCED EDUCATION
1) Salzburg Global Seminar, Global Citizenship Program 71 (“Education for Global
Citizenship: What, Why, and How?”), July 13-20, 2015
2) Music Student at Eastern Kentucky University, Spring 2009-Fall 2013 (11 Piano
Courses, 4.00 GPA)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 1) Director, Interdisciplinary Asian Studies Program, Eastern Kentucky University, 2015-
present
2) Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies, Eastern Kentucky University, 2015-present
3) Associate Director, Honors Program, Eastern Kentucky University, 2013-present
4) Coordinator, National and International Scholarships and Fellowships, Eastern Kentucky
University, 2013-present
5) Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Kentucky University, 2013-2015
6) Coordinator, Chautauqua Lecture Series, Eastern Kentucky University, 2010-2014
7) Associate Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Kentucky University, 2008-2013
8) Affiliated Faculty, Honors Program, Eastern Kentucky University, 2007-present
9) Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Kentucky University, 2003-2008
10) Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Louisville, 2002-2003
11) Visiting Instructor in Philosophy, Georgia State University, 2001-2002
12) Part-Time Lecturer in Philosophy, Columbia University et al., 1993-2001
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
1) Director, Interdisciplinary Asian Studies Program, Eastern Kentucky University,
January 2015-present
Led the effort and worked collaboratively with nearly 30 faculty and staff members
from various academic departments and units to establish the Interdisciplinary Asian
Studies Program, which offers a minor and a certificate, and serves as its inaugural
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Director. Reports to the Dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Member of the Chairs Association. Provides programmatic leadership that supports
the mission, vision, values, and strategic goals of the University. Responsible for the
planning, development, implementation, evaluation, refinement, and management of
the program, including services (from course offerings to enrichment activities),
budget, and affiliated employees (which include 37 faculty members from five
colleges as of this writing). Provides leadership in curriculum, assessment, strategic
planning, programmatic effectiveness, and budgeting. Devises and employs advising,
recruitment, and retention strategies. Fosters collaborative working relationships with
affiliated faculty, other program directors, department chairs, student-services
coordinators, and external counterparts to communicate and coordinate initiatives,
projects, activities, and materials that support the ongoing commitments and strategic
goals of the University. Courses encompass a broad range of disciplines, including
Business, Comparative Literature, Criminal Justice, Cultural Studies, Dance, English,
Exercise and Sport Science, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Justice Studies,
Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women and Gender
Studies. Obtained grants from the Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of
Academic Excellence and conference travel funding for EKU faculty members from
the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) at Indiana
University. Collaborated with IAUNRC to bring to EKU a photo exhibit on the
women of Uzbekistan, an expert on the war in Afghanistan (Douglas Wissing), and a
specialist on counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Bill Mankins).
2) Associate Director, Honors Program, Eastern Kentucky University, August 2013-
present
Reports to the Director of the Honors Program. Assumes primary managerial
oversight of the following three aspects of the EKU Honors administration: 1)
Program Assessment: designs, supervises, and oversees all strategic planning and
assessment functions for the program, including TracDat data collection and
submission; chairs the Honors Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee; serves
as the Honors Program’s representative on the University Academic Planning and
Assessment Committee; manages Gen Ed assessment activities and helps faculty
ensure that their syllabi include required elements, whether Gen Ed or otherwise. 2)
Conference Coordination: oversees the EKU Honors participation in National
Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC),
and Kentucky Honors Roundtable (KHR) conferences, including promoting these
events (and organizing them as needed such as when EKU Honors hosted the Fall
2015 KHR Conference), issuing internal calls for proposals, conducting
brainstorming sessions, reviewing and submitting proposals, proofreading conference
programs and submitting requested changes, managing conference registrations,
making travel arrangements, and providing general oversight on trips. (For 25 times
in the past 26 years, EKU Honors has fielded the largest number of student
presenters of any honors college or program in the nation at NCHC.) 3) National
Scholarships: maintains and expands expertise in application processes for national
and international scholarships and fellowships; recruits, mentors, and supports
students applying for such awards. Additional responsibilities: 4) Academic
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Advising: serves as the EKU Honors academic advisor to students majoring in
Education, Nursing, and Occupational Therapy, who, thanks to their demanding
clinical courses and schedules, may require or benefit from co-advising; maintains
and expands expertise in curricular matters relevant to students in these disciplines;
helps advise incoming students on “High Achiever/Honors” orientation days. 5)
Program Leadership: alongside the Director, assumes critical duties of program
leadership, including managing the program in the Director’s absence, serving in
leadership positions on the Honors Advisory Committee and the Honors Admission
Committee, representing the Honors Program on the Provost’s Council on Academic
Affairs, participating in and overseeing program events from Honors Convocation to
Honors Faculty Workshop, standing in as needed when the Director is unable to
attend or when two events are scheduled at the same time, and serving as moderator
for one of the two sets of concurrent honors thesis presentation sessions during the
Honors Thesis Presentation Week.
3) Coordinator, National and International Scholarships and Fellowships, Eastern
Kentucky University, August 2013-present
Played a pivotal role in the creation of the Office of National and International
Scholarships and Fellowships, housed within EKU Honors, and serves as its
inaugural Coordinator. Trained by the National Association of Fellowships Advisors
(NAFA). Reports to the Director of the Honors Program. Responsible for assisting
students with the deliberation and application process. Offers individual advising
assistance to all EKU students in determining appropriate scholarships and
fellowships to pursue, coordinating application materials, selecting recommenders,
preparing personal statements, developing project proposals or proposed programs of
study, and interviewing. Record: 1 Mitchell Scholarship, 1 Fulbright English
Teaching Assistantship, 1 Humanity in Action Fellowship + 1 Alternate, 1 Phi Kappa
Phi Fellowship, 2 Gilman Scholarships + 1 Alternate, 1 Salzburg Global Citizenship
Alliance Internship, 1 Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention.
4) Coordinator, Chautauqua Lecture Series, Eastern Kentucky University, May 2010-
December 2014
Reported to the Dean of University Programs. Responsible for creating, directing,
and hosting EKU’s university-wide annual lecture series, marketing the program, and
managing the budget. Brought to EKU numerous internationally renowned speakers
and performers from a wide variety of disciplines and professions, including Kenneth
Lee Adelman, Catherine Clinton, Richard Dawkins, Michael Eric Dyson, Eric Foner,
Robert George, Temple Grandin, Brian Greene, Tyrone Hayes, Geri Jewell, Yul
Kwon, Tori McClure, N. Gregory Mankiw, Eric Metaxas, Richard Muller, R. Carlos
Nakai, Martha Nussbaum, Arnold Rampersad, Michael S. Roth, Tali Sharot, Peter
Singer, Ben Sollee, and Kenji Yoshino. Continually attracted an enthusiastic and
diverse town-and-gown audience, including more than 2,235 and 2,100 people for
Richard Dawkins and Temple Grandin, respectively, until this day the largest and the
second largest audiences in the 17-year history of our program. Annual series
included a national juried art exhibition on the series theme. Founded the
interdisciplinary Chautauqua Journal (http://encompass.eku.edu/tcj/), assembled the
editorial team, solicited and oversaw the review of submissions for the first two
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volumes, and continues to serve as one of the two Editors-in-Chief. Raised more than
$100,000 from 94 other units (both academic and non-academic) for the Chautauqua
Lecture Series. Collaborated with off-campus non-profit organizations such as the
Kentucky Humanities Council and the Japan/America Society of Kentucky on
Chautauqua events.
HONORS-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
HON Administration
1) Associate Director, Honors Program, Eastern Kentucky University, 2013-present
2) Coordinator, National and International Scholarships and Fellowships, Eastern Kentucky
University, 2013-present
HON Teaching and Mentoring 1) Affiliated Faculty, Honors Program, Eastern Kentucky University, 2007-present (Team-
Teaching Interdisciplinary Courses “Honors Humanities I” and “Honors Humanities II”)
2) Faculty Mentor for 3 Honors Thesis Projects and 69 Honors Conference Presentations
(23 NCHC, 19 Southern Regional, 27 Kentucky Honors Roundtable)
HON Research 1) Russell Carpenter, Rachel Lachut, A. Minh Nguyen, and Jessica Vaught, “How Do I
Know?: Using Metacognition within the Honors Program,” National Collegiate Honors
Council Conference, Seattle, WA, October 12-16, 2016, General Session.
2) A. Minh Nguyen, “Transformation through Study Abroad: Critical Thinking and World
Citizenship,” in Preparing Tomorrow’s Global Leaders: Honors International
Education, ed. Mary Kay Mulvaney and Kim Klein (Lincoln, NE: National Collegiate
Honors Council, 2013), pp. 21-43.
HON Institutional Service 1) Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Nominee Selection Committee, 2017-present (Chair, 2017-
present)
2) President-Elect of the EKU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 2016-present
3) Executive Board of the EKU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 2016-present
4) University Academic Planning and Assessment Committee, 2016-present
5) International Site Visit Evaluation Team, Mahidol University International College,
Bangkok, Thailand, and Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, March 20-28,
2016
6) Rhodes / Marshall / Mitchell / Gates Cambridge Scholarship Institutional Representative,
2015-present
7) Search Committee for the Dean of the Honors College, 2015-2016
8) Truman / Goldwater / Gilman Scholarship Institutional Representative, 2014-present
9) Fulbright / Critical Language Scholarship Program Adviser, 2013-present
10) Council on Academic Affairs, 2013-present (CAA Strategic Academic Excellence
Workgroup, 2015)
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11) Honors Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee, 2013-present (Chair, 2013-
present)
12) Global Citizenship Program Grant and Trailblazer Grant Selection Committee, 2013-
present
13) Search Committee for the Program Coordinator of the Honors Program, 2013
14) Search Committee for the Administrative Assistant of the Honors Program, 2013
15) Honors Admission Committee, 2010, 2013-present
16) Honors Advisory Committee, 2007-2010, 2013-present
17) Faculty Advisor to Alpha Lambda Delta (National Honor Society for First-Year
Students), 2012-present
18) Search Committee for the Director of International Education, 2011-2012
19) Search Committee for the Study Abroad Program Coordinator, 2009
20) Honors Program Assessment Team, 2008-2010
21) Honors Program Intramural Soccer Team, 2007-2012
22) Coach of the Quick Recall Team, 2006-2008
23) Honors Program Living-Learning Investor, 2006-2008
HON Service to the Profession 1) Associate Editor, The Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship, 2015-present
2) International Education Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2008-present
3) Diversity Issues Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2008-present
(Committee Charge Review Subcommittee, Co-Chair, 2016-present)
4) Judge for the National Collegiate Honors Council Poster Award Competition, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
5) Conference Organizer and Program Chair, Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference,
Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
6) Critical Language Scholarship Program Selection Panel, American Councils for
International Education, 2014, 2015
7) Co-Moderator, Forum on Diversity, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,
2013, 2015
HON Recognition 1) Selected to Participate in the NCHC Professional Development Workshop, University of
Iowa, May 1-2, 2017 (All Expenses Covered by the National Collegiate Honors Council)
2) Induction into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2016
3) Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, Global Citizenship Program 71 (“Education for Global
Citizenship: What, Why, and How?”), July 13-20, 2015
4) EKU Top Mentor, Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors, Eastern
Kentucky University, 2014
5) Induction into Alpha Lambda Delta (National Honor Society for First-Year Students),
2013
6) Induction into the Golden Key International Honor Society, 2010
7) Keynote Address, “Gratitude and Commitment,” Golden Key International Honor
Society Induction Ceremony, Eastern Kentucky University, November 30, 2010
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TEACHING AT EKU
Course Prefix and Number Course Title Times Taught
PHI 100 Practical Reasoning 3 sections
PHI 110 Beginning Philosophy 38 sections
PHI 110W Beginning Philosophy
(Writing-Intensive)
4 sections
PHI C110
Beginning Philosophy
(Distance-Learning)
rolling enrollment
2006-2010
PHI 130 Beginning Ethics 4 sections
PHI 240 Philosophy of Religion 3 sections
PHI 333 Recent Analytic Philosophy 1 section
PHI 340 Philosophy of Science 1 section
PHI 340W Philosophy of Science
(Writing-Intensive)
2 sections
PHI 350 Metaphysics 4 sections
PHI 352 Theory of Knowledge 7 sections
PHI 390 Contemporary Political
Philosophy
1 section
PHI 432 Philosophy of Art 1 section
PHI 490
20th Century Philosophy
(Independent Study)
1 section
PHI 499 Philosophy Senior Thesis 5 completed theses
REL 495
Philosophy of Mind & Spirit
(Independent Study)
1 section
HON 205 Honors Humanities I 4 sections
HON 205W Honors Humanities I
(Writing-Intensive)
2 sections
HON 306 Honors Humanities II 4 sections
HON 306W Honors Humanities II
(Writing-Intensive)
2 sections
HON 420 Honors Thesis Project 3 completed theses
Evaluation of Teaching at EKU The Department of Philosophy and Religion uses its own systematic student opinion
questionnaire. The first and most important question asks the students to rate the
instructor’s overall performance as a teacher on a scale of 0-4, with 4 being the best. For
my entire tenure at EKU (2003-present), I received an average instructor rating of 3.8
compared to the Department’s average instructor rating of 3.6. This is equivalent to an
average instructor rating of 4.8 on a 1-5 point scale employed by the IDEA Student
Ratings of Instruction System. According to Institutional Summary, Eastern Kentucky
University, Spring 2016, released by the IDEA Center on June 6, 2016, the average
instructor rating for the whole IDEA System is 4.2 (p. 3) and the average instructor rating
for EKU is 4.3, with institutional norms based on courses rated in the previous five years
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(p. 4). My rating of 4.8 has been validated by the Department’s second systematic
method of evaluating instruction, which includes multiple peer classroom observations
and peer assessments of teaching portfolios.
TEACHING PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT AT EKU
1) University of Louisville (2002-2003): Philosophy of Language; Moral Discourse and
Practice; Introduction to Philosophy; Critical Thinking; Topics in Philosophy of Mind
2) Georgia State University (2001-2002): Great Questions of Philosophy; Critical Thinking
3) Rutgers University (2000-2001): Current Moral and Social Issues; Logic, Reasoning, and
Persuasion
4) Stevens Institute of Technology (2000-2001): Social and Political Philosophy; Eastern
Philosophy
5) Hofstra University (2000-2001): Introduction to Ethics
6) William Paterson University (2001): Introduction to Philosophy
7) Fairleigh Dickinson University (2001): Introduction to Logic
8) College of New Jersey (2000): Basic Philosophical Issues
9) Raritan Valley Community College (2000): Introduction to Philosophy
10) Columbia University (1993-1994, 1995-1997): Introduction to Formal Logic; Elementary
Logic
PUBLISHED WORKS
Edited Books
1) A. Minh Nguyen, ed., New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics: Philosophy, Politics, Culture,
Literature, and the Arts (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, forthcoming in 2017).
Contributions by Stephen Addiss, David Bell, Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Richard
Bullen, Allen Carlson, Robert E. Carter, David E. Cooper, Cheryl Crowley,
Timothy Unverzagt Goddard, Carol Steinberg Gould, Mikiko Hirayama, Matthew
Larking, Peter Leech, James McRae, John C. Maraldo, Mara Miller, Hiroshi Nara,
A. Minh Nguyen, Steve Odin, Graham Parkes, C. Michael Rich, J. Thomas
Rimer, Yuriko Saito, Roy Starrs, Akiko Takenaka, Meera Viswanathan, Jason M.
Wirth, Koji Yamasaki, and Michiko Yusa.
“… a book that no student of Japanese aesthetics, whether beginning or advanced,
should be without.”—Philip Alperson, Temple University; “I know of no other
book that covers the subject so completely.”—Donald Keene, Columbia
University; “… the book is a must-have for anyone seeking to better understand
this intriguing and elegant domain.”—Kristin Surak, University of London; “A
perfect text for reading in and for teaching from.”—Alan Tansman, University of
California, Berkeley; see appendix of this CV for more endorsements.
Edited Journal Issues 2) A. Minh Nguyen et al., ed., Chautauqua Journal, Vol. 2: Living with Others
(forthcoming in 2017).
Contributions by Michael W. Austin, Bernadette Barton, John P. Bowes,
Catherine Clinton, Carolyn R. Dupont, William E. Ellis, Dorothy L. Espelage,
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Charles Bracelen Flood, Eric Foner, Donna Freitas, Carole Garrison, John
Lackey, Eric Metaxas, Mark E. Neely, Jr., Derek Nikitas, Doris Pierce, Arnold
Rampersad, Mark Rowlands, Anne Shordike, Matthew P. Winslow, and Bob
Zellner.
3) A. Minh Nguyen et al., ed., Chautauqua Journal, Vol. 1: Nature’s Humans (2016), URL
= <http://encompass.eku.edu/tcj/>.
Contributions by Jonathan Balcombe, Bill Bodish, Katie Brooks, Harry Brown,
Cynthia Chang, Graciela Chichilnisky, Lee Alan Dugatkin, Robert George, Julie
Hensley, Chris Jackson, Erik Liddell, Lisa B. Markowitz, Laura L. Newhart,
Phuong Phan, Matthew Pianalto, Janet Powell, Esther E. Randall, Peter Singer,
Justin E. H. Smith, Young Smith, Dorothy Moseley Sutton, Trinh T. Minh-Ha,
Frank X Walker, and Carol Kaesuk Yoon.
Refereed Journal Articles 4) A. Minh Nguyen, “What Good Is Self-Knowledge?” Journal of Philosophical Research,
Vol. 40 (2015): 137-154.
5) A. Minh Nguyen, “Study Abroad’s Contribution to Critical Thinking and World
Citizenship,” Think: Philosophy for Everyone, Vol. 11, No. 31 (2012): 27-40.
6) A. Minh Nguyen, “Against Cognitive Segregation: An Inseparable Connection between
Creativity and Criticality,” The Reasoner, Vol. 5, No. 11 (2011): 183-185.
7) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Authority of Expressive Self-Ascriptions,” Dialogue: Canadian
Philosophical Review, Vol. 47, No. 1 (2008): 103-136.
8) A. Minh Nguyen, “Davidson on First-Person Authority,” Journal of Value Inquiry, Vol.
38, No. 4 (2004): 457-472.
Winner of the 2002 Rockefeller Essay Prize from the American Philosophical
Association.
9) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Knowledge, Other Minds, and the Theoreticity of the Mental,”
Southwest Philosophy Review, Vol. 19, No. 2 (2003): 31-38.
10) A. Minh Nguyen, “Blindsight and Unconsciousness,” Evolution and Cognition, Vol. 8,
No. 2 (2002): 156-163.
11) A. Minh Nguyen, “A Critique of Dretske’s Conception of State Consciousness,” Journal
of Philosophical Research, Vol. 26 (2001): 187-206.
12) A. Minh Nguyen, “Why There Is No Such Thing as First-Person Authority,” Southwest
Philosophy Review, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2000): 165-189.
13) A. Minh Nguyen, “On a Searlean Objection to Rosenthal’s Theory of State
Consciousness,” Journal of Philosophical Research, Vol. 25 (2000): 83-100.
Non-Refereed Journal Articles 14) A. Minh Nguyen, “Report on ‘Japanese Aesthetics,’” APA [American Philosophical
Association] Newsletter on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies,
Vol. 12, No. 1 (2012): 1-6.
15) A. Minh Nguyen, “Teaching Chinese Philosophy: A Survey of the Field,” APA
Newsletter on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies, Vol. 11, No. 1
(2011): 1-46.
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16) A. Minh Nguyen and Josef Velazquez, “Report on ‘The Philosophy of Mahatma
Gandhi,’” APA Newsletter on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies,
Vol. 10, No. 2 (2011): 13-16.
17) A. Minh Nguyen, “Report on ‘Teaching Chinese Philosophy: Challenges and Promises,’”
APA Newsletter on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies, Vol. 9,
No. 2 (2010): 3-7.
Refereed Chapters in Books 18) A. Minh Nguyen, “Introducing the Essays,” in New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics:
Philosophy, Politics, Culture, Literature, and the Arts, ed. A. Minh Nguyen (Lanham,
MD: Lexington Books, forthcoming in 2017).
19) A. Minh Nguyen, “Transformation through Study Abroad: Critical Thinking and World
Citizenship,” in Preparing Tomorrow’s Global Leaders: Honors International
Education, ed. Mary Kay Mulvaney and Kim Klein (Lincoln, NE: National Collegiate
Honors Council, 2013), pp. 21-43.
20) A. Minh Nguyen, “Barça’s Treble or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the
Heat,” in Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game, ed. Ted
Richards (Chicago, IL: Open Court Publishing, 2010), pp. 265-277.
Refereed Proceedings 21) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Ascriptions as Self-Expressions: An Explanation of First-Person
Authority?” in Northwest Topics: Proceedings of the 56th Annual Northwest Conference
on Philosophy, ed. W. Russ Payne (Bellevue, WA: Bellevue Community College Press,
2007), pp. 83-96.
Refereed Published Creative Works 22) Nhi Huynh and A. Minh Nguyen, “First Confession,” Kenyon Review: International
Journal of Literature, Culture and the Arts, Vol. 34, No. 2 (2012): 79-97.
Feature of the Week for the Kenyon Review Weekend Reads Series, September
13, 2013.
Book Reviews 23) A. Minh Nguyen, Review of A Survey of Metaphysics by E. J. Lowe, Teaching
Philosophy, Vol. 29, No. 4 (2006): 384-387.
Refereed Extended Abstracts 24) A. Minh Nguyen, “Mental Self-Ascriptions as Commissive Speech Acts?” in
Consciousness Research Abstracts: Toward a Science of Consciousness, Tucson 2004
(Thorverton, UK: Imprint Academic, 2004), p. 34.
25) A. Minh Nguyen, “What Good Is Self-Knowledge?” in Consciousness Research
Abstracts: Toward a Science of Consciousness, Tucson 2002 (Thorverton, UK: Imprint
Academic, 2002), p. 52.
26) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Rejection of First-Person Authority,” in Consciousness Research
Abstracts: Toward a Science of Consciousness, Tucson 2000 (Thorverton, UK: Imprint
Academic, 2000), p. 64.
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REFEREED PRESENTATIONS 1) Russell Carpenter, Rachel Lachut, A. Minh Nguyen, and Jessica Vaught, “How Do I
Know?: Using Metacognition within the Honors Program,” National Collegiate Honors
Council Conference, Seattle, WA, October 2016.
2) A. Minh Nguyen, “Not One Less: Why the Humanities Matter to Education for Global
Citizenship,” Dialogue on Race and Education in the 21st Century, Berea College, Berea,
KY, April 2016.
3) A. Minh Nguyen, Jonathan Michelon, Nicholas Nervo, and Arnold Radman, “The Role
of the Humanities in Education for Global Citizenship,” 3rd Annual Tarrant County
College Global Citizenship Conference: Think Globally, Practice Locally, Tarrant
County College, Fort Worth, TX, October 2015.
4) Manyul Im and A. Minh Nguyen, “The Dao of Teaching Chinese Philosophy: Lessons
from a Survey,” Joint Meeting of the Indiana Philosophical Association and the Kentucky
Philosophical Association, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro,
KY, April 2015.
5) Manyul Im and A. Minh Nguyen, “The Dao of Teaching Chinese Philosophy: Lessons
from a Survey,” Kentucky Philosophical Association Summer Philosophy Workshop,
Centre College, Danville, KY, July 2013.
6) Manyul Im and A. Minh Nguyen, “The Dao of Teaching Chinese Philosophy: Lessons
from a Survey,” 9th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought, University of
Dayton and Wright State University, Dayton, OH, May 2013.
7) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Importance of Self-Knowledge,” Annual Meeting of the Kentucky
Philosophical Association, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY, March 2013.
8) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Importance of Self-Knowledge,” 44th Annual Meeting of the
Tennessee Philosophical Association, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, November
2012.
9) A. Minh Nguyen and Michele Gore, “Transformation through Study Abroad: Critical
Thinking and World Citizenship,” 1st Statewide Study Abroad Symposium, Western
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, March 2012.
10) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Challenges of Teaching Chinese Philosophy: Strategies for
Overcoming and Transforming the Barriers,” American Association of Philosophy
Teachers’ 1st Midwest Workshop on Teaching and Learning in Philosophy, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN, March 2011.
11) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Challenges of Teaching Chinese Philosophy: Strategies for
Overcoming and Transforming the Barriers,” American Association of Philosophy
Teachers’ 18th International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Coastal
Carolina University, Conway/Myrtle Beach, SC, July/August 2010.
12) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Ascriptions as Self-Expressions: Jacobsen on First-Person
Authority,” Mountain-Plains Philosophy Conference, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO,
October 2005.
13) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Ascriptions as Self-Expressions: Jacobsen on First-Person
Authority,” Annual Meeting of the Central States Philosophical Association, Lexington,
KY, October 2005.
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14) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Ascriptions as Self-Expressions: An Explanation of First-Person
Authority?” Fall Meeting of the Kentucky Philosophical Association, Kentucky State
University, Frankfurt, KY, November 2004.
15) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Ascriptions as Self-Expressions: An Explanation of First-Person
Authority?” 56th Annual Northwest Conference on Philosophy, Bellevue Community
College, Bellevue, WA, October 2004.
16) A. Minh Nguyen, “Mental Self-Ascriptions as Commissive Speech Acts?” Toward a
Science of Consciousness, Tucson 2004 Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
April 2004.
17) A. Minh Nguyen, “First-Person Authority and Moore’s Paradox,” Midsouth Philosophy
Conference, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, February 2004.
18) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Importance of Self-Knowledge,” 35th Annual Meeting of the
Tennessee Philosophical Association, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN,
October/November 2003.
19) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Knowledge, Other Minds, and the Theoreticity of the Mental,”
95th Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Atlanta,
GA, April 2003.
20) A. Minh Nguyen, “Davidson on First-Person Authority,” 77th Annual Meeting of the
American Philosophical Association Pacific Division, San Francisco, CA, March 2003.
21) A. Minh Nguyen, “On the Nature of Psychological Self-Knowledge,” 33rd Annual
Meeting of the Tennessee Philosophical Association, Vanderbilt University, November
2002.
22) A. Minh Nguyen, “How to Solve the Problems of Self-Knowledge and Other Minds,”
54th Annual Northwest Conference on Philosophy, Lewis & Clark College, October 2002.
23) A. Minh Nguyen, “Blindsight and Unconsciousness,” 1st Annual International
Conference on Unconscious Cognition and Evolution, New England Institute for
Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Psychology, University of New England, August
2002.
24) A. Minh Nguyen, “Toward a Non-Observational Model of Self-Knowledge,” New Jersey
Regional Philosophical Association Spring Meeting, Monmouth University, April 2002.
25) A. Minh Nguyen, “What Good Is Self-Knowledge?” Toward a Science of Consciousness,
Tucson 2002 Conference, University of Arizona, April 2002.
26) A. Minh Nguyen, “Blindsight and Unconsciousness,” Georgia Philosophical Society
Spring Meeting, University of Georgia, April 2002.
27) A. Minh Nguyen, “What Good Is Self-Knowledge?” Midsouth Philosophy Conference,
University of Memphis, February 2002.
28) A. Minh Nguyen, “What Good Is Self-Knowledge?” New Jersey Regional Philosophical
Association Fall Meeting, Felician College, November 2001.
29) A. Minh Nguyen (in absentia), “The Importance of Self-Knowledge,” Alabama
Philosophical Society Conference, Orange Beach, AL, October 2001.
30) A. Minh Nguyen, “Davidson’s Four Explanations of First-Person Authority,” Mountain-
Plains Philosophy Conference, United States Air Force Academy, October 2001.
31) A. Minh Nguyen, “Blindsight and Unconsciousness,” 5th Conference of the Association
for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Duke University, May 2001.
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32) A. Minh Nguyen, “Davidson on First-Person Authority,” New Jersey Regional
Philosophical Association Spring Meeting, Montclair State University, April 2001.
33) A. Minh Nguyen, “Davidson’s Four Explanations of First-Person Authority,” American
Catholic Philosophical Association Metropolitan Roundtable of Philosophy, St. Francis
College, April 2001.
34) A. Minh Nguyen, “Blindsight and Unconsciousness,” 25th Annual Spring Colloquium on
Consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem, Towson University, March 2001.
35) A. Minh Nguyen, “Blindsight Implies Unconscious Experience,” New Jersey Regional
Philosophical Association Fall Meeting, Felician College, November 2000.
36) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Rejection of First-Person Authority,” Toward a Science of
Consciousness, Tucson 2000 Conference, University of Arizona, April 2000.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
1) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Land I Lost: A Vietnamese Refugee Story,” Asia in Focus
Speaker Series, Center for Asian Democracy, University of Louisville, Louisville KY,
April 2017.
2) Mary DeLetter, Jeremy Mulholland, and A. Minh Nguyen, “Metacognition Teaching
Strategies: Assessment and Future Plans,” Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium
Academic Leadership Academy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, April 2016.
3) A. Minh Nguyen, “The Humanities Moment,” Fall Meeting of the Kentucky Humanities
Council’s Board of Directors, Prestonsburg, KY, December 2014.
4) A. Minh Nguyen, “Against Cognitive Segregation: An Inseparable Connection between
Creativity and Criticality,” Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)’s 5th Birthday Celebration,
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, February 2012.
5) Bill Farmer, Mustapha Jourdini, Kim Naugle, and A. Minh Nguyen, “Some Critical
Issues and Challenges in Diversity,” Eastern Kentucky University’s 10th Annual Diversity
Conference “Diversity in Education: Building Bridges for Understanding and Action,”
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 2011.
6) A. Minh Nguyen, Comments on Kevin Busch’s “The Scope of Caring,” Kentucky
Philosophical Association Spring Meeting, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY,
April 2011.
7) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Ascriptions as Self-Expressions: An Explanation of First-Person
Authority?” Philosophy and Religion Department Colloquium, Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, KY, March 2005.
8) A. Minh Nguyen, Comments on David Ohreen’s “Why Folk Psychology Is Not
Universal,” 56th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Bellevue Community
College, Bellevue, WA, October 2004.
9) A. Minh Nguyen, Comments on Brian Ribeiro’s “What Should a Radical Skeptic Think
about His Hand?” 35th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Philosophical Association,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, October/November 2003.
10) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Knowledge, Other Minds, and the Theoreticity of the Mental,”
Philosophy Department Colloquium, College of Staten Island/CUNY, April 2003.
11) A. Minh Nguyen, “Davidson on First-Person Authority,” Philosophy Department
Colloquium, Northern Illinois University, March 2003.
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12) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Knowledge, Other Minds, and the Theoreticity of the Mental,”
Philosophy Department Colloquium, Georgia State University, November 2002.
13) A. Minh Nguyen, “Self-Knowledge, Other Minds, and the Theoreticity of the Mental,”
Philosophy Department Colloquium, University of Louisville, October 2002.
14) A. Minh Nguyen, “Toward a Non-Observational Model of Self-Knowledge,” Philosophy
Department Colloquium, University of Kentucky, September 2002.
15) A. Minh Nguyen, “Interpretation and First-Person Authority,” Philosophy Department
Colloquium, Georgia State University, September 2001.
16) A. Minh Nguyen, Comments on Anton Alterman’s “Nonsense in Context,” New Jersey
Regional Philosophical Association Fall Meeting, Felician College, November 2000.
17) A. Minh Nguyen, Comments on York Gunther’s “Embodied Content,” 52nd Annual
Northwest Conference on Philosophy, Pacific University, November 2000.
STUDENT SUPERVISION
Supervised Independent Studies 1) Jeffery McNeil, Philosophy of Mind and Spirit, Fall 2006
2) Skyler Parks and Michael Watkins, 20th Century Philosophy, Spring 2005
Philosophy Senior Theses
3) Lane Holbrook, “A Comparative Analysis of Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn,” Fall 2011-
Spring 2013
4) Dana Fritz, “The Baptism of Dasein,” Fall 2009-Fall 2010
5) Charles Kilburn, “A Critical Evaluation of Plantinga’s Reformed Epistemology,” Fall
2009-Spring 2010
6) Mike Hensley, “A Critique and Partial Defense of Isaiah Berlin’s ‘Two Concepts of
Liberty’,” Fall 2006-Spring 2007
7) Jason Martin, “Turing, Searle, and Artificial Intelligence: An Exploration of the Chinese
Room Thought Experiment,” Fall 2005-Spring 2006
Honors Thesis Projects
8) Dana Fritz, “The Baptism of Dasein,” Fall 2009-Fall 2010
9) Charles Kilburn, “A Critical Evaluation of Plantinga’s Reformed Epistemology,” Fall
2009-Spring 2010
10) (Supervised with Abraham Velez) Andrew Gaydos, “A Biblical Defense of the Official
Roman Catholic Doctrine on Violence,” Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Scholarly Publications
11) Lane Holbrook, “Of Bombs and Grails, or, Hold on Loosely, but Don’t Let Go,”
Proceedings of the Southeast Philosophy Congress, Vol. 4 (2011): 93-97.
Winner of the 2010 Thinking and Communicating Across the Curriculum
(TCAC) Student Spotlight Award.
12) Dana Fritz, “Angst, Shame, Knowledge: The Baptism of Dasein,” Proceedings of the
Southeast Philosophy Congress, Vol. 4 (2011): 75-82.
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13) Steven Burdette, “Scrutinizing Scruton: Is Film an Art Form?” Proceedings of the
Southeast Philosophy Congress, Vol. 3 (2010): 28-30.
14) Dana Fritz, “The Heat Is On: Dante’s Inferno vs. Tolstoy’s Expressionism,” Proceedings
of the Southeast Philosophy Congress, Vol. 3 (2010): 52-54.
Conference Presentations
15) Miranda Massey and Hannah Theissen, “Occupational Differences in Play between
Monolingual and Bilingual Children in Kentucky,” 15th Annual University Presentation
Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 15, 2017.
16) Megan Hurley, “The Role of the Mirror Neuron System on Antisocial Personality
Disorder,” 15th Annual University Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, KY, April 15, 2017.
17) (Supervised with Becca Morrison) Amanda Bowman, “Cultivating Character through
Curriculum: A Service Project,” 15th Annual University Presentation Showcase, Eastern
Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 15, 2017.
18) Jessica Carlotti, “The Journey of Homeschooling Special Needs Children,” 15th Annual
University Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April
15, 2017.
19) Miranda Massey and Hannah Theissen, “Occupational Differences in Play between
Monolingual and Bilingual Children in Kentucky,” Southern Regional Honors Council
Conference, Asheville, NC, March 30-April 1, 2017.
20) Katie Clark and Simon Mikulcik, “Understanding Diverse Learning Styles in Honors
Mathematics,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Asheville, NC, March
30-April 1, 2017.
21) Katie Clark and Emily Rose, “Diversity in Honors Classes: Photographed and
Performed,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Asheville, NC, March 30-
April 1, 2017.
22) Megan Hurley, “The Role of the Mirror Neuron System on Antisocial Personality
Disorder,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Asheville, NC, March 30-
April 1, 2017.
23) (Supervised with Becca Morrison) Amanda Bowman, “Not Your Mother’s Service
Project: Character Education in the Modern School System,” Southern Regional Honors
Council Conference, Asheville, NC, March 30-April 1, 2017.
24) Jessica Carlotti, “The Journey of Homeschooling Special Needs Children,” Kentucky
Honors Roundtable Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, February 24-
25, 2017.
25) Katie Clark and Simon Mikulcik, “Understanding Diverse Learning Styles in Honors
Mathematics,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, February 24-25, 2017.
26) Madison Harris, “Protecting Our Assets: The Economics of Human Trafficking,”
National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Seattle, WA, October 12-16, 2016.
27) (Supervised with Katie Patton) Michael Mettey and Nathaniel Schattner, “Knowing Your
Honors Community and Yourself: What Attracts Students to Honors Living-Learning
Communities?” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Seattle, WA, October
12-16, 2016.
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28) (Supervised with Russell Carpenter) Russell Carpenter, Rachel Lachut, A. Minh Nguyen,
and Jessica Vaught, “How Do I Know?: Using Metacognition within the Honors
Program,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Seattle, WA, October 12-16,
2016.
29) (Supervised with Gene Kleppinger) Abriel Newberry and Bruce Northington,
“Opportunities for Self-Discovery: Exploring Diversity Connections,” National
Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Seattle, WA, October 12-16, 2016.
30) (Supervised with Gene Kleppinger) Jamie Hope Witherall, “Know Yourself and Your
Body: Can We Control Candida Overgrowth?” National Collegiate Honors Council
Conference, Seattle, WA, October 12-16, 2016.
31) Madison Harris, “Protecting Our Assets: The Economics of Human Trafficking,”
Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Murray State University, Murray, KY,
September 30-October 1, 2016.
32) (Supervised with Katie Patton) Michael Mettey and Nathaniel Schattner, “Knowing Your
Honors Community and Yourself: What Attracts Students to Honors Living-Learning
Communities?,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Murray State University,
Murray, KY, September 30-October 1, 2016.
33) (Supervised with Russell Carpenter) Russell Carpenter, Rachel Lachut, A. Minh Nguyen,
and Jessica Vaught, “How Do I Know?: Using Metacognition within the Honors
Program,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Murray State University, Murray,
KY, September 30-October 1, 2016.
34) (Supervised with Gene Kleppinger) Abriel Newberry and Bruce Northington,
“Opportunities for Self-Discovery: Exploring Diversity Connections,” Kentucky Honors
Roundtable Conference, Murray State University, Murray, KY, September 30-October 1,
2016.
35) Madison Harris, “Protecting Our Assets: The Economics of Human Trafficking,”
Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Orlando, FL, March 31-April 2, 2016.
36) (Supervised with Katie Patton) Michael Mettey and Nathaniel Schattner, “The Collegiate
Sorting Hat: Why Do Honors Students Choose to Live in Honors Communities?”
Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY,
February 26-27, 2016.
37) (Supervised with Gene Kleppinger) Rachel Blades and Andi Fields, “Augmentative and
Alternative Communication: Transcending the Borders of Education, Life, and
Communication,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Chicago, IL,
November 11-15, 2015.
38) Morgan Wood, “Collegiate Contributions: A Content Analysis of NCHC Student Posters
from 2008 to 2013,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Chicago, IL,
November 11-15, 2015.
39) (Supervised with Lisa Bosley) Nathaniel Schattner, “Ascension of the Armies: The
Impact of Ballooning during the Civil War,” National Collegiate Honors Council
Conference, Chicago, IL, November 11-15, 2015.
40) (Supervised with Frank O’Connor) Nathaniel Schattner, “Narrowing Skies: How
Consolidation Has Affected the U.S. Airline Industry,” National Collegiate Honors
Council Conference, Chicago, IL, November 11-15, 2015.
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41) Shayna Clark, “WHIP into Shape: An Exploration of Wellness/Health Incentive
Programs for College Students,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,
Chicago, IL, November 11-15, 2015.
42) Morgan Wood, “Collegiate Contributions: A Content Analysis of NCHC Student Posters
from 2008 to 2013,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, KY, September 25-26, 2015.
43) (Supervised with Lisa Bosley) Nathaniel Schattner, “Ascension of the Armies: The
Impact of Ballooning during the Civil War,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference,
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, September 25-26, 2015.
44) Morgan Wood, “Collegiate Contributions: A Content Analysis of NCHC Student Posters
from 2008 to 2013,” 14th Annual Undergraduate Presentation Showcase, Eastern
Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 17, 2015.
45) (Supervised with Lisa Bosley) Nathaniel Schattner, “Ascension of the Armies: The
Impact of Ballooning during the Civil War,” 14th Annual Undergraduate Presentation
Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 17, 2015.
46) Jacob Blair, “The Challenge of Establishing a Federal Shield Law,” 14th Annual
Undergraduate Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY,
April 17, 2015.
47) Halle Graham, Hannah March, and Vivian Nguyen, “Climbing to Freedom: A Look at
Modern-Day Abolitionist Efforts in America,” 14th Annual Undergraduate Presentation
Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 17, 2015.
48) (Supervised with Matthew Winslow) Naomi Sigler, “Thrill of the Climb: Pro-Pot or No-
Pot? A Study of the Views and Usage of Marijuana in an Honors Community,” 14th
Annual Undergraduate Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond,
KY, April 17, 2015.
49) (Supervised with Gene Kleppinger) Rachel Blades and Andi Fields, “Augmentative and
Alternative Communication: Transcending the Borders of Education, Life, and
Communication,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Greenville, SC, March
19-21, 2015.
50) Morgan Wood, “Collegiate Contributions: A Content Analysis of NCHC Student Posters
from 2008 to 2013,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Greenville, SC,
March 19-21, 2015.
51) (Supervised with Lisa Bosley) Nathaniel Schattner, “Ascension of the Armies: The
Impact of Ballooning during the Civil War,” Southern Regional Honors Council
Conference, Greenville, SC, March 19-21, 2015.
52) Jamie Witherall, “Undergraduate Education Abroad: Transcending Your Boundaries by
Transcending Your Borders,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference,
Greenville, SC, March 19-21, 2015.
53) (Supervised with Gene Kleppinger) Jessa Hay, “Treatment Plans for
Adrenoleukodystrophy, a Rare Genetic Disease: Is Lorenzo’s Oil the Answer?” Southern
Regional Honors Council Conference, Greenville, SC, March 19-21, 2015.
54) Morgan Wood, “Collegiate Contributions: A Content Analysis of NCHC Student Posters
from 2008 to 2013,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Kentucky State
University, Frankfort, KY, February 27-28, 2015.
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55) (Supervised with Lisa Bosley) Nathaniel Schattner, “Ascension of the Armies: The
Impact of Ballooning during the Civil War,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference,
Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, February 27-28, 2015.
56) (Supervised with Gene Kleppinger) Jessa Hay, “Treatment Plans for
Adrenoleukodystrophy, a Rare Genetic Disease: Is Lorenzo’s Oil the Answer?” Kentucky
Honors Roundtable Conference, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, February 27-
28, 2015.
57) (Supervised with George Landon) Simon Mikulcik, “Overcoming Daily Challenges with
Embedded Scripting Languages,” 14th Annual Posters-at-the-Capitol, Frankfort, KY,
February 19, 2015.
58) Halle Graham, Hannah March, and Vivian Nguyen, “Climbing to Freedom: A Look at
Modern-Day Abolitionist Efforts in America,” 14th Annual Posters-at-the-Capitol,
Frankfort, KY, February 19, 2015.
59) (Supervised with George Landon) Simon Mikulcik, “Overcoming Daily Challenges with
Embedded Scripting Languages,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,
Denver, CO, November 5-9, 2014.
60) Jacob Blair, “The Challenge of Establishing a Federal Shield Law,” National Collegiate
Honors Council Conference, Denver, CO, November 5-9, 2014.
61) Halle Graham, Hannah March, and Vivian Nguyen, “Climbing to Freedom: A Look at
Modern-Day Abolitionist Efforts in America,” National Collegiate Honors Council
Conference, Denver, CO, November 5-9, 2014.
62) Jessica Dove, “Medical Issues with Auto Accidents Solved,” National Collegiate Honors
Council Conference, Denver, CO, November 5-9, 2014.
63) (Supervised with Matthew Winslow) Naomi Sigler, “Thrill of the Climb: Pro-Pot or No-
Pot? A Study of the Views and Usage of Marijuana in an Honors Community,” National
Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Denver, CO, November 5-9, 2014.
64) (Supervised with George Landon) Simon Mikulcik, “Overcoming Daily Challenges with
Embedded Scripting Languages,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Western
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, September 26-27, 2014.
65) Jacob Blair, “The Challenge of Establishing a Federal Shield Law,” Kentucky Honors
Roundtable Conference, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, September
26-27, 2014.
66) Morgan Wood, “Collegiate Contributions: A Content Analysis of NCHC Student
Presentations from 2008 to 2013,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Western
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, September 26-27, 2014.
67) Halle Graham, Hannah March, and Vivian Nguyen, “Climbing to Freedom: A Look at
Modern-Day Abolitionist Efforts in America,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference,
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, September 26-27, 2014.
68) Jacob Blair, “Social Media and the News,” 13th Annual Undergraduate Presentation
Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 18, 2014.
69) Jessica Dove, “Medical Issues with Auto Accidents Solved,” 13th Annual Undergraduate
Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 18, 2014.
70) Andi Fields, “In Vitro Fertilization: Scientific Advancement or Ethical Dilemma?” 13th
Annual Undergraduate Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond,
KY, April 18, 2014.
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71) Jacob Blair, “Social Media and the News,” Southern Regional Honors Council
Conference, Savannah, GA, March 27-29, 2014.
72) Jessica Dove, “Medical Issues with Auto Accidents Solved,” Southern Regional Honors
Council Conference, Savannah, GA, March 27-29, 2014.
73) Andi Fields, “In Vitro Fertilization: Scientific Advancement or Ethical Dilemma?”
Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Savannah, GA, March 27-29, 2014.
74) Simon Mikulcik, “Software, Socrates, and Math,” Southern Regional Honors Council
Conference, Savannah, GA, March 27-29, 2014.
75) Jessica Dove, “Medical Alert Sticker and ID Card,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable
Conference, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, February 21-22, 2014.
76) Simon Mikulcik, “Software, Socrates, and Math,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable
Conference, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, February 21-22, 2014.
77) Gabriel Fernandes and Bong Han Lee, “International Students in Honors Programs: A
Critical Transformation,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, New Orleans,
LA, November 6-10, 2013.
78) (Supervised with Patrick Puckett) Taylor Dantes, Kelly McGowan, Katherine Redmond,
and Rachel Thorley, “Developing Leadership in Honors Through Service,” National
Collegiate Honors Council Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 6-10, 2013.
79) Gabriel Fernandes and Bong Han Lee, “International Students in Honors Programs: A
Critical Transformation,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Northern Kentucky
University, Newport, KY, October 4-5, 2013.
80) (Supervised with Patrick Puckett) Taylor Dantes, Kelly McGowan, Katherine Redmond,
and Rachel Thorley, “Developing Leadership in Honors Through Service,” Kentucky
Honors Roundtable Conference, Northern Kentucky University, Newport, KY, October
4-5, 2013.
81) (Supervised with Bruce MacLaren) Jacob Blair, “EKU Honors Program and the
Chautauqua Lecture Series: A Symbiotic Relationship,” 12th Annual Undergraduate
Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 19, 2013.
82) (Supervised with Bruce MacLaren) Jacob Blair, “Honors Involvement in the Chautauqua
Lecture Series,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Louisville, KY, April 4-
6, 2013.
83) Ian Hopkins and Yakov Kandathil, “Walmart’s Foray into Asian Markets: Is It
Working?” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Boston, MA, November 14-
18, 2012.
84) Yakov Kandathil and Hannah Zimmerman, “The Euro and Its Discontent,” National
Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Boston, MA, November 14-18, 2012.
85) Ian Hopkins and Yakov Kandathil, “Walmart’s Foray into Asian Markets: Is It
Working?” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, Murray State University, Murray,
KY, October 26-27, 2012.
86) Yakov Kandathil and Hannah Zimmerman, “The Euro and Its Discontent,” Kentucky
Honors Roundtable Conference, Murray State University, Murray, KY, October 26-27,
2012.
87) Ian Hopkins and Yakov Kandathil, “Walmart’s Foray into Asian Markets: Is It
Working?” 11th Annual Undergraduate Presentation Showcase, Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, KY, April 13, 2012.
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88) Ian Hopkins and Yakov Kandathil, “Walmart’s Foray into Asian Markets: Is It
Working?” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference, Tampa, FL, March 30-April
1, 2012.
89) Ian Hopkins and Yakov Kandathil, “Walmart’s Foray into Asian Markets: Is It
Working?” Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY, February 24-25, 2012.
90) (Supervised with Mustapha Jourdini) Yakov Kandathil and Hannah Zimmerman,
“International Recruitment and Honors Programs,” National Collegiate Honors Council
Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 19-23, 2011.
91) (Supervised with Mustapha Jourdini) Yakov Kandathil and Hannah Zimmerman,
“International Recruitment and Honors Programs,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable
Conference, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, September 30-October 1,
2011.
92) Dana Fritz, “Angst, Shame, Knowledge: The Baptism of Dasein,” 35th Annual Midsouth
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, March 4-
5, 2011.
93) Lane Holbrook, “Of Bombs and Grails, or, Hold on Loosely, but Don’t Let Go,” 4th
Annual Southeast Philosophy Congress, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA,
February 18-19, 2011.
94) Dana Fritz, “Angst, Shame, Knowledge: The Baptism of Dasein,” 4th Annual Southeast
Philosophy Congress, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA, February 18-19, 2011.
95) Dana Fritz, “Angst, Shame, Knowledge,” 10th Annual Steven Humphrey Student
Philosophy Colloquium, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, November 12, 2010.
96) (Supervised with Greg Engstrom) Dana Fritz, Courtney Jackson, Julieann Price, and
Madeline Ruhl, “The Transformative Power of Jazz: Turning Oppression into Freedom,”
National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Kansas City, MO, October 20-24, 2010.
97) Dana Fritz, “Angst, Shame, Knowledge,” 5th Annual Undergraduate Philosophy
Conference at SIUE, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL,
October 15-16, 2010.
98) Charles Kilburn, “Belief in God as Properly Basic,” Southern Regional Honors Council
Conference, Greenville, SC, March 25-27, 2010.
99) Dana Fritz, “The Baptism of Dasein,” Southern Regional Honors Council Conference,
Greenville, SC, March 25-27, 2010.
100) Charles Kilburn, “Belief in God as Properly Basic,” Kentucky Honors Roundtable
Conference, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, February 19-20, 2010.
101) Dana Fritz, “The Heat Is On: Dante’s Inferno vs. Tolstoy’s Expressionism,” 3rd
Annual Southeast Philosophy Congress, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA,
February 12-13, 2010.
102) Steven Burdette, “Scrutinizing Scruton: Is Film an Art Form?” 3rd Annual
Southeast Philosophy Congress, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA, February 12-13,
2010.
103) (Supervised with Rob Sica) Cynthia Chang, Dana Fritz, and Jesse Orloff,
“Poverty and Human Rights in the Global City,” National Collegiate Honors Council
Conference, Washington, DC, October 28-November 1, 2009.
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104) (Supervised with Bonnie Gray, Mustapha Jourdini, and Mixon Ware) Saemi An,
Anna Bermudez, William Helton, Jacinda Jacquemin, and Fotina Lefta, “Crossing
International Frontiers: EKU Honors Scholars’ Perspectives,” National Collegiate
Honors Council Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 22-26, 2008.
105) (Supervised with Bonnie Gray, Mustapha Jourdini, and Mixon Ware) Saemi An,
Anna Bermudez, William Helton, Jacinda Jacquemin, and Fotina Lefta, “Crossing
International Frontiers: EKU Honors Scholars’ Perspectives,” Kentucky Honors
Roundtable Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, September 26-27,
2008.
106) (Supervised with Bonnie Gray, Mustapha Jourdini, and Mixon Ware) Saemi An,
Anna Bermudez, William Helton, Jacinda Jacquemin, and Fotina Lefta, “Crossing
International Frontiers: EKU Honors Scholars’ Perspectives,” Kentucky Honors
Roundtable Conference, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, February 28-
March 1, 2008.
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
To Eastern Kentucky University
1) Institutional Diversity Steering Committee, 2017-present
2) Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Nominee Selection Committee, 2017-present (Chair, 2017-
present)
3) President-Elect of the EKU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 2016-present
4) Executive Board of the EKU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 2016-present
5) University Academic Planning and Assessment Committee, 2016-present
6) African and African-American Studies Advisory Board, 2016-present
7) Chairs Association, 2015-present
8) Asian Studies Advisory Committee, 2015-present (Chair, 2015-present)
9) Asian Studies Strategic Planning Committee, 2015-present (Chair, 2015-present)
10) Institutional Distinction Strategic Implementation Committee, 2015-present
11) University Pre-Health Advisory Committee, 2015-present
12) Rhodes / Marshall / Mitchell / Gates Cambridge Scholarship Institutional Representative,
2015-present
13) Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Chautauqua Journal, 2014-present
14) Faculty Advisor to Alpha Phi Omega (National Coeducational Service Organization),
2014-present
15) Faculty Advisor to Students for Life, 2014-present
16) Truman / Goldwater / Gilman Scholarship Institutional Representative, 2014-present
17) Fulbright / Critical Language Scholarship Program Adviser, 2013-present
18) Council on Academic Affairs, 2013-present (CAA Strategic Academic Excellence
Workgroup, 2015)
19) Honors Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee, 2013-present (Chair, 2013-
present)
20) Global Citizenship Program Grant and Trailblazer Grant Selection Committee, 2013-
present
21) Honors Admission Committee, 2010, 2013-present
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22) Honors Advisory Committee, 2007-2010, 2013-present
23) University Diversity Committee, 2012-present (Event Planning Subcommittee, 2017-
present)
24) Faculty Advisor to Alpha Lambda Delta (National Honor Society for First-Year
Students), 2012-present
25) International Site Visit Evaluation Team, Mahidol University International College,
Bangkok, Thailand, and Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, March 20-28,
2016
26) Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Planning Committee, 2015-2016
27) Search Committee for the Dean of the Honors College, 2015-2016
28) Drafting Committee of the Civility and Respect in the Workplace Policy, 2015-2016
29) Strategic Planning Student Success Committee, 2015-2016
30) International Area Studies Task Force, 2015-2016
31) Year of Russian Language, Culture, and Politics Planning Committee, 2015-2016
32) Asian Studies Liaison to the Library, 2015-2016
33) Asian Studies Planning Committee, 2014 (Coordinator, 2014)
34) Faculty Advisor to the International Student Association, 2013-2014
35) Search Committee for the Program Coordinator of the Honors Program, 2013
36) Search Committee for the Administrative Assistant of the Honors Program, 2013
37) ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Awareness and Accessibility Committee, 2011-
2014
38) Search Committee for the Director of International Education, 2011-2012
39) Search Committee for the Dean of University Programs, 2011
40) Search Committee for the Director of Student Life, 2011
41) Contributor to the Academic Orientation Textbook, Explore, Evaluate, Expand, Express:
Academic Success and the EKU Experience, 2011
42) Assisted with Administering the Campus Climate Survey, November 16, 2011
43) QE (Quality Enhancement) Coach, 2010-2012
44) University Programs Strategic Planning Subgroup, 2010
45) Organizer of the Panel “What Good Is Globalization?” January 26, 2010
46) Multicultural Advisory Council, 2009-2016
47) First Amendment Celebration Committee, 2009-2014
48) University Libraries Institutional Repository Task Force, 2009-2010
49) Search Committee for the Study Abroad Program Coordinator, 2009
50) Reader for Celebrating Black History: The African-American Read-In, February 4, 2008;
February 7, 2011; February 13, 2013; February 12, 2015
51) Critical Thinking Assessment Team, 2008-2010, 2013
52) Honors Program Assessment Team, 2008-2010
53) Chautauqua Lecture Series Committee, 2007-2015 (Chair, 2010-2015)
54) Honors Program Intramural Soccer Team, 2007-2012
55) Library Committee, 2007-2010
56) Faculty of Mathematics and Science Summer Academy for Advanced High School
Students, 2007-2008
57) Coach of the Quick Recall Team, 2006-2008
58) Honors Program Living-Learning Investor, 2006-2008
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59) Planning Group for the Society, Technology, and Values Theme for General Education,
2005-2006
60) Volunteer for Move-In Day, 2004-2007, 2013-2016
61) International Education Committee, 2004-2007, 2009-2012 (Chair, 2005-2007, 2009-
2010)
62) Faculty Senate, 2004-2010
63) Faculty Mentor in the PLUS/Mentoring Program, 2004-2007
64) Weekend Host Family for EKU-EELI Summer Students from Daegu Haany University in
South Korea, July 9-11, 2004
To the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences 1) Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2016-present (Chair, 2016-present)
2) Strategic Planning and Budget Committee, 2016-present (Alternate)
To the College of Arts and Sciences 3) Student Awards Workgroup, 2014-2015
4) Curriculum Committee, 2010-2012
5) Junior Faculty Mentor, 2009-2012
6) Academic Integrity Committee, 2007-2010 (Chaired 4 Committee Hearings)
7) Research Awards Committee, 2003-2005
To the Department of Philosophy and Religion
1) Academic Practices Committee, 2003-2006, 2015-present
2) Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2008-present
3) Non-Tenured Evaluation Committee, 2008-present
4) Minor in Applied Ethics Curriculum Planning Committee, 2014
5) General Education Curriculum Reapproval Proposal Coordinator for Beginning
Philosophy: PHI 110, Philosophy of Religion: PHI 240, and Philosophy of Science: PHI
340, 2010
6) General Education Assessment/Course Coordinator for PHI 240, 2009
7) Department Liaison to the Library, 2006-2013
8) General Education Assessment/Course Coordinator for PHI 110, PHI 110W, PHI 340,
and PHI 340W, 2005-2013
9) General Education Curriculum Proposal Coordinator for PHI 110, PHI 110W, PHI 340,
and PHI 340W, 2005-2009
10) Eastern Thought Search Committee, 2005-2006
11) Department Representative at Major Expos and Spotlights, 2003-2013
12) Ethics Search Committee, 2003-2004, 2007-2008, 2008-2009
13) Faculty Co-Advisor to the Philosophy Club, 2003-2006
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
1) Associate Editor, The Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship, 2015-present
2) Editorial Advisory Board of De Gruyter/Versita’s Open Access Publishing Program in
Philosophy, 2012-present
3) EKU Liaison to the Kentucky Philosophical Association, 2009-present
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4) International Education Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2008-present
5) Diversity Issues Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2008-present
(Committee Charge Review Subcommittee, Co-Chair, 2016-present)
6) Judge for the Future Business Leaders of America Public Speaking Competition, Eastern
Kentucky University, March 9, 2017
7) Reviewer of Papers for Kentucky Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, 2015,
2016, 2017
8) Judge for the National Collegiate Honors Council Poster Award Competition, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
9) Conference Organizer and Program Chair, Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference,
Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
10) Conference Organizer and Program Chair, Asian Studies in the Contemporary World
Conference, Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
11) Book Proposal Reviewer for Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
12) Critical Language Scholarship Program Selection Panel, American Councils for
International Education, 2014, 2015
13) Co-Moderator, Forum on Diversity, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,
2013, 2015
14) Conference Organizer and Program Chair, Kentucky Philosophical Association
Biannual Meeting, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012
15) Session Organizer and Chair, “Japanese Aesthetics,” Annual Meeting of the American
Philosophical Association Eastern Division, 2011
16) Manuscript Reviewer for Oxford University Press, 2011
17) Manuscript Reviewer for McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2011
18) Manuscript Reviewer for BVT Publishing, 2011
19) Manuscript Reviewer for Philosophy Study, 2011
20) Kentucky Philosophical Association, President, 2010-2012
21) Kentucky Philosophical Association, Vice President, 2010
22) Session Organizer, “The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi,” Annual Meeting of the
American Philosophical Association Eastern Division, 2010
23) Committee on International Cooperation, American Philosophical Association, 2009-
2012
24) Session Organizer and Chair, “Teaching Chinese Philosophy: Challenges and Promises,”
Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division, 2009
25) Session Organizer, “Australian Contributions to 20th-Century Analytic Metaphysics,”
Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division, 2009
26) Session Chair, Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association Central
Division, 2009
27) Committee on the Status of Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies,
American Philosophical Association, 2008-2011
28) Session Chair, Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association Central
Division, 2008
29) Manuscript Reviewer for Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2005
30) Session Chair, Mountain-Plains Philosophy Conference, 2005
31) Session Chair, Annual Meeting of the Central States Philosophical Association, 2005
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32) Session Chair, Internalism and Externalism in Semantics and Epistemology Conference,
2005
33) Session Chair, Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, 2004
34) Manuscript Reviewer for Longman Publishers, 2003
35) Publishing Project Consultant for Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003
PROFESSIONALLY RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICE
1) Volunteer for the Special Olympics Kentucky State Summer Games, June 2, 2012; June
1, 2013; June 7, 2014; June 5, 2015; June 4, 2016
2) Kentucky Humanities Council’s Board of Directors (and Its Development Committee,
Grants Committee, Nominating and Bylaws Committee, and Planning and Evaluation
Committee), 2010-2016
3) Judge for the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame, Kentucky Commission on Human
Rights, 2012
4) Judge for the Model Laboratory School Science Fair Competition, February 10-11, 2011;
February 9-10, 2012
5) Saint Mark Catholic School Board (and Its Finance Committee and Strategic Planning
Committee), 2007-2012
6) Group Piano Student Recital, St. Andrews Retirement Community, Richmond, KY,
December 6, 2010
7) Judge for the 5th Annual Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair, Eastern Kentucky
University, March 31, 2007
8) Assisted Nhi Huynh in Creating a Public Mural Depicting Natural and Racial Harmony,
Kirksville Elementary School, Richmond, KY, 2005-2006
9) Volunteer for the Native American Culture Festival, Richmond Powwow Association,
Richmond, KY, September 24, 2004
HONORS AND AWARDS 1) Selected to Participate in the NCHC Professional Development Workshop, University of
Iowa, May 1-2, 2017 (All Expenses Covered by the National Collegiate Honors Council)
2) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service and Leadership Award, Eastern Kentucky
University, 2017
3) Fellow of Eastern Kentucky University’s Faculty Leadership Institute, 2017
4) Induction into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2016
5) Fellow of the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium Academic Leadership Academy,
2016
6) Eastern Kentucky University President’s Research and Scholarship Fund (PRSF) Travel
Grant, 2016
7) Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Faculty
Research and Professional Development Grant, 2015, 2016
8) Eastern Kentucky University Faculty Development Grant, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Fall
2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012,
Fall 2016
9) Eastern Kentucky University Information Technology Grant, 2012-2013, 2014-2015,
2015-2016, 2016-2017
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10) Eastern Kentucky University Diversity Professional Development Grant, 2015
11) Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, Global Citizenship Program 71 (“Education for Global
Citizenship: What, Why, and How?”), July 13-20, 2015
12) Faculty Marshal for the College of Arts and Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
13) Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Course
Development Grant, 2014
14) EKU Top Mentor, Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors, Eastern
Kentucky University, 2014
15) Induction into Alpha Phi Omega (National Coeducational Service Organization), 2014
16) Short Story “First Confession” Selected as Feature of the Week for the Kenyon Review
Weekend Reads Series, September 13, 2013
17) Keynote Address, “Building Leadership: Embracing Cultural Values and Inclusion,” A
Celebration of the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Blue Grass Army Depot,
Richmond, KY, May 16, 2013
18) Induction into Alpha Lambda Delta (National Honor Society for First-Year Students),
2013
19) Nominee for a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend, Eastern
Kentucky University, 2012
20) Nominee for a Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Award, Eastern Kentucky
University, 2012
21) Eastern Kentucky University Graduate School Research Travel Grant, Fall 2010, Fall
2012
22) Induction into the Golden Key International Honor Society, 2010
23) Keynote Address, “Gratitude and Commitment,” Golden Key International Honor
Society Induction Ceremony, Eastern Kentucky University, November 30, 2010
24) Eastern Kentucky University LEAF (Learning Environment for Academia’s Future)
Fellowship, 2009-2010
25) American Philosophical Association Community Service Learning Grant, 2003
26) American Philosophical Association Rockefeller Essay Prize, 2002
27) Columbia University Faculty Fellowship, 1991-1992; Mellon Summer Research
Fellowship, 1992; President’s Fellowship, 1992-1997; Charles Frankel Memorial
Fellowship, 1996-1997
OTHER ACTIVITIES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Interviews and Media Appearances
1) “President Trump’s Executive Order on Terrorism, Immigration, and Refugees,” Eastern
Standard, WEKU-FM Radio, 9 February 2017, URL =
<http://weku.fm/post/immigration-kentucky-eastern-standard>.
2) “Refugees in the U.S.,” Eastern Standard, WEKU-FM Radio, 10 December 2015, URL
= <http://weku.fm/post/refugees-us-eastern-standard>.
3) “Leaving Vietnam: Minh’s Story,” The Eastern Progress, 26 February 2015: 1, 4, URL
= <http://www.easternprogress.com/2015/02/26/leaving-vietnam-minhs-story/>.
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4) “Power of Maroon: Leadership Spotlight,” EKU Update: A Newsletter for Eastern
Kentucky University Faculty & Staff, Vol. 13, No. 10 (2012), URL =
<http://www.prm.eku.edu/Update/?issue=172&department=0&article=2397>.
Popular Lectures
1) “Persistence,” Late Night with Honors, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY,
September 15, 2014; September 15, 2015; September 15, 2016.
2) “Transition from Honors Program to Honors College,” Honors Program Faculty
Workshop, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, May 19, 2015.
3) (With Laurie Carter, George Gallien, Ivonne Gonzalez, Aziza Morris, Omar Salinas, and
Socorro Zaragoza) “Let’s Talk about Race,” Global Café Series, Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, KY, January 27, 2015.
4) “The Culture of Life,” EKU Students for Life Meeting, Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, KY, January 22, 2015.
5) Keynote Address, “Building Leadership: Embracing Cultural Values and Inclusion,” A
Celebration of the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Blue Grass Army Depot,
Richmond, KY, May 16, 2013.
6) (With Nhi Huynh) “Leaving Vietnam: Journey from the Fall,” Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Madison County, KY, January 8, 2012.
7) (With MyraBeth Bundy, Gill Hunter, Jackie Jay, John Lowry, and Marcel Robles)
“Reflections on Assessment for Writing Intensive Courses,” Thinking and
Communicating Across the Curriculum (TCAC) Talking Event, Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, KY, May 5, 2011.
8) Keynote Address, “Gratitude and Commitment,” Golden Key International Honor
Society Induction Ceremony, Eastern Kentucky University, November 30, 2010.
9) “Realism, Pacifism, and Just War Theory,” EKU Students for Life Meeting, Catholic
Newman Center, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, April 26, 2010.
10) “The Foundations of Ethics and Its Applications to Science and Technology: Humans,
Animals, and the Environment,” Mathematics and Science Summer Academy for
Advanced High School Students, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, June 6,
2008.
11) “Identity and Change,” Mathematics and Science Summer Academy for Advanced High
School Students, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, June 7, 2007.
12) “The Foundations of Ethics,” Mathematics and Science Summer Academy for Advanced
High School Students, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, June 5, 2007.
13) (With Nhi Huynh) “What Is Vietnam?” St. Mark School, Richmond, KY, November 3,
2006.
14) “Animal Consciousness,” EKU Philosophy Club Meeting, Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, KY, April 21, 2005.
Guest Lectures
1) “The Land I Lost: A Vietnamese Refugee Story,” Dr. Alice Jones’s Course
“Environmental Geography,” Eastern Kentucky University, April 7, 2017.
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2) “Leaving Vietnam: Journey from the Fall,” Profs. Linda Bozeman’s and Tara Stevens’s
Course “English-to-ASL Interpreting II,” Eastern Kentucky University, October 28,
2015.
3) (With Nhi Huynh) “On Being Asian-American,” Dr. Mixon Ware’s Seminar on Diversity
Awareness for Professional Practice, Eastern Kentucky University, April 19, 2007; April
2, 2008; April 10, 2014.
4) “Fakes and Forgeries,” Drs. Laura Newhart’s and Jaleh Rezaie’s Graduate Seminar on
Research Ethics, Eastern Kentucky University, February 29, 2012.
5) “Facing Reality: Perception and the External World,” Dr. Laura Newhart’s
Interdisciplinary Course “EKU after People,” Eastern Kentucky University, April 1,
2010.
6) “Functionalism, the Turing Test, and the Chinese Room Thought Experiment,” Dr. Ka-
Wing Wong’s Graduate Seminar on Artificial Intelligence, Eastern Kentucky University,
October 24, 2006.
Discussion and Debate Moderator
1) Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, EKU Asian Film Series, April 27, 2016
2) Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle, EKU Asian Film Series, April 26, 2016
3) Zhang Yimou’s Hero, EKU Asian Film Series, April 21, 2016
4) Wilson Yip’s Ip Man, EKU Asian Film Series, April 20, 2016
5) Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers, EKU Asian Film Series, April 19, 2016
6) Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay!, EKU Asian Film Series, May 7, 2015
7) Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation, EKU Asian Film Series, March 26, 2015
8) Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, EKU Asian Film Series, March 5, 2015
9) Akira Kurosawa’s Ran, EKU Asian Film Series, February 5, 2015
10) Graham Parkes’s “Japanese Aesthetics,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series, April
27, 2012
11) Timothy Wilson’s “Know Thyself?” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series, December
9, 2011
12) Martha Nussbaum’s “Veiled Threats?” and “Beyond the Veil: A Response,” Crabbe
Library Article Discussion Series, April 29, 2011
13) Brian Orend’s “War,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series, December 3, 2010
14) Thaddeus Metz’s “The Meaning of Life,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series,
April 9, 2010
15) Patricia Cohen’s “Professor Is a Label That Leans to the Left” and Jere Surber’s “Well,
Naturally We’re Liberal,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series, March 19, 2010
16) Theodore Gracyk’s “Searching for the ‘Popular’ and the ‘Art’ of Popular Art,” Crabbe
Library Article Discussion Series, October 2, 2009
17) Aaron Smuts’s “Art and Negative Affect,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series,
September 4, 2009
18) Timothy Wilson’s and Yoav Bar-Anan’s “The Unseen Mind,” Crabbe Library Article
Discussion Series, April 24, 2009
19) Akira Kurosawa’s Ran, Crabbe Library Film Discussion Series, April 21, 2009
20) Thomas Pogge’s “World Poverty and Human Rights” and “Poverty Is a Violation of
Human Rights,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series, January 23, 2009
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21) Thomas Nagel’s “Public Education and Intelligent Design,” Crabbe Library Article
Discussion Series, November 21, 2008
22) Daniel Dennett’s The Magic of Consciousness, Crabbe Library Film Discussion Series,
October 27, 2008
23) Noam Chomsky’s “Language and Mind,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series,
September 12, 2008
24) Joshua Knobe’s “What Is Experimental Philosophy?” and Kwame Anthony Appiah’s
“The New Philosophy,” Crabbe Library Article Discussion Series, February 8, 2008
25) Trần Hàm’s Journey from the Fall, Crabbe Library International Film Series, February 5,
2008
26) Introduction and Chapter 1, “The Shattered Mirror,” of Kwame Anthony Appiah’s
Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers, Crabbe Library Book Discussion
Series, September 7, 2007
27) Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh’s Buffalo Boy, Crabbe Library International Film Series,
August 22, 2007
28) Trần Anh Hùng’s Cyclo, Crabbe Library International Film Series, June 6, 2007
29) Andrew Lau’s and Alan Mak’s Infernal Affairs, Crabbe Library International Film Series,
May 23, 2007
30) Preface and Chapter 1, “A Deeply Religious Non-Believer,” of Richard Dawkins’s The
God Delusion, Crabbe Library Book Discussion Series, January 26, 2007
31) Trinh T. Minh-Ha’s Night Passage, Crabbe Library International Film Series, September
12, 2006
32) EKU Philosophy Club Debate on Same-Sex Marriage, October 27, 2004
33) Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard and the Nature of Self-Deception, EKU Philosophy
Club, February 27, 2004
University-Level Service Prior to Employment at EKU
1) Faculty Observer of the Student Government Association Elections, University of
Louisville, 2003
2) Faculty Advisor to the Vietnamese Student Association, University of Louisville, 2002-
2003
Department-Level Service Prior to Employment at EKU 1) Organizer and Coordinator of the Reading Group on Moral Discourse and Practice,
University of Louisville, 2003
2) M.A. Program in Philosophy Development Committee, University of Louisville, 2002-
2003
3) Philosophy Curriculum Committee, University of Louisville, 2002-2003
4) Philosophy Faculty Mentor to Undergraduate Students, University of Louisville, 2002-
2003
5) Co-Instructor of 2 Philosophy Paper Writing Workshops, University of Louisville, 2002
6) Reviewer of Papers for the 2nd Annual Steven Humphrey Philosophy Student
Colloquium, University of Louisville, 2002
Professionally Related Community Service Prior to Employment at EKU
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1) Volunteer Staff Member of Boat People SOS, Inc., Louisville, KY, 2003
2) Volunteer Staff Member of Asian American Consulting Services, Inc., Plainfield, NJ,
1997-1998
3) Volunteer Tutor in the Bronx High School Tutorial Program, New York, NY, 1992-1995
4) Volunteer Vietnamese Interpreter for the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights, New
York, NY, 1989-1990
Organizational Affiliations
1) Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2016-present
2) Association for Asian Studies, 2015-present
3) Japan/America Society of Kentucky, 2015-present
4) Southeast Regional Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, 2015-2016
5) National Collegiate Honors Council, 2013-present
6) National Association of Fellowships Advisors, 2013-present
7) Kentucky Academy of Science, 2010-present
8) Kentucky Philosophical Association, 2002-present
9) American Philosophical Association, 1996-present
10) Tennessee Philosophical Association, 2002-2004
11) Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, 2002-2003
12) Georgia Philosophical Society, 2001-2002
13) New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association, 2000-2002
Languages 1) Vietnamese: native fluency
2) French: reading proficiency
3) German: reading proficiency
REFERENCES
1) Dr. Michael Benson
President
Eastern Kentucky University
(859) 622-2101
2) Dr. David Coleman
Director of the Honors Program
Eastern Kentucky University
(859) 622-1403
3) Dr. Bonnie Gray
Founding Director Emerita of the Honors Program (1988-2008)
Eastern Kentucky University
(859) 623-0140
4) Dr. Erik Liddell
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Honors Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor of Humanities, and Chautauqua Lecture
Series Coordinator
Eastern Kentucky University
(859) 622-2267
5) Dr. Aaron Thompson Interim President
Kentucky State University
(502) 597-6260
6) Dr. Sherwood Thompson Professor of Educational Leadership and Former Interim Chief Diversity Officer and
Special Assistant to the President (2015-2016)
Eastern Kentucky University
(859) 622-2970
7) Dr. Janna Vice Senior Vice President for Academics and Provost
Eastern Kentucky University
(859) 622-8812
8) Dr. Sara Zeigler Interim Dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
Eastern Kentucky University
(859) 622-2222
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APPENDIX
Book Endorsements
“A. Minh Nguyen’s New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics is an important, comprehensive, and
fascinating collection. Beginning with historical and systematic overviews of the philosophical
tenets of Japanese aesthetics and treatments of central themes in Japanese art and aesthetics, this
is a book of enormous scope, including discussions of traditional art forms such as the tea
ceremony, calligraphy, haiku, Nō drama, pottery, and the martial arts, quotidian activities such as
gift wrapping, flower arranging, cooking, etiquette, and gardening, and contemporary
movements in Japanese literature, film, and the visual arts. This is a book that no student of
Japanese aesthetics, whether beginning or advanced, should be without.”
—Philip Alperson, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Temple University; Editor, The Journal of
Aesthetics and Art Criticism (1993-2003)
“A. Minh Nguyen’s New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics is a kaleidoscope of twenty-seven new
contributions on the unrelenting pursuit of elegance across Japanese culture that have been
written specifically for this volume by nothing less than a cadre of the world’s most
distinguished Japanologists. As it is turned in the hand of the reader, it reveals from a
bottomless array of angles the different strategies this always unique and yet porous culture has
deployed to enchant the human experience, aspiring as it does to transform the ordinary into the
extraordinary and the mundane into the sublime.”
—Roger T. Ames, Chair Professor in the Humanities, Peking University; Editor, Philosophy
East and West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy (1987-2016)
“A. Minh Nguyen’s New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics is a most impressive collection. This
volume provides important information to all who study Japanese aesthetics. I know of no
other book that covers the subject so completely.”
—Donald Keene, University Professor Emeritus and Shincho Professor Emeritus of Japanese
Literature, Columbia University; Author, A History of Japanese Literature
“A. Minh Nguyen has put together an important volume that gives us, in one place, the tools
to understand the knotty subject of Japanese aesthetics. The most notable scholars address
these questions from various perspectives: some of them walk us through the history of
aesthetics in Japan, others explicate the broad issues and ramifications of these ideas, while
others take us deep into particular artists, genres, and works. This is an impressive achievement
of long-lived value.”
—Doug Slaymaker, Professor of Japanese, University of Kentucky; Translator, Hideo
Furukawa’s Horses, Horses, in the End the Light Remains Pure: A Tale That Begins with
Fukushima
“Japanese aesthetics, famous throughout the world, is more often revered and celebrated than
meticulously analyzed. New Essays in Japanese Aesthetics goes beyond surface pleasures to
uncover the relations and tensions that shape aesthetic worlds in Japan. Encyclopedic in
breadth, the book is a must-have for anyone seeking to better understand this intriguing
and elegant domain.”
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—Kristin Surak, Associate Professor of Japanese Politics, School of Oriental and African
Studies, University of London; Author, Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in
Practice
“A trove of treasures for thinking across the history of Japanese artistic practice and
aesthetic thought, ranging from literature and the visual arts to philosophy, politics, and the
aesthetics of daily life, this is a compendious work that will return many readers and
introduce many more to the most vital topics and motifs of the Japanese cultural tradition
with fresh insights and lucid clarifications of complex matters. A perfect text for reading in
and for teaching from.”
—Alan Tansman, Louis B. Agassiz Chair in Japanese and Director of the Doreen B. Townsend
Center for the Humanities, University of California, Berkeley; Author, The Aesthetics of
Japanese Fascism