Curriculum Vitae, David R. Morrow
Last updated on Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Contact Information
University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Philosophy
900 13th Street South, Room 419
Birmingham, AL 35205 USA
Academic Appointments
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy (Fall 2010 – present)
- Hunter College, The City University of New York
- Adjunct Lecturer/Graduate Assistant, Department of Philosophy (Fall 2005 – Spring 2009)
For more information on my teaching, see http://www.davidmorrow.net/teaching.
Education
- June 2010, A.M. in Public Policy, University of Chicago
- May 2009, Ph.D. in Philosophy, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York
- Dissertation: Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances: An Essay in Moral Epistemology (Advisor: Catherine Wilson)
- May 2003, B.A. in Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
- May 2003, B.Mus. in Trumpet Performance, Peabody Conservatory
Publications
- Morrow, D. R., R. E. Kopp & M. Oppenheimer. 2012 (forthcoming). Political legitimacy in decisions about experiments in solar radiation management. In Geo-Engineering the Climate: Law, Ethics and Policy Considerations, ed. William C. G. Burns & Andrew Strauss. Cambridge University Press.
- Morrow, D. R. and A. Weston. 2011. A Workbook for Arguments: A Complete Course in Critical Thinking. Hackett Publishing Company.
- Morrow, D. R. & C. A. Sula. 2011/2009 (Online First). Naturalized metaphilosophy. Synthèse 182 [Special issue on "Representing Philosophy"]: 297–313. doi: 10.1007/s11229-009-9662-1
- Morrow, D. R., R. E. Kopp & M. Oppenheimer. 2009. Toward ethical norms and institutions for climate engineering research. Environmental Research Letters 4 [Focus issue on climate engineering]: 045106. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/4/4/045106
- Morrow, D. 2009. Moral psychology and the "Mencian creature." Philosophical Psychology 22 (3): 281–304. doi: 10.1080/09515080902970657
Other Research Projects
- Phylo, an initiative of DigitalHumanities@SILS (with Chris Alen Sula), 2006–present
- Doctoral Research Grant, CUNY Graduate Center, 2005: “Uncovering Elizabeth Birch: In Search of Shaftesbury’s Teacher.” A study of the historical origins of moral sense theory, drawing on primary sources in London and Oxford.
Conference Presentations
- 2012 (upcoming). Research Ethics and Geoengineering. Geoengineering Our Climate: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Ottawa, ON. January 19–20, 2012.
- 2011. A Proposal for the International Regulation of Solar Radiation Management Research [poster session presentation]. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2011. San Francisco, CA. December 6–9, 2011.
- 2011. Workshop on "Philosophy through Public Dialogue." Advancing Public Philosophy Conference. Washington, DC. October 6–8, 2011.
- 2011. Adaptive Preferences and a Theory of Desirability. Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME IV). University of Colorado, Boulder. Boulder, CO. August 4–7, 2011.
- 2011. Practical Coherence: A Constructivist Solution to Some Naturalistic Doubts About Moral Intuitions. Naturalisms in Ethics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, July 14–15, 2011.
- 2011. It's My Life: The Experience Machine and the Endowment Effect. 5th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Ethics Society, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, April 30, 2010.
- 2010. Ethical Principles for Trials of Climate Intervention Technologies. Asilomar International Conference on Climate Intervention Technologies, Asilomar, CA, March 23, 2010.
- 2008. Saving Robert Audi from the Brain Scanners. Ohio State University Philosophy Graduate Conference, Columbus, OH, May 3, 2008.
- 2008. Rational intuitionism and the case of the mysterious mental thermometer. University at Albany Philosophical Assocation Conference on Epistemology, Albany, NY, April 12, 2008.
- 2008. Moral Psychology and the "Mencian Creature." CUNY Graduate Center Cognitive Science Symposium, New York, NY, April 11, 2008.
- 2007. The Phylosophy Project and Web 2.0: Emerging technologies and research applications. With Chris Alen Sula. National Association for Computing and Philosophy Conference, Chicago, IL, July, 2007.
Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, etc.
- 2012. UAB Interdisciplinary Innovation Forum, Birmingham, AL. "The Need for New Energy Sources—Climate Change and Global Poverty." January 24, 2012.
- 2011. Donaldson Correctional Institute, Bessemer, AL. "Epicurus and Epictetus: Two Ancient Theories of Happiness." Part of a lecture series by UAB faculty.
- 2011. Matthew's Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL. Panel discussion on reason, faith, and worldviews with Chuck Hayden (Branch Life Church), Brandon Robbins (Apologetics Resource Center), and Carl Sachs (UAB Philosophy). Sponsored by Branch Life Church and the Birmingham Freethought Society.
- 2011. Matthew's Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL. Dialogue on truth, reason, and faith with Brandon Robbins of the Apologetics Resource Center. Sponsored by Branch Life Church and the Birmingham Freethought Society.
- 2011. Lehman College, The City University of New York. New York, NY. Guest lecture on moral psychology and moral intuitions for Philosophy 358 Ethical Theory.
- 2010. Rogue Tavern, Birmingham, AL. Dialogue on reason and spirituality with Brandon Robbins of the Apologetics Resource Center. Sponsored by Branch Life Church.
Academic, University & Professional Service
- Co-organizer, Conference on the Normative Implications of Moral Psychology, co-sponsored by the UAB Philosophy Department and UAB's Center for Ethics and Values in the Sciences, November 2011
- Co-Creator, Phylo Jobs, a free online listing of job openings in philosophy
- Faculty Advisor, Operation Bikingham (UAB Student Organization)
- Ethics & Civic Responsibility committee, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2010–present
- Participant, Alpha Lambda Delta's 2011 Raft Debate, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2011
- Faculty membership committee, CUNY Graduate Center Philosophy Program, 2007/08–2008/09
- Webmaster, CUNY Graduate Center Philosophy Program, 2006/07–2007/08
- Conference organizer, CUNY Graduate Center Student Philosophy Conference, 2005/06
Awards & Honors
- UAB Disability Support Services Outstanding Faculty Award, Fall 2011
- Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, 2003
- Montgomery County Superintendent's Writing Award, 1987, 1988
