Andrea Taylor

Academic Interests

• Ethics
• Chinese philosophy
• Feminist philosophy
• History of philosophy

Top Scholarly Accomplishments

• Presented "Can a Person Who has Heard this Music Really be a Bad Person?": A Confucian Reading of Music and Ethical Cultivation in "The Lives of Others" at the Philosophy and Popular Culture Conference, (2008)
• Presented "Evil in the World: Working Towards a Possible Theodicy" at Drury University Student Conference (2003)

Previous Experience

• Graduate assistant for University of Oklahoma's philosophy department (2004–2009)
• Per-course instructor at MSU and Drury (2009–2012)
• Instructor at MSU (currently)

Hometown

Springfield, MO

Hobbies

• Reading
• Watching films
• Cross-stitch
• Travel
• Bird watching
• Music
• Animals
• Politics

Future Goals and Aspirations

• Finish Ph.D.
• Get a tenure track position

Life Outside the University

• Married for almost 11 years
• Enjoy hanging out with family and friends
• Church member