Galen A. Foresman Curriculum Vitae

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1 Education Galen A. Foresman Curriculum Vitae Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Liberal Studies North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Work Contact 1601 E. Market Street Greensboro, NC Bowling Green State University Ph.D., 2008 Philosophy Dissertation: A Practical Distinction in Value Theory: Qualitative and Quantitative Accounts Bowling Green State University M.A., 2004 Philosophy University of North Carolina Chapel Hill B.A., 2001 Philosophy (Honors) & English Areas of Specialization and Competence AOS: AOC: Ethical Theory, Value Theory, Applied Ethics Logic, Critical Thinking, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Books, Papers, and Other Publications 1. Is Hell Punishment? Philosophical Approaches to Hell edited by Benjamin McCraw and Robert Arp (Palgrave Macmillam, August 2015). 2. The Right Stuff: Batman v. Superman and the Role of Moral Motivation. Superman Versus Batman edited by Nicolas Michaud (Open Court, Forthcoming First Quarter 2016). 3. The Problem of Evil, God, and Agency. Philosophical Approaches to Demonology edited by Benjamin McCraw and Robert Arp (Forthcoming 2016). 4. Supernatural and Philosophy edited by Galen Foresman (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013). a. Aristotle s Metaphysics of Monsters and Why We Love Supernatural coauthored with Francis Tobienne, Jr., Chapter 2, b. What the Hell Is Going On? Chapter 4, c. Naturally Supernatural Authored by James Blackmon with examples from Galen Foresman, Chapter 9, Portuguese Translation: Supernatural ea Filosofia coletânea de Galen Foresman ea tradução de Jefferson Rosado (Madras Editora Ltda, 2014). 5. The Impact of Faculty and Peer-led Supplemental Instruction: Comparing Two Very Different Courses. Mountain Rise: The International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Vol 7, No 2 (2012). Co-authored with Robert Drake. 6. What s Wrong with Camping? Halo and Philosophy edited by Luke Cuddy (Open Court Press, 2011).

2 7. Making the A-List. Supervillains and Philosophy edited by Ben Dyer (Open Court Press, 2009). 8. Why Batman is better than Superman, Batman and Philosophy edited by Mark D. White and Robert Arp (Wiley Publishing, 2008). 9. Review of Philosophy and Its Public Role. Edited by William Aiken and John Haldane (Imprint Academic, 2004). Reviewed for Journal of Value Inquiry Vol. 41, Contracted Books 1. Critical Thinking Toolkit Co-Authored with Peter Fosl, Jamie Watson, and Galen Foresman (Wiley-Blackwell, Spring 2016). Awards and Grants 1. Principle Investigator on Academic Freedom Reading Group, North Carolina A&T State University, Submitted to Institute for Humane Studies, Fall [Awarded $1,350]. 2. Collaborator on North Carolina A&T State University, College of Arts and Sciences Innovation Ventures Fund: Micro-Reactor Research and Education Integration as a Problem-Based Learning Model for Student Success [Submitted for $30,000]. 3. North Carolina A&T State University College of Arts and Sciences Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Consultant on CGS Research Ethics Education in International STEM Collaborations, September 14 th 2012 [Submitted for $25,000 for Ethics Assessment Development] Unfunded, but North Carolina A&T State University was listed as an Affiliate Partner. 5. Consultant on "HBCU s, The African Diaspora, and The Liberal Tradition" (Dr. Mike Cundall, Principle Investigator) Submitted to National Endowment for the Humanities, [Submitted for $100,000]. 6. ATL SoTL Grant for Research in Supplemental Instruction, awarded by the North Carolina A&T State University Academy for Teaching and Learning, Distance Learning Online Course Development Grant, awarded by the North Carolina A&T State University Center for Distance Learning, Spring [$4,500 for the development of PHIL 311 (Philosophy of Punishment)] 8. Distance Learning Online Course Development Grant, awarded by the North Carolina A&T State University Center for Distance Learning, Fall [$1,500 for the redevelopment of PHIL 266 (Contemporary Moral Problems)] 9. Faculty Development Grant, awarded by the North Carolina A&T State University Academy for Teaching and Learning, [$970] 10. Faculty Development Grant, awarded by the North Carolina A&T State University Academy for Teaching and Learning, [$623] 11. Faculty Instructional Mini-Grant, awarded by the University Teaching and Learning Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Spring Non-Service Dissertation Fellowship, awarded by the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University for academic year, [~$25,000] (declined). 13. Louis I. Katzner Philosophy Graduate Assistant Teaching Excellence Award, awarded by the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University, [$500]

3 Conference Presentations 1. Invited Co-Presenter with Karen Hornsby, Crafting Assessment-Based Learning Outcomes, Academy for Teaching and Learning Teaching Showcase, North Carolina A&T State University, April 22, Co-Presenter, Crafting Assessment-Based Learning Outcomes, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro, February 15, Presenter, How Combining Bloom s Taxonomy and Dr. Seuss Can Improve Student Learning In Ethics, American Association of Philosophy Teachers Nineteenth Biennial International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, St. Edward s University, Austin, TX, July 26, Presenter, Assessment in Philosophy Programs: An Informal Discussion, American Association of Philosophy Teachers Nineteenth Biennial International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, St. Edward s University, Austin, TX, July 29, Co-Presenter with Robert Drake, Supplemental Instruction, Commission for the Review of Student Success, North Carolina A&T State University, July 26, Co-Presenter with Karen Hornsby, Scott Simkins, and Wabash-Provost Scholars, Conversation with the Chancellor, North Carolina A&T State University, May 2, Co-Presenter with Karen Hornsby, Scott Simkins, Mitchell Brown (Scholar), Jordan Pippen (Scholar), Engaging Student Voices in Institutional Inquiry and Assessment, Webinar presentation for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, April Faculty Advisor for Emmanuel Johnson (Scholar), Nicole Logan (Scholar), Ariel Parrott (Scholar), Joy Pitts (Scholar), Institutional Assessment and Undergraduate Research, Student Research Day Presentation, North Carolina A&T State University, April 14, Co-Presenter with Wabash-Provost Scholars to the Department of Mathematics on Focus Group Reports, North Carolina A&T State University, March 31, Co-Presenter with Stephen Bloch-Schulman (Elon University), Philosophy and Its Role in Teaching, Learning and SoTL Research, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro, NC, February 5, Co-Presenter with Robert Drake, Comparing Faculty-Led with Peer-Led Supplementary Instruction: Two Case Studies, 2011 Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro, NC, February 4, Co-Presenter with Stephen Bloch-Schulman (Elon University), Elizabeth Minnich (Senior Scholar, AAC&U), John Ottenhoff (Director, Associated Colleges of the Midwest), Rita Pougiales (Member of the Faculty, The Evergreen State College), and Ed Whitfield (Director, Fund For Democratic Communities), Teaching Democratic Thinking, 2011 AAC&U Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, January 28, Co-Presenter with Karen Hornsby, Mitchell Brown (Scholar), Porche Millington (Scholar), and Charles Blaich (Center for Inquiry at Wabash College), Engaging Student Voices in Institutional Inquiry and Assessment, 2011 AAC&U Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, January 27, Presenter, Comparing the Effectiveness of Faculty-Led and Student-Led Supplemental Instruction in a Critical Thinking Course, The 30th Annual International Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, OH, November 19, 2010.

4 15. Presenter, Ethics Based Role Playing: How Holding Moral Court Can Change Your Classes, American Association of Philosophy Teachers Eighteenth Biennial International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Coastal Carolina University, Myrtle Beach, SC, July 30, Presenter, Outer Space Ethics and Space Tourism, The 40 th Annual PCA-ACA Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April 3, Presenter, Surveys, Morality and Student Engagement: Lots More Fun Than It Sounds! (A) Strongly Agree (B) Agree Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching at Greensboro, Invited Presenter, Why Batman Is Better Than Superman, Penn State Harrisburg, Spring Presenter, Moral Court: Engaging Students in Active Critical Thinking through Ethics Based Role Playing, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching at Greensboro, Co-Presenter (Poster Presentation), Essay Preparedness and Student Success, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching at Greensboro, Presenter, A Problem for Deterrence, Great Conversations UNC Greensboro, Fall Presenter, Animation and Online Teaching, Merlot International Conference, Presenter, Animation and Online Teaching, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching at Greensboro, Presenter, Deterrence and the Limits of Punishment, 34 th Annual Value Inquiry Conference, Presenter, Comparability: A Puzzle for Value Monism, 32 nd Conference on Value Inquiry, Service Professional 1. Teagle Assessment Scholar, Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts Wabash College, 2009-Present. 2. Member of American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 2008-Present. a. Won site proposal to host Twenty-Second AAPT Workshop Conference on Teaching Philosophy, b. Program Committee, 2012-Present. c. Teaching and Learning Committee, 2014-Present. d. Election Committee, e. Speakers and Awards Committee, Editor and Co-Developer of The Philosopher s Digest, Editorial assistant for A History of the Philosophy of Law from the Ancient Greeks to the Scholastics, edited by Fred D. Miller, Jr. in association with Carrie-Ann Biondi, vol. 6 of A Treatise of Legal Philosophy and General Jurisprudence, edited by Enrico Pattaro (Springer, 2007). 5. Reviewer for MERLOT Conference, Judge for High-School Ethics Bowl, UNC Chapel Hill, 2011 and Judge for Regional Ethics Bowl (Collegiate), UNC Chapel Hill, Fall University

5 1. Faculty Appointment to Institutional Effectiveness Council, North Carolina A&T State University, 2015-Present. 2. Faculty Senator (Elected) for the Department of History, North Carolina A&T State University, 2015-Present. 3. Faculty Appointment to Learning Management System Committee, North Carolina A&T State University, Spring Faculty Appointment to Protocol Review and Education Program Committee, North Carolina A&T State University, 2011-Present. a. Chair, 2014-Present. b. Co-Chair, Co-Director of Wabash Provost Scholars, North Carolina A&T State University, Faculty Representative to the North Carolina A&T State University Teaching Excellence Awards Committee, Faculty Representative to the Faculty Roundtable, North Carolina A&T State University, Faculty Representative on the University Research Council, North Carolina A&T State University, College 1. Faculty Representative (Elected) to the College of Arts and Sciences Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2015-Present. a. Secretary, Faculty Representative to the College of Arts and Sciences Lyceum Committee, North Carolina A&T State University, 2011-Present. Department 1. Chair for the Department of History s Assessment Committee, North Carolina A&T State University, 2012 to Chair for the Department of History s Technology Committee, North Carolina A&T State University, 2011 to present. 3. Developed and Published the History Department s Website, North Carolina A&T State University, 2013-Present. 4. Co-Chair for the Department of History s Undergraduate Advising Committee, North Carolina A&T State University, 2010 to a. New Freshmen Orientation Advising for Liberal Studies: Pre-Law, 2010 to Member of Department of History s Philosophy Committee, North Carolina A&T State University, 2010-Present. a. Chair, 2014-Present. 6. Recorder of minutes for the Department of History, North Carolina A&T State University, Coordinator for the Department of History s Introduction to Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems courses, Humanities General Education Requirement, 2012-Present. 8. Academic Advisor for Liberal Studies Pre-Law Students, North Carolina A&T State University, 2009-Present. 9. Chair of the Service Learning Committee Division of University Studies, North Carolina A&T State University, Academic Positions

6 North Carolina A&T State University Associate Professor with Tenure, 2014-Present Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Lecturer, North Carolina A&T State University Adjunct Instructor, Spring 2008 University of Toledo Adjunct Instructor, Courses Developed & Taught Contemporary Moral Problems* Introduction to Philosophy* Philosophy of Punishment* Introduction to Ethics* Introduction to Logic* Logic for the Legal Profession Philosophy of Religion Social and Political Philosophy Analytical Reasoning Business Ethics Ethics and Biotechnology Aesthetics Death and Dying * Also developed and taught as fully online distance learning course References Charles Blaich, Ph.D. Director of Center of Inquiry at Wabash College and the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) Wabash College charles.blaich@gmail.com Regina Williams Davis, Ph.D. Interim Assistant Provost, Student Success and Academic Support Professor, Communication Studies North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University rmwilli1@ncat.edu Jennifer McCrickerd, Ph.D. Director, Honors Program Professor of Philosophy

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