I primarily work in metaphysics, although I also have interests in related areas of philosophy such as philosophical logic and philosophy of language. In metaphysics, I am especially interested in intrinsic properties, modality and ontology. My thesis is on intrinsic properties.

Before starting a Phd in philosophy at the ANU, I completed a MA in mathematics at the University of Melbourne. I arrived at the ANU in mid 1999, before suspending my degree 2003-7. I have recently restarted my Phd program at the ANU.

Publications

• Symmetric and Nonsymmetric Macdonald Polynomials', On Combinatorics and Statistical Mechanics. Annals of Combinatorics 3 (1999), no. 2-4, 385--415
• `Langton and Lewis on "Intrinsic"', (with Josh Parsons) in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 63 (2001), no 2, 347--352.
• `The Product of a Nonsymmetric Jack Polynomial with a Linear Function', Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 131 (2003), 1817-1827.
• `Can "Intrinsic" Be Defined Using Only Broadly Logical Notions?' forthcoming in Philosophy and Phenomenalogical Research.

Work in Progress

• A Puzzle for Genuine Modal Realism
• Counterpart Theory Fixed
• Positive Properties