I am a philosophy PhD candidate at the University of Southern California with interests at the intersection of ethics, social philosophy, and moral psychology. I have secondary interests in philosophy of language and epistemology. Right now, I am primarily working on how individuals understand and interact with themselves. In my dissertation, I argue that the relationship agents have with themselves is a care-giving relationship, and is thus subject to moral constraints. 

I am currently a senior graduate fellow of the Conceptual Foundations of Conflict Project and serve on the American Philosophical Association's Graduate Student Council. I am also the managing editor for Pacific Philosophical Quarterly.

I received my MA in philosophy from Virginia Tech (go Hokies!) in 2019 and my BS in philosophy and psychology from Furman University (FU all the time!) in 2017.

Pronouns: she/her or they/them

Contact: rekeith [at] usc.edu