Earned the B.A, hons, in English Literature at Memorial University, followed by M.A. seminar work in the history of western philosophy under the M.Phil program in the Humanities culminating in a dissertation on Martin Heidegger and the history of western metaphysics. Subjects of interest included C.S.Peirce, Iris Murdoch, Greek and medieval philosophy, metaphysics, the Frankfurt and continental schools including Hannah Arendt. Current research focus is on Iris Murdoch's unpublished writings on Martin Heidegger (ARPA, 2013).