Selected academic and applied work demonstrating policy analysis, research, and technical communication.
A proposal that Socrates, as portrayed in Plato's Apology, embodies the ancient ideal of statesmanship as "morally excellent leadership", with an emphasis on maintaining the integrity of oaths to higher causes.
View PDFAn exploration of the origins and implications of the various traditions held in Latter-day Saint thought regarding Heavenly Mother, including an attempt to determine what can be definitively stated about Her from LDS canon, prophetic teaching, and ritual practice.
A multi-cultural approach to the story of Judas Iscariot's death, as portrayed in the Gospel of Matthew. How might various historical audiences have understood this story, and what should it mean to us today?
Inspired by Communicating with Intelligence, a proposed framework for Latter-day Saint theologians that prioritizes actionable insights, explicit indefiniteness, and built-in tolerance for developing information to account for the principle of living oracular authority in the Church.
A policy brief on the Fighting Words principle in speech laws.
View PDFAn academic paper explaining some challenges facing public defenders which may hamper their effectiveness.
View PDFAn academic paper exploring the principle of Qualified Immunity (QI), including evidence that QI can be overcome in court.
View PDFA rough sample of an intelligence memo, drafted on the subject of US-Taliban relations.
View PDFA literature review attempting to discern the influence that emotion has as a factor in the decision to run for public office.
View PDFAn academic paper exploring the impacts that narrative has been shown to have when used to enhance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
View PDFA rhetorical analysis of a costumed counter-protestor often seen in Salt Lake City, Utah.
View PDFA research paper observing how LDS justify the principle of Restoration through correlation between 'revealed' doctrines and elements of ancient Abrahamic faith.
View PDFA research paper exploring whether religion increases the risk of suicide when compounded with select mental illnesses.
View PDFAn academic memo on a possible explanation for Canadian vowel pronunciation.
View PDFAn exploration into formal and informal technical communication methods used to preserve orthodoxy in the Church.
View PDFA technical report on a fictional feasibility study for road construction projects.
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