He received his BA in Philosophy from Grand Valley State University, his MPhil in Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong, and his PhD in Philosophy from Duke University (2015). In 20152017, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong. In 20172018 he was a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at Fordham University. Dr. Stephens studies both traditional interpretations of Chinese philosophy and the dialogue between Chinese philosophy and modern ethics and social psychology.