He received his BA at the University of Scranton, his MA and PhD from Vanderbilt University, and he has been the recipient of the Salvatori Fellowship as well as numerous other awards and honors. He has held appointments as an assistant professor in philosophy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and an assistant professor in philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY prior to his current position. He has published and presented numerous articles and papers related to military ethical themes including the ethics of biological warfare, the neutrality of states in an age of terrorwar, and journalism in psychological warfare.