CURRICULUM VITÆ
Lance H. Gracy, M.A.
Teaching Fellow
University of North Texas
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Email: lance.gracy@unt.edu
Tel: +1 (432) 254-0186
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Philosophy (Anticipated completion: 2024) University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Dissertation: “Wisdom According to St. Bonaventure’s Collationes in Hexaëmeron”
AOS: Metaphysics and Religion in St. Bonaventure.
AOC: Philosophy of Religion; History of Philosophy; Philosophy of the Middle Ages; Asian and Comparative Philosophy; Environmental Ethics & Philosophy.
M.A. in Philosophy 08/2017—05/2019 University of Texas at San Antonio
Thesis: “Ethical concern about ‘the animal soul’ through the activity of imagination: A phenomenological approach”
B.A. in Philosophy 01/2015—12/2016
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Minor: Religious Studies
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas
- Spring 2023—2 sections of “World Religions”
- Fall 2022—2 sections of “World Religions”
- Summer 2022—1 section of “Ethics and Science”
Teaching Assistant, University of North Texas
- Spring 2022—“Ancient Philosophy”
—“Western Religion and the Environment”
- Fall 2021—“Buddhism, Daoism, Shintoism”
—“Modern Philosophy”
Adjunct Faculty, University of the Incarnate Word
- Spring 2023—1 section of “Introduction to Philosophy”
- Fall 2022—2 sections of “Introduction to Philosophy”[1]
- Spring 2022—1 section of “Introduction to Philosophy”[2]
- Fall 2021—1 section of “Introduction to Philosophy”
- Spring 2021—1 upper-division section of “Theories of Reality and Knowledge”
—1 section of “Introduction to Philosophy”
- Fall 2020—2 sections of “Introduction to Philosophy”
- Fall 2019—3 sections of “Introduction to Philosophy”
Adjunct Faculty, Instructor of Philosophy, Northwest Vista College
- Spring 2021—1 section of “Introduction to Ethics”
—2 sections of “Introduction to Philosophy”
- Fall 2020—3 sections of “Introduction to Ethics”
- Summer 2020—1 section of “Introduction to Ethics”
- Spring 2020—3 sections of “Introduction to Ethics”
- Fall 2019—2 sections of “Introduction to Ethics”
Adjunct Faculty, University of Texas-San Antonio
- Fall 2019—1 mid-division section of “Basic Philosophical Problems”
Adjunct Faculty, Instructor of Philosophy, Our Lady of the Lake University
- Fall 2020—2 sections of “Introduction to Philosophy”
- Fall 2019—1 section of “Introduction to Philosophy”
PUBLICATIONS
- [Under Review]. “Is Scholasticism ‘Philosophy as a Way of Life’? Effort, Grace, and the Scholastic Mystagogy of St. Bonaventure,” in Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture.
- “Pokémon and Ecophenomenology: Wisdom, Morality, Beauty, and Ghosts,” in Pokémon and Philosophy, Carus Books, 2022. Print.
- “Moral Philosophy in the World of Pokémon: Elements, Energies, and Relationships,” in The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Blog, Summer 2020. Online. Available at: https://andphilosophy.com/2020/07/31/moral-philosophy-in-the-world-of-pokemon/
- “Memories that Wander” in the Burningword Literary Journal, 2017 [Online]. Available at: https://burningword.com/2017/07/memories-that-wander/
- “The Dog and Man”; “The Forlorn”; “Comfort”; “King Eternal”; “Ode to Repose”; “The Ties That Bind” in the Quirk Literary Journal, 2015, 2016.Print.
Book Reviews
- [Forthcoming]. Review of Takeshi Morisato’s Faith and Reason in Continental and Japanese Philosophy: Reading Tanabe Hajime and William Desmond, in Philosophy East and West. Print and Online.
- “Edward S. Casey: The World on Edge,” in Phenomenological Reviews, Spring 2019. Online. Available at: https://reviews.ophen.org/2019/05/05/edward-s-casey-the-world-on-edge/
PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
- “An Introduction to Franciscan Thought: Celebrating the Legacy of St. Francis of Assisi,” St. John Paul II University Parish, Denton, TX, October 2021.
- “Rediscovering the Immaculate Nature: Mariology and Neo-Confucian Moral Philosophy,” ISCP: Comparative Philosophies of Culture and Politics—Eastern APA Annual Meeting,January 2021.
- “Substantive evil as the removal of creative license: a descriptive case with arguments and illustrations in appeal to poetics, virtue theory, and religious traditions,” UTSA Graduate Philosophy Ethics Conference, San Antonio, TX, Spring 2019.
MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS, SERVICE & RELATED PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Memberships
- International Society for Chinese Philosophy (2019 – Present)
- American Catholic Philosophical Association (2019 – Present)
- American Philosophical Association (2020 – Present)
Awards
- 2022, Augustine Scholarship, University of St. Thomas Aquinas, 1/3 tuition funding
- 2021, Tuition Benefit Package Award, University of North Texas, appx. full tuition funding
- 2020, Merit Scholarship, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, appx. $30,000
- 2017, Philosophy Fellowship Stipend, University of Texas-San Antonio, $1,000
Service
- Organizer for a conferenced hosted by the UNT Department of Philosophy and Religion, entitled “Living Together: Environmentalisms, Plurivocity, and the Good Life,” Fall 2022 to Present
- Faculty Liaison for the Philosophy and Religion Graduate Student Association (PRGSA), University of North Texas, Aug. 2021 to Present
- Judge for the Annual Texas Regional Ethics Bowl, St. Mary’s University, 2017 to 2019
- Language Editor for Phenomenological Reviews (academic journal), 2019 to Present
- Ministry partner for Franciscan Joy (ministry events hosted by the Order of Friars Minor, Cap. in service to the homeless), San Antonio, TX, Aug. 2019 to Dec. 2019
- Community service partner for San Antonio Pets Alive! (caring for neglected animals as a requirement for my “Introduction to Ethics” courses), San Antonio, TX, Aug. 2019 to May 2020
- UIW Young Alumni Volunteer, Aug. 2021 to Present
Other Programs of Study
- Initial Formation Program for the Ordo Franciscanus Secularis (O.F.S.), Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX, Aug. 2019 – Jan. 2020
- 9 credit hours taken in the Master of Theological Studies (MTS) program at the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University, Berkeley, Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2020. Courses taken include: “Moral Theology,” “Culture, Context and Lived Religion,” and “Ecological Readings of the Bible”
RELATED EMPLOYMENT
Tutor at Varsity Tutors, Jan. 2017 – Aug. 2019
- Organized private lessons and delivered instruction to a wide range of students
- Oversaw and conducted learning development for tutees
Secondary Teacher (ELAR) at Karen Wagner High School, June 2018 – Dec. 2018
- Taught advanced English (British literature) to students
- Developed lesson plans in alignment with state-essential skills and objectives, meanwhile scaffolding and modifying instruction in relation to the needs of disadvantaged students
- Facilitated an environment conducive to learning through a variety of different styles and methods
- Partook in various professional development courses on subject-related content and pedagogical theory
- Gained critical teaching experience suitable to secondary & post-secondary teaching
Learning Resource Center Assistant at Strayer University, Jan. 2017 – Aug. 2017
- Performed the duties of a librarian, tutor, and career services counselor
- Responsible for helping low-income students develop their literary abilities
- Conducted research suitable to my role
- Gave formal and informal presentations to staff and students about writing and library topics
Substitute Teacher, Jan. 2017 – May 2017
- Acted in place of the primary teacher for various schools, both public and private school (5th grade, middle school, and high school)
- Carried out personalized instruction when required
Undergraduate Writing Tutor at the University of the Incarnate Word, Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2016
- Tutored philosophies of writing using both facilitative and directive approaches
- Provided face-to-face instruction to undergraduates
- Demonstrated comprehensive awareness of individualized writing styles
Infantry Team Leader at United States Marine Corps, Mar. 2011 – June 2014
- Responsible for the care, mentorship, and instruction of Marines
- Provided classroom instruction on a variety of subjects pertaining to mental and physical combat readiness
- Conducted various training regiments by leading fellow Marines in combat exercises
- Participated in live tissue training, acquiring numerous insights about animal ethics
REFERENCES
Martin D. Yaffe, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
University of North Texas
Tel: +1 (940) 565-2266
Xunwu Chen, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
University of Texas-San Antonio
Tel: +1 (210) 458-6031
xun.chen@utsa.edu
Chris Edelman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
University of the Incarnate Word
Tel: +1 (210) 832-2184
edelman@uiwtx.edu
Paul Lewis, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy
University of the Incarnate Word
Tel: +1 (210) 829-6062
pmlewis@uiwtx.edu
Jean-François Racine, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of New Testament
Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley
Tel: +1 (510) 549-5030
jracine@scu.edu
Jill Hernandez, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
Central Washington University
Tel: +1 (509) 963-1858
hernandezji@cwu.edu
[1] For this section, I introduced my students to scholastic philosophy. The primary text used was James Jacob’s Seat of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy in the Catholic Tradition (DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2022).
[2] I also introduced my students to scholastic philosophy for this section. Our text was A.C. Cotter’s Introduction to Catholic Philosophy.
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