In addition to teaching at Hildegard College, Dr. Ballard is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Concordia University and currently a Visiting Scholars at Princeton University. His scholarship specializes in the study of mind and ethics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.A. from NYU. He is currently writing a book on the meaning of life and the spiritual dimensions of engaging with nature (God, World & Value, Routledge).