As an educator, I aim to cultivate in my students the rigorous analytical skills necessary to flourish as independent thinkers. I strive to create inclusive and supportive learning environments that celebrate all varieties of diversity. I am committed to equitable teaching and removing any barriers to access in my courses.
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Experience
Instructor of Record
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
• Introduction to Philosophy: Fall 2025 (x2)
Saddleback College
• History of Modern Philosophy: Spring 2025
• Introduction to Philosophy [Full Semester]: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024 (x2), Spring 2024
• Introduction to Philosophy [8-Week]: Fall 2025 (x2), Summer 2025 (x2), Spring 2025, Fall 2024 (x2), Spring 2024
The University of Texas at Austin
• Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts: Spring 2021
• Contemporary Moral Problems: Fall 2021, Spring 2021
Mentoring & Supervising Research
The University of Texas at Austin
• Topics in Applied Ethics: Fall 2019, Spring 2020
• Kant's Moral Theory: Fall 2016
Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin
Applied Ethics
• Medicine, Ethics, and Society: Fall 2023, Fall 2018
• Contemporary Moral Problems: Spring 2020
• Health and Justice: Spring 2019
Logic
• Introduction to Logic: Fall 2019
• Introductory Symbolic Logic: Summer 2018
Aesthetics & Intro
• Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts: Fall 2022, Spring 2018, Fall 2016
• Introduction to Philosophy: Spring 2017
Philosophy of Science
• Science and the Modern World: Fall 2017
Tufts University
• Language and Mind: Spring 2016
• Justice, Equality, and Liberty: Fall 2015
• Introduction to Ethics: Spring 2015
Pedagogical Products
While serving as the Project Manager for The Ethics Project at The University of Texas at Austin, I developed a Research Scholars Program to promote student research in ethics.
I supervised, co-authored, and edited works alongside undergraduate research scholars, developing case studies for teaching applied ethics.
Case studies produced by The Ethics Project remain the intellectual property of The Ethics Project and The University of Texas at Austin. They can be used in unmodified PDF form without permission for classroom use. For use in publications such as textbooks and other works, contact me directly at aliciaarmijo@utexas.edu to request permissions.
Is it ethical for police to use ALRP camera systems? How should we balance the benefits to public safety while mitigating the risks to public privacy?
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What concerns arise when we use digital contact tracing to fight COVID-19?
At what point does a physician-in-training assume “special obligations” to society, particularly “the duty to treat” patients?
Are there any circumstances under which mass quarantine would be morally permissible or required?
Could poverty simulations offer a way to cultivate empathy, or is it merely social gamification of the stresses of poverty?
Is it permissible for genetic data analysis companies to sell their clients' genetic data?
It is now within our power to eradicate humanity’s greatest killer: the mosquito. But should we
exterminate another species to reduce human suffering?
What are the ethical challenges when journalism and cancel culture meet? Is cancel culture socially just?
What ethical complexities arise from consensual surveillance and televised relationships?
Should we use cutting-edge genetic technology to resurrect the woolly mammoth?
What are the ethical problems with shark tourism and ecotourism in general?