Cameron is an undergraduate student studying philosophy (BA) and political science (BS) at The University of
Southern Mississippi. At USM, Cameron has been awarded the Forrest Wood Philosophy Endowment Scholarship,
the William
Colmer Political Science Scholarship, departmental recognition for
best papers in his classes, and the
EAGLE SPUR Research Grant for his research on tension in
democratic systems. Cameron presented his research at the
Mississippi Philosophical Association's
2024 annual conference. He is also contributing his software
skills to the USM
Center for Digital Humanities'
Riot Acts Project, is serving as an
associate editor for the
Concerned Philosophers for Peace, and is participating in an ethics internship at
Northwestern University
focused on
Ethics Dumping. Cameron is also building a
YouTube channel where he explores concepts in logic, political philosophy,
philosophy of law, and computer programming.
Throughout these ventures, Cameron has maintained a 4.0 GPA in both majors and been featured on the USM
president's list for all attending semesters.
Cameron served as an infantryman in the Indiana Army National Guard through his first bachelors degree in
physics from Indiana University, Bloomington. Upon graduation from Indiana University, Cameron taught
himself computer programming with the help of Harvard University's
free online classes. As a software engineer, he contributed to various space and
defense projects at NASA's Stennis
Space Center, The National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and DARPA through
Radiance Technologies. He
also contributed to engineering efforts at
Northrop Grumman's Xetron. On leaving space and defense, Cameron
focused on computer graphics and performance. He taught himself the fundamentals of computer graphics, and
secured positions as a senior software engineer focusing on optimization and performance with Advanced Micro
Devices and, later, Intel Corporation. While working full time
at Intel Corporation, Cameron completed three semesters of masters coursework in economics from Southern New
Hampshire University with a 4.0 GPA.
Cameron left Intel Corporation and his economics studies following the events of January 6th, 2021 to study
philosophy.
Cameron's main interests are in philosophy. He aims to attend a PhD program in philosophy directly after
graduation from The University of Southern Mississippi, where he intends to focus on political philosophy
and philosophy of law. He is also very interested in the philosophy of science, logic, and the intersection
of
philosophy and AI.
