Robert Arp, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Catholic Church

  Jun 1993 - Dec 1998

  Adult Religious Educator of Catholic Elementary and Secondary School Educators

  I was an Adult Religious Educator of elementary and secondary school educators, where I taught the following condensed courses:For the Diocese of Scranton, PA – Summers of 1993, 1994, 1995• Theology of the Pauline Epistles (summer 1993, 2 weeks)• Theological and Philosophical Debates Behind the Nicene Creed (summer 1994, 2 weeks)• Basic Elements of the New Catechism of the Catholic Church (summer 1995, 2 weeks)For the Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO – 1996 to 1998• Basic Elements of the New Catechism of the Catholic Church (fall 1996)• Theological and Philosophical Debates Behind the Nicene Creed (spring 1997)• The Doctrine of Transubstantiation and Opposing Views (summer 1997)• Source, Historical, Form, and Redaction Criticism in the Gospels (fall 1997)• Analogy and the Names of God (spring 1998)• The Rise of Fundamentalism in the USA (summer 1998)• St. Thomas Aquinas’ Proofs for God’s Existence (fall 1998) Show less

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  Paul VI High School

  Aug 1993 - Aug 1996

  Teacher, Coach, Guitar Choir Director

  • I taught the following courses:o The Existence of God (taught 2 times a day, for 2 years)—a course of my own designo Old Testament (taught 6 times a day, for 3 years)o New Testament (taught 6 times a day, for 3 years)o Morality (taught 6 times a day, for 2 years)o Catholic Social Teaching (taught 6 times a day, for 1 year)o The New Catechism of the Catholic Church (taught 6 times a day, for 1 year)• Head Coach for Varsity Girls’ Tennis (1993) and Junior Varsity Boys’ Tennis (1996)• Assistant Coach for Girls’ Basketball (1994) and Girls’ Softball (1995)• Also took courses in Classroom Management, Educational Psychology, Pedagogy, and Curriculum Development toward an MA in Education from George Mason University (required and paid for by Paul VI High School) Show less

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  Saint Louis University

  Aug 1996 - Aug 2005

  Adjunct Professor and Graduate Student

  • Contract to publish my dissertation through MIT Press as I was defending the dissertation; Scenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving was published by MIT in 2008Areas investigated over a four-year period, with researchers in each area: Learning Theory; Evolutionary Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Cognitive Science; Philosophical Psychology• Dissertation Fellowship, 2003-2004• Saint Louis University Certificate in University Teaching Skills Program, 2002• Saint Louis University/Fontbonne College Faculty Fellowship, 2000-2001• President of the Philosophy Graduate Student Association, 1998-2000• Entry in Who’s Who Among America’s College and University Professors, 2000• Started teaching online and hybrid courses in 1999 using Blackboard, version 1• Original Member of SLU Ethics Across the Curriculum Committee, 1997-2000• Taught University 101 where students were introduced to university life• Adjunct Instructor teaching Philosophy, Religion, and Humanities courses at these schools:o Saint Louis University (1996-2005)o University of Missouri - St. Louis (1999-2005)o Fontbonne College, now University (1999-2005)o Harris-Stowe State College, now University (1996-2005)o McKendree College, now University (1996-2005)o Jefferson College (1996-2000)o Maryville College, now University (2000)o Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (2002)o Lewis and Clark Community College (2001-2005)o Forest Park Community College (1996-2005)o Florissant Valley Community College (1999-2005)o St. Charles Community College (1999-2005)o Webster University - St. Louis (1999-Present) Show less

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  Southwest Minnesota State University

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2006

  Assistant Professor of Philosophy

  Work in Philosophy of Mind, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Science/Biology• Mentored undergraduate students• Sat on a couple of Senior Thesis Committees• Assisted several students in presenting papers• Taught undergraduate philosophy courses • Taught two Modern Philosophy courses I developed from scratch• Researched, wrote, published papers and books• Presented at conferences and colloquia• Organized meetings, conferences, and colloquia• Served on the SMSU IRB reviewing proposals for questionnaires• Assisted in developing a Center for Ethics (CfE) – this work included:o Maintained the website for CfEo Uploaded numerous links to (inter)national grant databases, funding sources on siteo Uploaded numerous links to (inter)national codes of ethics on siteo Uploaded numerous links to other Centers/Institutes on siteo Maintained the repository of ethics-related materialso Materials composed of videos, case studies, exercises, and resources for CfEo Established something I called Movies, Morals, and Munchieso Department-sponsored event; lecture, watch an ethics-related movie, discussiono Established something I called Food for Ought… o Students/faculty met weekly to discuss an ethics-related topic over luncho Established an Ethics Colloquium five times a year, for faculty member presentationso Started an Ethics Bowl team – see http://appe-ethics.org/ethics-bowl/o Raised over $10,000.00o Maintained the finances Show less

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  Florida State University

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

  Work in Philosophy of Science and Religion, Environmental Science/Issues, and Epistemology• Immersed in History and Philosophy of Science Program run by Michael Ruse• Mentored graduate students and undergraduate students supervising research projects• Taught undergraduate courses in PhilSci, Environmental Ethics, Bioethics, Ethics, Logic• Taught graduate course in Philosophy of Biology; several reading courses to grad students• Assisted several grad students in publishing and presenting papers• Co-authored several papers with grad students; one in The Quarterly Review of Biology• Guest Moderator for the Philosophy Club; analyzed ethics-related movies• Researched, wrote, and published papers and books• Edited numerous papers and a few books• Presented at conferences and colloquia around the country• Committee Member of Ethics Across the Curriculum (EAC) Initiative• EAC = infusion of ethics into aspects of academic program in ways promoting ethical inquiryo Added to FSU’s Department of Philosophy’s repository of Ethics case studieso Performed learning outcomes assessments/program improvements based on data gatheredo Developed curriculao Organized colloquiao Presented in Engineering, Biology, Finance, Economics, and other classroomso Presented a paper at a colloquium Show less

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  National Center for Biomedical Ontology

  Aug 2007 - Jan 2009

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Work in Information Science, Philosophy, and Humanities• Taught minicourses to analysts, researchers, businesspersons, medical professionals, and others • Topics covered: ontology development, interoperability, competency-based education• Assisted with the development of newer ontology courses• Oversaw development/administration of tests/measurements to evaluate instructional programs• Analyzed/updated course content for courses utilized at universities world-wide• Analyzed/updated course content for courses utilized at hospitals/medical facilities world-wide• Evaluated instructor’s performance• Made recommendations for improvement incorporated by the instructor• Taught/mentored researchers concerning best practices in developing ontologies• Taught/mentored medical professionals concerning best practices in developing ontologies• Taught/mentored businesspersons concerning best practices in developing ontologies• Basic HTML work on a website• Basic OWL, RDF, RDF-S work• Edited, wrote, researched data-model-related projects of all types• Presented at University at Buffalo in best practices for data modeling and ontology development• Presented at University at Buffalo in Ethics, Bioethics, and Environmental Ethics• Presented papers at ontology and data modeling conferences around the US and in Canada• Published numerous papers in ontology development• Began work on Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology (MIT Press, 2015) Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Senior Analyst

  Online Platform and Curriculum Development with the US Air Force• Managed project: USAF's usage of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) online• Analyzed online versions of ASVAB, made recommendations for improvements• Analyzed online ASVAB test course module prep materials, made recommends. for improvements• Examined trends on data, as well as performed statistical analysis and reporting on data• Made improvements re: incoming airmen performance on ASVAB• Chose online instructional settings for courses to prepare test takers for the ASVAB online• Taught/mentored military instructors how to administer online ASVAB to incoming airmen• Analyzed organizational structure & staffing needs for online ASVAB preparation courses• Chose instructors to staff online ASVAB preparation courses• Wrote, rewrote, and corrected products using Microsoft and Adobe products• Analyzed US Air Force Recruiting, Training, and Education (RT&E) data in MS Access and Excel• Engaged in business process analysis with RT&E subject matter experts on a weekly basisWork on the Next Generation Air Transportation System• Data modeling for the US Joint Planning and Development Office (USAF and FAA) on NextGen• NextGen is Next Generation Air Transportation System (see https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/)• Used Protégé and TopBraid, which are ontology-building tools, to build ontologies• Taught minicourses on how to use Protégé to my team of analysts and researchers• Analyzed NextGen data in MS Access and Excel | Queried NextGen data in MS Access with SQL• Basic conversion of XML to WSDL for the service-oriented architecture approach we were utilizing Show less

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  US Army

  Jan 2011 - now

  • Instructor

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Senior Instructor and Manager at US Army

    Jan 2011 - Apr 2021