Jennifer A. Frey

Jennifer A. Frey is a Professor at the University of Virginia. Previously, she was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa, where she also served as the inaugural Dean of the Honors College. Prior to Tulsa, she was an associate Professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, where she was also the Peter and Bonnie McCausland Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Frey earned her Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and her B.A. in philosophy and medieval studies (with a classics minor) at Indiana University-Bloomington. She has published widely on virtue and moral psychology, and she has edited three academic volumes on virtue and human action: Self Transcendence and Virtue: Perspectives from Philosophy, Psychology, and Theology; Practical Truth; and a forthcoming volume on Practical Wisdom. She is currently writing a book on the ethics of Thomas Aquinas. Her non-academic writing has been featured in First Things, Image, Law and Liberty, The New York Times, The Point, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal among others. She hosts a philosophy, theology, and literature podcast titled, Sacred and Profane Love.