Resume

Montaque Reynolds

montaque.reynolds@gmail.com Portfolio ∙ Github ∙ LinkedIn

Passionate about leveraging AI to enhance human productivity, reasoning, and ethical decision-making, I integrate AI-driven tools like D&D campaign generators and other table and video based game models into educational platforms.

Education

Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO Doctor of Philosophy: Philosophy

Dissertation: Emotional Data and Spiritual Meaning, An analysis of the moral expression of sentiment in fiction AOS: Phil Mind, Social and Moral Epistemology

Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK Master of Arts: Philosophy

Thesis: Evolution of Religious Belief and Naturalism: Agency, Character and Adaptation in Christian Belief

Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy

Skills

Languages and Tools

  • basic: Python, R
  • intermediate: Rmarkdown, LaTeX, Git

Selected Coursework

  • Deep Learning for Humanists (Workshop, University of Victoria)
  • NLP / Sentiment Analysis / Corpus Linguistics
  • Agents and Agency (Graduate Seminar, Katheryn Lindeman)
  • CoLiPhi Corpus Linguistics and Philosophy (Workshop, University of Zurich)

Experience

Founder, Director Saleno Center for Human Flourishing Saint Louis, MO Aug 2024 – Present

  • Lead SCHF project advancing human flourishing and moral well-being via interactive digital platforms (e.g., MMOs), investigating impacts on critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and moral decision-making for underserved youth.
  • Developed AI-driven tools to model ethical AI interactions, aligning with productivity platforms (e.g., PhiloQuest, a DND philosophical campaign generator) that guide users to next-best actions.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Stetson University Deland, FL Aug 2025 – Present

  • Teach Logic, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Law, Intro to Philosophy—emphasizing reasoning, collaboration, and real-world applications.

Expert Contributor Snorkel.ai Remote Jan 2025 – Present

  • Authored and validated graduate-level, high-difficulty problems to test/enhance LLM reasoning, fluency, and problem-solving; contributed to proprietary datasets for AI fine-tuning, benchmarking, and reinforcement learning.
  • Identified reasoning flaws in AI-generated responses, refining outputs for rigorous, verifiable solutions—directly advancing LLMs for academia, industry collaboration, and real-time decision-making.

Philosophy Instructor (Adjunct) Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL August 2024 – May 2025

  • Contemporary Moral Problems (Ethics): Designed courses integrating AI ethics and collaborative problem-solving.

Selected Publications and Projects

Moral Autonomy and Personhood in Pop Culture Forthcoming (Vernon Press)

  • I develop an ethic of care with respect to the relationship between fiction and moral understanding, contrasting standard epistemological cases with moral epistemological ones. I then delve into philosophical accounts of narrative, resting on the established proposal that narratives offer avenues for affective moral understanding.