Musical artist, speaker, philosopher, academic, advocate

I published academic research as JS Johnson-Schwartz. I earned my Ph.D. in Philosophy in 2013 and in 2023 I earned the rank of Associate Professor of Philosophy. I am the author of The Value of Science in Space Exploration (2020, Oxford University Press), the lead editor of Reclaiming Space: Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration (2023, Oxford University Press), and the lead editor of The Ethics of Space Exploration (2016, Springer). I have authored dozens of academic book chapters and peer-reviewed articles on space exploration, space policy, and ethics.

I have delivered keynotes and invited presentations across the United States, Europe, and South America, including at NASA HQ in Washington, DC and at the British Interplanetary Society in London, UK.