Director of Scholarship
Rebecca Carlson is the Director of Scholarship at Equal Rights Institute. Currently, she is a PhD student and teaching assistant in philosophy at the University of Southern California. Her dissertation is in metaethics; her other areas of research include philosophy of law, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. She expects to receive her PhD in May 2025. Rebecca's favorite part of her work … Read More
President
Josh has worked in the pro-life movement since he was 18. After 12 years of full-time pro-life work he launched Equal Rights Institute to maximize his impact on the movement. A sought-after speaker, Josh has spoken for more than 23,000 people in six countries and in 25 of the 50 states. Josh’s primary passion is helping pro-life people to be more persuasive when they communicate with … Read More
Director of Content & Research
Andrew Kaake (pronounced like "cake") holds a bachelor’s degree in classics and political science, cum laude, from Amherst College, where he wrote a thesis on the topic of C.S. Lewis and natural law philosophy. He completed his master’s degree in bioethics at Trinity International University, studying the philosophical underpinnings of controversies about life, death, and technology and trying … Read More
Director of Education & Outreach
Emily Geiger is Director of Education & Outreach at Equal Rights Institute. She is the former Co-President of Oles for Life at St. Olaf College, where she worked to transform campus culture using ERI’s apologetics to foster respectful and productive dialogues about abortion. At ERI, she is using her educational background to write, develop curriculum, and teach pro-life advocates how to … Read More
Video Editor & Club Coach
Equipped with the tools of technology, pedagogy, and practical experience, Joshua Head fights daily to change the culture on the issue of abortion as a Club Coach and Video Editor for Equal Rights Institute, a pro-life organization that aims to help people think clearly, reason honestly, and argue persuasively about the issue of abortion. As an ERI Club Coach, Joshua meets regularly with … Read More