Faculty Directory
Philosophy Faculty
Dr. Zachary Bachman
Lecturer
B.A., University of California, San Diego, 2009; M.A., Philosophy: Texas A&M University, 2011; Ph.D., Philosophy: University of California, Riverside, 2018
Areas of interest: Ethics, Action Theory, Epistemology
Dr. Janella Baxter
Assistant Professor
B.A., Philosophy: Seattle University, 2004; Grad Certificate, Gender & Women's Studies: University of Colorado, 2009; M.A., Philosophy: University of Colorado, 2009; Ph.D., Philosophy: University of Illinois Chicago, 2017
Areas of interest: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Scientific Ethics & Policy, Enviromental Ethics, Native American Philosophy
CHSS 357
(936) 294-1943
Dr. Harris B. Bechtol, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
B.A., Religion and Philosophy: Baylor University, 2006; M.A., Philosophy: Loyola Marymount University, 2011 M.Div., Theology: Fuller Theological Seminary, 2009; Ph.D., Philosophy: Texas A&M University, 2016
Areas of interest: Post-Kantian Continental Philosophy, Phenomenology, Continental Philosophy of Religion, Existentialism, Hermeneutics
CHSS 348
(936) 294-4919
Dr. Maria Botero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.A., Philosophy: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 1999; M.A., Philosophy: York University, 2004; Ph.D., Philosophy: York University, 2009
Areas of interest: Philosophy of Psychology, Primatology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Ethics
CHSS 359
(936) 294-2461
Dr. Thomas J. Brommage, Ph. D.
Lecturer
B.A., Philosophy: Manhattanville College, 2000, Grad Certificate, Women's Studies: University of South Florida, 2004 M.A., Philosophy: University of South Florida, 2002, Ph.D., Philosophy: University of South Florida, 2008
Areas of interest: Logic, History of Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Humor, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mathematics, Social Philosophy
CHSS 347
(936) 294-2460
Dr. Alan C. Clune, Ph.D
Lecturer
B.A., Electrical Engineering: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1988; M.A., Philosophy: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,1992; Ph.D., Philosophy: State University of New York at Buffalo, 2000
Areas of interest: Animals and Ethics, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Mind
CHSS 349
(936) 294-4327
Dr. Nathan Eckstrand, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., Philosophy: Earlham College, 2005; M.A., Philosophy: Boston College, 2009; Ph.D., Philosophy: Duquesne University, 2014
Areas of interest: Social and Political Philosophy, Continental philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Socio-political Change. Ethics, Gender Theory, Marxism, Logic
CHSS 341
(936) 294-2452
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Dr. Jessica Elkayam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.A., Philosophy: DePaul University, 2004; M.A., Philosophy: Villanova University, 2008; Ph.D., Philosophy: Villanova University, 2016
Areas of interest: 19th-20th Century Continental Philosophy, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Film, Feminist Philosophy
CHSS 358
(936) 294-3779
Dr. Ian K. McDaniel, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
B.A., Philosophy: Virginia Tech, 2002; B.S., Mathematics: Virginia Tech, 2003; M.A., Philosophy: University of Kansas, 2011 M.A., Philosophy: Oklahoma State University, 2008; Ph.D., Philosophy: University of Kansas, 2015
Areas of interest: Bioethics, Healthcare Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Continental Philosophy
CHSS 365
TBA
Dr. Thomas Meagher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.A., Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley 2006; M.A., Philosophy: University of Connecticut 2015; Ph.D., Philosophy: University of Connecticut, 2018
Areas of interest: Africana Philosophy, Philosophy of Race and Gender, Political Theory, Phenomenology, Existentialism
CHSS 340
(936) 294-2453
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Dr. Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin
Associate Professor
B.A., Creative Writing and Literature: University of Michigan, 2002; M.A., Philosophy: Boston College, 2007; Ph.D., Philosophy: University of California, Riverside, 2012
Areas of interest: Ethics, Philosophy of Action, Social Philosophy; Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Law Biomedical Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Logic
CHSS 356
(936) 294-3585
Dr. Sharon A. Thomas
Adjunct Professor
B.A., General Studies: University of Calgary, 1984; M.A., Philosophy: University of Kentucky; 1995 MED, Environmental Design: University of Calgary 1991; Ph.D., Philosophy: University of Hawaii, 2001
Areas of interest: Comparative Philosophy, Aesthetics
Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Frank Fair, Ph.D.
Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Fair taught at Sam Houston State from 1971 until he retired fully from teaching in 2020 after gaining the rank of Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Philosophy. While he is no longer teaching, Dr. Fair remains a professionally active researcher and writer in the philosophical community.