Faculty Directory
Philosophy Faculty
Zachary Bachman
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A. University of California, San Diego; M.A. Texas A&M University; Ph.D. University of California, Riverside
Areas of interest: Ethics (theoretical and applied), Philosophy of Action, and Epistemology
Maria Botero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.A. Universidad Javeriana; M.A., Ph.D. York University
Areas of interest: Philosophy of Psychology, Primatology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, and Ethics
CHSS 348
(936) 294-2461
Jessica Elkayam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.A. DePaul University, M.A., Ph.D. Villanova University
Areas of interest: 19th & 20th Century Continental Philosophy, with an emphasis on Phenomenology & Existentialism, Feminist Philosophy, Aesthetics, & Philosophy of Film
CHSS 358
(936) 294-3779
Thomas Meagher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.A. University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Areas of interest: Philosophy of Race, Africana Philosophy, Phenomenology, Social and Political Philosophy, Existentialism, Philosophy of Science
CHSS 340
(936) 294-2453
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Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin
Associate Professor
BA University of Michigan; MA Boston College; PhD University of California, Riverside
Areas of interest: Ethics, Philosophy of Action, Death and Meaning of Life
CHSS 356
(936) 294-3585
Lecturers and Visiting Assistant Professors
Harris Bechtol, Ph.D.
Lecturer
BA, Baylor University; M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary; MA in Philosophy, Loyola Marymount; Ph.D. in Philosophy, Texas A&M University, 2015
Areas of interest: Continental Philosophy since Kant, especially as it has developed in phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism, and continental philosophy of religion
CHSS 360
(936) 294-2449
Thomas Brommage, Ph. D.
Lecturer
B.A. Manhattanville College;M.A. University of South Florida; Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies - Emphasis Standpoint Epistemology; Ph. D. University of South Florida
Areas of interest: History of Analytic Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Language, History of Modern Philosophy, Feminist Theory, and Philosophy of Humor
CHSS 347
(936) 294-2460
Alan C. Clune, Ph.D
Lecturer
B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute; M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D. Suny at Buffalo (State University, New York)
Areas of interest: Animals and Ethics, Applied Ethics/Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Critical Thinking, and Philosophy of Science
CHSS 349
(936) 294-4327
Nathan Eckstrand, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A. Earlham College; M.A. Boston College; PhD, Duquesne University
Areas of interest: Social and Political Philosophy, Race Theory, Contemporary Continental Philosophy, Ethics, Logic
CHSS 341
(936) 294-2452
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Ian McDaniel, Ph.D.
Lecturer
BA, Philosophy, Virginia Tech, 2002; BS, Mathematics, Virginia Tech, 2003; MA, Philosophy, Oklahoma State, 2008; MA and PhD, Philosophy, University of Kansas, 2011, 2015
Areas of interest: Bioethics, Medical and Healthcare Ethics, Ethics, Egalitarianism
CHSS 360
(936) 294-2449
Nelson Ramirez
Lecturer
Ph.D. in Philosophy Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX; M.A. in Philosophy Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX; B.A. in Philosophy Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia
Areas of interest: Medieval Philosophy with emphasis on Thomas Aquinas, Truth Theory, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Logic, Philosophy of Science, Natural Philosophy
CHSS 360
(936) 294-2449