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
Richard A. Cording, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D. University of Missouri
Areas of interest: History of Philosophy, Existentialism, Death and Dying
CHSS 339
(936) 294-4662
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
Frank K. Fair, Ph.D.
Professor
A.B. Xavier University, Cincinnati; M.A. Boston College; Ph.D. University of Georgia
Areas of interest: Logic and Philosophy of Science, Critical Thinking Theory and Pedagogy, Theories of Evolution and Human Cooperation, and Philosophy for Children
CHSS 365
(936) 294-1509
Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin
Assistant 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
Glenn M. Sanford, Ph.D.
Professor
B.A. The College of Wooster; Ph.D. Duke University; J.D. University of Houston Law Center
Areas of interest: Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, and Public Policy, Administrative Law, History of Biology, Logic, Critical Thinking, Philosophy of Law, and Genetics and Law
CHSS 359
(936) 294-1510
Adjunct Faculty & Lecturers
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
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