Current PhD Students

andy

Andrew Ashenden

Interests: Medieval/Ancient philosophy, Augustine, Philosophy of Martin Luther, Reformation Christological Debates, Semantics; 

Other interests: running, lifting, cryptocurrency

Education:
B.A. Concordia University, Philosophy
M.A. Biola University, Christian Apologetics  

bennett

Jonmarc Bennett

He/Him/His

Interests: Japanese Marxist Philosophy and Comparative Philosophy

Education:
B.A. from California Baptist University
M.A. Loyola Marymount University 

Office Hours:
T/R from 12:30-2:00
ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Hall 445 or on Teams 

karolyn

Karolyn Burns

They/them/theirs/Mx.

Interests: Critical Race Theory, Black Feminist Thought, Disability Studies 

Education:
B.A. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Philosophy
Certificate as Pharmacy Technician, Central Piedmont Community College; Certificate as a Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Facts: PIKSI Alum and MAP Representative

marc choufany

Marc Choufany

Interests: Epistemology in the analytic tradition, epistemology in German Philosophy (Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, and Marx), Marxism and Critical Theory, and Philosophy of Mathematics.

Education:
B.S. in Mathematics at the Lebanese University
B.A. in Philosophy at the Lebanese University
M.A. in Philosophy at the American University of Beirut

dong

Alex Dong

She/Her/Hers

Interests: Phenomenology, Existentialism, Theories of Perception, race as a philosophical subject in the context of Asian Experience, Aristotle, ancient Chinese philosophy.

Education:
B.A. University of Oregon
M.A. University of Oregon

Melady Elifritz ​ ​

Melady Elifritz

She/her or They/them

Interests:  Social/Political Philosophy, Pregnancy and Birth, Reproductive Labor, Marxism, Black and Decolonial Feminisms, Queer Theory

Education:
B.A. University of Wisconsin – Madison, Philosophy and Gender & Women’s Studies

elizabeth

Elizabeth Flamm

She/her/hers

Interests: Interested in the intersection of social questions of responsibility and political ethics, with individual responsibilities, concepts of subjectivity, and epistemic virtues, especially when considered alongside questions and ideas of moral psychology.

Education: B.A. University of Maryland, College Park Political Science, M.A. ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳, Social and Applied Philosophy

Other: Alumni of the ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Trinity Fellowship Program (2017)

friesner

Matthew Friesner

He/him

Interests:  Philosophy of Religion, Ethics.

Education:
B.A. Creighton University, Psychology
M.A. University of Bonn, Theology and Ecumenical Studies

Amy Gardner

Amy Gardner

She/They

Interests: Queer and feminist phenomenology, especially intersections with online spaces like video games, Chinese philosophy

Education:
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
B.A., Arcadia University, Philosophy

Office Hours: ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Hall 430, by appointment

trevor g

Trevor Gullion 

Interests: Pragmatism, Marx/Engels, Philosophy of Science, solidarity, political economy, democracy, the State.

Education:
B.A. San Jose State University, Philosophy
M.A. San Jose State University, Philosophy

Office Hours:
W/F 11:50-12:50 or by appointment
Lalumiere 407

Nicholas Hartman

Rev. Nicholas Hartman, O.P.

Interests: Medieval Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Action, Moral Psychology

Education: 
B.A. Indiana University Bloomington, Philosophy
M.Div., S.T.B., S.T.L., Dominican House of Studies

Lane Hepburn

Lane Hepburn

Interests: Feminist/Queer Theory, Metaphysics in the Continental Tradition, Asian Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy, Existentialism and Phenomenology, Philosophy of Disability, Philosophy of Film, and Philosophy of Religion

Education:
M.A. Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University
M.A. Ethics and Applied Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
B.A. Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Ian

Ian Hosbach

They/Them

Interests: 20th Century Continental, Social and Political, Post-structuralism, Phenomenology, Affect Theory, Queer Theory, Marxism.

Education:
B.A. in Philosophy from Appalachian State University
B.S. in Anthropology from Appalachian State University
M.A. in Ethics and Applied Philosophy and Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Office Hours: 
Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30 to 3:00pm
ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Hall 415

sterling

Sterling Knox

Interests: Agency, Responsibility, Decolonial, Philosophy of Culture. Currently working for MISKWAAGAMIIWI – ZAAGAIGANING (Red lake Nation) for Ombimindwaa Gidinawemaaganinaadog as Recidivism Reduction Coordinator in partnership with the BIA’s DIVISION OF DIVERSION AND RE-ENTRY.

Education:
Bemidji State University

nick

Nicholas Korchowsky

Interests: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Subjectivity/Personhood, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics.

Education:
B.A. Eastern University near Philadelphia, Philosophy
M.A. ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳, Philosophy

seth

Seth Kreeger

He/him/his

Interests: Medieval philosophy, Aquinas, Neoplatonism, pseudo-Dionysius, Arabic Philosophy, Avicenna.

Education:
Associate, Grand Rapids Community College
B.A. Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI
M.A. the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, CA. 

emily lange

Emily Lange

She/her/hers

Interests: Social and Critical Epistemology, Philosophy and Literature, Critical Race and Critical Whiteness Studies, Disability Theory, Philosophy Pedagogy.

Education:
B.A., Elon University
M.A., Miami University of Ohio

 

Jack Laufenberg

He/Him

Interests: Epistemology, Ethics

Education:
M.A., ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳

ben lugo

Ben Lugo

Interests: My philosophic interests, as of late, include Normative and Meta-Ethics, Moral Psychology, Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, Value Theory, Personal Identity, and Philosophy of Friendship and Love. My general interests include fitness, movies, and live music.

Education:
B.A. Texas A&M Corpus Christi
M.A. University of Arkansas

kevin

Kevin P. McKevitt

He/him/his

Interests: Metaethics, Ethics, Ethics of Belief, Moral Theology, Ethics and Kierkegaard.  Also, Philosophy of Action, 19th and 20th century existential thought in Sartre, Jaspers, and Kierkegaard.

Education:

M.A. California State University - San Jose

Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Hall 439

Website:  

moin

Mehrzad A. Moin

He/him/his

Interests: 19th and 20th Century European Philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy of Death and Dying

Education:
M.A. in Philosophy, ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳
B.A. in Philosophy, Oklahoma State University

Website: 

 

Kang Nguyen, SJ

He/him

Interests: Philosophy of Religion, Phenomenology, Existentialism

Education: 
M.A. Boston College

jeremiah

Jeremiah Noonan

Interests: History of Philosophy and Science, Classics/Ancient Greek Philosophy.

Education:
B.A. Seattle University, Philosophy, History
M.A. Duquesne University, Philosophy

rory

Rory O'Donnell

Interests: Plato, Neoplatonism, Metaphysics, Aquinas.

Education:
B.A.  Christendom College, Philosophy and Theology
M.A. Loyola Marymount University, Philosophy 

caden page

Caden Page

Interests: Social and political philosophy, (critical) phenomenology and hermeneutics, the philosophy of animals, and environmental philosophy; comparative between the history of (continental) philosophy and Indigenous philosophies.

Education:
B.A. Philosophy, Utah Valley University

Joshua

Joshua Paruch

He/Him/His

Interests: Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Film and Literature.

Education:
B.A. University of Pittsburgh, Philosophy
M.A. Duquesne University, Philosophy

pinto

Amanda Pinto

They/Them/Theirs or She/Her/Hers

Interests: Social political philosophy, phenomenology, feminist theory, Latina/x feminist phenomenology, queer theory, philosophy of race.

Education:
B.A. Philosophy, Appalachian State University
B.A. Psychology, Appalachian State University
M.A. Ethics and Applied Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

plested

Mariamni Plested

She/her

Interests: Phenomenology, philosophy of pregnancy and birth, philosophy of the body, philosophy of health, Byzantine philosophy.

Education:
M.A. University of Oxford, Theology 
Oxford Brookes University, Midwifery

paul

Paul-Herve Quesnel

Interests: Ancient Philosophy, Early to High Medieval philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophical Psychology, Epistemology, Plato, Aristotle, Neoplatonism, and Aquinas.

Education:
B.A. The Catholic University of America, Philosophy

cameron

Cameron Roman

He/Him/His

Interests: Social and Political Thought, Phenomenology, Native American Philosophy, Feminist Theory. Additional Info: Proud PIKSI alum, MAP Representative, Part-time Scholar, Full-time Indigenous.

Education:
B.A. American University, Philosophy
M.A. American University, Philosophy and Social Policy

Roushdy

Andrew Roushdy

Interests: The appropriation of Ancient Greek philosophy by Christian Neoplatonist thinkers

Education:

B.A. Seton Hall University
M.A. Holy Apostles Seminar
Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology, Holy Cross Orthodox Christian School of Theology

sutherland

Philip Sutherland, S.J.

He/Him/His
Interests: Ancient philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Consciousness.

Education:
B.A. Gonzaga University, Chemistry and Religious Studies
M.A. Loyola University Chicago, Philosophy
Boston College, Licentiate in Sacred Theology and Master of Divinity

mehran

Mehran Torabi

Interests: Ancient metaphysics and epistemology, Plato, Neoplatonism, Greek philosophy in the Middle East during the Late antiquity and Early Medieval period, School of Baghdad (9th-12th century). 

Education:
B.A. Univeristy of Colorado Colorado Springs
M.A. Boston College

Office Hours:
Monday and Thursday 12-1pm
ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Hall 441

dustin

Dustin Trampe

He/Him/His

Philosophical Interests: Metaethics, Collective Responsibility, Phenomenology, Kant
Less philosophical interests: spending time with my family, running, learning about history, playing guitar.

Education:
M.A. ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳, Theology
B.A. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Philosophy

dom

Domonique Turnipseed

 He/him/his

Interests: Liberation Philosophy, Philosophy of Race and Racism, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Applied Ethics.

Education:
B.A. Columbia International University, Humanities
M.A. Columbia International University, Theological Studies
M.A. Biola University , Theological Studies
M.A. Biola University, Philosophy

Website: 

Fun fact: Domonique spent 6 years living in California and I still don't like avocados

john w

John Westbrook

Interests: Ancient Philosophy, Christian Metaphysics, Ethics, History of Philosophy and Modern Philosophy especially Descartes.

Education:
A.A. West Hills Community College, Social Science,
A.G.S. Columbia College of Missouri
B.S. University of Nebraska – Kearney: Business Administration, minor
in Economics, Philosophy
B.A. Columbia College of Missouri, History, minor in Psychology
M.A. ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳, Philosophy
M.S. Lander University, Emergency Management

Additional Information: John retired from the Navy as a Search and Rescue Corpsman and am currently the emergency manager for a hospital in Tucson, Arizona.

 

Not pictured:

Bentley Kennedy-Stone, Kiesha Martin, and Robert Powers