Philosophy

Melody Allison

PhD Student, TA, Environmental Justice Fellow
Graduate Studies Committee
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Thursdays from 3-4 pm Columbia Hall 254A
Research Interests: Environmental Philosophy, Pragmatism, Existentialism, Phenomenology, Epistemology, Worldviews and Paradigm Shifts, Human-Nature Relationships, the Degrowth Movement, and Food Systems.

Ramón Alvarado

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Data Science Initiative
Data Ethics Coordinator/Graduate Placement Committee/Colloquium & Events Committee
Philosophy
Office: 245 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2022: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 AM

Max Backderf

M.A.
Philosophy
Office: 11B Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00-3:00pm
Research Interests: Pragmatism, Philosophy of Science, Feminist Epistemology

Abbas Bagwala

PhD
GE and Promising Scholar
Philosophy
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: 1000 - 1200 on Fridays
Research Interests: philosophy of machine learning, philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, Marxist thought, pragmatism

Tali Bitton

Ph.D.
GE
IRES, Philosophy
Office Hours: By Appointment

Melissa Bowers

Associate Director, Academic Support
Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1506
Office: 124 PLC
Office Hours: (if needed, please contact me via email for an appointment, walk-ins are not guaranteed) Mon. -Wed. 8:30 a.m.-Noon and 1- 5 p.m. (118 PLC) 541.346.1506, Thursday and Friday remote 8am-5pm

Steven Brence

Distinguished Teaching Professor & Pre-Law Advisor
Director of Ethics Minor
Philosophy
Office: 250D Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays from 3-5 pm or by Appointment.
Research Interests: Social/Political, Ethics, Philosophy of Film, Pragmatism, 19th and 20th Century German

Audrey Brown

PhD
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11A Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023: Thursdays from 12-3 pm
Research Interests: History of philosophy, American philosophy, Religious Philosophy, Decolonial Philosophy

Irie Browning

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10-12
Research Interests: Virtue ethics, American Pragmatism (especially John Dewey), Philosophy of Education

Brooke Burns

Ph.D.
Philosophy
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Research Interests: Feminist philosophy, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Genealogy (esp. Michel Foucault and Bernard Williams)

Gonzalo Bustamante-Moya

Ph.D. & GE
Managing Editor Hypatia Reviews Online | Undergraduate Advisor
Philosophy
Office: Susan Campbell Hall Room 11B
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 11:30-13:30 at 11B Susan Campbell Hall or by appointment
Research Interests: Political and Social Philosophy (esp. critiques of capitalism), Epistemology, Feminist Philosophy, Early Analytic Philosophy (Wittgenstein), German Idealism, Critical Theory

Asher Caplan

Ph.D.
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-7352
Office: 11B Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Thursdays 11:30am-1:30pm
Research Interests: Philosophy of Technology, Pragmatism, Applied Ethics (esp. data ethics, bioethics, AI ethics), Aesthetics

Massimo Cisternino

Ph.D.
GE
Philosophy
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023: Tuesdays from 10:30am-12:30pm
Research Interests: History of Philosophy, American and Continental Philosophies, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Experience, Political Philosophy

Hunter Clark

MA
Philosophy
Research Interests: Metaphysics; Logic; Epistemology; Metaethics; Philosophy of Science

Kit Connor

Ph.D.
Philosophy
Office: remote only
Office Hours: Email only
Research Interests: applied feminism, critical phenomenology, philosophy of language, trauma studies, disability theories

William E. Davie

Associate Professor Emeritus
Philosophy
Research Interests: ethics, Wittgenstein, history of philosophy

Ming Deng

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy

Joseph Dillabough

Graduate Student
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5544
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: 1:00-2:00 on Monday & Wednesday.
Research Interests: American Philosophy & Pragmatism (esp. Charles S. Peirce & Josiah Royce); Phenomenology, Categories, Semiotics, Metaphysics, & History of Philosophy.

Eris Donohue

MA
Philosophy
Research Interests: Trans Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, 20th-21st Century Continental Thought (esp. Poststructuralism), Nietzsche, Aesthetics

Amanda Dubrule

Ph.D. Student
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11B Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesdays 2-4 (or by apppointment)
Research Interests: Pragmatism, Feminist Philosophy, Queer Theory, Disability Studies, Philosophy of Film, Political Theory

Emily Ellis

Graduate Support Coordinator, ASU #3
I work closely with Graduate Students, specifically focusing on the Philosophy Department
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-7978
Office: 211 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: I'm on Campus M/T/R/F and working remotely on W (avail by email)
Research Interests: I have an honorary PhD in Sarcasm and Halloween Studies

Jade Fraley

Academic and Operations Coordinator, ASU #3
College of Arts and Sciences, Arabic Studies, Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 5413460934
Office: 118 PLC
Office Hours: M/T/Th 8:30a-3:30p (in person) | W 8:30a-12:00p (in person) and 1:00p-4:30p (remote) | F 8:30a-3:30p (Remote)
Research Interests: B.A. Communication Disorders & Sciences, Lover of Theatre Arts & Dogs

Heidi Gese

Undergraduate Support Specialist ASU#3
Classics, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-9766
Office: 311 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Mon. & Fri. 8:30am-4:30pm remote and via email, Tues - Thurs. 8:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:30pm in 311 SC

Puja Ghosh

ABD
GE & Promising Scholar
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-9591
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Winter 2024: 3:20-5:20PM
Research Interests: Continental Philosophy; Social and Political Philosophy; South Asian Marxism & Critical Caste Studies; Critical Phenomenology; Political Decolonial Ecologies; Feminist Philosophy & Queer Studies; Indian Philosophical Traditions; De/Postcolonial Thought

Julia Graham

Academic Programs Manager
Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-5062
Office: 118 PLC

Miguel Gualdrón Ramírez

Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Office: 232 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023: Mondays and Wednesdays from 11am-12pm
Research Interests: Critical Philosophy of Race, Latin American and Caribbean Philosophy (Social and Political), Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, 18th and 19th century German Philosophy (esp. Hegel and Nietzsche), 20th century Continental Philosophy

Ale Gutiérrez

MA
Philosophy
Research Interests: Anti-Colonial/Decolonial Theory, Philosophy of Race and Gender, Philosophy of Emotion, Queerness, Bio/Necro-Politics, and State-Sponsored Violence

Sterling Hall

M.A.
Philosophy
Research Interests: American Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Phenomenology, Ethics, Post-Structuralism, Critical Theory, history of philosophy, philosophy of race, feminist philosophy

Orlando Hawkins

Ph.D. Student
Raymund Fellow & Promising Scholar
IRES, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5547
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Thursday 4:00pm-5:00pm and Friday 9:45am-10:45am (SCH)
Research Interests: Existentialism, Black Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Black Marxism and Political philosophy

Anna Hindley

Executive Support Coordinator, ASU 3
Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 5413462356
Office: 338 PLC

Mark Johnson

Philip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor Emeritus
College Scholars, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5548
Office: 240 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Research Interests: Metaphor Theory, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy and Cognitive Science, American Philosophy, Kant, Moral Theory, Ethical Naturalism, Aesthetics.

Rugile Kasperiunaite

Ph.D.
Philosophy
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-5 PM
Research Interests: Language, Logic, Philosophy of Technology, Pre-Qin Chinese and Ancient Greek Philosophy

Maureen Kelly

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy

Colin Koopman

Professor of Philosophy
Director of New Media and Culture Certificate Program & Pre-Law Advisor (on leave 2024)
Digital Humanities, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5980
Office: 250A Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Political Philosophy, Information Politics and Data Ethics, AI, History of Philosophy, Genealogy, Pragmatism

Bjørn Ralf Kristensen

ABD Ph.D.
GE for Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5057
Office: 144 COL
Office Hours: Wednesdays 8:00am to 10:00am and by appointment during Fall 2024
Research Interests: Multispecies Studies, Animal Ethics, Medical and Public Health Ethics, Environmental Philosophy, Hermeneutics, American Pragmatism (John Dewey), Ecofeminism (Val Plumwood), Development Studies, Water and Sanitation, Informal Settlements

Don S. Levi

Professor Emeritus
Philosophy
Research Interests: logic, philosophy of mathematics

Rhiannon Lindgren

Ph.D.
GE & GTFF Steward 2021.2022
Philosophy
Office: 11C Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Thursdays 10-11:50 am in 11B (basement) of SCH. 1-1:50pm in SCH 11B Wednesday 4-4:50 pm in SCH 11B
Research Interests: Marxist Feminism, Historical Materialism, Social Reproduction, Political Theory, Social Theory, Queer Politics, and Wages for Housework

Edgar Mauricio Llamas

Ph.D.
GE & Promising Scholar (2022-23)
Philosophy
Office: 11A Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays from 12-1:30pm (Fall 2024)
Research Interests: European phenomenology (esp. Heidegger), continental philosophy, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, Latin American philosophy

Christina Lujin

Operations Specialist ASU 3
Classics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1327
Office: 311 PLC
Office Hours: PLC: MTW 12:30-4pm, Remote: MTW 7am-11:30am and ThF 7:30am-4pm

Caroline Lundquist

Pro Tem Instructor of Philosophy & Research Associate/Associate Director CGOEP
Philosophy
Office: 310 Chapman Hall
Office Hours: Fridays: 2:30-3:30 p.m. AND by appointment during Spring 2021

Bonnie J. Mann

Professor of Philosophy
Committee on Diversity & Inclusion Chair
Philosophy, Translation Studies
Office: 234 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/98139166536?pwd=ZGVGSVJ1RkJMbVFMMjVtd0dtN2s1QT09
Research Interests: Feminist Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Cintia Martínez Velasco

Assistant Professor
Committee on Diversity & Inclusiveness
Philosophy
Office: 211D Susan Campbell Hall

Erin McKenna

Professor of Philosophy
Director of Undergraduate Studies/Curriculum Committee/GTF Appointment Committee/
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-9613
Office: 237 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Monday 3:30-5:30
Research Interests: Animal Ethics, Feminist Theory, American Pragmatism, Ecofeminism

Susan Meyers

Faculty Support Specialist ASU 3
Arabic Studies |Classics | Comparative Literature | English Department | Folklore & Public Culture Program Humanities |Medieval Studies | Philosophy |Politics Culture and Identity| Religious Studies
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Judaic Studies Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1516
Office: 338 PLC
Office Hours: M-W:7:30-4:30, R: Remote 7:30-4:30, F: Remote 7:30-2:00

John Montani

Ph.D.
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2021 TBA
Research Interests: Continental Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy

Nicolae Morar

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5547
Office: 250B Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Sabbatical leave for the 2024-2025 academic year
Research Interests: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Biology, 20th Continental Philosophy

Barbara Muraca

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Associate Department Head (Philosophy)/Curriculum Committee (Chair)/GTF Appointment Committee
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Office: 242 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 12pm-2pm & upon appointment; ask for Zoom link
Research Interests: Environmental Philosophy, Process Philosophy sustainability, degrowth, human-nature relationships

Jacob P. Neal

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Office: 211D Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Monday 3:30-4:30PM, Friday 12:45-1:45PM, or by appointment
Research Interests: Philosophy of Biology, History & Philosophy of Science

Zachary Nickels

MA
Comparative Literature, Philosophy

Skyler Outler

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy
Office: Susan Campbell Hall 211

Xiao Ouyang

Ph.D.
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2021 TBA
Research Interests: The later philosophy of Heidegger in a cross-cultural context

Daniel Peres Santos

PhD
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11A Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Research Interests: Phenomenology (early and contemporary), Logic (classical and non-traditional), Pragmatism, Ancient Greek Philosophy

Scott L. Pratt

Professor of Philosophy
Department Head
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5971
Office: 239 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Office Hours are Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 Pacific Time in person or by Zoom. Use this link (https://calendly.com/spratt-9/office-hours) to schedule a meeting. Other times are available on request.
Research Interests: American Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Education

Sanjula Rajat

PhD
GTFF Steward 2023-2025
Philosophy, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office: Student Campbell Hall 11
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3pm
Research Interests: Feminist Theory; Decolonial and Postcolonial Theory; Philosophy of Race; Queer Theory; Trans Studies; Anti-Caste Studies

Trenity Rosenberg

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy
Research Interests: Latin American Philosophy, Decolonial Theory, Philosophy of Race, Indigenous Philosophy, Epistemology

Camisha Russell

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Studies for Admissions/Diversity Focus Advisor/MAP Advisor
Disability Studies, Philosophy
Office: 233 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Monday & Friday 11:00-11:50am or by appointment (in person or via Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/92382926767)
Research Interests: Critical Philosophy of Race, Ethics (esp. Bioethics), African American Philosophy, Feminist Theory

Cheyney Ryan

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Law
Philosophy
Research Interests: Social and Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Law; Peace Studies and Philosophy of Conflict Resolution; Philosophy of Film

Augie Schiano

Ph.D.
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-7352
Office: Susan Campbell 11A
Research Interests: Phenomenology, Ontology, Ethics, Aesthetics, and Feminist Philosophy. My current research is on touch, intimacy, and love.

David Schmunk

Interim Faculy Support Coordinator, ASU #3
Classics, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5053
Office: PLC 311
Office Hours: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Chelsea Schwartz

MA
Philosophy
Phone: 3174881161
Research Interests: Philosophy of Technology, Data Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Phenomenology

Christopher Shambaugh

Ph.D. Candidate
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024, 1-3 PM Friday
Research Interests: 19th Century German Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Biology

Ilse Spiropoulos

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy

Beata Stawarska

Professor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Studies for Advising/Curriculum Committee/GTF Appointment Committee/Graduate Placing Committee/Graduate Philosophy Club
Black Studies, Philosophy
Office: 247 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Research Interests: Contemporary European Philosophy, Phenomenology, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Philosophical Psychology, Feminism

Matthew Stone

Ph.D.
GE
Philosophy
Office: SCH 221
Office Hours: Tuesdays: 12-2:00 pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Pragmatism (esp. John Dewey), Environmental Pragmatism, Ecofeminism, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Mind

Christopher Toon

Office Generalist
Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-2497
Office: 118 PLC
Office Hours: M/T/W 8:30a-3:30p (in person)|Th/F 8:30a-3:30p (Remote)
Research Interests: B.S. Urban / Rural Sociology, Applied Anthropology

Matthew Tuten

PhD Student
Graduate Employee
Philosophy
Office: Susan Campbell Hall 11B
Research Interests: Political philosophy (esp. realism and oppositional political theory); Philosophy of Race (esp. W.E.B. Du Bois); Genealogy

Shunji Ukai

Ph.D.
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Spring 2022 By Appointment on Fridays 3-5 PM at SCH221
Research Interests: John Dewey's later naturalism, Charles S. Peirce, Hannah Arendt

Alejandro Vallega

Professor of Philosophy
Committee on Diversity & Inclusiveness
Philosophy
Office: 248 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:30-4:30
Research Interests: Continental Philosophy (Deconstruction, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics); Latin American Thought; Ancient Greek Philosophy. Aesthetic Philosophy. World philosophies.

Daniela Vallega-Neu

Professor of Philosophy
DGS for Admissions
Philosophy
Office: 240 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays from 2:45-4:45pm or by appointment
Research Interests: 19th and 20th Century European Thought (especially Nietzsche, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Contemporary French thought); Phenomenology; Hermeneutics; Deconstruction; Ontology related to issues of body.

Jonathan Van Belle

Ph.D. & GE
Philosophy
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:30-6:30pm, or by appointment
Research Interests: Indigenous North American philosophy, anti-colonial thought, degrowth, anti-civilization, and animal ethics

Kirstin Waldkoenig

ABD Ph.D.
Philosophy
Phone: n/a
Office: Zoom only 2024-2025
Office Hours: by request
Research Interests: Environmental philosophy, feminist philosophy, body & materiality, ethics

Peter A. Warnek

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Office: 246 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2023: Tuesdays, 2-3 pm; Thursdays, 11 am -12 pm.
Research Interests: Ancient Philosophy, 19th-20th Century Continental Philosophy, Kant, Philosophy of Nature, Myth, Tragedy, History of Philosophy

Ed Weiser

Courtesy Professor Of Practice
Philosophy
Research Interests: Medical Ethics, Neuroethics, Philosophy of Sport, and Sports Ethics as related to health and well-being

Peg Weiser

Courtesy Professor
Philosophy
Research Interests: Aesthetics, Feminist Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sport, Sports Ethics as related to gender, race, and social justice

Maia Wellborn

Ph.D.
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-7352
Office: Susan Campbell Hall 11B
Office Hours: Mondays 10:00AM-12:00PM
Research Interests: 20th Century Continental Philosophy, Critical Phenomenology, Feminist Philosophy, Queer and Trans Studies

Julie Williams-Reyes

Graduate Student
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11A Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 12–1:50pm
Research Interests: feminisms, environmental philosophy, critical theory, social-political philosophies, pragmatism, Latin American philosophy

David Yorgesen

Operations Manager, ASU 3
Classics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1539
Office: 338 PLC
Office Hours: In the office: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday - Wednesday. Remote office: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, Thursday. 7:30 am – 4 pm, Friday