Philosophy
Melody Allison
PhD Student, TA, Environmental Justice Fellow
Graduate Studies Committee
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Email: melodya@uoregon.edu
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
Email: ralvarad@uoregon.edu
Office: 245 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2022: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 AM
Julie Anderson
Faculty Support Coordinator
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Email: jlanders@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1504
Office: 124 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Monday: 9:00a-4:30p
Tuesday: 9:00a-4:30p
Wednesday: 9:00a-11:30a
Thursday: Remote
Friday: Remote
Abbas Bagwala
PhD
GE and Promising Scholar
Philosophy
Email: abagwala@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: 1000 - 1200 on Fridays
Research Interests: philosophy of machine learning, philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, neopragmatism and pragmatism
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, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Arabic Studies
Email: bowersm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1506
Office: 124 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
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 of Philosophy
Pre-Law Advisor
Philosophy
Email: brences@uoregon.edu
Office: 250D Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesdays from 1:00-3:00pm, or by Appointment.
Research Interests: Social/Political, Ethics, Philosophy of Film, Pragmatism, 19th and 20th Century German
Mackenzie Brinn
Graduate Student in Philosophy
Philosophy
Email: mbrinn@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Fall Term: Wednesdays 2:30-4:30pm in SCH 221
Research Interests: Philosophy of Technology (i.e., AI, algorithms, and social media), Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Phenomenology, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy and Queer Studies, Foucault, and Marcuse.
Audrey Brown
PhD
GE
Philosophy
Email: asaltar2@uoregon.edu
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
Email: irieb@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Spring 2026: MW 11-12
Research Interests: Environmental philosophy, ecofeminism (Plumwood), American pragmatism (Dewey), virtue ethics, philosophy of education
Gonzalo Bustamante-Moya
Ph.D. & GE
Managing Editor Hypatia Reviews Online | Undergraduate Advisor
Philosophy
Email: gonzalob@uoregon.edu
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
Kit Connor
Ph.D.
Philosophy
Email: kconnor@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Email only
Research Interests: applied feminism, critical phenomenology, philosophy of language, trauma studies, disability theories
William E. Davie
Associate Professor Emeritus
Philosophy
Email: wdavie@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: ethics, Wittgenstein, history of philosophy
Joseph Dillabough
Graduate Student
Philosophy
Email: jdillabo@uoregon.edu
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
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
Email: erisd@uoregon.edu
Office: Susan Campbell Hall, Room 11
Office Hours: MON 1:30-3:30
Research Interests: Trans Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, 20th-21st Century Continental Thought (esp. Poststructuralism), Nietzsche, Aesthetics
Amanda Dubrule
Ph.D. Student
GE
Philosophy, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: adubrule@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Winter 2026: 11-1 pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Pragmatism, 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
Email: eellis3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7978
Office: 211 Susan Campbell Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: I'm on campus Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday from 8:15-12:15 and 1-5. I work remotely on Wednesdays and am available via email.
Research Interests: I have an honorary PhD in Sarcasm and Halloween Studies
Jade Fraley
Academic Programs Manager, ASU3
Interim Disability Studies Experiential Learning Coordinator
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, Environmental Studies
Email: jadef@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Summer Term Schedule:
Monday | 8:30a-12p and 1:00p-3:30p (in 118 PLC)
Tuesday | 9:30a-12p and 1:00p-3:30p (in 118 PLC)
Wednesday| 8:30a-12p and 1:00p-3:30p (in 118 PLC)
Thursday & Friday | Remote, accessible via email
Research Interests: B.A. Communication Disorders & Sciences, Lover of Theatre Arts & Dogs
Kathy Furrer
Graduate Support Specialist ASU#3
College of Arts and Sciences, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies
Email: kfurrer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1501
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Mon: Working Remotely avail. by Email Tues: 8-12/1-4 (SCH 311) Wed: 8:30-12/1-3:30 (PLC 118) Thurs: 8:00-12/1-4 (SCH 311) Fri: 8:30-12 (PLC 118) Drop-In Office Hours: Wed. 9-12 (PLC 118)