Philosophy

Jacob P. Neal

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tue. 4-5PM, Wed. 1:20-1:50PM and 3:20-3:50PM, or by appointment
Research Interests: History & Philosophy of Science, History & Philosophy of Molecular Biology, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Philosophy of Medicine

Skyler Outler

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy
Office: Susan Campbell Hall 211, Eugene OR 97403

Daniel Peres Santos

PhD
GE
Philosophy
Office Hours: Fridays, 12-00pm-2:00pm. SCH 211B.
Research Interests: 19th and 20th Century European Thought, Ancient Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Religion, Lusophone Philosophy

Scott L. Pratt

Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5971
Office: 239 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Office hours for Fall Term 2026 are by appointment and online. To schedule an appointment, use this link (https://calendly.com/spratt-9/office-hours) or contact Pratt by email at spratt@uoregon.edu.
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 Hours: online, by appointment (Summer)
Research Interests: Feminist Theory; Decolonial and Postcolonial Theory; Philosophy of Race; Queer Theory; Trans Studies; Anti-Caste Studies

Jerry Rosiek

Professor
Department Head of Education Studies
College of Education, Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Educational Foundations, Food Studies, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-2330
Office: 146B Lokey Education Bldg, 5277 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295

Camisha Russell

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Department Head of Philosophy
Disability Studies, Philosophy
Office: 211A Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Summer 2026: By appointment only
Research Interests: Critical Philosophy of Race, Ethics (esp. Bioethics), African American Philosophy, Feminist Theory, Blackness & Indigeneity

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
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, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Chelsea Schwartz

MA
Philosophy
Phone: 3174881161
Research Interests: Philosophy of Technology, Data Ethics, Epistemology, Applied Ethics

Sophia Spangler

PhD Student
Philosophy
Office Hours: 11-12 TR
Research Interests: Critical Phenomenology, Philosophy of Psychology, Feminist Theory, Queer Theory, Simone de Beauvoir Studies

David Spiegelman

Graduate Student in Environmental Studies/ Philosophy
Philosophy

Beata Stawarska

Professor of Philosophy
(On a sabbatical leave Winter-Spring 2026)
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), Feminism, African and Africana Philosophy, Philosophy of Language (broadly construed).

Matthew Stone

Ph.D.
GE
Philosophy
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Pragmatism (esp. John Dewey ), Environmental Philosophy, Ecofeminism, Phenomenology

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, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
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

Nathan Travis

Graduate Student in Philosophy
PhD Student and Graduate Employee (GE)
Philosophy
Office: 211 Campbell, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2026: Friday from 9:30am-11:30am; otherwise, by appointment
Research Interests: Philosophy and history of food; food, animal, and environmental ethics; philosophies of/from the Americas; history of American philosophy; philosophy of religion; history of religions (esp. American and British Christianities); and (inter)religious-secular dialogue and conflict as they intersect with issues of race, sexuality, and oppression.

Matthew Tuten

PhD Student
Graduate Employee
Philosophy
Research Interests: Political philosophy, pragmatism, philosophy of race (esp. W.E.B. Du Bois)

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
Philosophy
Office: 240 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Winter 2026: Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 pm By appointment on zoom
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.