Faculty

Brandon Cooke

• On Sabbatical Leave 2012-2013
• Associate Professor of Philosophy 
• B.A. University of Maryland, Ph.D. University of St. Andrews 
• Specialty in Philosophy of Art, Ethics

John Humphrey

• Professor of Philosophy 
• B.A. 1982, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Ph.D. 1988, Washington University. 
• Specialties in Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics, and Contemporary Philosophy.

Richard Liebendorfer

• Professor of Philosophy
• Director of Program in Cognitive Science
• B.A. 1968, Rider College, Ph.D. 1984, University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Specialties in Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, and History of Modern Philosophy.

Craig Matarrese

• Professor of Philosophy & Department Chairperson
• Director of Program in Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics (PPE).
• B.A. 1992, Northwestern University, Ph.D. 2001, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
• Specialties in Continental Philosophy, Social/Political/Legal Philosophy.

Anastasia Panagopoulos

• Full-time Instructor
• B.A. 2002 University of British Columbia, M.A. 2004 Simon Fraser University, M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2012 University of Minnesota
• Specialties in Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, and Epistemology

Joshua Preiss

• Assistant Professor of Philosophy
• B.A. 1999, Gustavus Adolphus College, Ph.D. 2006, University of Chicago.
• Specialties in Social and Political Philosophy and Applied Ethics.

Christopher Stevens

• Full-time Instructor
• M.A. 2004 City University of New York Graduate Center, Ph.D. 2011 University of Maryland College Park
• Specialties in Moral and Political Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, Aesthetics

Sun Kyeong Yu

• Associate Professor of Philosophy
• B.Sc. M.Sc. Seoul National University, M.A. Ph.D. 2008, Duke University.
• Specialties in Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Mind.
• mavweb.mnsu.edu/yus

Emeritus Faculty

Hal Walberg

• Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
• B.A. 1964, M.A. 1968, University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Specialties in Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Mind, Medical Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion.

Ron Yezzi

• Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
• B.S. 1960, University of Chicago, Ph.D. 1968, Southern Illinois University.
• Specialties in Social and political philosophy, ethics, business ethics, medical ethics, logic, philosophy of science, history of western philosophy, American philosophy, and philosophy of history.

Adjunct Faculty