Faculty

Faculty

Cathryn Bailey - on leave for academic years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010

• Professor of Philosophy 
• B.A., 1988, Ph.D. 1994, University of Missouri, Columbia. 
• Specialties in Feminist Philosophy, Ethics, and Epistemology.

Brandon Cooke

• Assistant 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
• 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

• Associate 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.

Sun Kyeong Yu

• Assistant Professor of Philosophy
• B.Sc. 1988, M.Sc. 1990 Seoul National University, M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2008, Duke University
• Specialties in Philosophy of Science & Biology

Visiting Faculty

Matt Brophy

• Visiting Instructor
• Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• Specialties in Ethics, Applied Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy

Jaime Hoffman

• Visiting Assistant Professor
• B.A. Carleton College, Ph.D. 2005 University of Minnesota
• Specialties in Ethics, Bioethics

Laura Odom

• Visiting Assistant Professor
• B.A. University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Temple University
• Specialties in Metaphysics & Epistemology

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

Linda Canzanella

Christopher Moore

Tim Murphy