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Philosophy Faculty/Staff Directory

Oakland University’s thriving Philosophy programs are upheld by exemplary faculty and staff. For specific contact information, view the profiles below.

Anita Hardy
Administrative Secretary
Office: 752 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3390
Fax: (248) 370-3144
[email protected]

Michael Doan
Associate Professor
Advisor for Ethics in Criminal Justice Minor

Social Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy, Moral Psychology
Office: 650 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3391
[email protected]

Nathan Engel-Hawbecker
Visiting Assistant Professor 
Ethics, Action, Applied Ethics, Metaethics, Political Philosophy, Mind
Office: 651 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3393
[email protected]

August Gorman
Assistant Professor
Advisor for Philosophy Major, Philosophy Minor, and Bioethics Minor
Ethics (especially Moral Responsibility and Agency), Disability-Informed Bioethics, Philosophy of Death
Office: 646 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2163
[email protected]

Ami Harbin
Associate Professor
Feminist Philosophy, Bioethics, Moral Psychology
Office: 644 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3301
[email protected]

Timothy Kirschenheiter
Visiting Assistant Professor 
Ethics, Bioethics, Epistemology
Office: 750 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2264
[email protected]

Elysa Koppelman-White
Associate Professor
Ethics, Research Ethics, Bioethics, Professional Ethics (e.g., Engineering Ethics)
Office: 652 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3395
[email protected]

Eric LaRock
Associate Professor
Advisor for Cognitive Science Minor
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Neuroscience (especially consciousness), Metaphysics, Ancient Philosophy (especially Aristotle)
Office: 751 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-4902
[email protected]
personal website

Fritz J. McDonald
Associate Professor
Metaethics
Office: 653 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3394
[email protected]

Mark C. Navin
Professor and Chair
Bioethics (especially Clinical Ethics and Public Health Ethics), Social and Political Philosophy
Office: 746 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2716
[email protected]

Kathryn Petrozzo
Visiting Assistant Professor 
Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics (especially Bioethics, Research Ethics, Ethics of Technology), Philosophy of Psychiatry, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Mind
Office: 748 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3392
[email protected]

Daniel Propson
Assistant Professor of Practice
Ancient Philosophy, Plato, Engineering Ethics, Philosophy of Religion
Office: 648 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3557
[email protected]

David A. Stone
Chief Research Officer
Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, Technology, and Medicine; Ethics
Office: The Research Office
[email protected]

Ben White
Special Instructor
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
Office: 654 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3145
[email protected]

Joshua Blanchard
Special Lecturer
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
[email protected]

Lisa Campbell
Special Lecturer

Ethics Bowl
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
[email protected]

Drew A. Matzke
Special Lecturer
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
[email protected]

Jessica Willson
Lecturer
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
[email protected]
personal website

Daniel Yeakel
Special Lecturer
Logic, Epistemology
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
[email protected]

Paul R. Graves
History of Modern Western Philosophy (especially Locke), Symbolic Logic, Philosophy of Language
[email protected]

John F. Halpin
thelogiccafe.net
Philosophy of Science, Logic
[email protected]

Phyllis Rooney
Feminist Philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic
[email protected]

David C. Bricker
Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Philosophy of Law

Mark Rigstad
Archive of JustWarTheory.com
Political Philosophy, Philosophy of International Relations, Philosophy of Law, History of Ethical and Political Thought (especially Early Modern)

Department of Philosophy

Mathematics and Science Center, Room 752
146 Library Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4479
(location map)
(248) 370-3390
fax: (248) 370-3157