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EXPLORE PHILOSOPHY:
Faculty & Staff

Teaching Staff

Anastasio, Prof. Carmine
Adjunct Professor
 
Bennett, Prof. Jeffrey Bennett, Prof. Jeffrey
Adjunct Professor
 
Benson, Dr. Paul Benson, Dr. Paul
Professor

Paul H. Benson, Ph.D. is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of philosophy. Dr. Benson specializes in ethics and moral psychology....
 
Blahnik, Gary
 
Czupik, Prof. Patrick Czupik, Prof. Patrick
Adjunct Professor
 
DesAutels, Dr. Peggy DesAutels, Dr. Peggy
Associate Professor

Dr. DesAutels specializes in ethical theory and moral psychology. She began teaching at the University of Dayton in 2001. Prior to coming to the...
 
Dunham, Prof. Diane Dunham, Prof. Diane
Adjunct Professor

Diane Dunham holds both M.A. in Literature and Philosophy (1998) and M.Hum with concentration in Philosophy (1999) from Wright State University. She...
 
Fischer, Dr. Marilyn Fischer, Dr. Marilyn
Professor

Dr. Fischer specializes in political philosophy, American pragmatism, and philosophy of music. She served as director of the Core Program, an...
 
Fouke, Dr. Daniel Fouke, Dr. Daniel
Professor

Dr. Fouke's primary resaerch is in early modern philosophy. He was promoted to Professor in 2005. From 1995-2004 Dr. Fouke served as an associate...
 
Frost-Pierson, Dr. Mary Frost-Pierson, Dr. Mary
Adjunct Professor

Dr. Frost-Pierson's area of specailization is archeology, Sumerian language and history, and Islamics. She teaches Introduction to Philosophy,...
 
Gabbe, Dr. Myrna Gabbe, Dr. Myrna
Assistant Professor

Dr. Gabbe specializes in ancient philosophy. She joined the faculty at the University of Dayton in 2005. Her dissertation is on Aristotle's Theory...
 
Gonzalez, Prof. Luis Gonzalez, Prof. Luis
Adjunct Professor

Professor Luis Samuel González is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Dayton and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Sinclair Community...
 
Inglis, Dr. John Inglis, Dr. John
Professor

Hired to complement the University of Dayton’s Catholic mission, Dr. Inglis teaches courses that survey two thousand years of Christian intellectual...
 
Johnson, Dr. Patricia Johnson, Dr. Patricia
Professor

Dr. Johnson specializes in hermeneutics, 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, and philosophy of religion. She began her career at the...
 
Kebede, Dr. Messay Kebede, Dr. Messay
Professor

After the completion of his philosophical studies in France, Dr. Kebede returned to his country, Ethiopia, and taught philosophy at Addis Ababa...
 
Kunkel, Dr. Joseph Kunkel, Dr. Joseph
Professor Emeritus

Dr. Kunkel developed the philosophy of peace course for the Department of Philosophy. Since his retirement, he has continued to teach a course on...
 
Lockwood, Dr. Kim Lockwood, Dr. Kim
Lecturer

I currently teach philosophy of music and introduction to philosophy at U.D. I enjoy active discussions with my students and my goal is to...
 
Martin, Prof. Damon Martin, Prof. Damon
Adjunct Professor

Prof. Martin teaches part-time in the Philosophy Department and is a full-time student in the Ph.D. program in Religious Studies. Prior to coming to...
 
Marvin, Prof. Bill Marvin, Prof. Bill
Lecturer

Prof. Marvin's primary focus at UD is in applied ethics. He teaches several sections of business ethics, information ethics, and engineering ethics...
 
Monasterio, Dr. Xavier Monasterio, Dr. Xavier
Professor Emeritus
 
Mosser, Dr. Kurt Mosser, Dr. Kurt
Associate Professor

Dr. Mosser's area of scholarly research iis n the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, specifically the Critique of Pure Reason. He holds a B.A. from...
 
Mullins, Dr. Monalisa Mullins, Dr. Monalisa
Lecturer

Dr. Mullins has recently co-authored Moral Education in America's Schools: The Continuing Challenge (Information Age Publishing, Inc....
 
Paradiso-Michau, Prof. Michael Paradiso-Michau, Prof. Michael
Lecturer

Paradiso-Michau's primary research is in 19th and 20th century Continental philosophy, Ethics, and Social-Political Philosophy. He received an M.A....
 
Paslaru, Dr. Viorel Paslaru, Dr. Viorel
Assistant Professor

Dr. Pâslaru joined the faculty at the University of Dayton in 2007 after he had defended his dissertation on ecological mechanisms and their...
 
Payne, Dr. Michael Payne, Dr. Michael
Associate Professor

Dr. Payne works in the philosophy of law. He is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy. He earned a B.A. from Xavier University, an...
 
Poe, Dr. Danielle Poe, Dr. Danielle
Associate Professor

Dr. Poe 's research combines work in feminism and philosophy of peace. She received her M.A. from the Katholieke Universiteit-Leuven, Belgium in...
 
Quinn, Prof. John Quinn, Prof. John
Professor Emeritus

Prof. Quinn continues to teach Islamic Philosophy and Culture and maintains an active research agenda.
 
Richards, Dr. William Richards, Dr. William
Associate Professor and Chairperson

Dr. Richards is currently serving as chairperson of the department. He obtained a Ph.D. from Georgetown Universityin 1970. Since joining the...
 
Stanley, Prof. Marianne Stanley, Prof. Marianne
Adjunct Professor

Marianne Stanley, an artist, writer and social activist, brings to the philosophy department, a background in legal representation for the...
 
Tibbetts, Dr. Paul Tibbetts, Dr. Paul
Professor

Dr. Tibbetts is currently doing research in cognitive science,particularly cognitive neuroscience. He received a B.A. in philosophy at Clark...
 
Ulrich, Dr. Lawrence Ulrich, Dr. Lawrence
Professor Emeritus

Dr. Ulrich specializes in medical ethics. Since his retirement he has continued to teach on-line courses in business ethics and medical ethics.
 
Whisnant, Dr. Rebecca Whisnant, Dr. Rebecca
Associate Professor

Dr. Whisnant's primary research is in ethical theory and feminist social theory. She received her M.A. and Ph.D in philosophy from UNC-Chapel Hill. ...
 
Zembaty, Dr. Jane Zembaty, Dr. Jane
Professor Emerita

Dr. Zembaty publishes in Greek philosophy and social ethics. Since her retirement, she has continued to serve as co-editor for Social Ethics.
 


Staff

King, Cynthia King, Cynthia
Secretary

Cindy has been employed at UD for 4 years. She works part-time for Philosophy, History and Core.
 
McKinley, Linda McKinley, Linda
Senior Administrative Assistant

Linda McKinley has been employed at UD for 27 years. She began working part-time for History, Honors, and Philosophy in 1979. When Honors became a...
 
 


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