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Faculty

Name Title Area of Interest Phone Email
Richard Aquila Professor, Associate Department Head & Director of Graduate Studies History of Modern Philosophy, Kant and Schopenhauer, Sartre 974-7199 raquila@utk.edu
Denis G. Arnold Associate Professor Business Ethics, Ethical Theory, Bioethics 974-7219 darnold1@utk.edu
E.J. Coffman Assistant Professor Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion 974-3255 ecoffma1@utk.edu
Heather Douglas Assistant Professor Philosophy of Science, Science and Public Policy, Research Ethics 974-7206 hdouglas@utk.edu
Glenn Graber Professor Bioethics, History of Ethics, Professional Ethics 974-7213 ggraber@utk.edu
Phil Hamlin Associate Professor Philosophy of Education 974-7212 phamlin@utk.edu
John Hardwig Professor & Department Head Bioethics 974-3255 jhardwig@utk.edu
John Nolt Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Logic, Environmental Philosophy, Nietzsche 974-7218 nolt@utk.edu
David Reidy Associate Professor Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, History of Ethics 974-7210 dreidy@utk.edu
J. Clerk Shaw Assistant Professor Ancient Philosophy 974-3255 jshaw15@utk.edu
Lee Shepski Assistant Professor Ethics and metaethics, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Business Ethics, Bioethics, and Political Philosophy N/A shepski@email.arizona.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Name Title Phone Email
Alfred D. Beasley, M.D. Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Medical Education NA beasley1@utk.edu
Allen Dunn, Ph.D. Adunct Professor of Philosophy and Professor of English 974-6962 ardunn@utk.edu
Mary English, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Research Leader, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment 974-3825 menglish@utk.edu
Charles Reynolds, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Religious Studies 974-2466 creynol2@utk.edu
Carl Wagner, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Mathematics 974-4305 wagner@math.utk.edu

Lecturers & Research Professors

Name Title Education Email
Brian Elwood Lecturer NA belwood1@utk.edu
Sarah Harper Lecturer Ph.D. Boston College sharper6@utk.edu
John Kress Lecturer Ph.D., Vanderbilt University jkress1@utk.edu
Mathew Lu Lecturer Ph.D. Cornell University mailto:mlu2@utk.edu
Matt Massey Lecturer Ph.D. University of Tennessee mmassey1@utk.edu
Annette Mendola Lecturer Ph.D., University of Tennessee mendola@utk.edu
Ted Richards Lecturer Ph.D., Boston University tedr@utk.edu
Joe Stackhouse Lecturer Ph.D. University of Tennessee jstackhse@aol.com
Sam Von Mizener Lecturer Ph.D. University of Tennessee svonmize@utk.edu

Emeritus, Retired, and Deceased Faculty

Name Title Phone Email
Jim Bennett Retired Associate Professor 974-7206 jobennet@utk.edu
Kathy Bohstedt Retired Associate Professor 974-7215 kbohsted@utk.edu
Sheldon Cohen Professor Emeritus 974-7200 scohen@utk.edu
Rem Edwards Professor Emeritus 974-4124 remb@utk.edu
Betsy Postow Professor (Deceased)