Faculty Directory

	Name	Research Areas	Contact
	Chad Engelland, Ph.D. Professor, Philosophy Department	Mind and Language, Phenomenology and Metaphysics, Philosophical Anthropology	cengelland@udallas.edu Braniff 342 972-721-5231
	William Frank, Ph.D. Professor, Philosophy Department	Medieval Philosophy, Duns Scotus, Philosophy of Education	wfrank@udallas.edu Augustine Hall 103 972-721-5005
	Elinor Gardner, O.P. Affiliate Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department	Ethics, Thomas Aquinas	srelinor@udallas.edu Braniff 330 972-721-5338
	Kevin Kambo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department	Ancient Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Plato, Liberal Education, Philosophy of Technology	kkambo@udallas.edu Braniff 328 972-721-5166
	Angela Knobel, Ph.D. Graduate Director and Associate Professor , Philosophy Department	Virtue Ethics, Thomas Aquinas’s Moral Philosophy, Applied Ethics	aknobel@udallas.edu Braniff 344 972-721-5141
	James Lehrberger, O. Cist. Associate Professor, Philosophy Department	Faith and Reason, Philosophy of Religion, Thomas Aquinas	frjames@udallas.edu Braniff 340 972-721-5386
	Christopher Mirus, Ph.D. Department Chair, Associate Professor, Coordinator, History & Philosophy of Science Concentration, Philosophy Department	Aristotle, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Nature, Philosophy of Science	mirus@udallas.edu Braniff 336 972-265-5842
	Cynthia Nielsen, Ph.D. Professor, Philosophy Department	Philosophical Hermeneutics (esp. Gadamer), Philosophy of Music, Aesthetics, Social Philosophy, Critical Theory (esp. Adorno)	cnielsen@udallas.edu Braniff 326 972-265-5710
	Joshua Parens, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy and Politics, Philosophy Department	Islamic and Jewish Medieval Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, and Political Philosophy	parens@udallas.edu 972-721-5241
	Jonathan Sanford, Ph.D. President, Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy Department	Ethics, Catholic Higher Education, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy	president@udallas.edu Cardinal Farrell Hall, 3rd floor 972-721-5203
	Dennis Sepper, Ph.D. Professor, Human Sciences Department	Philosophy of Language, Philosophy Since 1600, and Recent French and German Thought	sepper@udallas.edu Braniff 320 972-721-5257
	Lance Simmons, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Philosophy Department	Ethics, Epistemology, and Analytic Philosophy	simmons@udallas.edu Braniff 338 972-721-5274
	Matthias Vorwerk, Ph.D. Provost, Philosophy Department	Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Human Nature	mvorwerk@udallas.edu Cardinal Farrell Hall, Second Floor 972-721-5226
	Matthew Walz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Constantin College of Liberal Arts, Director, Philosophy & Letters and Pre-Theology Programs, Director of Intellectual Formation, Holy Trinity Seminary, Philosophy Department	Medieval Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, and Philosophical Anthropology	mwalz@udallas.edu Braniff 322 972-265-5703

In Memoriam

	Robert Wood, Ph.D.	With deep gratitude, we remember the life and work of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Wood, who passed away peacefully on February 10, 2023.

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