Philosophy Faculty/Staff Directory

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
doan@oakland.edu

Nathan Engel-Hawbecker
Visiting Assistant Professor 
Ethics, Action, Applied Ethics, Metaethics, Political Philosophy, Mind
Office: 651 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3393
engelhawbecker@oakland.edu

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
agorman@oakland.edu

Ami Harbin
Associate Professor
Feminist Philosophy, Bioethics, Moral Psychology
Office: 644 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3301
aharbin@oakland.edu

Timothy Kirschenheiter
Visiting Assistant Professor 
Ethics, Bioethics, Epistemology
Office: 750 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2264
kirschenheiter@oakland.edu

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
koppelma@oakland.edu

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
larock@oakland.edu
personal website

Fritz J. McDonald
Associate Professor
Metaethics
Office: 653 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3394
mcdonal4@oakland.edu

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
navin@oakland.edu

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
kpetrozzo@oakland.edu

Daniel Propson
Assistant Professor of Practice
Ancient Philosophy, Plato, Engineering Ethics, Philosophy of Religion
Office: 648 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3557
propson@oakland.edu

David A. Stone
Chief Research Officer
Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, Technology, and Medicine; Ethics
Office: The Research Office
dstone@oakland.edu

Ben White
Special Instructor
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
Office: 654 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-3145
bgwhite@oakland.edu

Joshua Blanchard
Special Lecturer
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
jblanchard@oakland.edu

Lisa Campbell
Special Lecturer
Ethics Bowl
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
llcampbe@oakland.edu

Drew A. Matzke
Special Lecturer
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
damatzke@oakland.edu

Jessica Willson
Lecturer
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
jswillson@oakland.edu
personal website

Daniel Yeakel
Special Lecturer
Logic, Epistemology
Office: 642 Mathematics and Science Center
Phone: (248) 370-2705
yeakel@oakland.edu

Paul R. Graves
History of Modern Western Philosophy (especially Locke), Symbolic Logic, Philosophy of Language
graves@oakland.edu

John F. Halpin
thelogiccafe.net
Philosophy of Science, Logic
halpin@oakland.edu

Phyllis Rooney
Feminist Philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic
rooney@oakland.edu

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)