Hassan AlsharifE-mail: alsharife[at]gmail.com
Hassan Alsharif is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.
Patrick ArnoldE-mail: pbrucea[at]hotmail.com
Patrick Arnold is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He holds a BS degree in philosophy and English from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, and an MA degree in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Some of his interests include: epistemology, ethical theory, philosophy of religion, history of philosophy (early modern and history of skepticism), philosophy of language, philosophy of science; as well as experimental, formal, and historical methods to all the above. He works best in the winter and with good coffee at hand.
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Gabriel Bruguier E-mail: gbruguier[at]gmail.com
Gabriel "Gabe" Bruguier is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He holds a Licentiate degree in International Relations from the Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico, and a BA degree in philosophy from the University of Minnesota Morris. He also completed some graduate work in philosophy at the Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico, which focused on Latin American and contemporary continental philosophy. His main interests are in metaphysics and epistemology, and cluster around the issues concerning the nature of abstract objects, and how we can come to know anything about them. Outside of philosophy he likes reading novels, going on walks, and listening to classical music, particularly composers from the romantic period.
David Chavez E-mail: david_chavez77[at]hotmail.com
David Chavez is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He received his BA degree and MA degree in philosophy from the University of New Mexico, after which he taught philosophy at a community college. Among other things, David is currently interested in problems in the Philosophy of Mind, such as the nature of mental states and their contents. He has an abiding interest in Metaethics.
Andrew Christmas E-mail: andrewchristmas[at]comcast.net
Andrew Christmas is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.
Joseph Dante E-mail:
Joseph Dante is a new philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL in Fall 2013.
Matthew Dee E-mail: mdee[at]huskers.unl.edu
Matthew Dee is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He received a BA degree in philosophy and a BA degree in English from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 2005. His primary interests are in Epistemology, but he is also interested in Ethics and the Philosophy of language. Outside of philosophy, Matthew is a religious fan of the Minnesota Vikings and a terrible but steadily improving golfer.
Devon Dickinson E-mail: devondickinson[at]gmail.com
Devon Dickinson is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He earned his BA degree in philosophy and art history from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his MA degree in philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles. His primary interest is metaphysics, especially the metaphysics of Peter van Inwagen.
Hai "Mark" Diep E-mail: mdiep[at]huskers.unl.edu
Hai "Mark" Diep is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.
Aaron Elliott E-mail: ape444[at]gmail.com
Aaron Elliott is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.
Luke Elwonger E-mail: lelwonger[at]gmail.com
Luke Elwonger is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He earned a BA degree in Philosophy and Chemistry from UC Berkeley. He worked for a short time as a chemist before returning to philosophy. His main interests are Epistemology and Metaethics. Beyond his professional interests he also maintains a tumultuous love affair with surrealist and existentialist literature.
Allison Fritz E-mail: allisonfritz[at]huskers.unl.edu
Allison Fritz is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. She received her BA degree in Philosophy with a double major in International Studies at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2002. She received her MA degree in Philosophy at the University of Wyoming in 2007, where she also completed her MA degree in Environment and Natural Resources. Her current interests are in normative ethics, meta-ethics, applied ethics (particularly environmental ethics), and feminism. She is an avid cyclist (transportation and fun). She loves outdoor activities (hiking and backpacking). She probably makes too much free time to play music (guitar, banjo, and fiddle) and to hang out with her hilarious dog.
Zachary Garrett E-mail:
Zachary Garrett is a new philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL in Fall 2013.
Shane J. George E-mail: algernongordoneffect[at]gmail.com
Shane George is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He received a BA degree in Philosophy and a BA degree in English from the University of North Florida in 2006. He attended the Masters Program at Northern Illinois University prior to coming to UNL. His primary areas of philosophical interest are Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, and Metaphysics of Time. He has a growing interest in Philosophy of Science, Aesthetics, Metaethics, and tends to study other areas of philosophy as the spirit moves him. Outside of philosophical pursuits, he enjoys playing and listening to live music, not taking things seriously, twiddling his thumbs, documentaries, answering questions in obtuse fashions, ambiguities, and TV/VCR repair. In his spare time, he likes to contemplate what he should do with his spare time.
Christopher Gibilisco More about Chris
Christopher Gibilisco is a graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He received his BA degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2009. His chief philosophical interests lie at the intersection of metaphysics and physics, especially questions surrounding properties, space-time, motion, and causality. He also has a strong interest in the explication and study of the philosophy of late David Lewis, especially Lewis's theories of properties and mereology. Non-philosophical activities include collecting and listening to pre-war blues and gospel music, hoarding archaic scientific instruments and other oddities, playing video games, reading, and spending time with his lovely wife.
Christopher Gibilisco is a graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He received his BA degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2009. His chief philosophical interests lie at the intersection of metaphysics and physics, especially questions surrounding properties, space-time, motion, and causality. He also has a strong interest in the explication and study of the philosophy of late David Lewis, especially Lewis's theories of properties and mereology. Non-philosophical activities include collecting and listening to pre-war blues and gospel music, hoarding archaic scientific instruments and other oddities, playing video games, reading, and spending time with his lovely wife.
Danielle Hampton E-mail: danham25[at]hotmail.com
Danielle Hampton is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.
Landon Hedrick More about Landon
Landon Hedrick is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 2009 with a double major in Philosophy and History. His primary area of interest is epistemology, although he also works in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and ethics. He lives with his girlfriend, Tara, and their three pets: Henry, Riley, and Theo.
Landon Hedrick is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 2009 with a double major in Philosophy and History. His primary area of interest is epistemology, although he also works in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and ethics. He lives with his girlfriend, Tara, and their three pets: Henry, Riley, and Theo.
Ben Henke E-mail: benhenke[at]huskers.unl.edu
Ben Henke is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.
Howard Hewitt, Jr. E-mail: hewitt2[at]aol.com
Howard Hewitt, Jr. is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.
Cliff Hill E-mail: chill10[at]huskers.unl.edu
Cliff Hill is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002 with a BA degree in History and a minor in Humanities. By chance he took a Philosophy of Mind class the second to last semester before graduating and he was hooked. Since then he has become interested in various philosophical topics like Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Biology, Epistemology (specifically Epistemic and Doxastic Logic), Philosophy of Mathematics/Logic, and Philosophy of Science. His interests outside of philosophy include camping, mind-rotting video games, and "The Simpsons."
Andrew Jaeger E-mail: AJaeger[at]unlserve.unl.edu
Andrew Jaeger is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He received his BA degree in Philosophy from Benedictine College in 2008 and his MA degree in Philosophy from UNL in 2010. He enjoys studying all areas of philosophy, but currently his primary interests are in the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and ancient philosophy. He enjoys lifting heavy weights, brewing beer, and spending time with his wife and daughter.
Clare LaFrance E-mail: clare.lafrance[at]huskers.unl.edu
Clare LaFrance is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. She received her BA degree in philosophy from California State University Chico and her MA degree in philosophy from UNL. Clare's primary interests in philosophy are feminist philosophy, ethics, and social and political philosophy. She is also pursuing a minor in women's and gender studies. Clare is one of the coaches of the UNL Ethics Bowl team.
Tim Loughlin E-mail: tdl720[at]gmail.com
Tim Loughlin is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.
Josef O'Hearn E-mail: johearn4[at]gmail.com
Josef O'Hearn is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He received his BA degree in philosophy from Benedictine College in 2010. Since then he has been working some really odd jobs such as substitute teacher, bartender, and phlebotomist. Needless to say, he is very excited to return to academia. He is an avid homebrewer, a decent racquetball player, and a poor juggler.
Kevin Patton E-mail:
Kevin Patton is a new philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL in Fall 2013.
Travis PeperE-mail: travispeper[at]yahoo.com
CONGRATULATIONS to Travis! He has passed his Master's Theses at UNL. He also graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011 with a BA degree in philosophy and political science. His primary areas of philosophical interest include normative ethics, metaethics, and political philosophy. Outside of philosophy, he enjoys fishing, camping, cycling, and spending time with his wife.
Katerina Psaroudaki E-mail: katerina-ps[at]hotmail.com
Katerina Psaroudaki is a new philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL in Fall 2013.
Garrett Rauckhorst E-mail:
Garrett Rauckhorst is a new philosophy graduate student at UNL in Fall 2013.
Chris Richards E-mail: christopher.james.richards[at]gmail.com
Chris Richards is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.
Chelsea Richardson E-mail:
Chelsea Richardson is a new philosophy graduate student at UNL in Fall 2013.
Ben Schuth E-mail: ben.schuth[at]gmail.com
Ben Schuth is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He earned his BA degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010. His main areas of interest are Ethics and Existentialism. He enjoys sculpture, anime, Magic: The Gathering, and rock and classic metal bands.
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Andrew SpaidE-mail: aspaid2[at]unlserve.unl.edu
Andrew "Andy" Spaid is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He received his BA degree in philosophy and psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary interests are in epistemology and ethics.
Adam R. Thompson E-mail: adamross[at]unlserve.unl.edu
About Adam
Adam Thompson is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. Adam received his BA degree in philosophy from Ball State University (Muncie, IN) in 2003 and his MA degree in philosophy from the University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) in 2007. He is interested in metaethics (particularly moral responsibility), philosophy of language, epistemology (esp. methodology), and social/political philosophy. He enjoys, among other things, a wide variety of outdoor activities (esp. camping, fishing, hiking, climbing, biking, and snowboarding), live music, and laughing.
Virendra Tripathi E-mail: virendra[at]unlserve.unl.edu
Virendra Tripathi is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.
Kazuhiro Watanabe E-mail: wwwtnb[at]gmail.com
Kazuhiro Watanabe is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.
DonJun Yuan E-mail: keykey_y[at]hotmail.com
DonJun "Kiki" Yuan is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.