Graduate Students

Trevor Adams is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. Trevor earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Boise State University and his M.A. in philosophy from Oklahoma State University. His interests include epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion. When he is not doing philosophy, Trevor enjoys chess, rock climbing, and disc golf.

Bryant Barnes

Bryant Barnes is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.

Andrew Christmas

Andrew Christmas is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.

Joseph Dante is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.

John Del Rosario is a graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He is from Manila, Philippines. John's primary interests are Christian theology, Philosophy of Religion, and Process Philosophy.

Bjorn Flanagan is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He received his BA in Philosophy from the University of South Dakota (2019). His primary interests are in naturalized epistemology, pragmatism, and process philosophy. When he is not doing philosophy, Bjorn can probably be found disc golfing, tabletop gaming, or spending quality time with his wife and son (although those are not mutually exclusive).

Drew Gallagher is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.

Guillermo Gonzalez is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. Guillermo is primarily interested in logic (especially second and higher order modal logic) and philosophy of language, with secondary areas of interest in the history of analytic philosophy, and metaphysics ( in particular modal metaphysics). Guillermo received his BA in philosophy from the University of Southern California. During his free time, Guillermo enjoys going out for walks with his family, and spending time at family gatherings.

Janelle Gormley is a graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. She received her B.A. of philosophy at the University of West Florida (2017), and she received her M.A. at the University of Florida (2019). Janelle’s primary interests include Aristotelian virtue ethics and the role friendship plays in making our lives go well, along with philosophical pedagogy. In her free time, Janelle is not only working on her virtues, but she is also playing animal crossing; she is listening and dancing to music; and she enjoys cooking Filipino food for her friends.

Jack Henry is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.

Samuel Hobbs

Samuel Hobbs is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.

Swarnima is a philosophy graduate student. She received her B.A and M.A. degrees from Lady Shri Ram College for Women in New Delhi, India. Swarnima's philosophical interests are Ethics, Philosophy of law, Value theory and Decision theory.

Alexandros Koupelis is a philosophy graduate student. He received his B.A. at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. His philosophical interests are in Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Continental Philosophy.

Eunhong Lee is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Chung-Ang University in South Korea. Eunhong’s philosophical interests include metaphysics, ethics, and philosophy of mind. Her non-philosophic interests include travel, yoga, and writing essays.

John Lee is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.

Jason Lemmon is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He has a BA in philosophy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MA in philosophy from Northern Illinois University. He also has an MA in history from the University of Oregon, where his focus was intellectual history since Darwin. Currently, his primary focus is the relationship between practical reason and weakness of will.

Talhah Mustafa (he/him) is a philosophy graduate student. He received his undergraduate degree in philosophy with a minor in mathematics from CUNY Baruch College. Talhah's main philosophical interests lie in social & political philosophy, critical race theory, and at the intersection of the two. His chief concern within this area deals with how institutional structures perpetuate racism. When Talhah isn't doing philosophy, you can find him running, hiking, biking, and looking for the fire extinguisher after cooking.

Erica Nicolas is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.

Kevin Patton is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He received his BA degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2013. Kevin's philosophical interests are wide-ranging and include in metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and ethics. His non-philosophic interests include powerlifting, computer repair, video games, cigars, and anything do-it-yourself.

Mark Selzer is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He earned a BA in philosophy from California State University, East Bay and an MA in philosophy from San Francisco State University. He is primarily interested in normativity, reasons, and agency. He is working on a version of reasons internalism that does not rely on the Humean theory of motivation.

Christopher Stratman is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He received his B.G.S. and M.A. degrees at the University of Kansas. His primary philosophical interests are in philosophy of mind, especially the relationship between intentionality and consciousness, but he also works in metaphysics and bioethics. Christopher’s dissertation defends a version of the Phenomenal Intentionality Theory that focuses on the temporal structure of conscious experience. Additionally, he has increasingly become interested in philosophical problems related to the alleged non-epistemic values in medicine and science. His non-philosophical interests include, but are not limited to, photography, history of fine arts, playing guitar, traveling, and spending time with his family. You can find out more about Christopher’s philosophical interest at cstratman.com.

Lauren is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. Lauren received her BA in philosophy from Arizona State University and her MA degree in philosophy from ASU as well. Lauren’s research interests are primarily social and political philosophy, metaethics, ethics, and epistemology. She is also interested in philosophy of science and applied ethics. Lauren enjoys reading, listening to black metal, and makeup artistry.

Cheng Chang (Alfred) Tu is a philosophy graduate student at UNL. He received both his BA and MA in philosophy from National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. His primary research interests are metaphysics and epistemology.

Ryan is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. They earned a BA degree in philosophy from Arizona State University in 2016. Ryan's research interests include normative ethics, feminist philosophy, metaphysics of gender and race, and continental philosophy. Outside philosophy, they enjoy retro gaming, walking with a good audiobook, voting theory, and spending time with friends.

Zachariah Wrublewski is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. His primary philosophical interests are in metaethics, epistemology (with a special interest in modal epistemology), normative ethics, and philosophical pedagogy.

Chen Xia is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.

Seungchul Yang is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Soongsil University in South Korea. Seungchul's philosophical interests include morality, normativity, and rationality.

Il-Hwan Yu is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL. He is interested in moral philosophy, especially the intersection of meta-ethics and moral psychology.

DongJun (Kiki) Yuan is a philosophy graduate student at UNL.

Hanchao (Hans) Zhao is a philosophy graduate student and teaching assistant at UNL.