Current Graduate Students

David Abergel, M.A. Student

Daniel Adsett, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Phenomenology and Existentialism; 20th Century German Philosophy

Past Education: St. Thomas University, BA; Memorial University, MA

Website

daniel.adsett@marquette.edu

Andy Ashenden, Ph.D. Student

Nathan Blackerby, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Mediaeval Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Logic

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy; Linguistics, The University of Akron

Connor Borchert, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Human Person, Singularity, Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy; Theology, Xavier University; M.A. in Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University

Dalton Bouzek, M.A. Student

Peter Burgess, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Phenomenology (esp. Husserl), Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy, Roosevelt University; M.A. Philosophy, Marquette University

Website

peter.burgess@marquette.edu

Tyler Colewell, Ph.D. Student

Anthony Dittus, M.A. Student

Interests: Systematic Aristo-Thomistically grounded ethics, jurisprudence, and political philosophy, Historical Ancient Philosophy, Military History, and beer

Past Education: Ava Maria University, BA Philosophy and Theology, MA Theology

Website

anthony.dittus@marquette.edu

Melady Elifritz, Ph.D. Student

Dana Fritz, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Phenomenology (esp. Heidegger), Sartre’s Existentialism, connection between Heidegger and Karol Wojtyla, Personhood (esp. in light of disabilities), Ethics and Disabilities

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy; Sociology, Eastern Kentucky University; M.A. Humanities, University of Chicago

Trevor Gullion, Ph.D. Student

Thomas J. Hansberger, Ph.D. Student

Interests: German Idealism, Phenomenology

Past Education: B.A. History; Philosophy, University of Chicago; M.A. Philosophy, Loyola University - Chicago

Brandon Henrigillis, Ph.D. Student

Jason Huvar, M.A. Student

Rayann Jaber, M.A Student

Interests: Arabic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Political Philosophy

Past Education: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Marquette

rayann.jaber@marquette.edu

Jered Janes, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Phenomenology, Philosophy of Mind, 19-20^th Century German Philosophy

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy and the History of Mathematics, St. John’s College

john.janes@marquette.edu

Albertus Joni, M.A. Student

Interests: Christian philosophy, hermeneutics, digital ethics

Past Education: Bachelor: Pontifical Faculty of Theology Wedhabakti, Indonesia - Master of Humanities: Universitas Sanata Dharma - Indonesia

albertus.joni@marquette.edu

Bentley Kennedy-Stone, Ph.D. Student

Sarah Kizuk, Ph.D Student

Interests: Social/Political; Feminism; Emotions and Affect; Settler Colonialism; Early Modern

Past Education: BA Concordia University (Montréal, Canada), MA Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)

Website

sarah.kizuk@marquette.edu

Sterling Knox, M.A. Student

Interests: Turtle Island Philosophy, Social-Political, Philosophy of Race, Ernst Cassirer, and Heidegger

Past Education: Bemidji State Alum

sterling.knox@marquette.edu

Nick Korchowsky, M.A. Student

Interests: Philosophical Anthropology, Ethics, Moral Psychology, Metaphysics

Past Education: BA Philosophy, Eastern University

nicholas.korchowsky@marquett.edu

Seth Kreeger, M.A. Student

Fr. Andrew Linn, Ph.D. Student

Philip T.L. Mack, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Philosophy of Race and Racism, Latin American Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Classical American Pragmatism, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Art

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy, Ripon College; M.A. Philosophy, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

philip.mack@marquette.edu

Ryan Mahoney, M.A. Student

Keisha Martin, Ph.D. Student

Rachel McNealis, Ph.D Student

E. R. Meeks, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Forgiveness, Suffering, Moral Philosophy, and Applied Ethics

Past Education: Eestern Carolina University: B.A. Philosophy and Religion, Trinity College Dublin: M. Phil. Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

Email

Mehrzah Moin, M.A. Student

Interests: 19th and 20th Century German Philosophy (Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Heidegger); Phenomenology and Existentialism; Philosophy of Death and Dying

Past Education: BA Philosophy, Oklahoma State

mehrzad.moin@marquette.edu

Jorge Montiel, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Latino/a and Latin American Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Phenomenology (Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty), Post-Colonialism

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy, Northeastern Illinois University

jorge.montiel@marquette.edu

Rory O'Donnell, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Plato, Neoplatonism, Metaphysics, Aquinas

Past Education: BA Philosophy and Theology- Christendom College MA Philosophy Loyola Marymount University

Website

rory.odonnell@marquette.edu

Nicholas Oschman, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Medieval Arabic Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Kant

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy; Religious Studies, Vanderbilt University

Robert Powers, Ph.D Student

Cameron Roman, Ph.D. Student

Timothy Rothhaar, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Phenomenology (Marion, Levinas), Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Marcel), Continental Philosophy of Religion

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy, Duquesne University; M.A. Philosophy, Franciscan University of Steubenville

timothy.rothhaar@marquette.edu

Bob Riordan, Ph.D. Student

Interests: My philosophical interests include existentialism, philosophy of mind, and ethics. My personal interests include mountain biking, alpine skiing, kayaking, and backpacking

Past Education: B.A. Saint Olaf College; M.A. University of Chicago

robert.riordan@marquette.edu

Mark Schulz, Ph.D. Student

Jeffery Smeland, Ph.D. Student

Philip Sutherland, S.J., Ph.D. Student

Interests: Ancient, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, social/political

Past Education: MA Philospohy, Loyola University Chicago, MDiv and STL, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

philip.sutherland@marquette.edu

Nathaniel Taylor, Ph.D. Student

Jacob Terneus, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Past Education: BA Liberal Arts, Wyoming Catholic College MA, Classics, University of Kentucky

jacob.terneus@marquette.edu

John Tigatiga, M.A. Student

Dustin Trampe, Ph.D. Student

Interests: History; historicity and reason; philosophical hermeneutics; disagreement

Past Education: BA UW-Milwaukee MA Theology Marquette

dustin.trampe@marquette.edu

Domonique Turnipseed, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Social & Political Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, Critical Race Theory

Past Education: BA-Columbia International University(Humanities), MA Columbia International University (Theological Studies), MA Biola University (Philosophy), MA Biola University (Theological Studies) 

Website

domonique.turnipseed@marquette.edu

Shaila Wadhwani, Ph.D. Student

Damon Watson, Ph.D. Student

Kyle (Robert) Whitaker, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Feminism, Hume, Kant, Peirce

Website

robert.whitaker@marquette.edu

Nathan Wiley, M.A. Student

Interests: Social and Applied Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy, Critical Theory, Critical Philosophy of Race

Past Education: B.A. Philosophy, Geneva College; Alma Mater Europaea University & the Global Center for Advanced Studies

nathan.wiley@marquette.edu

Marisola Xhelili Ciaccio, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Social and Political Philosophy, Personal Identity, Moral Psychology, Virtue Ethics

Past Education: B.A. Government; Philosophy, Skidmore College

marisola.xheliliciaccio@marquette.edu

Brett Yardley, Ph.D. Student

Interests: Social Epistemology/Testimony | Arabic/Latin Medieval Philosophy | Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions

Past Education: BA University of Georgia, MA Columbia International University

Website

brett.yardley@marquette.edu