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Guy Dove, Director of Graduate Studies Professor
guy.dove@louisville.edu | 502-852-0450
Research Areas: Philosophy of Psychology & Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Linguistics
Office: Bingham Humanities 313B | View Research Profile
Andreas Elpidorou, Professor
andreas.elpidorou@louisville.edu | 502-852-0448
Research Areas: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Metaphysics, Moral Psychology, History of Philosophy
Office: Bingham Humanities 311 | View Research Profile
Lauren Freeman, Professor
lauren.freeman@louisville.edu | 502-852-0454
Research Areas: Feminist Bioethics, Philosophy of Medicine, Feminist Philosophy
Office: Bingham Humanities 309 | View Research Profile
Ryan Froese, Assistant Professor (Term)
ryan.froese@louisville.edu
Research Areas: Modern German Philosophy, Metaphysics, Theories of Normativity
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John Gibson, Acting Department Chair, Professor
john.gibson@louisville.edu | 502-852-0452
Research Areas: Aesthetics, Philosophy of Literature, Philosophy of Language, Value Theory
Office: Bingham Humanities 313D | View Research Profile
Eve Carlisle Polley, Assistant Professor (Term)
eve.polley@louisville.edu | 502-852-0456
Research Areas: African and African Diasporic Philosophies, Applied Ethics, Epistemology
Office: Stevenson Hall 313
Michael Portal, Assistant Professor
michael.portal@louisville.edu | 502-852-0451
Research Areas: Jewish Philosophy, Continental Philosophy since Kant (esp. 20th & 21st century Francophone Philosophy)
Office: Bingham Humanities 313C | View Research Profile
Lyn Radke, Assistant Professor (Term)
lyn.radke@louisville.edu | 502-852-0453
Research Areas: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Feminist Philosophy
Office: Bingham Humanities 314
Olivia Schuman, Assistant Professor
Clinical Ethicist, Norton Health Care
olivia.schuman@louisville.edu | 502-852-3001
Research Areas: Clinical Ethics, Bioethics, Normative Ethics
Office: Bingham Humanities 313A | View Research Profile
Glenn "boomer" Trujillo, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor (Term)
glenn.trujillo@louisville.edu | 502-852-0455
Research Areas: Ethics (esp. Virtue Ethics and Bioethics), Moral Psychology, Ancient Greek Philosophy
Office: Bingham Humanities 307 | View Research Profile
Brian Barnes, Senior Lecturer
University of Louisville Outstanding Community Engagement Award, 2011
Business Ethics, Introduction to Logic, Critical Thinking, Contemporary Ethical Problems
brian.barnes@louisville.edu | 502-852-8814
Office: Bingham Humanities 336D
James Barry, Senior Lecturer
Professor Emeritus, Indiana University Southeast
Editor, Arendt Studies
Environmental Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy
james.barry@louisville.edu | 502-852-3930
Office: Stevenson Hall 421
Darron Chapman, Senior Lecturer
Introduction to Logic, Contemporary Moral Problems
darron.chapman@louisville.edu | 502-852-3930
Office: Stevenson Hall 421
Amber George, Senior Lecturer
Philosophy of Love, Sex, & Sexuality, Contemporary Moral Problems, Business Ethics, Philosophy of Disability
amber.george@louisville.edu
Joel Gibson, Senior Lecturer
Critical Thinking, Contemporary Moral Problems
joel.gibson@louisville.edu | 502-852-3930
Office: Stevenson 421
Brandon Harwood, Senior Lecturer
Asian Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics
brandon.harwood@louisville.edu | 502-852-8977
Office: Stevenson 413
A. Thomas Johnson, Senior Lecturer
Philosophy of Law, Ethics, Contemporary Moral Problems, Critical Thinking
arthur.johnson@louisville.edu | 502-852-9040
Office: Stevenson 208
Laurel Madison, Senior Lecturer
Contemporary Moral Problems, Philosophy of Love, Sex, & Sexuality, Diverse Perspectives in Philosophy
laurel.madison@louisville.edu
Danny McDonald, Senior Lecturer
Introduction to Philosophy through Literature & Film, Critical Thinking, Contemporary Moral Problems
danny.mcdonald@louisville.edu | 502-852-7667
Office: Ekstrom Library 302
Jeffrey Post, Senior Lecturer
Introduction to Logic, Contemporary Moral Problems, Ethics
jeffrey.post@louisville.edu | 502-852-3930
Office: Stevenson 421
Will Simpson, Senior Lecturer
Philosophy of Religion, Contemporary Moral Problems, Ethics
will.simpson@louisville.edu | 502-852-3930
Lisa Schonburg, Administrative Associate
Cishella Durling, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Health Care Ethics
Paul Simmons Ethical Leadership Scholar, 2024-26
cishella.durling@louisville.edu
Robert Kimball, Professor Emeritus
Research Areas: Philosophy of Emotions, Narrative & Personal Identity, Human Time
Thomas Maloney, Professor Emeritus
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Research Areas: Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Logic & Rhetoric, Philosophy of Roger Bacon
D.A. Masolo, Professor Emeritus
Distinguished University Professor
Research Areas: African Philosophy, Philosophy & Society
David Owen, Professor Emeritus
Dean of the College of Arts & Humanities, Georgia Southern University
Research Areas: Philosophy of Diversity, Philosophy & Race, Critical Social Theory, Frankfurt School
Nancy Potter, Professor Emerita
Research Areas: Philosophy & Psychiatry, Feminist Philosophy, Ethical Theory
Andrea Reed, Senior Lecturer II, ret.
Ethics, Business Ethics, Animal Ethics, Aesthetics
Ms. Cynthia Saling, Administrative Associate, ret.
John Flodstrom, Professor Emeritus, 1936-2020
Trustees Award, 1992
Honors Program Director, 1989-98
Melvin E. Greer, Professor Emeritus, 1934-2025
Chair, Humanities Division, 1985-1989
George Shields, Senior Lecturer (ret.), 1951-2020
University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Kentucky State University
Paul Simmons, 1936-2019
Professor Emeritus, Family & Geriatric Medicine
Osborne P. Wiggins, Jr., Professor Emeritus (1943-2021)
Co-Founder of the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry
Winner of the Dr. Margrit Egnér-Stiftung Prize, University of Zurich, 1998
Key Department Contacts
Chair
Andreas Elpidorou
Office: Humanities Building 311
Phone: 502-852-0448
Email: andreas.elpidorou@louisville.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Glenn “Boomer” Trujillo
Office: Humanities Building 307
Phone: 502-852-0455
Email: glenn.trujillo@louisville.edu
Director of Graduate Studies
Lauren Freeman
Office: Humanities Building 309
Phone: 502-852-0454
Email: lauren.freeman@louisville.edu
Department Coordinator
Lisa Schonburg
Office: Humanities Building 310
Phone: 502-852-6811
Email: lisa.schonburg@louisville.edu
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