People

Jason Messerschmitt

Jason Messerschmitt

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Stephanie Patridge

Stephanie Patridge

Title/Position
Adjunct Faculty
Professor Patridge is interested in the research area of aesthetics.
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Katarina Perovic

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Perovic's main research and teaching interests lie in metaphysics, philosophy of the self, philosophy of mind, and the history of analytic philosophy. She has published on metaphysics of properties and relations, philosophy of time, and Russell.
Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Barb Pooley

Barb Pooley

Title/Position
Administrative Services Administrator
Tian Qiu

Tian Qiu

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Kelly Riessen

Kelly Riessen

Title/Position
Accountant
Abby Rush

Abby Rush

Title/Position
Assistant to the DEO and Graduate Coordinator
Abby works closely with the chair of the Department to ensure our courses adapt to fit the ever-changing needs of our wonderful student population. She also manages course curriculum, updates the course catalog, assists in reviewing graduate applications, admitting new graduate students, sending TA contracts, website updates, and many more projects that help make up our inspiring Department.
Casey Scott

Casey Scott

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Casey is a PhD student at the University of Iowa working primarily in Social/Political Philosophy, Ethics, and Epistemology.
Greg Smith

Greg Smith

Title/Position
IT Support Consultant
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Portrait of David G. Stern

David G. Stern

Title/Position
Professor
Collegiate Fellow
Professor Stern’s research and teaching Interests include Wittgenstein, history of analytic philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, philosophy and computing, digital humanities.
Carrie E. Swanson

Carrie E. Swanson

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Dr. Swanson’s area of specialization is Ancient Greek philosophy. Her current research investigates Ancient theories of refutation, syllogistic reasoning, and dialectic, especially in Plato and Aristotle.
Colin Troesken

Colin Troesken

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Farrow Ulven

Farrow Ulven

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Ziyu Wang

Ziyu Wang

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Andy Williams

Andy Williams

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Siyun Xue

Siyun Xue

Title/Position
Graduate Student