Graduate Students
Mahdi Ahmadi
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 334Phone: 940-565-5137
mahmadi@gmail.com
M.A. Philosophy of Science, Amirkabor University of Technology, Iran (2010)
B.A. in Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabor University of Technology, Iran (2004)
Gordon Akon-Yamga
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372-APhone: 940.565.2266
Gordon.AkonYamga@unt.edu
M. Joseph Aloi
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372APhone: 940-369-5137
michael.aloi@unt.edu
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M.A. in Philosophy, Universtiy of Montana (2009)
B.A. in Philosophy, Warren Wilson College (2006)
Kelli Barr
M.A. Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372APhone: 940-565-2266
kelli.barr@unt.edu
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B.S. with honors, Marine Science, Eckerd College (2010)
Interests: Environmental Philosophy, with a focus on Science Policy, Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity and Research Evaluation
Nathan Bell
Ph.D. Student, Teaching Fellow & Research Assistant
Office: EESAT 372Phone: 940-565-2823
xnathanbellx@hotmail.com
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M.A. in Philosophy, University of North Texas (2010)
Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Philosophical Hermeneutics, Environmental Hermeneutics, Continental Philosophy, Literary Criticism, Eco-Phenomenology, Environmental Justice
M.A. Philosophy, University of Toledo (2010)
Environmental Philosophy/Ethics; Aesthetics; American Pragmatism; Phenomenology; Philosophy of Space and Place; Philosophy of Technology, Eastern and Comparative Philosophy; Urbanism; Ecofeminism; Animal Ethics; Food Issues; Cultural Criticism; Modern Philosophy; Epistemology
Sarah Conrad
Ph.D. Student
Office: EESAT 225Phone: 940-565-2266
sarah.conrad@unt.edu
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M.T.S., Texas Christian University (2006), Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, Texas Woman’s University (2007)
Social/Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Environmental Justice Studies, Womanist/Feminist Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy
Normative Ethics, Critical ‘Race’ Theory, Philosophy of Religion, Critical Pedagogy
Charles Dailey
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372APhone: 940-565-5137
charles.dailey@unt.edu
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M.A. in Philosophy from The University of Houston
B.A. in History from Lamar University; minors in French and Philosophy
Interests: Ancient Religions; Comparative Religion; Ancient & Medieval Philosophy; Philosophy of Art
Philip Day
Ph.D. Student, Teaching Fellow, & PRGSA Rep
Office: EESAT 372APhone: 940-565-2266
philipgday@gmail.com
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M.A. in Philosophy, Boston College (2010)
AOS: Environmental Philosophy, Phenomenology, Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics
AOC: Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Imagination, 19th and 20th Century Continental Philosophy
Shane Epting
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: 372APhone: 940-565-5137
shane.epting@unt.edu
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M.A. University of Texas at El Paso (2011)
Environmental Justice and Ethics; Applied Ethics;Philosophy of the City; Business Ethics & Environmental Issues;Philosophy of Sustainability; Philosophy of Technology and Engineering; Latin American Philosophy
Master's of Business Administration, LeTourneau University (1999)
Licensed Attorney - (2003), Certified Mediator (Civil Law (2002) & Family Law Disputes (2007))
The Nature of Conflict, Environmental Justice/Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy, Business Ethics (Impact of Ethical & Moral Decisions Made in the Corporate/Professional/Legal Environments), Philosophy of Law/Ethics in the Law, Eastern Religious Philosophy and the Martial Arts
Brian Onishi
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372-APhone: 940.565.2266
brian.onishi@unt.edu
Jennifer Onorati
M.A. Student & Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372APhone: 940.369.5137
Jennifer.Onorati@unt.edu
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B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities & Languages), Minor in Art History, University of Central Florida (2007)
Philosophy of Food, Ethics in Agriculture and Food Production, Environmental Justice, Sustainable Food Systems, Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social/Political Philosophy.
Alexandria Poole
PhD Student and Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Philosophy
Office: EESAT 320FPhone: 940-369-8211
alexandria.poole@gmail.com
B.A. of Liberal Arts, St. John's College (2003)
MsC Student, Dept. of Biological Science, UNT (ongoing)
B.S. in Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2001);B.A. in Philosophy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2008)
M.A. in Philosophy, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2010)
Environmental Philosophy; Environmental Ethics; Aesthetics; Epistemology; Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic; J. Baird Callicott; Earth Ethic
Jennifer Rowland
Ph.D. Student & Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372APhone: 369-5137
jentelechy@gmail.com
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M.A. in Literature, Texas State University - San Marcos (2007)
Existentialist Literature, William Blake, Saul Bellow, Environmental Philosophy, American Pragmatism, Social and Political Philosophy, Sustainability Policy, Philosophy of Ecology
Seth Thompson
Ph.D. Student & Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372APhone: 940-369-5137
seththompson@my.unt.edu
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M.A. in Literature, Texas State University - San Marcos (2007)
Joseph Tuminello
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow
Office: EESAT 372-APhone: 940.565.2266
joseph.tuminello@unt.edu
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MA in Philosophy, Colorado State University (2012); BA (Honors) in Philosophy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2010)
Food and Agricultural Ethics, Ethics of Invasive Species Management, Personal Identity, Philosophy of Mind, Asian Philosophy
B.A. in Philosophy, Franciscan University of Steubenville (2003)
Critical Therory and Frankfurt School, Environmental Hermeneutics, Hermeneutics, Paul Ricoeur
environmentalhermeneutics.blogspot.com
