Graduate Students In Residence [ABD Graduate Students] [Recent PhD.'s] [Placement Record]
Summer 2008 Schedule & Office Hours
Jon Altschul
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Research Interests
Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophy of Psychology, Kant
Interview | jlaltschul@hotmail.com | Office in South Hall 5714

Not teaching this quarter.


Philip Atkins
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Research Interests
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology
philipatkins@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 X

Not teaching this quarter.


Jacob Blair
Biola University
Research Interests
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Applied Ethics
jdblair@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 T

Not teaching this quarter.


Alex Bundy
California State University, Los Angeles
Research Interests
Language, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Aesthetics
bundy@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 N

Not teaching this quarter.


John Chandler
Humboldt State University
Research Interests
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Metaphysics
jchandler@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5720

August 4 - September 12

Philosophy 100D
TWR 9:30 - 10:50 in Arts 1426

Office Hours: Tuesday 11-1


Justin Clark
Western Michigan University
Research Interests
Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
justinclark@umail.ucsb.edu
Not teaching this quarter.

Thomas J. Curtin
University of London
Research Interests
History of Philosophy, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Modern Philosophy
thomasjcurtin@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 V

Not teaching this quarter.


Dan Dolson
Ohio University
Research Interests
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of Language
dandolson@gmail.com | Office in South Hall 5432 N

Not teaching this quarter.


Quentin Gee
Western Michigan University
Research Interests
Modality, Philosophy of Language, Nietzsche, Applied Ethics
gee@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 P

Not teaching this quarter.


Matt Griffin
Michigan State University
Research Interests
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Metaphysics
mjgriffin@umail.ucsb.edu
Not teaching this quarter.

Sian Griffith
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Action Theory
siangriffith@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 U

August 4 - September 12

Philosophy 1
Monday 11-12:20 in Phelps 1445
Friday 12:30-1:50 in South Hall 5617
Office Hours: Tuesday 2-3 & Friday 11-12


Benedicte Hagland
University of Oslo, Norway
Research Interests
Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Metaphysics, Epistemology
Interview | bhagland@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5720
Not teaching this quarter.

Mike Hannen
Northern Illinois University
Research Interests
Ancient Philosophy, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology
mhannen@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 T

Not teaching this quarter.


Steven R. Huizenga
Biola University
Research Interests
Ethics, Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Biomedical Ethics
Website | huizenga@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5717

August 4 - September 12
Philosophy 4
Monday 12:30 - 1:50 in Phelps 1445
Wednesday 9:30 - 10:50 in SH 5617
Friday 11 - 12:20 in South Hall 5617
Office Hours: Wednesday 8:30-9:30 & Fri 10-11


Joseph Lee
Biola University
Research Interests
Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Religion
josephlee@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 R

Not teaching this quarter.



Tim Lewis
Loyola Marymount University
Research Interests
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics
tslewis@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 S

June 23 - August 1

Philosophy 20B
Monday 11 - 12:20 in Girvetz 2124
Friday 9:30-10:50 in Phelps 1444
Office Hours: Tuesday 11-1


Timothy Linehan
Texas Tech University
Research Interests
Metaphysics, Action Theory, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion
timothylinehan@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 P

Not teaching this quarter.


Luke Manning
Michigan State University
Research Interests
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Language
Website | luke_manning@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5717

June 23 - August 1

Philosophy 3
MTWR 11 - 12:05 in Phelps 3523

Office Hours: Tuesday 1 - 3 & by appt

Josh May
California State University, Sacramento
Research Interests
Philosophy of Mind, Meta-ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics
Website | jdmay@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 X

June 23 - August 1

Philosophy 100E
Monday 12:30 - 1:50 in Buchanan 1934
Thursday 11 - 12:20 in HSSB 1211
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 2-3


Carmen McDonald
University of California, Santa Cruz
Research Interests
Moral Psychology, Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics
carmen_mcdonald@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 U

Not teaching this quarter.


Ian Nance
Claremont Graduate University
Research Interests
Logic, Metaphysics, Epistemology and Ethics
ian_nance@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 R

Not teaching this quarter.


Jason Newman
Georgia Southern University
Research Interests
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Language
Website | jnewman@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5720

Not teaching this quarter.


Chris Noffsinger
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests
Philosophy of Language, Meta-Ethics, Epistemology
noffsinger@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5714

August 4 - September 12

Philosophy 4
MTWR 11 - 12:05 in SH 1431

Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 9:30-10:30


John Plimpton
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests
Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Ethics
jbplimpton@umail.ucsb.edu

Not teaching this quarter.


Amir Saemi
University of Limoges
Research Interests
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Language
saemi_amir@yahoo.com
Not teaching this quarter.

Wally Siewert
Western Michigan University
Research Interests
Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Political Philosophy
wsiewert@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 Q

Not teaching this quarter.


Sarah Silverman
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Research Interests
Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Aesthetics, and Ethics
sarah01@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5432 W

Not teaching this quarter.


Austin Somers
Wabash College
Research Interests
Metaphysics, Ethics, Decision Theory, Aesthetics
agsomers@umail.ucsb.edu
Not teaching this quarter.

David Spewak
University of Glasgow
Research Interests
Philosophy of Language, Logic, Metaphysics
dspewak@umail.ucsb.edu
Not teaching this quarter.

Chris Tennberg
San Diego State University
Research Interests
Ancient Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion
chris@tennberg.com | Office in South Hall 5432 S

August 4 - September 12

Philosophy 1
MTWR 12:30 - 1:35 in Psych 1902

Office Hours: Monday 10 - 12 or by appt


Vasilis Tsompanidis
University of Athens
Research Interests
Kant, Philosophy of Science, Logical Positivism, Philosophy of Language
vtso@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5714

June 23 - August 1

Philosophy 20B
MTWR 9:30 - 10:35 in Phelps 3505

Office Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 11 - 12

Jonathan Way
Bristol University
Research Interests
Ethics, Practical Reason and Action Theory
jmway@umail.ucsb.edu | Office in South Hall 5717

August 4 - September 12

Philosophy 100D
Monday 9:30 - 10:50 in HSSB 1215
Thursday 11 - 12:20 in HSSB 1211
Office Hours: Monday & Tuesday 11 - 12


Hui Yuhl Yi
Yonsei University
Research Interests
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language
huiyuhl@gmail.com | Office in South Hall 5432 W

June 23 - August 1

Philosophy 3
Monday 12:30 - 1:50 in HSSB 4201
Friday 11 - 12:20 in HSSB 4201

Office Hours: Friday 9-11


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ABD Graduate Students
Carl Barnes
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests
Logic, Philosophy of Logic, Metaphysics, Social Justice
cbarne00@umail.ucsb.edu

Michael Fletcher
University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests
Kant's Metaphysics and Epistemology; History of Modern Philosophy;
Philosophy of Mind (i.e., Philosophy of Mental Representation/Theories of Cognition); Ontology: Individuals and the Problem of Individuation; History of Analytic Philosophy
mariabronn@hotmail.com

Richard Graziano
Biola University
Research Interests
Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
rgraziano@calpoly.edu

Arash Naraghi
Tehran University
Research Interests
Ethics, Philosophy of Rights, Philosophy of Religion, Islamic Philosophy
anaraghi@umail.ucsb.edu | www.arashnaraghi.org
 


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Recent PhD.'s
Fritz Allhoff, PhD.
Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Biology
fritz.allhoff@wmich.edu

Chris Buford, PhD.
Metaphysics, Personal Identity, Philosophy of Mind
chrisnbets@yahoo.com

Sean Choi, PhD.
Free Will, Skepticism, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Religion
sean.d.choi@gmail.com

Michael E. Cole, PhD.
Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind
mecole@wm.edu

Dylan Dodd, PhD.
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Mind, Religion
carlitos@umail.ucsb.edu

Dirk Farner, PhD.
Ancient Philosophy, History of Philosophy
Dirk.Farner@gmail.com

Richard Glatz, PhD.
Epistemology, Logic, Philosophy of Logic, Metaphysics
rglatz@stetson.edu

John-Michael Kuczynski, PhD.
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, History of Philosophy, Ethics
jsbach@jps.net

Heather Salazar, PhD.
Meta-etics, Normative Ethics, Businees Ethics, Philosophy of Language, Law & Mind
Website | heatherlsalazar@yahoo.com

Jesse Steinberg, PhD.
Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
Jesse.Steinberg@vuw.ac.nz

Anand J. Vaidya, PhD.
Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology
dr.vaidya@gmail.com


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Graduate Student Placement Summary (1997-2007)
Over the past decade we've had thirty-eight students receive Ph.D.s. Not all have applied widely for teaching positions in philosophy. Three never looked for teaching jobs at all--they left the field after receiving their degrees.

That leaves twenty-two students with Ph.D.s who have applied widely for teaching positions over the past decade. Eighteen of these have found tenure track jobs. The other four currently have temporary jobs.

Of the eighteen who found tenure track jobs, nine found these jobs their first time on the job market. The other nine spent a year or two (in one case, three years) on temporary jobs first.

Of the four who are currently on temporary jobs, three received their degrees very recently--since spring 2005. The fourth got married while on a temporary job and is no longer searching outside of that geographical area.

Here are the schools at which students have gotten tenure track jobs:
State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo; University of California, Irvine; California State University, Northridge; California State University, Sacramento; Humboldt State University; San Jose State University; Arizona State University; Western Michigan University; Weber State University; East Carolina State University; Georgia Southern University; Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Hollins University; Winthrop University; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Wright State University; The American University of Sharjah, UAE; University of Stirling; University of Glasgow.
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