Faculty & Staff

Philosophy FacultyContact Info
Christopher Bartel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Aesthetics, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Music, Philosophy of Perception
I. G. Greer Hall 115-B
828.262.7193
bartelcj@appstate.edu
Anna Cremaldi, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ancient Greek, Environmental Ethics
I.G. Greer Hall 118-A
828.262.8185
cremaldiam@appstate.edu
Kim Hall, Professor of Philosophy
Feminist Theory, Ethics, Continental Philosophy, Critical Race Theory, Environmental Philosophy, Disability Studies, and Queer Theory.
I.G. Greer Hall 117
828.262.6817
hallki@appstate.edu
Jack Kwong, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Logic 
I.G. Greer Hall 117-A
828.262.2424
kwongj@appstate.edu
Monique Lanoix, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Medical Ethics
I.G. Greer Hall 115-A
828.262.2422
lanoixm@appstate.edu

Patrick Rardin, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Logic, Philosophy of Language, Epistemology

I.G. Greer Hall 216
828.262.2423
rardintp@appstate.edu

Raymond S. Ruble, Professor of Philosophy
History of Philosophy, Critical Thinking

I.G. Greer Hall 126
828.262.2425
rublers@appstate.edu
Jesse Taylor, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy of Language, Ethics, Social/Political Philosophy, Philosophy and Race
I.G. Greer Hall 127
828.262.2429
taylorj@appstate.edu
  
Religion Faculty 

Laura Ammon, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
History of Christianity, Women in Religion, Religion and Colonialism, Post-Colonial Theory, Religion in Latin America

I. G. Greer Hall 214-A
828.262.7641
ammonll@appstate.edu
Shawn Arthur, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
World Religions, Religions of Asia, Chinese Medicine
I.G. Greer Hall 115
828.262.4031
arthursd@appstate.edu
Rodney Duke, Professor of Religious Studies
Biblical Studies: Old Testament, New Testament
I.G. Greer Hall 116-A
828.262.3091
dukerk@appstate.edu
Thomas B. Ellis, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
South Asian Religions and Philosophies, Philosophy and Psychology of Religion, Theories of Religion, Religion and Culture 
I.G. Greer Hall 220
828.262.7780
ellistb@appstate.edu
Sandie Gravett, Professor of Religious Studies
Biblical Studies, Religion and Culture, Women's Studies
I.G. Greer Hall 114
828.262.3089
gravettsl@appstate.edu
Alan J. Hauser, Professor of Religious Studies
Biblical Studies: Old Testament; Judaism
I.G. Greer Hall 213
828.262.2420
hauseraj@appstate.edu
William M. Hutchins, Professor of Religious Studies
Islamic Studies: Philosophy & Literature
I.G. Greer Hall215
828.262.2427
hutchwm@appstate.edu
Conrad E. Ostwalt, Professor of Religious Studies and Department Chairperson
American Religious Traditions, Religion and Culture
I.G. Greer Hall 114
828.262.2426
ostwaltce@appstate.edu
Randall Reed, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Sociology of Religion, History of Religions, New Testament
I.G. Greer Hall 217
828.262.2428
reedrw@appstate.edu reedrw@appstate.edu
 Richard A. Spencer, Professor of Religious Studies
Biblical Studies: New Testament
 I.G. Greer Hall 213-A
828.262.6636
spencerra@appstate.edu
  
Adjunct Faculty 
W. Ross Blackburn
Biblical Studies
I.G. Greer Hall 110
828.262.2541
blackburnwr@appstate.edu

Davis Hankins
Religious Studies

I.G. Greer Hall 110
828.262.2541
hankinscd@appstate.edu
Herbert Hash
Biblical Studies, Old Testament
I.G. Greer Hall 223
828.262.7115
hashhh@appstate.edu
Alex Hortal
Philosophy
I.G. Greer Hall 110
828.262.2541
hortala@appstate.edu
Daniel Malloy
Philosophy
I.G. Greer Hall 110
828.262.2541
malloydp@appstate.edu
Phil Pharr
Biblical Studies
I.G. Greer Hall
828.262.2541
pharrpa@appstte.edu

Bruce Richter
Philosophy

I.G. Greer Hall 110
828.262.2541
richterbn@appstate.edu
Xiaofei Tu
Religious Studies
I.G. Greer Hall 110
828.262.2541
tux@appstate.edu
  
Administrative Staff
 
Alice FisherI.G. Greer Hall 114
828.262.3089
fisheraa@appstate.edu 
  
  

 

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Cognizance is an online journal created to showcase outstanding work in philosophy and promote outsider interest in philosophical topics.  Cognizance is a joint effort between graduate students of Tufts University and undergraduates of Appalachian State University.  The Editor-in-Chief is Jordan Gray.

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