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Department Chair

Dr. Dylan E. Wittkower

Professor & Chair
    Ph.D. Vanderbilt University

    Biography:

    D.E. Wittkower is a philosopher of technology working on topics including engineering education for design justice, anti-discriminatory ...View More

Chief Departmental Advisor

Dr. Jim Van Dore

    Senior Lecturer
    9014 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3863
  • jvandore@odu.edu

Director of Outreach, Recruitment, and Advancement

Dr. Teresa Kouri Kissel

    Associate Professor
    9020 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4887
  • tkouri@odu.edu

Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator

Dr. Andrew Kissel

    Assistant Professor
    9008 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4768
  • akissel@odu.edu

Office Manager

Carrie Parsons

    Office Manager
    9006 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3861
  • clparson@odu.edu

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Teaching Faculty

Anna Besch

    ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
    9013 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3803
  • abesch@odu.edu

Dr. Michael Cooper

Dr. Daniel Cunningham

    Lecturer
    9007 BATTEN ART LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6200
  • dcunning@odu.edu

Dr. Rod Evans

    Senior Lecturer
    9011 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3198
  • revans@odu.edu

Prof. Dennis Feldman


Prof. Christopher Giofreda

    ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
    9013 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3803
  • cgiofred@odu.edu

Dr. Shamim Hunt

Dr. Andrew Kissel

    Assistant Professor
    9008 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4768
  • akissel@odu.edu

Dr. Teresa Kouri Kissel

    Associate Professor
    9020 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4887
  • tkouri@odu.edu

Prof. Alexander Koutsares


Dr. Elena Lopez

Dr. MaryCatherine McDonald


Dr. Michael Mclaughlin

    ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    3011 E PERRY LIBRARY
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • mtmclaug@odu.edu

Dr. Dale Miller

    Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies, and Faculty Affairs
    9026 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3866
  • demiller@odu.edu

Prof. Matthew Montoya

    ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
    3011 E PERRY LIBRARY
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3861
  • mmontoya@odu.edu

Prof. Jeremy Moody


Prof. Aaron Nachtigal

Prof. Nathan Nicol


Prof. Jahnavi Patel

    Lecturer
    9019 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5615
  • jnpatel@odu.edu

Dr. Yvette E. Pearson

    Professor and Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
    9010 BATTEN ARTS & LETTER
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6509
  • ypearson@odu.edu

Dr. Kristian Petersen

    Associate Professor
    9021 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3861
  • kpeterse@odu.edu

Dr. Justin Remhof

    Associate Professor
    9029 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4105
  • jremhof@odu.edu

Dr. Andrew Snyder

    ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    9013 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3803
  • ansnyder@odu.edu

Prof. D. Ryan Thompson

    ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
    9006 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • drthomps@odu.edu

Prof. Joshua Tignor

    ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
    9013 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3803
  • jtignor@odu.edu

Dr. Jim Van Dore

    Senior Lecturer
    9014 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3863
  • jvandore@odu.edu

Dr. Chad Wiener

    Senior Lecturer
    9012 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3872
  • cwiener@odu.edu

Dr. Nicole Willock

    Associate Professor & Interim Chair
    9018 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6172
  • nwillock@odu.edu

Dr. Dylan E. Wittkower

    Professor & Chair
    9016 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3864
  • dwittkow@odu.edu

Faculty Emeriti

William H. Brenner Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Religious Studies wbrenner@odu.edu
Lawrence J. Hatab Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Religious Studies, Louis I. Jaffe Professor Emeritus of Arts & Letters, Eminent Scholar Emeritus, University Professor Emeritus lhatab@odu.edu
William B. Jones Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Religious Studies wbjones@odu.edu
Mary Marshall Senior Lecturer Emerita of Philosophy & Religious Studies memarsha@odu.edu
A. Warren Matthews Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Religious Studies
David Putney Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Religious Studies dputney@odu.edu

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