Graduate Program

Graduate Contacts

The Graduate School

Graduate School

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL 32224

Office:  J.J. Daniel Hall, Building 1, Room 2000 

Phone:  (904) 620-1360

Fax:  (904) 620-1362

E-mail: graduateschool@unf.edu 

Website:  http://www.unf.edu/graduateschool  

The Philosophy Graduate Faculty


Bryan Bannon, Ph.D. 

 Assistant Professor of Philosophy

University of Memphis 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy 

Environmental Philosophy, Ethics, Contemporary European Philosophy, Modern Philosophy 

E-mail:  b.bannon@unf.edu 

 Andrew Buchwalter
Professor of Philosophy and Graduate Coordinator
Ph.D., Boston University. 
Hegel, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Globalization Theory 
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2337

Phone: (904) 620-1155
E-mail: abuchwal@unf.edu 

Paul Carelli
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Moral Psychology, and Asian Thought.
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2355

Phone: (904) 620-3737
E-mail: paul.carelli@unf.edu 

 

David E. W. Fenner 
Professor of Philosophy and COAS Associate Dean
Ph.D., University of Miami. 
Aesthetics, Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Philosophy of Education, and Metaphysics. 
Office: Social Sciences Building, Building 51, Room 3301

Phone: (904) 620-2560
E-mail: dfenner@unf.edu 

 

Erinn Gilson 
Assistant Professor of Philosophy 
Ph.D., University of Memphis. 
Feminist Philosophy, Contemporary European Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy. 
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2347

Phone: (904) 620-1960
E-mail: e.gilson@unf.edu 

 

Mitchell Haney 
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Memphis 
Theoretical Ethics, Applied Ethics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind. 
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2353

Phone: (904) 620-3735
E-mail: mhaney@unf.edu  

 

A. David Kline
Professor of Philosophy Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. 
Ethics and Biotechnology, Philosophy of Science, Educational Ethics. 
E-mail: akline@unf.edu 

 

 

Hans-Herbert Kögler 
Professor of Philosophy and Chair 
Ph.D., University of Frankfurt
Hermeneutics, Philosophy of Language, Recent European Philosophy, Philosophy of Social Science, and Cultural Studies. 
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2357

Phone: (904) 620-1187
E-mail: hkoegler@unf.edu 


John C. Maraldo
Professor of Philosophy Emeritus 

UNF Distinguished Professor, 1994
Dr. Phil., University of Munich. 

Asian and Comparative Philosophy, Japanese Philosophy, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Self, and Philosophy of Religion

E-mail: jmaraldo@unf.edu  

 

Jonathan Matheson 
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Rochester 
Ethics, Philosophy of Religion
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2335

Phone: (904) 620-3743
E-mail: j.matheson@unf.edu 

 

Sarah Mattice

 Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Hawaii

Comparative Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, and Aesthetics East and West
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2353

Phone: (904) 620-3736
Email: s.mattice@unf.edu
 

Alissa Hurwitz Swota
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York 
Biomedical Ethics, Clinical Ethics, Philosophy and Law 
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2349

Phone: (904) 620-1091
E-mail: aswota@unf.edu 


Rico Vitz 
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of California/Riverside

Early Modern Philosophy, Moral Psychology, and Ethics 
Office: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 2223

Phone: (904) 620-3734 
E-mail: rico.vitz@unf.edu 

 

Ellen Wagner
Associate Professor of Philosophy Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder

Plato, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, and Epistemology
E-mail: ewagner@unf.edu