
Philosophy Faculty

Chad Engelland, PhD
Professor, Philosophy

William A. Frank, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
Email: wfrank@udallas.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Sr. Elinor Gardner, OP
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5338
Email: srelinor@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #330
Office Hours: TR 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or by Appointment

Kevin Kambo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5166
Email: kkambo@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #328
Office Hours: By Appointment

Angela Knobel, PhD
Graduate Director and Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5141
Email: aknobel@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #344
Office Hours: By Appointment

Fr. James Lehrberger, OCist
Associate Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5386
Email: frjames@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #340
Office Hours: Retired

Christopher Mirus, PhD
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Coordinator, History & Philosophy of Science Concentration
Phone: (972) 265-5842
Email: mirus@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #336
Office Hours: By Appointment

Cynthia Nielsen, PhD
Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 265-5710
Email: cnielsen@udallas.edu
Office: SB Hall #227
Office Hours: R 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. via Zoom or By Appointment

Marcus Otte, PhD
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Email: motte@udallas.edu
Office: Via dei Ceraseti 12, Marino RM 00047 Italy

Joshua Parens, PhD
Professor of Philosophy and Politics

Jonathan Sanford, PhD
President, Professor of Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5203
Email: president@udallas.edu
Office: Cardinal Farrell Hall, 3rd Floor
Office Hours: By Appointment

Dennis Sepper, PhD
Professor, Human Sciences
Phone: (972) 721-5257
Email: sepper@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #320
Office Hours: W 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Lance Simmons, PhD
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5274
Email: simmons@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #338
Office Hours: M 9:30 a.m. / W 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. / F 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Matthias Vorwerk, PhD
Provost, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5226
Email: mvorwerk@udallas.edu
Office: Cardinal Farrell Hall, Second Floor
Office Hours: By Appointment

Matthew Walz, PhD
Associate Professor, Director, Philosophy & Letters and Pre-Theology Programs, Director of Intellectual Formation, Holy Trinity Seminary
Phone: (972) 265-5703
Email: mwalz@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #322
Office Hours: MWF 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. or by Appointment