
Philosophy Faculty

Kari Brooks, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5153
Email: kbrooks@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #326
Office Hours: By Appointment

Jameson Cockerell, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Chad Engelland, PhD
Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5231
Email: cengelland@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #342
Office Hours: MWF 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. / F 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

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: MWF 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / TR 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. or by Appointment

John Kaisersatt, M. Phil, JD, MBA
Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy

Kevin Kambo, PhD
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 721-5166
Email: kkambo@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #328
Office Hours: MW 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. or 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: On Sabbatical


Christopher Mirus, PhD
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Coordinator, Metaphysics Concentration
Phone: (972) 265-5842
Email: mirus@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #336
Office Hours: M 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. / R 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. or by Appointment

Cynthia Nielsen, PhD
Professor, Philosophy
Phone: (972) 265-5710
Email: cnielsen@udallas.edu
Office: SB Hall #227
Office Hours: MW 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. or via Zoom by Appointment

Marcus Otte, PhD
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Joshua Parens, PhD
Professor of Philosophy and Politics, Coordinator, History of Western Thought Concentration
Phone: (972) 721-5241
Email: parens@udallas.edu
Office Hours: T 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. / W 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / R 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Kathryn Rombs, PhD
Scholar in Residence
Email: krombs@udallas.edu
Office: Via dei Ceraseti 12, Marino RM 00047 Italy
Office Hours: By Appointment

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


Lance Simmons, PhD
Associate Professor, Philosophy, Coordinator, Ethics Concentration
Phone: (972) 721-5274
Email: simmons@udallas.edu
Office: Braniff Graduate Building #338
Office Hours: M 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / T 3:30 - 4:20 p.m. / R 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. / F 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.

Dr. William Stigall, MD
Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy

Matthias Vorwerk, PhD
Provost, Professor of 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: On Sabbatical