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Philosophy Faculty
![Chad Engelland, Ph.D.](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/Engelland.jpg)
Chad Engelland, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
![William Frank, Ph.D.](/academics/programs/philosophy/_images/Frank-600x878-c1edb28d-50a5-4ea0-a33c-8f0bd16a4239.jpg)
![Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.](/academics/programs/philosophy/_images/Sr%20Elinor.jpg)
Sr. Elinor Gardner, OP
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Philosophy
![Kevin Kambo, Ph.D.](/academics/programs/philosophy/_images/Kambo.png)
Kevin Kambo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
![Angela Knobel PhD](/academics/programs/philosophy/_images/angela_knobel.jpeg)
Angela Knobel, Ph.D.
Graduate Director and Associate Professor, Philosophy
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Fr. James Lehrberger, OCist
Associate Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
![Christopher V. Mirus, Ph.D.](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/Mirus.jpg)
Christopher Mirus, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Coordinator, History & Philosophy of Science Concentration
![Cynthia Nielsen, Ph.D.](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/nielsen-cynthia.jpg)
Cynthia Nielsen, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
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Marcus Otte, Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Email: motte@udallas.edu
Office: Via dei Ceraseti 12, Marino RM 00047 Italy
![Joshua S. Parens, PhD](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/017_Dean_Portraits_UDallas1117_crop.jpg)
Joshua Parens, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy and Politics
Phone: (972) 721-5241
Email: parens@udallas.edu
![Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D.](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/pres-sanford-profile-v2.jpg)
Jonathan Sanford, Ph.D.
President, Professor of Philosophy
![Dennis L. Sepper, Ph.D.](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/Sepper-Dennis.jpg)
Dennis Sepper, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Sciences
![Lance Simmons, Ph.D.](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/Simmons-Lance.jpg)
Lance Simmons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Philosophy
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Matthias Vorwerk, Ph.D.
Provost, Philosophy
![Matthew D. Walz, Ph.D.](/academics/ud-faculty/directory/images/Walz-Matthew.jpg)
Matthew Walz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director, Philosophy & Letters and Pre-Theology Programs, Director of Intellectual Formation, Holy Trinity Seminary