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Our first PhD graduates went on the job market in 2006, and most of those graduating since then have found a full time teaching position.
Dissertation: "War as Aesthetic: The Philosophy of Carl von Clausewitz as the Embodiment of John Dewey's Concept of Experience" Dr. Gregory Pappas, Chair
Areas of Specialization: Political Philosophy, Ethics, Military Philosophy, Military Ethics, Animal Ethics, and Philosophy of Science
Supplementary Masters: M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology
Current Position: Lecturer I in Philosophy, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Dissertation: "Bridging the Culture Gap: How John Dewey's Aesthetics May Benefit the Local Church" Dr. Gregory Fernando Pappas, Chair
Areas of Specialization: Aesthetics, Hermeneutics, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Supplementary Masters: Th.M, Systematic Theology and Biblical Exposition, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2002; M.A. History of Ideas, University of Texas-Dallas, 2003
Current Positions: Associate Professor of Bible and Theology, College of Biblical Studies-Houston; Adjunct Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Dalton Havard School for Theological Studies; Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Houston Community College; Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, Prairieview A&M University; Assistant Lecturer of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University
Dissertation: "Four Facets of the Relation of Tragedy to Dialectic and the Theme of Crisis of Expectations" Dr. John J. McDermott, Chair
Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Literature and Culture, History of Philosophy, Engineering Ethics
Supplementary Masters: M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2002
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dissertation: "Wilderness: the History, Significance and Promise of an American Value" Dr. John J. McDermott, Chair
Areas of Specialization: Environmental Philosophy, Classical American Pragmatism, Ecology
Supplementary Masters: M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2006
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina
Dissertation: "Addiction and Action: Aristotle and Aquinas in Dialogue with Addiction Studies" Dr. John J. McDermott, Chair
Areas of Specialization: Philosophical Theology, Ethics (including virtue ethics, theological ethics, and medical ethics), Philosophy of Religion
Supplementary Masters: M.A., Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois
Dissertation: "An Essay on Divine Commands, Divine Will, and Moral Obligation" Dr. Hugh J. McCann, Chair
Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Religion, Ethics (Applied ethics and Metaethics), Philosophical Theology
Supplementary Masters: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDivBL)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Dissertation: "Two Rival Versions of Historical Inquiry and Their Application to the Study of the Sixteenth Amendment" Dr. John J. McDermott, Chair
Areas of Specialization: Social and Political Philosophy, Ethical Theory, Philosophy of History
Supplementary Masters: M.P.S.A., George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2004
Current Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
