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Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion » People » Retired Faculty

Anthropology

Art History

JeanAnn Dabb, Professor Emerita of Art History
(B.A., Weber State College; M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor)

Barbara S. Meyer, Professor Emerita of Art History
(B.A., Trinity University; M.A., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University)

Marjorie Och, Professor of Art History
(B.A., Towson State University; M.A., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College)

Cornelia D. Oliver, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Art History
(B.A., Smith College; A.M., Duke University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America)

Classics

Liane Houghtalin, Professor of Classics
James Farmer Hall, Rm. 240 | 540-654-1345 |  lhoughta@umw.edu
(A.B., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., Bryn Mawr)
Greek and Roman archaeology, Greek and Latin languages and literatures, ancient numismatics

Joe Romero in blazer

Joseph Romero, Professor of Classics
(B.A., Mary Washington College; Ph.D., Duke University)
Hellenistic Greek and Latin Literature, Literature’s Engagement with Philosophy, Semiotics; Higher Education
josephromero.org

Philosophy

David Ambuel, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
(B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Ludwig Maximilians Universität München; Ph.D., Northwestern University)
Ancient Greek philosophy, Indian and Asian philosophy, metaphysics, Kant
dambuel@umw.edu

Nina Mikhalevsky

Nina Mikhalevsky, Professor Emerita of Philosophy
(B.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University)
Aesthetics, Ethics, Political and Social Theory, American Philosophy, History of Philosophy
nmik@umw.edu

Craig Vasey, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
(B.A., Towson State College; Doctorate, Université de Paris; Ph.D., Brown University)
Contemporary French and German philosophy, Marx, Nietzsche, feminism, race, phenomenology and existentialism
 cvasey@umw.edu

Janet Wishner, Professor Emerita of Philosophy
(B.A., University of Leeds; M.A., Bedford College, University of London; Ph.D., University of Georgia)

Religion

Mehdi Aminrazavi, Professor Emeritus of Religion & Philosophy; Inaugural Director of the Khatib Program in Religion and Dialogue
(B.A., M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Temple University)
Medieval philosophy, Islamic philosophy, philosophy of religion, Eastern religions, metaphysics
maminraz@umw.edu

James Goehring, Professor Emeritus of Religion
(B.A., University of California at Berkeley; M.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School)
jgoehrin@umw.edu

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