Faculty

Angela Pitts
Professor of Classics
(B.A., Ohio University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison)
Lyric poetry, Greek and Latin languages and literatures, Mindfulness
Farmer 238, 540-654-1338, apitts2@umw.edu

Jason Hayob-Matzke
Professor of Philosophy
(B.S., Ball State University; MAIS, Oregon State University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University)
Ethics, Applied Ethics (Environmental and Medical), Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy
Farmer 208, 540-654-1113, jmatzke@umw.edu

Michael Reno
Senior Lecturer of Philosophy
(B.A., Illinois State University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University)
Logic, Environmental Philosophy, 19th Century European Philosophy, and Critical Theory
Farmer 237, 540-654-1023, mreno@umw.edu

Jennifer Barry
Associate Professor of Religion
(B.A., Colorado Christian University; M.T.S., Duke Divinity School; Ph.D. Drew University)
Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, Women’s and Gender Studies
Farmer 233, 540-654-1343, jbarry@umw.edu, Humanities Commons site: https://hcommons.org/members/jennisifire/

Kalpesh Bhatt
Assistant Professor of Religion
(B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D. University of Toronto)
Farmer 236, 540-654-1023, kbhatt@umw.edu

Mary Beth Mathews
Professor of Religion
(A.B., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia)
American and European Religious History, Christian Fundamentalism,and African American Religions
Farmer 239, 540-654-1354, mmathews@umw.edu , marybethmathews.org

Joseph Romero
Professor of Classics (retired)
(B.A., Mary Washington College; Ph.D., Duke University)
Hellenistic Greek and Latin Literature, Literature’s Engagement with Philosophy, Semiotics; Higher Education
Farmer 235, 540-654-1340, jromero@umw.edu, josephromero.org

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

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

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

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

Craig Vasey
Professor of Philosophy (retired)
(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

Nina Mikhalevsky
Provost; 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