Faculty & Staff – Department of Philosophy and Religion

Full Time Faculty

	Craig Agule Title: Assistant Professor of Philosophy Education: B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law; M.A. University College London; Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Areas of Special Interest: Philosophy of Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Medical and Engineering Ethics, Logic Email: craig.agule@rutgers.edu Phone: (856) 225-6745 Office: 429 Cooper Street, Room 302 Website: http:/craigkagule.com
	Margaret Betz Title: Undergraduate Program Coordinator, and Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy Education: B.A., Villanova University; M.A. Boston College; Ph.D. Temple University Areas of Special Interest: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Feminist Theory, Hannah Arendt, Animal Ethics, Environmental Ethics Email: margbetz@camden.rutgers.edu Phone: (856) 225-6275 Office: 429 Cooper Street, Room 306
	Stuart Z. Charmé Title: Director of Masters in Liberal Studies, and Professor of Religion Education: B.A., Columbia University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Chicago Areas of Special Interest: Psychology of Religion, Religious and Ethnic Identity, Gender and Religion, Contemporary Jewish Life Email: scharme@camden.rutgers.edu Phone: (856) 225-6237 Office: 429 Cooper Street, Room 300 Website: https://charme.camden.rutgers.edu/
	Eric Chwang Title: Associate Professor of Philosophy and Henry Rutgers Term Chair in Ethics, Health, and Society Education: B.A., Philosophy, Cornell University; M.A. and Ph.D. Philosophy, Princeton University, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine Areas of Special Interest: Normative Ethics, Bioethics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Logic, Political Philosophy, Decision Theory Email: eric.chwang@rutgers.edu Phone: (856) 745-6233 Office: 429 Cooper Street, Room 301
	Nicole Karapanagiotis Title: Assistant Professor of Religion Education: B.A., Religion, University of Florida, B.S., Psychology, University of Florida, M.A. and Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University Areas of Special Interest: Devotional Hinduisms, Theistic Vedanta Philosophies, Method and Theory in Religion, Ritual Theory, Religion and Technology, Religious Studies Pedagogy Email: nicole.karapanagiotis@rutgers.edu Phone: (856) 225-6574 Office: 429 Cooper Street, Room 303 Website: http://www.nicole-karapanagiotis.com
	John Wall Title: Department Chair, and Professor of Religion (Joint Appointment in Childhood Studies) Education: B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago Areas of Special Interest: Ethical Theory, Ethics and Poetics, Religious Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, Continental Philosophy, Post-Structuralism, Childhood Studies, Children’s Rights Email: johnwall@camden.rutgers.edu Phone: (856) 745-6532 Office: 429 Cooper Street, Room 305 Website: https://johnwall.camden.rutgers.edu/

Part Time Lecturers

	Kenneth Banner Education: Areas of Special Interest: Early Judaism and Christianity Email: banner@camden.rutgers.edu
	Dan Dalmonte Education: Temple University, Ph.D. candidate, Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Free Will, Kant and German Idealism, American Transcendentalism, W.E.B. Du Bois, Philosophy and Science Fiction Email: tuf42914@temple.edu
	Patrick Denehy Education: Temple University, Ph.D. in Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Phenomenology (esp. Maurice Merleau-Ponty), Pragmatism (esp. John McDowell), Philosophy of Mind Email: pdenehy@temple.edu
	Michael Gentzel Education: Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. in Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Biomedical Ethics, Ethical Theory Email: lalovareigns@aol.com
	Kipp Gilmore-Clough Education: Temple University, Ph.D. in Religion Areas of Special Interest: American Religion, Religion and Culture, and American Protestantism Email: gg555@camden.rutgers.edu
	Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad Education: Union Institute Graduate School, Ph.D. in Religio-Ethical Theory and Educational Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Africana Thought, Religious and Social Philosophy Email: ziyad@camden.rutgers.edu
	Han Li Education: Brown University, Ph.D. in Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Epistemology (traditional and formal), Ethics, Logic, Philosophy of Science Email: han_li@alumni.brown.edu
	Patrick McCauley Education: University of Iowa, Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology and Literature Areas of Special Interest: Immanuel Kant, Philosophical Theology, Religion and Science, Religion and Literature Email: McCauleyP@chc.edu
	Robert Miller Education: Temple University, Ph.D. in African American Studies, Literature and History Areas of Special Interest: Religion, Race, and Politics; author of nine award winning children’s books on the role of African Americans in settling the ‘Old West’; writer, producer, and director of plays for theater in New York and Philadelphia. Email: 1828.1@earthlink.net
	Stephen O’Hanlon Education: Temple University Beasley School of Law, JD; London School of Economics, MA Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Philosophy of Law Email: sohanlo@temple.edu
	Elliot Ratzman Education: Ph.D. Princeton University, Department of Religion Areas of Special Interest: Modern Jewish Thought, Interreligious Encounters, Race and Religion, Comparative Religious Ethics, Religion and Social Justice, Religion and Existentialism Email: elratzman@gmail.com
	Austin Rooney Education: Temple University, Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Ancient Philosophy, Philosophical Psychology, Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art Email: austin.rooney@temple.edu
	Bryan Sacks Education: Rutgers University, Ph.D. Candidate in Media Studies Areas of Special Interest: Email: bksacks@yahoo.com
	Greg Salyer Education: Emory University, Ph.D. in Literary Theory Areas of Special Interest: Native American Literature, Contemporary Fiction, and Literature and Religion Email: greg.salyer@rutgers.edu
	Nate Walker Education: Columbia University, Ed.D. in Law, Education, and Religion Areas of Special Interest: Religion and law, religion and education, religious rights and freedoms Email: nate.walker@rutgers.edu
	Ed Young Education: Penn State University, M.A. in Philosophy Areas of Special Interest: Email: profyoung@verizon.net