Faculty and Staff
Congratulations to Dr. Jules Simon on his retirement from the department in January 2025
Michael Ball-Blakely
Assistant Professor
Immigration Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Economic Justice
mballblakely@utep.edu
(915) 747-6417
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Steve Best
Associate Professor
Critical Social Theory, Philosophical Activism, Environmental Philosophy, Animal Rights
best@utep.edu
(915) 747-5097
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Noell Birondo (Chair)
Professor
Ethics, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy
nbirondo@utep.edu
(915) 747-6262
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Deepanwita Dasgupta
Associate Professor
Philosophy and History of Science, Cognitive Studies of Science, Science and Culture
ddasgupta@utep.edu
(915) 747-6263
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Marc Moffett
Associate Professor
Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics
mamoffett@utep.edu
(915) 747-5804
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Amy Nigh
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Social Epistemology, Latin American Philosophy
anigh@utep.edu
(915) 747-7912
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Aleksandar Pjevalica (Director of Graduate Studies)
Lecturer
Philosophy of Language, Continental Philosophy
apjevalica@utep.edu
(915) 747-5249
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Aliya Rumana
Assistant Professor
Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Machine Learning
ardewey@utep.edu
(915) 747-5180
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Teri Cast
Administrative Associate
tgcast@utep.edu
(915) 747-6617
