Faculty and Staff

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 (on leave until August 2023)
Associate Professor
Philosophy and History of Science, Cognitive Studies of Science, Science and Culture
ddasgupta@utep.edu
(915) 747-6263
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Reyes Espinoza
Lecturer
Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy, Border Issues
respinoza5@utep.edu
(915) 747-6417

Marc Moffett
Associate Professor
Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics
mamoffett@utep.edu
(915) 747-5804
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Aleksandar Pjevalica (Interim Graduate Director)
Lecturer
Philosophy of Language, Continental Philosophy
apjevalica@utep.edu
(915) 747-5249
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Jules Simon
Professor
Continental Philosophy & Phenomenology, German Idealism, Jewish Philosophy, Ethical Theory
jsimon@utep.edu
(915) 747-7912
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Glenn “Boomer” Trujillo
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ethics, Moral Psychology, Bioethics
gmtrujillo@utep.edu
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Chavah I. Schwartz
Lecturer
cischwartz@utep.edu
(915) 747-5961

Teri Cast
Executive Assistant
tgcast@utep.edu
(915) 747-6617