We congratulate the following graduate students on their recent appointments &/or placements:
2017
Colin Lewis, PhD, Instructor of Philosophy at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Michael Wilson, PhD, Philosophy Instructor at Western Nevada College
Richard Figueroa, MS, Pursuing PhD at the University of Utah
2016
Aaron Kenna, MS, Pursuing PhD at the University of Toronto
Anna Vaughn, PhD, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Sacred Heart University
Jack Anderson, PhD
Louise Pedersen, MS, Pursuing PhD at the University of Utah
Lucas Matthews, PhD, Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia
Quentin Mons, MA
2015
Brandon Bowen, MS, Pursuing a PhD at the University of Utah
Cinnamon Jenson, PhD, Philosophy Instructor at Houston Community College
Jamie Hardy, PhD, Adjunct Faculty at Portland State University
Landon McBrayer, PhD, Associate Instructor at the University of Utah
2014
Kim Johnston, MS, Pursuing PhD at UCLA
Jon Ross, MS, Nutrition and Physical Fitness Writer
Jennifer Warriner, PhD, Limited Term Lecturer of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University
2013
Stephen Capone, MS, Instructor at The McGillis School in Salt Lake City, UT
Thomas Hernstein, PhD, Philosophy and Honors Faculty at Northwest Arkansas Community College
Charles Hudgins, PhD
David Jackson, PhD, Adjunct Faculty in Philosophy at Utah Valley University
Jason Christopher Jenson, PhD, Philosophy Instructor at Houston Community College
John Kippen, MA, Pursuing a M. Ed. from Utah State University, and English teacher at Summit Academy
High School
Yang Liu,MA, Pursuing a PhD in Philosophy from Columbia University
Keisha Ray, PhD, Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Texas State University
Stephanie Shiver, MS, Office of Undergraduate Studies, Academic Advising Coordinator, University of
Utah
2012
Russell Askren, PhD, Associate Instructor, College of Engineering, University of Utah
Matthew Mosdell,PhD, Affiliated Faculty, University at Albany, State University of New York
Margaret Bowman, PhD, Program Coordinator of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of
Utah
Christopher Lean,MS, PhD Candidate in Philosophy at Australian National University
2011
Matthew Barney, MS
Monika Piotrowska, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany, State
University of New York (tenure-track)
Dale Clark, PhD, Lecturer of Philosophy at University of South Dakota
Curt Garner, MS,
Michael Hermon, PhD
Shane Smith, MS, Adjunct Faculty in Philosophy at Utah Valley University
Conor Walline, MS, Litigation Attorney for Cuddy Feder, LLP
Jeffrey Wood, MS, Adjunct Faculty in Humanities at Salt Lake Community College
Previous Degrees
Xianduan Shi, PhD 2010, Received MBA with distinction and Certificate in Marketing from Univeristy
of Iowa
Troy Booher,PhD 2010, Appellate Attorney at Zimmerman, Jones, Booher in Salt Lake City, UT
Joseph Hoffsetz, MS 2010
Marissa Lelanuja-Fischer, MS 2010
Eirik Harris, PhD 2009, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong
Kong (tenure track)
Joe Ulatowski, PhD 2008, Lecturer, University of Waikato
Nate Rockwood,- external linkMS 2008, Visiting Assistant Professor at BYU
Luke Glowacki, MS 2008, Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
Ian Smith, PhD 2007, Associate Professor & Chair of Philosophy at Washburn University (tenure-track)
Pepe Chang,- external linkPhD 2007. Associate Professor, Deptartment of Management, University of Texas at
San Antonio (tenure-track)
Diana Buccafurni - Huber, - external linkPhD 2007
Justen M. Olsen, - external linkPhD 2007.
Jan Van Riper, PhD 2006. Institute of Health and Humanities Executive Director
Phyllis Vandenberg, - external linkPhD 2005. Professor of Philosophy at Grand Valley State University (Michigan) (tenure-track)
Aaron Holland, PhD 2005. CEO of Holland Media Group
Susan Downs, MS 2005.
Anna Vaughn, - external linkMA 2005.
Britta Berkey, MA 2005.
Joe Klein, PhD 2004.
Shimpei Higuchi, MA 2004.
Austin Booth, MS 2004. Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University
Shannon Atkinson, MA 2004, Adjunct Faculty, Utah Valley University. 2013 NISOD Award Recipient
David Guevara, PhD 2003. Attorney at Taft, Stettinius, & Hollister LLP
James Sage, - external linkPhD 2003. Associate Provost at Southern Utah University
Mark Phelan, MS 2003. Associatet Professor of Philosophy at Lawrence University
Ryan Spellecy, - external linkPhD 2002. Ursula von der Ruhr Chair in Bioethics, Associate Professor of Bioethics
and Medican Humanities, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Medical College of
Wisconsin, 2017
Jason Goltz, PhD 2002.
Matthew Katz, - external linkMA 2002. Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University