People

Our Philosophy department is delighted to boast professors recognized as the best faculty among all online philosophy B.A. programs in the nation.

In addition, professor of philosophy Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan received the 2023 CAS Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusiveness for his project, “The UNCG Prison Education Program.”

Administration

Susanne Simons

Administrative Support Associate
sdsimons@uncg.edu

Heather Gert

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Associate Professor & Department Head
hjgert@uncg.edu

Rick Gallimore

Senior Lecturer
rlgallim@uncg.edu

Janine Jones

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Professor
jcjones2@uncg.edu

Insa Lawler (Pryor)

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Assistant Professor; Honors Liaison; Phi Sigma Tau Faculty Advisor
irlawler@uncg.edu

Michael Matteson

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Senior Lecturer
mbmattes@uncg.edu

Gary Rosenkrantz

Professor
g_rosenk@uncg.edu

Derek Skillings

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Assistant Professor
djskilli@uncg.edu

Elliot Goodine

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Lecturer
ejgoodin@uncg.edu

Jeffrey Kaplan

Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Philosophy Pre-Law Concentration Advisor
jikaplan@uncg.edu

Wade Maki

Principal Lecturer
w_maki@uncg.edu

Chris Metivier

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Adjunct Lecturer
cmmetivi@uncg.edu

Adam Rosenfeld

Senior Lecturer
amrosenf@uncg.edu

Andrew Ruble

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Lecturer
arruble@uncg.edu

Zachariah Wrublewski

Lecturer
zjwrublewsk@uncg.edu

Frances Bottenberg

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Assistant Dean
International Honors College
f_botten@uncg.edu

Joshua Hoffman

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1972
Research Interests: Metaphysics; Philosophy of Religion; History of Philosophy

Curriculum Vitae