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Past dissertations and placement of graduates


Graduates of the doctoral program have written dissertations on a wide variety of topics. Almost all students who have received the Ph.D. in recent years have found employment teaching philosophy in a wide variety of settings. Some are working at a major research institution such as New York University or University of Colorado. Many are teaching at liberal arts and community colleges such as Albion College, Alma College, Mount St. Mary College, Seton Hall, Taylor University, and Washtenaw Community College.

Doctorates Awarded

2007-08

  • J.S. Swindell
    Respecting Autonomy in Cases of Ambivalence Regarding End of Life Decisions

    Baylor College of Medicine
    Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
    Houston, Texas
    Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

  • Noel Boyle
    Physicalism and Qualitative Facts: A Critique of Frank Jackson

    Belmont University
    Department of Philosophy
    Nashville, Tennesee
    Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

2006-07

  • Maya Goldenberg
    Advancing an Ethics of Evidence: A Critical Appraisal of Evidence Based Medicine and Feminist Theories of Evidence

    University of Guelph
    Department of Philosophy
    Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

  • Anna Gotlib
    Identity, Illness and the Normativity of Stories

    Binghamton University (SUNY)
    Department of Philosophy
    Binghamton, New York
    Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

2005-06

  • Jennifer Benson
    Towards a New Radical Feminist Vision: Navigating the Passage From Oppression to Freedom

    Washington College 2005
    Department of Philosophy
    Chestertown, Maryland
    Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

  • Sonya Charles
    The Limits of 'Autonomy' for Feminist Theory

    Central Michigan University 2006
    Department of Philosophy & Religion
    Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
    Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Barry DeCoster
    Towards a Pragmatic Theory of Medical Explanations of Disease

    Vassar College and Marist College 2005
    New York, NY
    Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Rory E. Kraft, Jr.
    Virtuous Particularism

    York College of Pennsylvania 2006
    Dept. of English & Humanities
    York, Pennsylvania
    Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

  • Zahra Meghani
    Are Medical Theories Objective?

2004-05

  • Christy A. Rentmeester
    Jaded: Institutional Oppression and Moral Damage in Healthcare

    Creighton University Medical Center
    Center for Health Policy and Ethics
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Assistant Professor