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Faculty and Staff

Faculty
Benjamin Young
Benjamin Young, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Philosophy; Associate Professor
(775) 784-6846
benjaminyoung@unr.edu
310D
1158
Faculty
Jason Fisette
Jason Fisette, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
jfisette@unr.edu
302C
1158
Faculty
Carlos Mariscal
Carlos Mariscal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Joe Crowley Distinguished Professor of the Humanities (2026-2028)
carlos@unr.edu
310C
1158
Faculty
David Rondel
David Rondel, Ph.D.
Professor
drondel@unr.edu
310E
1158
Faculty
Ravi Thakral
Ravi Thakral, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor
rthakral@unr.edu
302D
1158
Faculty
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs & Resource Management; Associate Professor, Philosophy
(775) 784-6155
ctw@unr.edu
631
1158
Staff
Morgan Gilmour
Morgan Gilmour, B.S.
Administrative Assistant 3
(775) 784-6846
mgilmour@unr.edu
310B
1156
Faculty
Arina Pismenny
Arina Pismenny, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
apismenny@unr.edu
302A
1158
 

Instructors

Lecturer
Shaun Grekor
Shaun Grekor, M.A.
Instructor
sgrekor@unr.edu
1157
Lecturer
Craig Knoche
Craig Knoche
Instructor
cknoche@unr.edu
1157
Lecturer
Lisa Madura
Lisa Madura, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Instructor
310F
1157
Lecturer
Avery Phoenix
Avery Phoenix, M.A.
Instructor
1157
Lecturer
Brianne Savage
Brianne Savage, M.A.
Instructor
1157
Lecturer
 

Teaching Assistants and Tutors

Teaching Assistant
Aidan Peterson
Aidan Peterson
Graduate Teaching Assistant he, him, his
aidanp@unr.edu
1155
Teaching Assistant
Rupa Sarker
Rupa Sarker
Graduate Teaching Assistant
rsarker@unr.edu
1155
Teaching Assistant
Rachel Schell
Rachel Schell
Graduate Teaching Assistant
rachelschell@unr.edu
1155
 

Emeritus Faculty

Emeritus Faculty
Deborah Achtenberg
Deborah Achtenberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Emeritus
achten@unr.edu
1159
Emeritus Faculty
Piotr Hoffman
Piotr Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor, Emeritus
1159
Emeritus Faculty
John C. Kelly
John C. Kelly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Emeritus
1159
Emeritus Faculty
Frank Lucash
Frank Lucash, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Emeritus
lucash@unr.edu
1159
Emeritus Faculty
Kenneth G. Lucey
Kenneth G. Lucey, Ph.D.
Professor, Emeritus
lucey@unr.edu
1159
Emeritus Faculty
Thomas Nickles
Thomas Nickles, Ph.D.
Foundation Professor, Emeritus
nickles@unr.edu
1159
 

Founder of the Department of Philosophy

Image of Rueben Thompson wearing a suit and tie, sitting in office in front of a bookshelf.

Reuben Cyril Thompson (1878-1951), educated at McMinnville (now Linfield) College and at Harvard, came to the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ in 1908, initially as an instructor in Latin and Greek, but by 1915 he had become a full professor of philosophy—and the head of a new department. Serving also as dean of men (from 1932 onwards), he retired from the university in 1948 after a distinguished career. In 1959, the Thompson Building on the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, Reno campus was named in his honor.