Dr. Kyle Banick
Lecturer (PhD, University of California Irvine)

• Areas of Specialization: Phenomenology, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Mind, History of Analytic Philosophy
• Office: MHB–910
• E-mail: kyle.banick@csulb.edu
• website

Dr. Patrick Dieveney
Professor (PhD, University of Arizona)

• Areas of Specialization: Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics, Metaphysics, Ethics
• Office: MHB–901
• E-mail: patrick.dieveney@csulb.edu

Dr. Ryan Harvey
Lecturer (PhD, University of Southampton)

• Areas of Specialization: Kant, Late Modern Philosophy (esp. Schopenhauer, Wagner, Nietzsche), Indian Philosophy
• Office: MHB–805
• E-mail: ryan.harvey@csulb.edu

Dr. Marie Jayasekera
Assistant Professor (PhD, University of Michigan)

• Areas of Specialization: Early Modern Philosophy, Applied Metaphysics (esp. Free Will), Moral Psychology, Normative Ethics
• Office: MHB–905
• E-mail: marie.jayasekera@csulb.edu
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Dr. Keith Kaiser
Lecturer (PhD, University of California Los Angeles)

• Areas of Specialization: Applied Metaphysics (esp. Free Will)
• Office: MHB–910
• E-mail: keith.kaiser@csulb.edu

Dr. Alysha Kassam
Lecturer (PhD, University of California Irvine LPS)

• Areas of Specialization: Applied Ethics, Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
• Office: MHB–805
• E-mail: alysha.kassam@csulb.edu
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Michael Lara
Lecturer (ABD, University of California Irvine)

• Areas of Interest: Aesthetics (esp. Philosophy of Music), Epistemology
• Office: MHB–805/PSY–128
• E-mail: michael.lara@csulb.edu

Dr. Per Milam
Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California San Diego)

• Areas of Specialization: Ethics, Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Applied Metaphysics (esp. Agency), Moral Psychology
• Office: MHB–912
• E-mail: per.milam@csulb.edu
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Dr. Lawrence Nolan
Professor (PhD, University of California Irvine)

• Areas of Specialization: Early Modern Philosophy (esp. Descartes), Metaphysics, Medieval Philosophy
• Office: MHB–913
• E-mail: lawrence.nolan@csulb.edu

Dr. Torsten Odland
Lecturer (PhD, University of California Los Angeles)

• Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of Mind
• Office: MHB–910
• E-mail: torsten.odland@csulb.edu
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Chavva Olander
Lecturer (MA, California State University Long Beach)

• Areas of Interest: Late Modern Philosophy (esp. Nietzsche), Phenomenology, Aesthetics, Experimental Philosophy, Applied Metaphysics (esp. Free Will)
• Office: MHB–910
• E-mail: chavva.olander@csulb.edu

Dr. Amanda Parris
Lecturer (PhD, DePaul University)

• Areas of Interest: Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy
• Office: MHB–805
• E-mail: amanda.parris@csulb.edu 

Melissa Ramirez
Lecturer (MA, California State University Long Beach)

• Areas of Interest: Applied Ethics, Early Modern Philosophy, Critical Thinking
• Office: MHB–910
• E-mail: melissa.ramirez@csulb.edu

David Ramirez-Ruz
Lecturer (MA, California State University Long Beach)

• Areas of Interest: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Ethics, Metaphysics
• Office: MHB–903
• E-mail: david.ruz@csulb.edu

Dr. Max Rosenkrantz
Associate Professor (PhD, University of Texas Austin)
Graduate Advisor

• Areas of Specialization: Analytic Philosophy, History of Political Philosophy (esp. Marx, Foucault), Ancient Philosophy
• Office: MHB–902
• E-mail: max.rosenkrantz@csulb.edu

Dr. Amanda Trefethen
Lecturer (JD, University of San Diego; PhD, University of California Irvine)

• Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Law
• Office: MHB–805
• E-mail: amanda.trefethen@csulb.edu

Amy Umaña
Lecturer (MA, California State University Long Beach)

• Areas of Interest: Applied Ethics, Early Modern Philosophy
• Office: MHB–903
• E-mail: amy.harms@csulb.edu

Dr. John Vella
Lecturer (Ph.D, University of California San Diego)

• Areas of Specialization: Ancient Philosophy (esp. Aristotle), Metaphysics, Applied Ethics
• Office: MHB–805
• E-mail: john.vella@csulb.edu

Dr. Charles Wallis
Professor (PhD, University of Minnesota)

• Areas of Specialization: Epistemology, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Critical Thinking
• Office: MHB–908
• E-mail: charles.wallis@csulb.edu

Dr. Nellie Wieland
Professor (Ph.D, University of California San Diego)

• Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Fiction, Applied Metaphysics (esp. Agency), Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
• Office: MHB–906
• E-mail: nellie.wieland@csulb.edu
• website

Dr. Cory Wright
Professor (Ph.D, University of California San Diego)
Director of Honors Program
SPA Faculty Liaison

• Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Neuroscience, Analytic Philosophy
• Office: MHB–909
• E-mail: cory.wright@csulb.edu
• website

Dr. Wayne Wright
Professor (PhD, Temple University)

• Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science
• Office: MHB–911
• E-mail: wayne.wright@csulb.edu
• website