About Our Faculty
Philosophy Department

All full-time faculty hold doctoral degrees in philosophy with specializations covering all major fields of the discipline. Due to this diversity of competencies, we can offer an extensive range of courses.

From the ancients to the moderns, from the West to the East, from the continental existentialists to the English and American analytic philosophers, you will find a professor to help you develop and deepen your understanding.

Mark Boespflug, Ph.D.

Mark Boespflug, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Expertise

Epistemology
Early Modern Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Religion

Education

Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Colorado, 2020
M.A., Philosophy, Biola University, 2013
B.A., Philosophy, Geneva College, 2005

Contact:

970-247-7229
Email
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Charles B. Hayes, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Expertise

Environmental Philosophy
Philosophy of Technology
Virtue Ethics (Ancient and Contemporary)
Ethics of Wilderness, Conservation, and Restoration

Education

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2023
M.A., University of Montana, 2018
M.Litt., University of St. Andrews, 2010
B.A., Eastern University, 2007

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Sarah Roberts-Cady, Ph.D.

Sarah Roberts-Cady, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Arts & Sciences,
Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Curriculum

Expertise

Critical thinking about ethics
Political philosophy
Theories of justice
Medical ethics

Education

Ph.D., Purdue University, 2000
B.A., Linfield College, 1994

2023 Curriculum Vitae

Contact:

970-247-7002
Email

Emeritus Faculty

Dugald Owen, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
owen_d@fortlewis.edu

Reyes Garcia, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
garcia_r@fortlewis.edu

Will Coe, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
coe_w@fortlewis.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Ryan Shriver
Adjunct Faculty
rsshriver@fortlewis.edu