Faculty

Professorial

Lenny Clapp, Professor (Ph.D., MIT)
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2021
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, History of Analytic Philosophy
lclapp@niu.edu
   
Steven Daskal, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Michigan)
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2015
Moral and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Action
sdaskal@niu.edu
   
Mylan Engel Jr., Professor (Ph.D., Arizona)
Presidential Teaching Professor
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2009
Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Thomas Reid, Animal Rights
mylan-engel@niu.edu
   
Alicia Finch, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Notre Dame)
Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award Winner, 2020, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2020
Metaphysics, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Feminist Philosophy
afinch@niu.edu
   
Carl Gillett, Professor (Ph.D., Rutgers)
Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion
cgillett@niu.edu
   
Jason Hanna, Professor (Ph.D., Colorado)
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner, 2016
Normative and Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy
jhanna@niu.edu
   
Craig Warmke, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill)
Metaphysics, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics
warmke@niu.edu
   

Instructional

Aaron Bartolome (M.A., Northern Illinois University)
Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Political Philosophy
abartolome1@niu.edu

   
Michael Bruno, Instructor (Ph.D., Arizona)
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, Epistemology
mbruno@niu.edu
   
John Beaudoin, Instructor (Ph.D., Iowa)
Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Law
jbeaudoin@niu.edu
 

Jonathan Parsons, Instructor (M.A., Trinity International University)
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
jparsons2@niu.edu

Contact Us

Department of Philosophy
Zulauf Hall 915
philosophy@niu.edu
815-753-0333

Undergraduate Advisor
Prof. Steve Daskal
Zulauf 1026
sdaskal@niu.edu

Graduate Advisor
Prof. Lenny Clapp
Zulauf 903
lclapp@niu.edu 

Department Chair
Jason Hanna
Zulauf 902
jhanna@niu.edu