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Primary Faculty

Photo of a person. Nina A. Atanasova
Teaching Assistant Professor
naa346@pitt.edu
Michael Dietrich Michael Dietrich
Professor • Director of Graduate Studies (Fall 2026)
mdietrich@pitt.edu
Jonathan Fuller Jonathan Fuller
Associate Professor • Director of Graduate Studies (Spring 2027)
jonathan.fuller@pitt.edu
Marian Gilton Marian J.R. Gilton
Assistant Professor • Admissions Director
marian.gilton@pitt.edu
Edouard Machery Edouard Machery
Distinguished Professor • Director of the Center for Philosophy of Science
machery@pitt.edu
Laura Matthews Laura Matthews
Teaching Assistant Professor • Director of Undergraduate Studies
lkm55@pitt.edu
Photo of Dana Dana Matthiessen
Teaching Assistant Professor • Practicum Co-Director
d.matthiessen@pitt.edu
Sandra Mitchell Sandra Mitchell
Distinguished Professor • Practicum Director
smitchel@pitt.edu
John D. Norton John D. Norton
Distinguished Professor • Career Outcomes Director
jdnorton@pitt.edu
Paolo Palmieri Paolo Palmieri
Associate Professor • Speaker and Events Coordinator
CL 1109G
pap7@pitt.edu
David Wallace David Wallace
Mellon Professor • Department Chair
david.wallace@pitt.edu
Wayne Wu Wayne Wu
Professor • Graduate Recruitment Director
waynewu@pitt.edu

Graduate Students

Photo of a person. Afra Akram
Graduate Student
fam126@pitt.edu
Eric Anderson Eric Anderson
Graduate Student
eba14@pitt.edu
Cathedral of Learning Kamyar Asasi
Graduate Student
kamyar.asasi@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Kabir S. Bakshi
Graduate Student
kabir.bakshi@pitt.edu
Hong Hui Choi Hong Hui Choi
Graduate Student
hoc46@pitt.edu
Diego Alonso Cimadaom Diego Alonso Cimadom
Graduate Student
dac373@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Michael De Vivo
Graduate Student
mid232@pitt.edu
Rose Gatfield-Jeffries Rose Gatfield-Jeffries
Graduate Student
rgatfield@pitt.edu
Jordan Grujic
Graduate Student
jog303@pitt.edu
Ibrahim Haydar Ibrahim Haydar
Graduate Student
ibrahimha@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Zhòngháo Thomas Maria Lù
Graduate Student
lu_zhonghao@pitt.edu
Caitlin Mace Caitlin Mace
Graduate Student
cbm49@pitt.edu
Dejan Makovec Dejan Makovec
Graduate Student
dem161@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. J. Mamana
Graduate Student
j.mamana@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Anne Maquia Landin
Graduate Student
asm353@pitt.edu
Zachary Mayne Zachary Mayne
Graduate Student
zachary.mayne@pitt.edu
Mara McGuire Mara McGuire
Graduate Student
mrm246@pitt.edu
Tzvetan Moev Tzvetan Moev
Graduate Student
tzm16@pitt.edu
Brett Park Brett Park
Graduate Student
bnp30@pitt.edu
Madeleine Potoskie Madeleine Potoskie
Graduate Student
mbp42@pitt.edu
Kyra E. Salomon Kyra E. Salomon
Graduate Student
keh213@pitt.edu
Sameera Singh Sameera Singh
Graduate Student
sas848@pitt.edu
Kiki Timmermans Kiki Timmermans
Graduate Student
klt88@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Matt Trager
Graduate Student
mjt154@pitt.edu
Dzintra Ullis Dzintra Ullis
Graduate Student
dzu1@pitt.edu
Photo of Sloane Sloane Wesloh
Graduate Student
s.wesloh@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. An Zhu
Graduate Student
anz145@pitt.edu

Staff

Inside the Cathedral of Learning Jennifer Berkebile
Graduate Administrator
412.624.5774
jes379@pitt.edu
Cathedral of Learning Estelle Burris
Academic Administrator
412.624.5704
eburris@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Matt Ceraso
Administrative Officer
412.624.5897
mrc118@pitt.edu
Poto of the Cathedral of Learning Brian Deutsch
Academic Operations Manager
briandeutsch@pitt.edu
Cathedral of Learning Noelle Kramer
Administrative Coordinator
412-648-8888
nlk58@pitt.edu
Cathedral of Learning Diana Volkar
Administrative Coordinator
412.624.5768
dlv23@pitt.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows

Photo of a person. Lucy Mason
Postdoctoral Fellow
LUM137@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Akos Szegofi
Postdoctoral Fellow
AKS457@pitt.edu

Secondary Faculty

Robert Batterman Robert Batterman
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
rbatterm@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Stamatina Mastorakou
Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Book Review Editor, Aestimatio
stm243@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Kate Stanton
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
katehazelstanton@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Mari Webel
Associate Professor of History, Department of History
mwebel@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Daniel Wilkenfeld
Associate Professor Acute & Tertiary Care, School of Nursing
wilkenfeld@pitt.edu
Photo of a person. Porter Williams
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
PDW27@pitt.edu
Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
mawilson@pitt.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Photo of a person. Kevin Zollman
Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences and Director, Institute for Complex Social Dynamics
kzollman@andrew.cmu.edu

Visiting, Research, and Emeritus Faculty

Gillian Barker Gillian Barker
Visiting Research Professor
gab97@pitt.edu
John Earman John Earman
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus; Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
jearman@pitt.edu
Margaret Farrell
Visiting Lecturer
James G. Lennox James G. Lennox
Emeritus Professor
jglennox@pitt.edu
Kenneth Manders Kenneth Manders
Emeritus Associate Professor of Philosophy
mandersk@pitt.edu
Merrilee H. Salmon Merrilee H. Salmon
Emeritus Faculty, Professor Philosophy of Anthropology
mhsalmon@pitt.edu
Kenneth F. Schaffner Kenneth F. Schaffner
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
kfs@pitt.edu
Jeffrey H. Schwartz Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology
jhs@pitt.edu
James Woodward James Woodward
Emeritus Professor
jfw@pitt.edu