Faculty List
Professors
Jeffrey Abramson
Professor of Government
jabramson@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-1387 | MEZ 3.148
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University
Interests
constitutional law, civil liberties, the jury, and political theoryJeffrey Barnouw
Professor of English
barnouw@mail.utexas.edu | 471-4045 | PAR 319
Education
Ph.D., 1969, Yale University
Interests
Greek philosophy and literature; 17th- and 18th-century European and English thought, particularly Hobbes and the Enlightenment; American Pragmatism, particularly Peirce, James and Dewey; intellectual history; literature and music; history of critical theory and rhetoricDouglas G Biow
Professor of French and Italian; Director, Center for European Studies
biow@mail.utexas.edu | 512-471-7267 | HRH 2.110B
Education
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Interests
Comparative Literature, French and Italian, Medieval Studies, Plan II Honors, Renaissance Italy: strategies for being conspicuous, professionalism, propriety, visual and verbal artDaniel A Bonevac
Professor of Philosophy
bonevac@mail.utexas.edu | 232-4333 | WAG 403
Education
PhD, Pittsburgh
Interests
Philosophy; Logic; Moral Issues; Ethics; Philosophy in Popular Culture; Christian Philosophy.John S. Butler
Gale Chair in Small Business and Business Management and Entrepreneurship
john.butler@mccombs.utexas.edu | 512-471-4788 | CBA 6.424A
Larry D Carver
Doyle Professor in Western Civilization, Department of English; Director, Liberal Arts Honors Program
carver@mail.utexas.edu | 471-3458 | GEB 1.206
Education
Ph.D., 1973, University of Rochester
Interests
English, Humanities, Rhetoric and Composition, Restoration, 18th century British poetry and dramaEli Cox
La Quinta Motor Inns Centennial Professor in Business, Department of Marketing, Director of the Business Honors Program
Interests
marketing strategy, the design of product warnings, and quality managementChristopher G. Ellison
Elsie and Stanley E. (Skinny) Adams, Sr. Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology
cellison@prc.utexas.edu | 232-6312 | BUR 504
Education
Ph.D., Duke University
Interests
Family; Health; ReligionGary Freeman
Chair, Department of Government
gfreeman@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-7260 | BAT 2.116G
Education
Ph.D., University of WisconsinKarl Galinsky
Floyd A. Cailloux Centennial Professor, Department of Classics
galinsky@mail.utexas.edu | 471-8504 | WAG 215
Interests
Greco-Roman antiquity; classical heritage of America; post-tenure review legislationJames D Garrison
Archibald A. Hill Regents Professor in American and English Literature
jdgar@mail.utexas.edu | 471-4991 | PAR 108
Education
Ph.D., 1972, University of California, BerkeleyErnest N Kaulbach
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of English
ekaulbach@mail.utexas.edu | 471-8365 | CAL 17
Education
Ph.D., 1970, Cornell University
Interests
Classics, English, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies, Language and linguisticsHans Mark
John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair In Engineering
Interests
spacecraft and aircraft design, development of electro-magnetic railguns and national defense policy, Electro-magnetic guns, Tilt-rotor aircraft applications, Hypervelocity impact physics, Prevention of nuclear weapons proliferationTimothy J Moore
Professor of Classics
Education
Ph.D; 1986, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJ. Patrick Olivelle
Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities #1, Department of Asian Studies
jpo@uts.cc.utexas.edu | 512-475-6032 | WCH 4.112
Education
Ph.D., University of PennsylvaniaThomas G Palaima
Raymond Dickson Centennial Professor #2, Department of Classics
471-8837 | WAG 14AA
Education
Ph.D. 1980, University of Wisconsin-MadisonThomas Pangle
Joe R. Long Endowed Chair In Democratic Studies, Department of Government; Co-Director, Jefferson Center
tpangle@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-1529 | MEZ 3.154
Education
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Interests
Classical political philosophy; the eighteenth century theoretical foundations of modern and especially American constitutionalism and political culture; nineteenth and twentieth century German political philosophy; post-modern political theory; the moral-philosophic basis of international relations; the dialogue between political theology and political philosophyDavid Prindle
Professor of Government
dprindle@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-7214 | BAT 4.104
Education
Ph.D., MITWayne A Rebhorn
Celanese Centennial Professor, Department of English
warebhorn@mail.utexas.edu | 471-8759 | PAR 328
Education
Ph.D., 1968, Yale University
Interests
English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Neo-Latin Renaissance literature; seminal texts in Renaissance rhetoricPaul B Woodruff
Professor of Philosophy; Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
pbw@mail.utexas.edu | 475-7000 | FAC 406
Education
PhD, Princeton
Interests
Ancient philosophy, early Greek philosophy, aesthetics, democracy, virtue ethics, Socrates, PlatoStanislav Zimic
Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
nszim@aol.com | 512-232-4526 | BEN 3.128
Education
Ph.D.-Romance Languages, Duke University
Interests
Golden Age literatureAssociate Professors
Marc Bizer
Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian
mbizer@mail.utexas.edu | 471-7780 | HRH 3.112A
Education
PhD, Princeton University
Interests
Classical Reception, Early Modern National Identity, GenderGeorge B. Forgie
Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of History
forgie@mail.utexas.edu | 512-475-7231 | GAR 3.212
Education
Ph.D., 1972, Stanford University
Interests
U.S. political and constitutional history, 1763-1877; northern political writing during the Civil War; Abraham LincolnRobert A. Olwell
Associate Professor of History
rolwell@mail.utexas.edu | 512-475-7226 | GAR 3.108
Education
Ph.D., 1991, Johns Hopkins University
Interests
Early Modern British-Atlantic World; American Revolution; Early American South; Slavery and AbolitionLorraine Pangle
Associate Professor of Government; Co-Director, Jefferson Center
lorrainepangle@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-1447 | MEZ 3.134
Education
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Interests
Benjamin Franklin; Philosophy of education; Ancient political philosophy and ethics; Modern political philosophy to 1900Mark Regnerus
Associate Professor of Sociology
regnerus@prc.utexas.edu | 512-232-6307 | BUR 572
Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interests
Young adult sexual and marital decision-making; the influence of religion on sexual attitudes and behavior; the role of the Old Testament in American ChristianityDevin Stauffer
Associate Professor of Government
devinstauffer@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-1462 | MEZ 3.144
Education
Ph.D., Boston College
Interests
classical and early modern political thought; the origins of liberalism; the theoretical foundations of modernity; the divide between ancient and modern political thoughtJeffrey Tulis
Associate Professor of Government
tulis@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-7244 | MEZ 3.152
Education
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Interests
American political development; constitutional theory; political philosophy; presidential rhetoric; constitutional interpretation; Tocqueville; American political thoughtAssistant Professors
Susan R. Boettcher
Assistant Professor of History
susan.boettcher@mail.utexas.edu | 512-475-9297 | GAR 3.102
Education
Ph.D., 1998, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Interests
Lutheran culture in the early confessional period (1546-1618), particularly sermons, theological controversies, pastoral care, confessional identity development, and university culture; Reformation history; early modern Germany (1450-1806); the history of the early modern cityTatiana Kuzmic
Assistant Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
tkuzmic@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-9130 | CAL 7
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Interests
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian languages; Balkan, Russian, and comparative literature; nineteenth century European novel, Gender, Identity, Language, Nation and national identityStephen H Marshall
Assistant Professor of American Studies
shmarshall@mail.utexas.edu | 471-4361 | JES A232
Education
Ph.D., Government, 2002, Harvard University
Interests
ancient and modern political theory, the history of political thought, 20th century political and social thought, African American political thought; current research focuses on political evil, democratic theory, and race and social justiceAlberto A. MartÃnez
Assistant Professor of History
almartinez@mail.utexas.edu | 512-475-9426 | GAR 0.138
Education
Ph.D., 2001, University of Minnesota
Interests
History of physics, Einstein, special relativity, history of math, scientific creativity.Lecturers
John Stephen Bugbee
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Center
bugbee@mail.utexas.edu | 471-6649 | GRG 222
Interests
medieval literature and theology, philosophy of science, medieval English literatureErik Dempsey
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Center
ed6335@mail.utexas.edu | WAG 401
Interests
human virtue, and the proper place of politics in a well-lived human life, the different ways in which human virtue is understood in different political situations, and the ways in which human virtue may transcend any political situationIrene Eibenstein-Alvisi
Lecturer, Department of French and Italian
iea@mail.utexas.edu | 471-8540 | HRH 4.134
Benjamin Z Lorch
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Center
benjamin.lorch@gmail.com | GRG 222
Interests
major differences between the classical and modern views of politicsChristopher Moore
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Center
chris.moore@mail.utexas.edu | GRG 222
Interests
Socrates, ancient literary form, origins of philosophy, democratic theory, and aestheticsDana Stauffer
Lecturer, Department of Government
danajs@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-1448 | MEZ 3.136
Education
Ph.D., University of Toronto
