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 theoryDouglas G. Biow
Professor of French and Italian; Director, Center for European Studies
biow@austin.utexas.edu | 512-471-7267 | HRH 2.110B
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@austin.utexas.edu | 232-4333 | WAG 403
Education
PhD, Pittsburgh
Interests
Philosophy; Logic; Moral Issues; Ethics; Philosophy in Popular Culture; Christian Philosophy.Bruce Buchanan
Professor
bruceb@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-7212 | BAT 3.122
Education
Ph.D., Yale University
Interests
Presidential and American politics, American institutions, public policy and political behaviorJohn S. Butler
Gale Chair in Small Business and Business Management and Entrepreneurship
john.butler@mccombs.utexas.edu | 512-471-4788 | CBA 6.424A
Education
Ph. D. 1974, Northwestern UniversityLarry D Carver
Doyle Professor in Western Civilization, Department of English; Director, Liberal Arts Honors Program
carver@austin.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 dramaJorge Cañizares-Esguerra
Professor; Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History
canizares-esguerra@austin.utexas.edu | 512-475-7694 | GAR 2.140
Education
Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin
Interests
Early Modern Atlantic History; History of Science and Colonialism; History of Knowledge; Colonial Spanish and British America.Eli Cox
La Quinta Motor Inns Centennial Professor in Business, Department of Marketing
Interests
business ethics and the works of Adam SmithGary Freeman
Chair, Department of Government
gfreeman@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-7260 | BAT 2.116G
Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Interests
Politics of immigration, comparative social policy, politics in western democraciesKarl Galinsky
Floyd A. Cailloux Centennial Professor, Department of Classics
galinsky@austin.utexas.edu | 471-8504 | WAG 215
Education
Ph.D., Princeton
Interests
Greco-Roman antiquity; classical heritage of AmericaJames D Garrison
Archibald A. Hill Regents Professor in American and English Literature
jdgar@austin.utexas.edu | 471-4991 | PAR 108
Education
Ph.D., 1972, University of California, BerkeleyErnest Kaulbach
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of English
ekaulbach@austin.utexas.edu | 471-8365 | CAL 17
Education
Ph.D., 1970, Cornell University
Interests
Classics, English, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies, Language and linguisticsLTC Joseph Kopser
Professor-ROTC
Joseph.kopser@austin.utexas.edu
Education
MA, Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityHans 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 proliferationPatrick 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
Professor: Robert M. Armstrong Centennial Professor and Director, Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory (PASP)
tpalaima@austin.utexas.edu | 471-8837 | WAG 14AA
Education
Ph.D. 1980, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Interests
Aegean scripts & prehistory, Greek language, war & violence studies, public intellectual writing, music as social criticism, DylanologyLorraine Pangle
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 1900Thomas 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@austin.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 rhetoricJohn P Rumrich
Arthur J. Thaman and Wilhelmina Dore' Thaman Endowed Professor in English #1
Education
Ph.D., 1981, University of VirginiaPaul 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
Michael W Adams
Associate Professor of English
adameve@austin.utexas.edu | 512-471-4991 | CAL 316
Education
Ph.D., 1973, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Legal writing; history of Western thought; the Bible as literature; the modern short story; the modern American novelAri Adut
Associate Professor of Sociology
ariadut@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-4284 | BUR 468
Education
Ph.D., University of ChicagoMarc Bizer
Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian
mbizer@austin.utexas.edu | 471-7780 | HRH 3.112B
Education
PhD, Princeton University
Interests
early modern Europe & France, classical reception, national identity, genderGeorge B. Forgie
Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of History
forgie@austin.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 LincolnBenjamin Gregg
Associate Professor of Government
bgregg@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-7274 | MEZ 3.138
Education
Ph.D., Politics, Princeton University; Ph.D., Philosophy, Free University of Berlin
Interests
Political, social, legal, and sociological theory of complex modern societiesDavid L. Leal
Associate Professor of Government
dleal@austin.utexas.edu | 512.471.1343 | BAT 3.140
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University
Interests
Latino Politics and PolicyAlberto A. Martínez
Associate Professor of History
almartinez@austin.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.Robert A. Olwell
Associate Professor of History
rolwell@austin.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 AbolitionMark Regnerus
Associate Professor of Sociology
regnerus@prc.utexas.edu | 512-232-6307 | CLA 3.524
Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interests
Young adult sexual and marital decision-making; the influence of religion on sex and family; Judaism and 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
Political Theory, and American PoliticsAssistant Professors
Hina Azam
Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
Education
Ph.D.- 2007, Duke University
Interests
Islamic jurisprudence, theology, exegesis, hadith studies; Women/sexuality and Islam; Sexual Violence in Islamic LawDavid Kornhaber
Associate Professor
david.kornhaber@austin.utexas.edu
Education
Ph.D., 2009, Columbia UniversityTatiana Kuzmic
Assistant Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
tkuzmic@austin.utexas.edu | 512-232-9125 | CAL 416
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
stephenmarshall@austin.utexas.edu | 471-4361 | JES A232
Education
Ph.D., 2002, Government, 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 justiceDavid M Sena
Assistant Professor
dsena@utexas.edu | (512) 471-7965 | WCH 5.104c
Education
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Interests
Early Chinese history, language, and cultureLecturers
Erik Dempsey
Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas
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
Education
Ph.D., Cornell UniversityAnn Johns
Lecturer, Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at AustinElong Lang
Lecturer
emlang@austin.utexas.edu | 512-471-3458 | GEB 1.206
Education
PhD, Washington University in St. LouisDana Stauffer
Lecturer, Department of Government
danajs@mail.utexas.edu | 512-232-1448 | MEZ 3.136
Education
Ph.D., University of Toronto
