Faculty
Dr. David Atenasio
Jason Brady
Shoshana R. Brassfield
H. Skott Brill
Dr. Dan Filer
Rev. Martha Macgill
Michael B. Mathias
Jean-Marie Makang
Jorn Bramann, Emeritus
Angelo Bucchino, Emeritus
Joy Kroeger-Mappes, Emeritus
Thomas A. Mappes, Emeritus
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Dr. David Atenasio
Lecturer
Office: 117B Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-4428
Email: dbatenasio@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
B.M., University of Massachusetts Lowell; M.A., St. John’s College; M.A.; Miami University; Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago
Teaching Interests
Philosophy of Law and Criminal Justice, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy
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Jason Brady
Lecturer
Office: 141 Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-7954
Email: jpbrady@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.A., Hood College
Teaching Interests
Contemporary Ethical Problems
Dr. Shoshana R. Brassfield
Associate Professor
Office: 117C Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-7391
Email: srbrassfield@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
B.A., University of California Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California Berkeley
Teaching Interests
Ethics, History of Modern Philosophy, Philosophy and Women, Philosophy of Science, Skepticism and the Search for Truth
Dr. H. Skott Brill
Associate Professor
Office: 111 Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-4249
Email: sbrill@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
B.A., Western Michigan University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Teaching Interests
Metaphysics, Meaning of Life Studies, Biomedical Ethics, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy and Food, Logic
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Dr. Dan Filer
Lecturer
Office: 135 Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-3007
Email: dmfiler@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
Ed.D. West Virginia University
Teaching Interests
Contemporary Ethical Problems
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Rev. Martha Macgill
Lecturer
Office: 145 Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-4383
Email: mnmacgill@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
A.B., Davidson College, J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, L.LM., New York University, M. Div., Virginia Theological Seminary
Teaching Interests
Contemporary Ethical Problems
Dr. Michael B. Mathias
Associate Professor
Office: 111 Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-3094
Email: mbmathias@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
B.A., West Virginia University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Teaching Interests
Teaching Interest: Philosophy of Law, Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Ethical Theory, Modern Philosophy
Dr. Jean-Marie Makang
Professor
Office: 115 Dunkle Hall
Telephone: 301-687-3089
Email: jmakang@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
M.A., Hekima College, Nairobi, Kenya; Ph.D., Boston College
Teaching Interests
Existentialism, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Asian and African Philosophy, History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval, African Diaspora
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Dr. Jorn Bramann
Professor Emeritus
Email: jkbramann@somnioresearch.com
Teaching Interests:
Wittgenstein, Marxism, Philosophy and Art, and Philosophy and Poetry
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Dr. Angelo Bucchino
Professor Emeritus
Email: bucchi2@comcast.net
Teaching Interest:
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.A., Hood College
Teaching Interests
Philosophy of Religion
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Dr. Joy Kroeger-Mappes
Associate Professor Emeritus
Email: jkroeger@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
B.S., DePaul University; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Teaching Interests
Social Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Women's Studies
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Dr. Thomas A. Mappes
Professor Emeritus
Email: tmappes@somnioresearch.com
Degrees:
B.S., University of Dayton; Ph.D., Georgetown University
Teaching Interests
Ethics, Biomedical Ethics, Philosophy of Law, History of Modern Philosophy