Faculty and Staff
Chair
Benjamin L. White
Professor of Religion; Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religion
Email: bwhite5@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 126F
Directors
Charles Starkey
Director, Program in Philosophy; Associate Professor of Philosophy
Email: cstarke@clemson.edu
Office: 236 Hardin
John T. Thames
Associate Professor of Religion; Director, Program in Religious Studies
Email: jtthame@clemson.edu
Office: 206 Hardin Hall
Faculty
Brian W. Bunnell
Part-time Lecturer in Religion
Email: bbunnel@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 023
Corey Dethier
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Email: cdethie@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 224
Quinn Hiroshi Gibson
Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Coordinator, Medicine, Health, and Human Values Program
Email: quinng@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 204
Adam Gies
Principal Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: amgies@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 034
Mike Gregory
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Email: mgrego6@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 222
Elizabeth Jemison
Associate Professor of Religion
Email: ejemiso@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 220
Phone: 864-656-2001
Cary Berkeley Kaye
Lecturer in Pre-Law Studies and CU Pre-Law Advisor
Email: cbkaye@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 034
Charlie Kurth
Professor of Philosophy
Email: ckurth@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 208
Edyta Kuzian
Principal Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: ekuzian@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 022
Phone: 646-717-1560
Brett Patterson
Senior Lecturer of Religion
Email: bcpatte@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 212
Sonia Maria Pavel
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Email: spavel@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 210
Mashal Saif
Associate Professor of Religion
Email: msaif@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 214
Cosim Sayid
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Email: csayid@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 222
Keren Shatalov
Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: kshatal@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 216
Robert J. Stephens
Principal Lecturer in Religion
Email: rsteph3@clemson.edu
Office: 020 Hardin
Phone: 864-656-2001
Lisa Thomas-Smith, PhD/2021
Lecturer in Philosophy
Philosophy: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Philosophy of sex/gender, Philosophy of Race
Email: lnt@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 218
Dzintra Ullis
Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: dullis@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 026
Daniel E. Wueste
Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of Philosophy
Email: ernest@clemson.edu
Office: 234 Hardin
Staff
Sheri Ellen Marcus
Administrative Coordinator I
meetings, office equipment, keys, office, student, student hire requests, alumni, hire requests, student supervisor, timecards, faculty support, faculty awards, department onboarding, dual employment, overloads, initiating purchases, asset inventory, procurement policy compliance, History and Geography; Philosophy and Religion; Registration; Scheduling; Course; Graduate Students; Assistantship;
Email: ssheri@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 126B
Phone: (864) 656-7538
Corbin McCauley
Account Fiscal Analyst
travel reimbursements, per diem, purchase transactions, vendor setup, procurement policy compliance,
Email: cmmccau@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 126E
Phone: 864-656-2001
Emeritus Faculty
Christopher M. Grau
Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Email: grau@clemson.edu
Steven Grosby
Professor Emeritus of Religion
Email: sgrosby@clemson.edu
Stephen Satris
Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Email: stephen@clemson.edu
Stuart Silvers
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Email: sstuart@clemson.edu
Kelly C. Smith
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Biological Sciences
Email: kcs@clemson.edu
David L. Stegall
Principal Lecturer Emeritus of Philosophy
Email: dstegal@clemson.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Yanming An, Ph.D.
Professor of Chinese & Philosophy
Email: yanming@clemson.edu
Office: 614 Strode
Amit Bein
Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Affairs; Professor of Modern Middle East History
World History; Middle East/North Africa since 1800; Diplomatic/International
Email: abein@clemson.edu
Office: 126A Hardin Hall
Phone: 126A Hardin Hall
Caroline Dunn
Professor
European History; British Isles, 1000-1500; Women, Gender and Sexuality; Social; Political
Email: cdunn@clemson.edu
Office: 110 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864/656-3153
Stephanie Hassell
Associate Professor
World History; Africa, 1500-1850; Empire; Slavery; Indian Ocean Studies; Religion
Email: stphanh@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 104
Phone: Hardin 104
James Bradford Jeffries
Principal Lecturer
U.S. History; Colonial Period Native American and Indigenous; Enthnohistory; Religion
Email: jjeffri@clemson.edu
Office: 28 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-5377
Lee Morrissey
Alumni Distinguished Professor; Affiliate Faculty, Religious Studies.
Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English-language literature; John Milton; early modern religion and politics; history of literary criticism; colonial Ireland; archipelagic and transatlantic
Email: lmorris@clemson.edu
Office: 316 Strode
Phone: 316 Strode
Laura Olson
Professor
Email: laurao@clemson.edu
Office: 230-G Brackett Hall
Phone: 864-656-0690
Cynthia Pury
Professor
Email: cpury@clemson.edu
Office: Brackett 410H
