{"id":69,"date":"2015-03-29T00:39:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T00:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/philosophy\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:15:49","slug":"philosophy-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/philosophy\/philosophy-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Philosophy Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our philosophy faculty are dedicated to helping students become clearer thinkers, stronger writers, more careful readers, and more thoughtful participants in conversations about knowledge, ethics, society, human nature, religion, and the good life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are encouraged to contact their instructors with questions about courses, assignments, philosophy as a major, transfer preparation, or how philosophy can support their academic and career goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full-Time Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Name<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Email<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Office<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Phone<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.palomar.edu\/remerick\/\">Dr. Dillon Emerick<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:remerick@palomar.edu\">remerick@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>MD 259<\/td>\n<td>ext. 3951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dr. Jeffrey Epstein<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:jepstein@palomar.edu\">jepstein@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>MD 254<\/td>\n<td>ext. 3234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dr. Lee Kerckhove<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:lkerckhove@palomar.edu\">lkerckhove@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>MD 239<\/td>\n<td>ext. 2968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part-Time Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Name<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Email<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Ocean Cangelosi<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:ocangelosi@palomar.edu\">ocangelosi@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Victoria Emerick<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:vemerick@palomar.edu\">vemerick@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.palomar.edu\/bkiehl\/\">Betty Kiehl<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:bkiehl@palomar.edu\">bkiehl@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>William Leslie<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:wleslie@palomar.edu\">wleslie@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Donovan Muir<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:dmuir@palomar.edu\">dmuir@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paul Pistone<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:ppistone@palomar.edu\">ppistone@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Herminia Reyes<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:hreyes@palomar.edu\">hreyes@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chase Way<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:cway@palomar.edu\">cway@palomar.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emeritus Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Emeritus faculty have made lasting contributions to the Philosophy Program and to generations of Palomar College students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Name<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Email<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>D. 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