Director & Staff
Sarah Stroud
Director
207D Caldwell Hall
(919) 962-3317
sarah.stroud@unc.edu
Sarah Stroud joined the department in 2018. She was previously Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, where she taught from 1993 to 2018. She holds degrees from Harvard (A.B.) and Princeton (Ph.D.). She works across central areas of moral philosophy, with a particular focus on foundational issues in moral psychology and moral theory and on the intersection of such issues with metaethics and the philosophy of action. She has published papers on such topics as partiality, moral demandingness and overridingness, lying and testimony, practical irrationality, and the moral implications and significance of personal relationships. She co-edited Weakness of Will and Practical Irrationality (OUP, 2003) and the International Encyclopedia of Ethics (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).
Ian Cruise
Special Projects Coordinator
Ian serves as Special Projects Coordinator (part-time) for the Parr Center. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from UNC in 2020 after defending a dissertation on themes within David Hume’s theory of justice. He is broadly interested in moral and political philosophy and their respective histories. Outside of academia, his main interests include being one with nature, the Lydian mode, peated scotch, and the New Orleans Saints.
Marina Greenfeld
Administrator
207 Caldwell Hall
(919) 843-5641
marinag@live.unc.edu
Marina graduated from UNC with a BA in English and Slavic Languages and Cultures, with a minor in Creative Writing. She was a Parr Center Undergraduate Fellow for 2.5 years before joining the Center full-time in 2020. She completed a senior honors thesis in poetry, and continues to write and edit after graduation.
Alex Richardson
NHSEB Director
Alex holds an M.A. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he is also a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy. His interests are in moral, social, and political philosophy. His dissertation (currently in progress) focuses on the nature of political resistance and its relationship to democratic ideals of civility. As an extension of his commitment to student-centered pedagogy, Alex is enthusiastic about making philosophy accessible and engaging, and is particularly interested in bringing philosophy to new and often non-traditional audiences. This informs his work on the NHSEB program and other outreach initiatives, as well as his research and teaching more generally.
Michael Vazquez
Outreach Director
207E Caldwell Hall
(919) 962-3326
michael.vazquez@unc.edu
Personal Website
Michael received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. He received a B.A. in Philosophy and Humanities from Villanova University in 2014, and completed the post-baccalaureate program in Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015. He is committed to forging lasting partnerships between the academy and the community, and to cultivating the philosophical voices of people of all ages. At Penn he was awarded the inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellowship to design a new Academically Based Community Service course on public philosophy and civic engagement, and to conduct research that involves community problem-solving and service learning. He was also an active member of Penn’s Project for Philosophy for the Young. His research interests include ancient philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of education.
Sally Moore
Director of Undergraduate Programming
207H Caldwell Hall
sallybm@live.unc.edu
Sally received a B.A. in Philosophy with a minor in Cognitive Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2017. Shortly after, she joined the department as the Parr Center’s Administrator. Sally transformed the Parr Center Undergraduate Fellowship and then transitioned into her current role as Director of Undergraduate Programming in 2019. When not in the Parr Center, Sally can be found in the UNC School of Government, completing coursework for the Master in Public Administration program. She will graduate with an MPA and a Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good in 2023.
Jordan Lifer
Event Coordinator
207A Caldwell Hall
(919) 843-5640
jordan.lifer@unc.edu
Jordan received a BA in Economics and Political Science with a minor in History from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2019. She is now working as the Events Coordinator for the Department of Philosophy, Parr Center for Ethics, and PPE Program. Jordan is particularly interested in the philosophy of politics and law, and she is excited to learn more about these fields while working alongside the wonderful staff and faculty in the department.
Audra Jenson
Graduate Research Assistant
Audra is a third-year graduate student in Philosophy whose interests are primarily in moral psychology and political philosophy. She spends a lot of time thinking about moral emotions, social norms, and ideology. She has equally strong interests in public-facing philosophy — especially pre-college philosophy.
When she isn’t doing philosophy, teaching philosophy, or facilitating philosophical discussions, she likes to take long walks with Finnegan (the Frenchie/Corgi that lives with her), cook (but not bake!!) vegan food, read.