Philosophy Faculty
Thomas (Tom) J. Fryc
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Phone: (315) 223-2568
Office: 223 White Hall
Professor Thomas Fryc received his Ph. D. in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts; he specializes in history of philosophy, especially modern philosophy, and political philosophy. Tom is the HISTORY guy in our department.
Robert M. Halliday
, Ph.D.Associate Provost
Phone: (315) 792-3122
Office: 201B DePerno Hall
Academic Affairs
Dr. Robert Halliday received a doctorate from the University of Oxford in England and joined the UC faculty in 1991; he is currently the person in charge of the philosophy department at UC. ...More About Robert M. Halliday
Jonathan Barrett Lee, M.C.S.
Adjunct Lecturer of Philosophy
Barrett received his Master of Christian Studies degree from Regent College in Vancouver, BC in 2006. He currently teaches as adjunct faculty in the philosophy department. He was ordained as a priest in the Free Episcopal Church in 2008 and currently serves as Community Chaplain of St. James Mission in Utica, NY.
Mark Munroe
, M.S., M.A.Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center
Frederick (Fred) P. Zammiello
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Philosophy
Phone: (315) 792-3101
Office: 245 White Hall
Professor Fred Zammiello received his Ph. D. from Syracuse University. He specializes in Logic, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, and Environmental Ethics. Fred is the LOGIC guy in our department; his doctoral dissertation is an in-depth study in complex demonstratives and is entitled "Understanding Complex Demonstratives: The Ground of Reference in Sensory Signals", his recent publications include "The Logic of Burke's Sortal Essentialism", Pacific Philosophical Quarterly (March 2001)
Desheng Zong
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Phone: (315) 792-3878
Office: 246 Gordon Science Center
Dr. Desheng Zong received his Ph. D. from Tulane University. He teaches courses in ethics and has research interest in philosophy of language and normative ethics. He has published in the Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophy East and West, and other journals.






