School Staff

The Philosophical Community at ACU

The School of Philosophy is committed to excellence in both its teaching and research and boasts a strong intellectual community of academics, researchers, postgraduates and undergraduate students. Staff at the School of Philosophy are dedicated academics and passionate educators, and their commitment to contributing to the philosophical body of knowledge is matched by their deep concern for issues of social justice and contemporary philosophical questions affecting the wider community.

Click on names below for academic staff profiles. For further details on research areas and availability for research degree supervision, visit the Faculty research expertise page and scroll down to "School of Philosophy".

School of Philosophy Academic Staff directory

• Dr Stephen Buckle
• Senior Lecturer
• Email: Stephen.Buckle@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 02 9701 4334 / 02 8382 2869
• Fax: 02 9701 4277 / 02 9361 0975
• Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)

• Mr Peter Coghlan
• Senior Lecturer
• Email: Peter.Coghlan@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 03 9953 3144
• Fax: 03 9953 3245
• Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)

• Dr Richard Colledge
• Head of School
• Email: Richard.Colledge@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 07 3623 7569
• Fax: 07 3623 7262
• Brisbane Campus (McAuley)

• Dr Peter Drum
• Lecturer
• Email: Peter.Drum@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 03 9953 3142
• Fax: 03 9953 3245
• Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)

• Dr. Chris Hackett
• Rsearch Fellow
• Email: Chris.Hackett@acu.edu.au
• Phone 03 9953 3629
• Fax: 03 9953 3245
• Melbourne Campus (St. Patrick's)

• Dr Jeff Hanson
• Research Fellow
• Email: jeffrey.hanson@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 03 9953 3160
• Fax: 03 9953 3245
• Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)

• Professor Kevin Hart FAHA
• Email: kevin.hart@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 03 9953 3159
• Fax: 03 9953 3245
• Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)

• Dr Steve Matthews
• Senior Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
• School of Philosophy and Plunkett Centre for Ethics
• Email: stephen.matthews@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 02 8382 2871
• Plunkett Centre for Ethics

• Professor John Ozolins
• Professor of Philosophy
• Email: John.Ozolins@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 03 9953 3140
• Fax: 03 9953 3265
• Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)

• Dr John Quilter
• Lecturer
• Email: John.Quilter@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 02 9701 4283
• Alt Ph: 02 6209 1166
• Fax: 02 9701 4277
• Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)
• Canberra Campus (Signadou)

• Associate Professor Bernadette Tobin
• Reader in Philosophy
• Director of the Plunkett Centre for Ethics
• School of Philosophy
• Phone: (02) 8382 2869
• Email: B.Tobin@plunkett.acu.edu.au

• Dr Nick Trakakis
• Research Fellow
• Email: nick.trakakis@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 03 9953 3263
• Fax: 03 9953 3245
• Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)

Administrative Staff

• Ms Susanne Dick
• Administrative Officer
• Email: susanne.dick@acu.edu.au
• Phone: 03 9953 3147
• Fax: 03 9415 7100
• Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)