Humbert, Emily
Emily Humbert, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Philosophy
Office: Lauretta Taylor 321D
Phone: (910) 672-1506
Email: ehumbert@uncfsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2021
Dissertation – “Canine-Training Programs in Prisons as a Deweyan Ethic”
M.A. Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2016
Thesis – “Alain Locke's Pluralistic Cosmopolitanism: A Response to the Integration and Nationalist/Separatist Debate”
B.A., Philosophy, Sacred Heart University, 2012
M.A.T., Masters in the Art of Teaching, Secondary Education, magna cum laude, Sacred Heart University, 2011
B.A., History, Sacred Heart University, 2009
Academic Positions
2024- Lecturer of Philosophy, College of Humanities and Social Science Department of
IGPH, Fayetteville State University
2021-2024 Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Ethics Fellow in the Jackson Family Center, Coastal Carolina University
2015 – 2021 Graduate Assistant, Department of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University
2014 – 2021 Archivist, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, State of Illinois
Areas of Specialization Applied Ethics, Critical Prison Studies, Nonhuman Animal Studies, Philosophy of Race, African American Philosophy, American Philosophy
Areas of Competence Feminist Philosophy, Political/Social Philosophy, History
Of Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles
“On Maintaining Optimism,” Journal of School & Society, Issue 10.1 (2024) pp. 2-4.
“A Deweyan Ethic for Human/Nonhuman Animal Relationships,” Contemporary Pragmatism, Vol. 19 (2022) pp. 273–292
Works in progress
“The Subversiveness of Dog Training Programs in Prison” (Under review)
“A Deweyan Approach to the Problem of ‘Functionality’ at the Intersection of Service Animals and Disability”
“Care Ethics Behind Bars: A Case Study of Dog Training Prison Programs”
National and International Conference Presentations
Peer-Reviewed
“The Subversiveness of Dog Training Programs in Prison,” 4th SAFI International Conference, (Paris, France), October 5-7, 2023
“Canine-Based Training Programs in Prisons as a Deweyan Approach to Ethics,” John Dewey Memorial Conference, (Burlington, VT), October 8-9, 2021
“A Deweyan Approach to Human/Nonhuman Animal Relationships,” The New School For Social Research Philosophy Department Graduate Student Conference, (Online), April 1-2, 2021
“Pragmatism in Action: What Human/Non-Human Animal Relations Teach Us About Ethics,” 27th Annual Conference for Philosophical Collaborations, (Carbondale, IL), March 28-29, 2019
“A Deweyan Analysis of Gloria Anzaldua’s Mestiza Consciousness,” 46th Annual Meeting of The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, (Columbus, OH), March 14-16, 2019
“Alain Locke’s Pluralistic Cosmopolitanism: A Response to the Integration and Nationalist/Separatist Debate,” 44th Annual Meeting of The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, (Birmingham, AL), March 16-18, 2017
“Revisiting Black Nationalism and Separatism: Recreating the Goal of Integration,” 17th Annual Midwest Pragmatist Study Group of The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, (Indianapolis, IN), September 26-27, 2015
Invited
Guest Speaker, “Reconciling Personal Ethic with the Army Ethic,” Gillis Jones Institute for Ethics and Leadership, (Fayetteville, NC), December 10, 2024
Panelist, “The Ethics of Incarceration: A Panel Discussion” Jackson Center Family Center for Ethics and Values Series, (Conway, SC), January 19, 2023
Panelist, “The Ethics and Moral Value of Sports: A Panel Discussion,” Jackson Center Family Center for Ethics and Values Series, (Conway, SC), October 12, 2022
Panelist, “The Ethics of Teaching Race in the Classroom: A Panel Discussion,” Jackson Center Family Center for Ethics and Values Series, (Conway, SC), November 30, 2021
Guest Speaker, “The Subversiveness of Canine-Training Programs in Prisons,” Jackson Center Family Center for Ethics and Values Presentation, (Conway, SC), September 30, 2021
Interviews
"A Critique of the Intersectionality of the Opioid Epidemic and the Prison System." Interviewed by Rebekah Miles, April 20, 2023
“The Philosophy of Pets in Prisons: An Interview with Emily Humbert,” Blog of Habri Central, October 15, 2014
Service at Fayetteville State University
Department
2024 – present Member, Core Review Foundations Subcommittee
University
2024 – present Member, Women's History Month Committee
2024 – present Commencement Marshall
2024 –
Service at Coastal Carolina University
Department
2023 – 2024 Philosophy and Film Series Co-Organizer
2021 – 2024 Fellow, Jackson Center Visiting Fellow, Jackson Center Family Center for Ethics and Values
Member, Visibility and Recruitment Committee, Philosophy and Religious Studies Department
FACEtime with Faculty Volunteer
University
2023 Volunteer, EXSS-415 Personal Fitness Leadership Course Students: Morgan Donovan and Layla Morris, April 2023
2022 – 2024 Ethics Bowl Coach, Mid Atlantic Regional Competition
Advisory Board Member, Incarcerated VOICE Initiative
2021 – 2024 Affiliated Faculty Member, Affiliated Board Member, Joyner Institute for Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Studies
Community
2023 –2024 After School Ethics Academy (ASEA)
2022 – 2024 Volunteer/Affiliated Faculty, International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
2020 Search Committee, College of Engineering
2018 – 2020 Secretary, SIUC Graduate Philosophy Union
Committee of the Whole Graduate Representative
2015 – 2016 Masters Student Representative, SIUC Graduate Philosophy Union
2014 – 2018 Welcoming Committee/Social Chair, SIUC Graduate Philosophy Union
Service to Profession
2023- present Co-editor, Journal of School & Society, Issue #10.1
2022 - present Reviewer, Southwestern Philosophical Society
2019 – present Editorial Board member, Journal of School & Society
2019 Organizer, 22nd Annual Building Bridges Graduate Student Conference, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Teaching
Fayetteville State University
PHIL 110 Critical Thinking
(Fall 2024)
PHIL 212 African American Philosophy
(upcoming Spring 2025)
Coastal Carolina University
PHIL 102 Introduction to Ethics
(Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021)
PHIL 305 Contemporary Moral Issues: Incarceration
(Spring 2023)
Contemporary Moral Issues: Nonhuman Animal Ethics
(Spring 2022)
PHIL 355 Ethics Bowl
(Fall 2023, Fall 2022)
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
PHIL 102 Introduction to Philosophy
(Fall 2016, Fall 2020)
PHIL 210 The American Mind
(Spring 2021, Fall 2018)
PHIL 211 Philosophy and Diversity
(Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018)
PHIL 309 Peace, Law & Justice
(Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
Teaching Assistantships (SIUC)
PHIL 103B World Humanities
(Fall 2015)
PHIL 104 Ethics
(Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2019)
Research Supervision
2024 - External Graduate Committee Member
Graduate Student: Tamaray White
Coastal Carolina University
Awards and Scholarships
Paul Arthur Schillp Graduate Student Scholarship, SIUC Department of Philosophy, 2020-21.
Graduate Assistantship, SIUC Department of Philosophy, 2015-2021.
Professional Memberships
Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (2015-current)
John Dewey Society (2015-current)
Languages
Reading Proficiency in French