Faculty & Staff in Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy & Religion Office Information
Department Chair: Andrew Mills
Location: Towers Hall 320, 1 S. Grove St.
Hours: Monday – Friday (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Contact: Patti Welch, Academic Administrative Assistant
Phone: 614-823-1361
Email: pwelch@otterbein.edu

Kati Fitzgerald

Kati Fitzgerald

Assistant Professor


Dr. Fitzgerald is an anthropologist of religion, whose work focuses on the lives and religious experiences of the Buddhist laity. She uses primarily ethnographic methods in contemporary Tibet to understand the religious theories of everyday Buddhists. She teaches courses on Asian Religions, Ethics, Gender & Sexuality in the Study of Religion, the intersection between performing arts and religious practice, and religion and medicine.

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Abby Kulisz

Assistant Professor


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Andrew Mills

Andrew Mills

Professor & Department Chair


Andrew Mills arrived at Otterbein in 1999 and since that time has taught a wide range of courses in Philosophy, Integrative Studies, Senior Year Experience, First Year Seminars, and Honors. His teaching interests are wide ranging--everything from logic to Socrates to Existentialism. He has a strong interest in the history of philosophy (especially the classical period in Greece and Rome and the early modern period in Europe), in environmental philosophy, and in the philosophy of happiness & well-being. He has…

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Patti Welch

Patti Welch

Academic Administrative Assistant


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Part Time Faculty in Philosophy & Religion