Department of Philosophy
Shelley M Park

Shelley M Park, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor

spark@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-2273
Office Hours: M 4:30-5:30 (PSY 239); T 1-2 (BC 145A) or by appt.
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Dr. Shelley Park's research and teaching interests include Feminist Theory, Queer Theory, Theories of Knowledge, Philosophy of Psychology, and Cultural Studies. She has published work in various professional journals and anthologies on topics such as recovered memories of abuse, feminist therapy, transracial adoption, queer families, women in higher education, and multiculturalism in the academy. She is especially interested in applying feminist theoretical insights to current issues affecting women. Her current research focuses on mothering within queer, postmodern families. Courses she regularly teaches include Feminist Theory, Family Values, Freedom and Justice, Philosophy in the News, and Ways of Knowing.

Dr. Park joined UCF's faculty in 1990 after completing her Ph.D. in Philosophy at Duke University. Her BA (1982) and MA (1984) degrees were earned at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. She misses the Rockies, but loves the ocean.

While at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Park has served as Director of the Women's Studies Program (1997-2000),Chair of the Department of Philosophy (2000-2003)and founding co-editor of the Florida Philosophical Review (20002003). She has also served on numerous university, college, and department committees, including 20+ hiring committees, the Faculty Senate, Presidential and College Committees on Diversity and on Ethics, the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women, the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Arts and Humanities Dean's Advisory Councils, the CAS Interdisciplinary Council, the CAS and CAH Curriculum Committees, the Honors Council, and the Women's Studies Steering Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee and Community Advisory Board. She is also a certified diversity trainer and a member of UCF Allies and Orlando Queer Academics. In addition, she is a member of several professional organizations, including the National Women's Studies Association, the Popular Culture Association, the Florida Philosophical Association, the American Philosophical Association, the Society for Women in Philosophy, and the association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory.

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