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Professional Affiliations
Lynn University Employment
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Lynn University, 2020-Present
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Lynn University, 2015-2020
Lynn University Service
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Course Lead, Societies and Institutions (DSSG 200), Lynn University, 2022-Present
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Course Lead, World Philosophy (HUM 107), Lynn University, 2022-Present
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Oral Communication Skills Group, Lynn University Dialogue Task Force, 2019-Present
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Director of Forensics, Speech and Debate Team, Lynn University, 2018-Present
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Dialogues of Learning Task Force, Lynn University, 2018-Present
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Debate Coach, Lynn Debate Team, Lynn University, 2016-Present
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Academic Administrator for Adjuncts, Lynn University, 2023-2024
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Faculty Standards and Professional Development Committee, Lynn University, 2022-2024
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Curriculum Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Lynn University, 2020-2022
Previous employer
Employment
- Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy, Indiana University Kokomo, 2013-2015
Service
- Philosophy Tutor, Athletic Department, Purdue University, 2014
- Teaching Assistant Mentor, Communications Department, Purdue University, 2014
- Debate Coach, Purdue University, 2010
- Assistant Debate Coach, Duquesne University, 2008
Professional Organizations
- American Philosophical Association
- American Philosophical Practitioners Association
- American Association of Philosophy Teachers
- Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Association
- Semiotic Society of America
- National Communication Association
Professional Qualifications, Certifications, and Licenses
Professional Development
- Annual faculty development provided by Lynn University, 2015-Present
- Counselor Certification, American Philosophical Practitioners Association, New York, NY, 2014
- Graduate Teaching Certificate, Purdue University, 2012
Additional Professional Training
- Field Study in International Economics, Florida Atlantic University, San José, Costa Rica, 2017
- Summer Seminar, Institute of Philosophical Practice, La Chapelle St. André, France, 2014
- Level One Certification Program, American Philosophical Practitioners Association, New York, NY, 2014
- Thinking Through Times of Crisis, Mimetic Theory Summer School, Leusden, The Netherlands, 2012
- College Teaching Workshops Series One, Center For Instructional Excellence, Purdue University, 2011
Languages
- French, reading proficient with dictionary
Awards and Honors
- Scholar Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Lynn University, 2019
- Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Communications, Purdue University, 2014
- Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Communications, Purdue University, 2013
- Certificate of Excellence for Best Poster Presentation: Philosophy and Literature. Purdue University, 2013
- Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Communications, Purdue University, 2012
Education/Academic qualification
Government, A.L.M., Harvard University Extension School
… → 2024
Economics, M.S., Florida Atlantic University
… → 2018
Philosophy and Literature, Ph.D., Purdue University
… → 2015
Philosophy, M.A., Duquesne University
… → 2010
Philosophy and Economics, B.S., Hillsdale College
… → 2007
Disciplines
- Philosophy
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The Ethics of Bypassing UNOS Allocation Rules to Save a Patient
Augustus, K. & Hamm III, R. F. (Faculty Advisor), Apr 18 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Oral Presentation
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A Nuclear War by Any Other Name: The Rhetoric of Competitive Policy Debate
Hamm III, R. F., Nov 1 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Are We the Baddies: Examining Moral Choice in Modern Video Games
Hamm III, R. F., Feb 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Aging Population in Japan
Hamm III, R. F., 2023, Societies and Institutions. Ainbinder, D. L. & Unger, S. (eds.). 7th ed. Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press, p. 147-149 3 p. (Dialogues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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LGBTQ+ in Uganda
Hamm III, R. F., 2023, Societies and Institutions. Ainbinder, D. L. & Unger, S. (eds.). 7th ed. Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press, p. 135-138 4 p. (Dialogues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Ontological Vertigo: A Natural State
Cook, K. E. & Hamm III, R. F., Apr 25 2023, In: Interdisciplinary Research in Counseling, Ethics and Philosophy (IRCEP). 3, 7, p. 28-40 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Future of Florida Forensics
Hamm III, R. F., Cook, K. E., Martinelli, A. & Steinberg, D., Apr 13 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference session
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Uyghur Muslims in China
Hamm III, R. F., 2023, Societies and Institutions. Ainbinder, D. L. & Unger, S. (eds.). 7th ed. Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press, p. 143-146 4 p. (Dialogues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Wealth Inequality in Brazil
Hamm III, R. F., 2023, Societies and Institutions. Ainbinder, D. L. & Unger, S. (eds.). 7th ed. Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press, p. 139-142 4 p. (Dialogues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Absurd Memes as Sisyphean Rebellion
Hamm III, R. F., Nov 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Press/Media
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Lynn debate team earns finalist honors at Miami Dade College tournament
10/23/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Lynn University's debate team wins the divisional state championship
2/27/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities