Rate My Professor Jenna Donohue

Jenna Donohue is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She earned her Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2021, with a dissertation entitled "A Deliberative Conception of Moral Complicity," supervised by A.J. Julius. Prior to her appointment at the University of Arkansas, Donohue served as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy and the Embedded EthiCS program at Harvard University. She joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas in a tenure-track position starting in 2022, contributing to the Philosophy department's strengths in moral and political philosophy.

Donohue specializes in moral and political philosophy, with a particular focus on moral complicity and justice. Her research investigates moral responsibility in relation to complicity, sexism, inattention, manipulation, and the nature of reasons for action. She is currently working on a book manuscript titled Reconceiving Moral Complicity, supported by the 2025-2026 Connor Faculty Fellowship from Fulbright College of the University of Arkansas. This fellowship enables her to finalize the project and share drafts for scholarly feedback. Key publications include her article "Sexism, Inattention, and Moral Responsibility" published in Social Philosophy Today in 2025. Additional contributions feature in the American Educational History Journal and a co-authored book review of Larry M. Jorgensen and Samuel Newlands's New Essays on Leibniz's Theodicy in Philosophy in Review (volume 35, no. 3, 2015). Donohue has presented her research at major conferences, including a paper titled "You Can't Choose Your Reasons" at the American Philosophical Association Central Division meeting in 2024. She has delivered guest lectures on topics such as moral complicity at institutions including Hendrix College. During her time at UCLA, she received the Yost Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2016-17, recognizing her pedagogical contributions.