Rate My Professor Jenna Donohue

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.