Portrait of Mike Zerella
Associate Director
RESIDENTIAL ACAD PGM- GLOBAL

Mike Zerella received his Ph.D. in philosophy from CU-Boulder in 2012 with a focus on philosophy of science, and he has been teaching a wide variety of introductory-level philosophy courses at CU since 2006. Michael also earned a Master鈥檚 degree in biology in 1995 and taught high-school science courses for several years in before entering philosophy graduate school in 2002. He started as leader of Global Studies RAP in 2023, but he鈥檚 been involved in teaching and leadership in the RAPs at CU for over ten years. In his free time, Mike enjoys some of the classic Colorado activities like cross-country skiing, hiking, biking, camping, and going to bluegrass music festivals. Travel destinations have included Italy, France, England, British Columbia, Peru, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, China, New Zealand, and much of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.听