309 Center for Technology and Learning
This is where you can find out who teaches in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department and learn a little about them.Faculty
A teacher who can arouse a feeling for one single good action, for one single poem, accomplishes more than he who fills our memory with rows on rows of natural objects, classified with name and form.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Elective Affinities
Lilia Bermudez
Glenn Clayman
Robert Fitrakis
Judith Gentry
Traci Haynes
Marilyn Howard
Scott Hunt
Heather Johnston
Peter Karim-Sesay
Carolyn Kaufman
Tracy Little
Karsten Look
Rebecca Mobley
Adam Moskowitz
Karen Muir
Eric Neubauer
Mary Reiter
Susan Rogers
Judy Roobian-Mohr
Michael Schumacher
James Stewart
Erica Swarts
David Tom
Lilia Bermudez
316 Center for Technology and Learning (TL)
Phone: 614-287-5077
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: lbermude@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
PSY 100, PSY 200, PSY 240, PSY 261, SOC 230
Psychology and Sociology contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.A., Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Psychology
M.A., Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Counseling Psychology
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Family Sciences
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
Effects of divorce on mothers, fathers and/or children
Glenn Clayman
321 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-2410
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: gclayman@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
ECON 100, ECON 200, ECON 240, SSCI 104Economics and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.A., Ohio University, 1978M.A., Miami [Ohio] University, 1980
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
I specialize in statistical analysis and financial planning analysis. I am also interested in multimedia authoring programs and the Internet.Robert J. Fitrakis
327 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-2482
Fax: 614-287-5301
E-mail: rfitraki@cscc.edu or freepress@iwaynet.net
Courses I Teach
POLS 101, POLS 165, SSCI 102, SOC 202Political Science, Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciencescontain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.S., Political Science and History, Grand Valley State College, 1978M.A., Political Theory, Wayne State University, 1982
Ph.D., American Government, Wayne State University, 1990
J.D., The Ohio State University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
Obviously, I am interested in political science and politics: I was a Ford Foundation Fellow in the Michigan Senate (1975) as an intern for Republican Senate Minority Leader Robert Vanderlaan. In 1992 I was the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 12th District, and in 1995 I ran for election to the Columbus School Board. I have written extensively about political theory, copublished a scholarly article on health-care policy, and made presentations at academic conferences on political theory, electoral politics, and public policy.If you want to know more about me, you can read my weekly column, "Bob Bites Back," in the Columbus Alive! newspaper. I also have a public access cable program called "From the Democratic Left" on channel 21 (Mondays at 8 p.m. and Thursdays at 11 a.m.), and a radio talk show called "Fight Back!" on WSMZ 103.1 (call in Sundays at 821-1031 between 6 and 7 p.m). I publish and edit The Free Press, a quarterly journal of opinion and new analysis. It is on the web at www.freepress.org .
Most importantly, I live with a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig named Iggy
who has his own Animal Rights Update on the Columbus
Free Press.
Judith D. Gentry
328 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-5042
Fax: 614-287-5301
E-mail: jgentry@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
PSY 100, PSY 230, SSCI 101, ENGL 190, PSY 290Psychology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.S., Psychology, University of PittsburghM.A., Experimental Psychology, Adelphi University
Ph.D., Educational Administration, The Ohio State University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
I am currently working in two different research areas: gaining a better understanding of group dynamics using an individual/collectivism variable, and developing an academic interest in hate groups.Traci Haynes
324 The Center for Technology and Learning (TL)
Phone: 614-287-5052
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: thaynes@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
PSY 100, PSY 230, PSY 235, PSY 240, PSY 261
Degrees I've Earned
B.A., Ohio University, Psychology
M.S., Ohio University, Clinical Psychology
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
I am particularly interested in Health Psychology, through my graduate work was in the area of Clinical Psychology. My main research interests are in stress management, physical activity, and lifestyle influences on physical/mental health. As a Mom of three very active adolescents, I’m able to put my interests into practice nearly everyday!
Marilyn Howard
320 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-5368
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: mhoward@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
POLS 101, SSCI 102, SOC 202Political Science and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
A.A.S., Law Enforcement, Columbus Technical Institute, 1976B.A., Criminal Justice, Ohio Dominican College, 1979
M.A., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 1991
M.A., American History, The Ohio State University, 1994
Ph.D., American History, The Ohio State University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
My areas of specialization are voting behavior, political parties, constitutional history, and post-World War II African American social history.I write book reviews for The Columbus Dispatch and The Historian.
I recently completed a four-year term as an associate editor for the Southern
Historian. I also collect Barbie dolls for three eras: early, couture,
and mod in the years 1959-1970.
Scott Hunt
322 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-5410
Fax: 614-287-5301
E-mail: shunt@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
ECON 100, ECON 200, ECON 240, SSCI 104Economics and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.S., Economics, John Carroll University, 1985M.A., Economics, The Ohio State University, 1986
Ph.D., Economics, The Ohio State University, 1992
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
My academic interests are international trade, foreign relations, economic and human development, and economic systems. I am also interested in research about learning styles: I am heading a study on how the different types of learners perform in various subject matters and with various professors, and how learning styles are related to retention rates.In my other life, I like watching football (Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Ohio State, Tennessee), basketball (I love college hoops, shoot the rock!), baseball (Reds and Indians), and hockey (Avalanche, Flyers, and I was a huge Nordique fan). I bike, golf, play basketball and softball, and listen to heavy metal and alternative music (Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Venom, Metallica, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam).
Heather Johnston
313 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-2679
Fax: 614-287-5301
Courses I teach
PSY 100, PSY 230, PSY 240
Degrees I've Earned
B.A. in Communication Processes and Disorders, University of Florida
M.A. in Hearing Science, The Ohio State University
Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, The Ohio State University
Peter Karim-Sesay
339 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-2528
Fax: 614-287-5301
email: pkarimse@cscc.edu
Courses I teach
SSCI 101, SOC 101, SOC 202
Carolyn Kaufman
329 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5199
Fax: 614-287-5301
email: ckaufman@cscc.edu
Courses I teach
PSY 100, PSY 135, PSY 230, PSY 261, PSY 290
Degrees I've Earned
B.A. in Psychology, Otterbein College
D.Psy. in Clinical Psychology, Wright State University
Tracy Little
315 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5739
Fax: 614-287-5301
email: tlittle@cscc.edu
Courses I teach
Anth 201, Anth 240, Anth 299, Soc 101, SSCI 101
Degrees I've Earned
B.S. in Sociology/Anthropology and Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.A. in Anthropology, The Ohio State University
Ph.D. in Anthropology, The Ohio State University
Karsten Look
332 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5367
Fax: 614-287-5301
email: klook@cscc.edu
Courses I teach
PSY 100, PSY 230, PSY 267, PSY 290
Rebecca Mobley
334 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5582
Fax: 614-287-5301
email: rmobley@cscc.edu
Courses I teach
ANTH 202, SSCI 101
Adam Moskowitz
325 The Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5816
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: amoskowi@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
SOC 101, SOC 202, SOC 290, SSCI 102, SSCI 287, SSCI 290
Degrees I've Earned
B.A., The Ohio State University, Criminology
M.A., The Ohio State University, Sociology
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Sociology
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
Academic research interests are in Public Opinion, Race and Ethnic Relations, Criminology, and Political Sociology. Personal interest is music.
Karen Muir
312 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-5040
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: kmuir@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
ANTH 200, ANTH 201, ANTH 202, SSCI 101Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.A., The Ohio State University, AnthropologyM.A., The Ohio State University, Cultural Anthropology
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Cultural Anthropology
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
My research interests are multicultural and multilingual education, sociolinguistics, folklore, nonverbal communication, and refugee studies.Geographically speaking, I am interested in the southwestern US, in MesoAmerica (particularly Mayan culture), and Southeast Asia (particularly Laotian culture).
Language and culture interest me a great deal. I am currently attempting to learn some ASL (notice the word "attempting" :) I also enjoy mystery stories. Old favorites include Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie. I really like some of the newer ones that mix culture with mystery: such as the Dene Leaphorn and Chee stories (Tony Hillerman); and the intrepid Victorian lady Egyptologist Amelia Peabody Emerson (Elizabeth Peters). Sometimes machines and I do NOT get along. I strongly suspect that there are electronic gods and goddesses and that I have, at some time in my life, greatly offended them. I love to people watch. And I have found that life IS stranger than fiction...
Eric Neubauer
323 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-5698
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: eneubaue@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
GEOG 200, SSCI 104, GEOG 207Degrees I've Earned
B.S., Business Administration/Management, West Liberty State College
M.A., Geography, The Ohio State University
Ph.D., Geography, The Ohio State University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
My current research interests include the evolution and development of the urban system of the United States since the end of World War II -- specifically, the impact that transportation and communications have had on the changing pattern of population growth for metropolitan areas throughout the United States and the corresponding influence that the largest metropolitan areas have had (via spatial interaction patterns) on the rest of the U. S. urban system.
Other geographic areas of academic interest include (but not limited to):
- Economic Growth and Development
- Demography
- Geography of Transportation and Technology
- Cultural, Social, and HistoricalGeography
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Geographic Education
Personal areas of geographic interest include the humanistic elements of geography -- the impact that places have on the development of personality and the role that space and place have in shaping an individual's perception of reality; geographic themes and motifs that commonly occur in literature and poetry; and the role that a geographic perspective/viewpoint has in creative enterprises and personal relationships.
Mary Lia Reiter
318 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5200
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: mreiter@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
ANTH 299, SOC 101, SOC 210, SSCI 105
Anthropology, Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.B.A, Marketing, Texas A&M University
M.A., Sociology, The Ohio State University
Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, The Ohio State University
J.D., Law, The Ohio State University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
My research interests include deviant subcultures, critical legal studies, and the effect of community context on criminal justice decisions.Susan Rogers
314 The Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-3617
FAX: 614-287-5301
E-mail: srogers@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
PSY 100, PSY 200, PSY 200, PSY 290
Psychology contains more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.A., University of Wyoming, Secondary Education
M.Ed., Southwest Texas State University, School Psychology
Ph.D., Indiana University, Counseling Psychology
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
I am most interested in the positive perspective of psychology that seeks to discover the experiences, assets, and resources that promote happiness, secure attachment, and optimal human performance. In the journal American Annals of the Deaf you will find the results of a positive psychology research study that two colleagues and I completed entitled, Signs of resilience: Assets that support Deaf success in bridging the Deaf and hearing worlds.
Another academic interest of mine is the study of the adaptive unconscious. I really like Malcolm Gladwell's (2005) book, Blink: The power of thinking without thinking. I also enjoy studying methods for improving the academic achievement of college students. Several of my educational psychology students and I created a web site to inspire academic excellence. We hope you enjoy a site visit at http://global.cscc.edu/social/ success/.
Judy Roobian-Mohr
330 Center for Technology and LearningPhone: 614-287-2661
Fax: 614-287-5301
Courses I Teach
ECON 100, ECON 200, ECON 240, SSCI 104Economics and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.B.A, University of HawaiiM.A., Central Michigan University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
Sorry, I have no research interests. Experiencing life is much more fun than documenting it! I collect frequent flier miles and use them as often as possible. Escaping is important, and the process can be as rewarding as the destination.If you have been avoiding Econ but aren't afraid to work at it, come and see me. My students have TONS to do, but they also learn a lot about themselves, why there's no "free lunch" and that all of us face a series of (often tough) choices as we meander though our lives. The fact of the matter is that you can run but you can't hide from Economics. Did you ever have everything you wanted? Do you always agree with your family and friends (much less some bunch of politicians ...) about what's "really important?" How long is the list of thing you're giving up in order to pursue your education? This is the stuff of our Econ courses. Complex. Frustrating. Sometimes controversial. Never dull.
Michael L. Schumacher
229 Aquinas HallPhone: 614-287-5482
Fax: 614-287-5301
email: mschumacher@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
PSY 100, PSY 235, SSCI 101Psychology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences contain more information about these courses.
Degrees I've Earned
B.S., Anthropology, Ball State UniversityM.A., School Psychology, Ball State University
M.Div., Theology, Trinity Lutheran University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
I am interested in the development of classroom materials for teaching sensation/perception. I am also interested in the use of prestidigitation (magic) in teaching scientific method, cognitive processes, and sensation/perception. And I am intrigued by the interaction of food and culture and the psychology and sociology of religion.
James Stewart
317 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-3661
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: jstewart@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
ANTH 200, 201, 202 and SSCI 101 (so far)
Degrees I've Earned
B.A., Anthropology, The Ohio State University
M.A. Anthropology, The Ohio State University
Research Interests/Other Interests I Have
I am interested in anthropology, evolutionary theory, genetics, and anthropology (I know I mentioned it twice, but I really like it.
Oh yes, I have also been known to fool around with computers every now and then.
Erica Swarts
319 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5041
Fax: 614-287-5301
Email: eswarts@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
SOC 230, SOC 280
David Tom
326 Center for Technology and Learning
Phone: 614-287-5817
Fax:
614-287-5301
Email: dtom@cscc.edu
Courses I Teach
PSY 100, PSY 230, PSY 290
Social and Behavioral Sciences Department
309 Center for Technology and Learning
550 East Spring Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614)287-5005