Faculty and Contacts
Chairperson
Dr. Amanda Gradisek
Ph.D., English, University of Arizona
M.A., English, University of Arizona
B.A., English, Ohio State University
Email: agradisek@cscc.edu
Office Associate
Michelle Spencer
Office: Nestor Hall 420
Phone: 614-287-2531
Email: mspence3@cscc.edu
Faculty
Judith Anderson, Professor
M.A.; M.F.A., The Ohio State University
B.A., University of Michigan
Office: Nestor Hall 462
Phone: 614-287-5822
Email: janderso@cscc.edu
Interests: Beginning and Advanced Composition
Deborah Bertsch, Professor
M.A., Composition and Rhetoric, Miami University of Ohio
B.A. English, Northern Kentucky University
Office: Nestor Hall 4100
Phone: 614-287-5860
Email: dbertsch@cscc.edu
Interests: Rhetoric and Composition
Rachel Brooks-Pannell, Associate Professor / Writing Center Coordinator
M.A., Ohio University
Office: Columbus Hall 102B (Writing Center)
Phone: 614-287-2328
Email: rbrooksp@cscc.edu
Interests: Rhetoric and Composition
Don E. Bruce, Professor
M.A., Wright State University
B.A. Wright State University
A.A., Clark State Community College
Office: Nestor Hall 457
Phone: 614-287-2078
Email: dbruce2@cscc.edu
Interests: News, Social Media, Popular Culture, Technology, Social Issues
Dylan Canter, Associate Professor
M.A., The Ohio State University
B.A., The Ohio State University
Office: Nestor Hall 451
Phone: 614-287-2536
Email: dcanter1@cscc.edu
Interests: 20th Century Latino/a Literature, Sexuality Studies, and Modernist Literature.
Shawn Casey, Associate Professor
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
B.A., Antioch College
Office: Nestor Hall 499
Phone: 614-287-2261
Email: scasey5@cscc.edu
Interests: Literacy Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, English and American Literature
Crystal Robinson Clark, Professor
Ph.D., University of Toledo
M.T.S., Methodist Theological School in Ohio
M.A., The Ohio State University
B.A., The Ohio State University
Office: Nestor Hall 496
Phone: 614-287-5451
Email: crobinso@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition, American and African American Literature, Theology, and Creative
Writing
Matthew Connolly, Instructor
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
M.A., The Ohio State University
B.A., Boston University
Office: Nestor Hall 493
Phone: 614-287-3658
Email: mconnolly3@cscc.edu
Interests: Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Poetry, Guitar, Hockey, Horror movies
Crystal D. Danley, Instructor
M.A., Rhetoric and Composition, Youngstown State University
Teaching of Writing Graduate Certificate
B.A., American Studies, Popular Culture, Youngstown State University
Office: Nestor Hall 497
Phone: 614-287-2309
Email: cdanley@cscc.edu
Interests: African-American Rhetoric, American Studies, Antiracist and Reality Pedagogies,
Linguistic Justice
Zachary Dilbeck, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Idaho State University (English and the Teaching of English)
M.A., Western Illinois University (English)
M.A., University of Phoenix (Education)
B.A., Southern Illinois University (English)
Office: Delaware Campus, DA-113
Phone: 740-203-8071
Email: zdilbeck@cscc.edu
Interests: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Tolkien Studies, Anglo-Saxon Literature
and Old English, European Fairy Tales, Biblical Literature, Narrative and Cultural
Studies, UFO/Extraterrestrial Phenomena and Conspiracy Theory
William Driscoll, Instructor
Ph.D. English, University of Oregon
M.A. Teaching English, Teacher's College
B.A. English, Boston University
Office: Nestor Hall 423
Phone: TBD
Email: wdriscoll@cscc.edu
Interests: Medieval Literature, Rhetorical Theory, Vegetarian Cooking, Biking, Making
Art with the Family, and all things Doctor Who
Pronouns: he, him, his
Ingrid Emch, Professor
Ph.D., Union Institute & University
M.A. The Ohio State University
Office: Nestor Hall 459
Phone: 614-287-5824
Email: iemch@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition, Rhetoric, Environmental Sustainability, Politics, Adult Learning
Theory and Practice, Academic Self-Concept, Reading, Traveling, and Spending Time
with Family and Friends
Holly Finnegan, Professor
M.A. English, The Ohio State University
B.S. English Education, The Ohio State University
Office: Aquinas Hall 247
Phone: 614-287-5170
Email: hfinnega@cscc.edu
Interests: Assisting students in the improvement of reading, writing, and student
success skills
Susan Flatt, Assistant Professor
M.A., English Literature with concentrations in Critical Theory, Early Modern British
Literature, Romantic British Literature, University of Miami (FL)
B.A., English with concentrations in British Literature and Creative Writing Poetry
with a minor in religion, University of Florida
A.A. St. Petersburg College
Office: Nestor Hall 458
Phone: 614-287-5978
Email: sflatt@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition and Rhetoric, British Literature, Creative Writing, Theory
Dr. Rebecca L Fleming, Professor
Ph.D., Composition and Rhetoric, Miami University of Ohio
M.A., Composition and Rhetoric, Ohio University
B.A., English, St. Bonaventure University
Office: Nestor Hall 453
Phone: 287-5186
Email: rfleming11@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition and Rhetoric, Digital / Distance Learning, Metacognition and
Mindfulness Pedagogy, Growth Mindset Pedagogy, Cognitive Psychology
Joseph Daniel Foster, Annually Contracted Faculty
M. Ed. (English), The Ohio State University
B.A., The Ohio State University
Office: Aquinas Hall 245
Phone: 614-287-2853
Email: jfoste10@cscc.edu
Interests: Helping students develop their reading and writing skills in order to communicate
effectively and to be successful in their endeavors.
Dustin Gibson, Annually Contracted Faculty
M.A., Wright State University
B.A., Wright State University
Office: Aquinas Hall 245
Phone: 614-287-2853
Email: dgibso10@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition and Rhetoric, Dual Credit, Creative Writing, and Cats
Lisa Gordon, Professor
Co-Requisite Lead
M.Ed., The Ohio State University
Office: Aquinas Hall 224
Phone: 614-287-5293
Email: lgordon@cscc.edu
Interests: The co-requisite model for the near-ready student, the English Accelerated
Learning model, STEM writing, career and college advising, placement testing, digital
literacy, college completion research, Strong Start pedagogy
Steve Kaczmarek, Professor
M.A., The Ohio State University
Office: Nestor Hall 454
Phone: 614-287-5977
Email: skaczmar@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, Business Communication
With Kitty O. Locker, Steve co-authored Business Communication: Building Critical Skills. Some of Steve's fiction can be found at Every Day Fiction.
Kip Knott, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Alaska - Fairbanks
Office: Nestor Hall 460
Phone: 614-287-5203
Email: kknott@cscc.edu
Interests: Creative Writing, Poetry, Literature, Art, Art History, Appalachian History
and Culture
Tracy Koski, Professor
M.S. English, Radford University
B.S. English, Radford University
Office: Aquinas 246
Phone: 614-287-5266
Email: tkoski@cscc.edu
Interests: Helping students build stronger foundational skills in the areas or writing,
critical reading, and academic preparedness
Nicholas (Nick) Lakostik, Associate Professor
M.A., University of Akron
B.A., Ohio University
Office: Nestor Hall 4102
Phone: 614-287-5784
Email: nlakosti@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition & Rhetoric, Digital / Distance Learning, Open Educational Resources
(OER)
Whitney Larson, Instructor
M.A., The University of Alabama
B.A., Miami University of Ohio
Office: Nestor Hall 498
Phone: 614-287-5962
Email: wlarson3@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition & Rhetoric, Dual Credit, Shakespeare, Metacognition & Mindfulness
Pedagogy, Distance/Digital Learning, Active & Collaborative Pedagogy, Social Justice
Teaching, and spending time with family
Stephen Logan, Professor
M.A., University of Toledo
B.S., Ohio University
Office: Nestor Hall 493
Phone: 614-287-2064
Email: slogan5@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition, Literature
Robyn Lyons-Robinson, Professor
M.A., The Ohio State University (English)
M.A., The Ohio State University (Women's Studies)
Office: Nestor Hall 4109
Phone: 614-287-3657
Email: rlyons@cscc.edu
Interests: Women's Literature, African American Literature, Literacy Representation,
Intersectionality Studies, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, Diversity in Higher Education
Ann Elisabeth Palazzo, Professor
M.A., The University of Notre Dame
B.A., University of Michigan
Office: Nestor Hall 461
Phone: 614-287-5911
Email: apalazzo@cscc.edu
Interests: Creative Writing, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Digital Learning
Joan Petrusky, Professor
M.A., Pittsburg State
Office: Nestor Hall 4111
Phone: 287-5820
Email: jpetrusk@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition, Early Twentieth Century Literature, Film Studies
Nancy Pine, Associate Professor
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
M.A., Cleveland State University
B.A., Columbia College Chicago
A.A., Monterey Peninsula College
Office: Delaware Campus, DA 114
Phone: 740-203-8072
Email: npine@cscc.edu
Interests: Rhetoric and Composition
Sandra E. Riley, Annually Contracted Faculty
M.A. English, The University of Dayton
M. Ed. Integrated Language Arts Education, Antioch University Midwest
B.A. English, The Ohio State University
Office: Nestor Hall 497
Phone: 614-287-2531
Email: sriley28@cscc.edu
Interests: Literacy, Poetry, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, Transformative Literacies, Intersectional
Feminism
Dr. Andrea Romero, Instructor
Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Office: Nestor Hall
Phone:
Email: aromero6@cscc.edu
Interests: Intercultural Rhetoric and Online Course Design Training
Rebecca (Beki) Test, Professor
M.A., The Ohio State University
Office: Nestor Hall 4101
Phone: 287-5093
Email: rtest@cscc.edu
Interests: Composition, Literature, Folklore, Writing about Gender and Identity, Creative
Writing, Poetry, and Music of all kinds
Heather Thompson-Gillis, Associate Professor
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
M.A., Miami University of Ohio
B.A., Denison University
Office: Nestor Hall 4110
Phone: 614-287-5096
E-Mail: hthompso@cscc.edu
Interests: 19th Century American Literature, Women’s Literature, Social Reform Literature,
Service-Learning, and Community Engagement
Mike Wright, Assistant Professor
M.A., Ohio University
Office: Nestor Hall 455
Phone: 614-287-2777
Email: mwrigh10@cscc.edu
Interests: Creative Writing, 20th Century American Literature, Poetry