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Faculty & Contacts

Chairman

Patrice Ross
Department Chair
B.M.E. Music, Wittenberg University
M.M. Music, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
Ph.D. Comparative Arts, Ohio University
Phone: (614) 287-5406
Email: pross@cscc.edu

John Langhirt
Department Assistant
Phone: (614) 287-5043
Email: jlanghir@cscc.edu

Faculty

Gregory “Matt” Adkins 
European History 
B.A. History, Illinois State University
M.A. History of Science, University of Florida
Ph.D. Early Modern European History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Phone: (614) 287-3609
Email: gadkins@cscc.edu

Frank Barnhart
Theatre
B.F.A. Theatre, Ohio University
M.A. Mass Communication and Journalism, Kent State University
M.F.A. Theatre, The Ohio State University
Phone: (614) 287-2235
Email: fbarnhar@cscc.edu

Mark Bocija 
European History 
B.A. Classics, University of Akron
M.A. Medieval History & Reformation, University of Akron 
Phone: (614) 287-5049
Email: mbocija@cscc.edu

Dea H. Boster
American History, History of Medicine
B.A. History, University of Cincinnati
M.A. History, University of Cincinnati
Ph.D. History, University of Michigan
Phone: (614) 287-2097
Email: dboster2@cscc.edu

Judith Dann 
Classics, Mythology, European History
B.A. Classics, Miami University (Oxford)
M.A. Classics, The Ohio State University
Ph.D. Ancient History, The Ohio State University
Phone: (614) 287-5923
Email: jdann@cscc.edu

Tim Davis 
Religion, European History, Philosophy
B.S. Ancient & Medieval Studies, Philosophy St. John Fisher College
M. Div. Theology Concentration, St. Bernard’s Institute
M.A. Medieval Church History, St. Bernard’s Institute
Ph.D. The Study of Religion, The Union Institute and University
Phone: (614) 287-5830
Email: tdavis@cscc.edu

Gwynne Dilbeck
Art History, Classical Mythology
B.A. English, University of Iowa
B.A. Art History, University of Iowa
M.A. Art History, University of Iowa
Ph.D. Art History, University of Iowa
Phone: (614) 287-5768
Email: gdilbeck@cscc.edu

Kyriakoula "Sandy" Drakatos 
European History, Classics
B.A. History and History of Art, Baldwin-Wallace College
M.A. History, Kent State University
Ph.D. Monastic History, The Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Phone: (614) 287-2484
Email: kdrakato@cscc.edu

Paul Graves
American History
Phone: (614) 287-5736
Email: pgraves@cscc.edu

Steven George 
American History
B.A. History and English, Miami University (Oxford)
M.A. History, Ohio University 
Phone: (614) 287-2520
Email: sgeorge8@cscc.edu

Katherine E Hammond
Art History, Humanities
B.A. Art History, Ohio University
M.A. Art History, Ohio University
Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Arts, Ohio University
Phone: 614-287-5974
Email: khammond18@cscc.edu

Christianna Hurford 
European History, American History, African-American History, World Civilizations
B.A. History, The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz 
M.A. Medieval History, The Ohio State University 
Ph.D. Atlantic World History, The Ohio State University 
Phone: (614) 287-2475
Email: churford@cscc.edu

Alesa Mansfield 
Art History, Humanities, Philosophy
B.A. Philosophy, The College of Wooster
M.A. Philosophy, Ohio University
Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Arts, Ohio University
Phone: (614) 287-5770
Email: amansfie@cscc.edu

Rick McCasland
Philosophy
B.A. Philosophy, Ohio Dominican University
M.A. Philosophy program Ohio University 
J.D. Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 
Phone: (614) 287-5384
Email: rmccasla@cscc.edu

Peter Morgan
Humanities, Studio Art
B.F.A.  Drawing & Painting, Sculpture, Digital Arts, Columbus College of Art & Design
M.F.A. Video Art, Narrative, Sculpture, The Ohio State University 
Phone: (614) 287-5364
Email: pmorgan9@cscc.edu

Jennifer Nardone 
American History, African-American History
BA, English, University of Arizona
BAA, Art History, University of Arizona
MS, Architectural History, University of California, Berkeley
MA, History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
PhD, History, University of Mississippi
Phone: (614) 287-2404
Email: jnardone@cscc.edu

Kristen Oganowski
Philosophy
B.A. Philosophy and English, University of Dayton
Ph.D. Philosophy, Syracuse University
Phone: (614) 287-5973
Email: koganowski@cscc.edu

Peter “Bo” Riley
European History 
B. A. with Distinction in History, The Ohio State University
B. A. German Language and Culture, The Ohio State University
M. S. S. Master of Social Sciences, Ohio University
Phone: (614) 287-3649
Email: priley1@cscc.edu 

Stephen Timmons 
European History
B.A. Ancient and Asian History, Sewanee: the University of the South, Tennessee
M.A. British History, Auburn University, Alabama
Ph.D. British History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Phone: (614) 287-2124
Email: stimmons@cscc.edu

Matthew Zarzeczny
European History, American History
B.A.  French and History, Baldwin-Wallace College
M.A. History, Kent State University
Ph.D. History, The Ohio State University
Phone: (740) 203-8231
Email: mzarzeczny@cscc.edu

 

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(614) 287-0000

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