English Department Faculty

“What is written without effort in general is read without pleasure.”
- Samuel Johnson

Faculty in the English Department are a diverse and interesting group of people. The English faculty are skilled and knowledgeable teachers of reading, writing, and literature. They write and publish, travel, do research, present at conferences, and lead workshops. They support and encourage their students and enjoy teaching.

Featured Faculty Websites

Professor Cynthia Lee Katona has written Book Savvy, a book that aims not just to teach how to read literature, but how to actually enjoy it. She has also co-authored Modern Ivory Netsuke with Anthony Chan.

Chalkdust members, Mark Brosamer (left) and Jeff O'Connell, jam. — Photo by Michelle Govang, Monitor, May 10, 2007.

Professor Shirin Maskatia has been instrumental in bringing the Learning Assistant/Supplemental Instruction program (LAPSI) to Ohlone College, a program that uses peer-led study sessions to help students succeed in their classes.

Associate Professor Mark Brosamer plays in a rock band, Chalkdust, with other Ohlone faculty. He has also traveled to China and to England with Ohlone students. Check out his travel videos.

Full-Time Faculty

• Baczuk, John
• Bennett, Bruce
  http://www.ohlone.edu/people/bbennett/
• Brosamer,Mark
  http://www2.ohlone.edu/people/mbrosamer/
• Cunningham, Susan
• Davila, Cecile
• Dean, Jeff
• Gallagher, Perri
• Hurley, Jennifer
  http://www2.ohlone.edu/people/jhurley/
• Katona, Cynthia
  http://www.ohlone.edu/people/ckatona/
• Kawasaki-Hull, Kerrie
• Kuehner, Alison
  http://www.ohlone.edu/people/akuehner/
• Madden, Carmen
  http://www2.ohlone.edu/instr/creativewriting/faculty.htm
• Maskatia, Shirin
• Mitchell, Bob
• Sherman, Rachel
• Swamy, Rakesh
  http://rswamy.pbwiki.com/
• Tull, Barbara
• Virgil, Tracy

Part-Time Faculty

• Albonetti, Michael
• Blank-Spadoni, Nicholas
• Bozskik, Julianna
• Copenhagen, Cathy
• Cragen, Elliott
• Farber, Lawren
• Flynn, Richard
• Frye, Robert
• Hallford, Jeffrey
• Holliger, Heather
• Kelly, Craig
• Kim, Yong
• Kristel, Marcel
• Kuykendall, Sondra
• Munaweera, Nayomi
• Park, Sandra
• Podevyn, Joyce
• Radcliff, Sharon
• Serran, Antonio
• Schwartz, Yvonne
• Silvers, Diane
• Tomb, Nathifa
• Valter, Michael
• Yee, Gloria
• Zapata, Elaine