Faculty in the English Department

“A writer's problem does not change. He himself changes and the world he lives in changes, but his problem remains the same. It is always how to write truly and having found what is true, to project it in such a way that it becomes a part of the experience of the person who reads it.”
- Ernest Hemingway

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.

English Faculty In the News

• Perri Gallagher to Speak at National Convention in March 2009, February 2009

Featured English 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 Supplemental Instruction (SI) program 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.wikispaces.com/
• Tull, Barbara
• Virgil, Tracy

Part-Time Faculty

• Albonetti, Michael
• Bennett-Walker, Bonnie
• Blank-Spadoni, Nicholas
• Bozskik, Julianna
• Brandt, Teresa
• Camacho, Karina
• Carrell, Tanya
• Christensen, Greg
• Copenhagen, Cathy
• Cragen, Elliott
• Farber, Lawren
• Fernandez, Melanie
• Flynn, Richard
• Frye, Robert
• Germaine, Alison
• Hallford, Jeffrey
• Holliger, Heather
• Kelly, Craig
• Kim, Yong
• Koppel, Scott
• Kristel, Marcel
• Kuykendall, Sondra
• Munaweera, Nayomi
• Park, Sandra
• Pino, Anthony
• Podevyn, Joyce
• Radcliff, Sharon
• Rouse, Victoria
• Serran, Antonio
• Schenk, Ruth
• Schwartz, Yvonne
• Takahashi, Robin
• Valter, Michael
• Yee, Gloria
• Zapata, Elaine