The office of Marketing and Communications offers a variety of services for members of the media.
Expert's List: Categories for Media Relations
Many members of the Hood College faculty and staff are willing to speak to various civic groups or organizations and to members of the news media. Listed below, by general categories, are the available participants, their phone numbers and e-mail addresses; feel free to contact them directly or call the Office of Marketing and Communications at Hood College at (301) 696-3800 for assistance.
African American Studies
Hoda Zaki, Professor of Political Science and Director of the African American Studies Program
(301) 696-3697
E-mail: hzaki@hood.edu
Archaeology
Jennifer Ross, Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Archaeology
(301) 696-3777
E-mail: ross@hood.edu
Art
Joyce Michaud, Associate Professor of Art and Director of the M.F.A. and Graduate Certificate in Ceramic Arts programs
(301) 696-3526
E-mail: jmichaud@hood.edu
Marshall Dupuie, Instructor of Photography
(301) 663-8257
E-mail: dupuie@hood.edu
Business and Economics
Joseph Dahms, Beneficial Associate Professor of Economics and Management
(301) 696-3687
E-mail: dahms@hood.edu
Sang Kim, Associate Professor of Economics and Management (stocks, international economies and Caribbean economy)
(301) 696-3693
E-mail: kim@hood.edu
Steve Pilloff, Associate Professor of Management
(301) 696-3688
E-mail: pilloff@hood.edu
Business Ethics
Anita Jose, Associate Professor of Management; Chair of the Department of Economics and Management, Director of the M.B.A. program
(301) 696-3691
E-mail: ajose@hood.edu
Computer Science
George Dimitoglou, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
(301) 696-3980
E-mail: dimitoglou@hood.edu
William Pierce, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
(301) 696-3983
E-mail: pierce@hood.edu
Terry Martin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Thanatology , Program Director for Thanatology Program
(301) 696-3759
E-mail: tmartin@hood.edu
Education
Kathleen Bands, Professor of Education and Vice President for Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment Management (women in leadership)
(301) 696-3600
E-mail: bands@hood.edu
John George, Associate Professor of Education, Chair of the Department: Secondary Math and Science Education
(301) 696-3461
E-mail: georgej@hood.edu
Ellen Koitz, Associate Professor of Education; Director of the Graduate Reading Specialization Program; Director, Graduate Struggling Reader Program (children's education, reading and writing)
(301) 696-3466
E-mail: koitz@hood.edu
Kelly Ross Kantz, Assistant Professor of Education (preschool, early childhood development, outdoor learning environments)
(301) 696-3838
E-mail: kantz@hood.edu
Environment
Drew Ferrier, Professor of Biology (Chesapeake Bay, Monocacy watershed) and Director of the Graduate Environmental Biology Program
(301) 696-3660
E-mail:dferrier@hood.edu
Film
Genevieve Gessert, Assistant Professor of Art (films about ancient times)
(301) 696-3485
E-mail:gessert@hood.edu
Health
Melanie Adams, Coordinator of Sports Medicine (Exercise, sports injuries, or general health topics)
(301) 696-3836
E-mail:adams@hood.edu
History
Len Latkovski, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science (U.S., Russia, Baltics)
(301) 696-3722
E-mail: latkovski@hood.edu
Rusty Monhollon, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Graduate Master of Arts in Humanities Program (Brown vs. BOE)
(301) 696-3690
E-mail: monhollon@hood.edu
Jennifer Ross, Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Archaeology (ancient history, archaeology)
(301) 696-3777
E-mail: ross@hood.edu
Mathematics
Betty Mayfield, Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Department
(301) 696-3736
E-mail: mayfield@hood.edu
Medieval Times
Emilie Amt, Hildegarde Pilgram Professor of History
(301) 696-3696
E-mail: eamt@hood.edu
Motherhood
Lisa Algazi, Professor of French
(301) 696-3476
E-mail: lalgazi@hood.edu
Music
Noel Lester, Professor of Music and Concert Pianist (classical, ragtime)
(301) 696-3429
E-mail: nlester@hood.edu
Politics
Len Latkovski, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science
(301) 696-3722
E-mail: latkovski@hood.edu
Psychology
Ingrid Farreras, Associate Professor of Psychology (mind control, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
(301) 696-3762
E-mail: farreras@hood.edu
Racism
Hoda Zaki, Professor of Political Science and Director of the African American Studies Program
(301) 696-3697
E-mail: hzaki@hood.edu
Religion
David Hein, Professor of Religion and Philosophy
(301) 696-3435
E-mail: hein@hood.edu
Robotics
George Dimitoglou, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
(301) 696-3980
E-mail: dimitoglou@hood.edu
Sang Kim, Associate Professor of Economics and Management (economics aspect)
(301) 696-3693
E-mail: kim@hood.edu
Volunteerism
Bonnie Hagerman, Executive Director of Academic and Career Services and founder of Care Wear Volunteers, a national group that provides handmade baby items to hospitals
(301) 696-3550
E-mail: hagerman@hood.edu
Writing
Roser Caminals-Heath, Professor of Spanish (creative process of writing a novel)
(301) 696-3474
E-mail: rheath@hood.edu
Carol Kolmerten, Professor of English (biography and memoirs)
(301) 696-3742
E-mail: kolmerten@hood.edu
Women
Kathleen Bands, Professor of Education and Vice President for Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment Management (women in leadership)
(301) 696-3600
E-mail: bands@hood.edu
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