Faculty & Staff

Over 30 full-time faculty and more than 90 adjunct faculty members teach in the Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education. Full-time and adjunct faculty members, FYE (freshman) advisors, and staff are listed below.

Full Time Faculty

Name, title and areas of expertise	Contact information
Kyohei Abe Associate Professor Area Coordinator - Photography Advisor - Photo Imaging Manager - Photography Studio	kabe@towson.edu 410-704-3820 CA 3103 A
Mary Anastasia (Stacy) Arnold Lecturer Director - Community Art Center Art Education	aarnold@towson.edu 410-704-2042 CA 3103 Y
Amanda Burnham Professor Area Coordinator - 2D Foundations Drawing Advisor - Design Studies, Illustration	aburnham@towson.edu 410-704-3787 CA 4015
Phil Davis Professor Area Coordinator - Digital Arts + Design Animation Advisor - Digital Arts + Design	pdavis@towson.edu 410-704-2797 CA 3103 Z
Joshua DeMonte Associate Professor Area Coordinator - Interdisciplinary Object Design Advisor - Interdisciplinary Object Design Advisor - Interdisciplinary Object Design, Design Studies	jdemonte@towson.edu 410-704-5259 CA 3103AA
Jenn (Jennifer) Figg, Ph.D. Professor Area Coordinator - 3D Foundations Sculpture Advisor - Design Studies	jfigg@towson.edu 410-704-3423 CA 2007
Carrie (Carolyn) Fucile Lecturer Director - Master of Fine Art (MFA) Digital Art + Design Advisor - Design Studies, Transfer Orientation, MFA	cfucile@towson.edu 410-704-3818 CA 3103 U
Karl Fugelso, Ph.D. Professor Area Coordinator - Art History Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Art & Architecture Advisor - Art History, Research	kfugelso@towson.edu 410-704-2805 CA 3103 Q
Kottie (Katherine) Gaydos Lecturer Art History and Museum Studies Gallery Curator	kgaydos@towson.edu 410-704-2673 CA 3103 GG
Rich Holt Visiting Assistant Professor Area Coordinator - Ceramics Advisor - Ceramics, Design Studies, Art Education	rholt@towson.edu 410-704-2142 CA 3012 B
Kim Hopkins Associate Professor Area Coordinator - Graphic Design Advisor - Graphic Design	khopkins@towson.edu 410-704-3422 CA 4018 On Sabatical - Spring 2024
Lillian Hoover Lecturer Painting Advisor - Painting, Drawing, Printmaking	lhoover@towson.edu 410-704-2808 CA 3103 L
Luci Jockel Lecturer Area Coordinator - Metalsmithing & Jewelry Advisor - Metalsmithing & Jewelry	ljockel@towson.edu 410-704-2821 CA 2012
Seo Gyoung Kim Associate Professor Area Coordinator - Illustration Advisor - Illustration	seogyoungkim@towson.edu 410-704-2799 CA 4017
Amy Sowder Koch, Ph.D. Professor Department Chairperson Director - MA in Professional Studies - Art History Concentration Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean Advisor - Art History, Research/Studio	akoch@towson.edu 410-704-3237 CA 3103 R
Jinyoung Koh, Ed.D. Assistant Professor Director - Master's in Art Education (M.Ed.) Advisor - Art Education, undergraduate and graduate	jkoh@towson.edu 410-704-3819 CA 2003
Diane Kuthy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Area Coordinator - Art Education, undergraduate Advisor - Art Education, undergraduate and post-baccalaureate	dkuthy@towson.edu 410-704-4199 CA 2002
Erin Lehman, Ph.D. Lecturer Art History Director - Holtzman and Center for the Arts Galleries	elehman@towson.edu CA 3103 P 410-704-2333
Jon Lundak Associate Professor Area Coordinator - Sculpture Advisor - Sculpture, Design Studies	jlundak@towson.edu 410-704-2804 CA 2009
Jenee Mateer Professor Photo Imaging Advisor - Photo Imaging	jmateer@towson.edu 410-704-3682 CA 3103 E On Sabatical - Spring 2024
Tonia Matthews Professor Area Coordinator - Printmaking Advisor - Printmaking	tmatthews@towson.edu 410-704-2803 CA 3103 K On Sabatical - Spring 2024
Ada Pinkston Lecturer Art Education Advisor - Art Education	apinkston@towson.edu 410-704-4149 CA 3103 L
Kim Sels, Ph.D. Lecturer Art History Advisor: FYE	ksels@towson.edu 410-704-4195 CA 3103 B
Ryan Shelley Lecturer Graphic Design Advisor - Graphic Design, Transfer Orientation	rshelley@towson.edu 410-704-2141 CA 3103 C
Nancy Siegel, Ph.D. Professor Director - Museum Studies Program Advisor - Museum Studies Minor / Art History, Research and Research/Studio	nsiegel@towson.edu 410-704-5426 CA 3103 FF
Stuart Stein Professor Interactive Media Advisor - Digital Art + Design	sstein@towson.edu 410-704-2801 CA 3103 J
Nora Sturges Professor Area Coordinator - Painting and Drawing Painting Advisor - Painting, Drawing, Printmaking , Fine Arts	nsturges@towson.edu 410-704-2795 CA 4016
Bridget Z. Sullivan Professor Director - Design for User Experience (UX) Graduate Certificate Program Advisor - Design for User Experience (UX) Department Web Editor	bsullivan@towson.edu 410-704-2802 CA 4023
Nahid Tootoonchi Professor Graphic Design Advisor - Graphic Design, Design Studies	ntootoonchi@towson.edu 410-704-4193 CA 4020
George Wylesol Lecturer Illustration Advisor - Design Studies, Illustration, Transfer Orientation	gwylesol@towson.edu 410-704-3785 CA 3103GG

Adjunct Faculty

Name and title	Contact information
Laura Amussen Studio Arts, Foundations	lamussen@towson.edu website
Marc C. Bellassai Art History, CORE Musician - Harpsichord, Early Music Ensemble	mbellassai@towson.edu 410-704-2828 CA 4053
Bradley Blair Studio Arts, Ceramics	bblair@towson.edu website
Heather Boaz Studio Arts, Foundations	hboaz@towson.edu
Tom Boram Digital Arts + Design	tboram@towson.edu
Will (William) Bryson Photography	wbryson@towson.edu
David Calkins Creative Director - Creative Services Printmaking	dcalkins@towson.edu 410-704-4529
Geannine Callaghan Director - Strategic Initiatives and Foundation Relations Art History	gcallaghan@towson.edu 410-704-2299
Lauren Castellana Director of Photographic Services Photogrpahy	lcastellana@towson.edu 410-704-3993
Rieko Chacey Graphic Design	rchacey@towson.edu
(Frank) Yong Jea Cho Digital Art + Design, Animation	yongjeacho@towson.edu
Mary Cloonan Ceramics	mcloonan@towson.edu
(Jim) James Condron Studio Arts, Foundations	jcondron@towson.edu website
Carla Cordova Chacon Graphic Design	ccordovachacon@towson.edu
Caroline Creeden CORE	ccreeden@towson.edu
Lawrence Cromwell Foundations, CORE	lcromwell@towson.edu
Lisa Dillin 3D Foundations	ldillin@towson.edu
James (Jim) Doran Graphic Design	jdoran@towson.edu
Maureen Duffy CORE	mtduffy@towson.edu
Rachel Ellswoth (Lundak) 3D Foundations, Ceramics, CORE	rellsworth@towson.edu
Vernon Fains Art Education	vfains@towson.edu Works off-campus
Cyrus Feldman Photo Imaging	cfeldman@towson.edu
Katharine Fernstrom, Ph.D Art History	kfernstrom@towson.edu LA 3349
Penny Forester Photogaphy	pforester@towson.edu
Nayia Frangouli 3D Foundations	nfrangouli@towson.edu
David Friedheim 3D Foundations	dfriedheim@towson.edu
Alexandra Garove Art Education	agarove@towson.edu
Katherine (Kottie) Gaydos Art History, Writing About Art, CORE 9	kgaydos@towson.edu
Amelia G. Gossman CORE	agossman@towson.edu
Margaret (Maggie) Gourlay Printmaking	mgourlay@towson.edu
Emily Halligan, Ph.D. Art History Academic Coordinator - First Year Experience (FYE) Program, Transfer Orientation	ehalligan@towson.edu 410-704-2307 Academic Advising, Retention & Completion Office Lecture Hall Building, Room 8
Yulia Hanansen Printmaking	yhanansen@towson.edu website
Laura Hatcher Graphic Design	lhatcher@towson.edu
Danielle Hawk CORE	dhawk@towson.edu
Jodi Hoover CORE	jmhoover@towson.edu
Sara Hutton CORE	shutton@towson.edu
Alyssa Imes 3D Safety Technician Sculpture	aimes@towson.edu
Sung Kim Design for User Experience (UX)	sungkim@towson.edu
Matthew Laumann Graphic Design	mlaumann@towson.edu
Elizabeth Lilly Illustration	elilly@towson.edu
Jack Livingston CORE	jlivingston@towson.edu
Dara Lorenzo Printmaking	dlorenzo@towson.edu
Andrew (Andy) Lowrie Jewelry + Metalsmithing	alowrie@towson.edu
Valerie Lucas Printmaking, Letterpress	vlucas@towson.edu
Normandie Luscher Illustration	nluscher@towson.edu
Leigh Maddox 3D Studio Arts, Sculpture, Foundations, CORE	lmaddox@towson.edu website
Rebecca Marimutu Photography	rmarimutu@towson.edu
Leah Matthews Graphic Design	lmatthews@towson.edu
Gregory (Greg) McLemore 2D Foundations	gmclemore@towson.edu
Nadia Mohamed Sculpture, CORE	nmohamed@towson.edu
Emily Moore Art Education	emoore@towson.edu works off-campus
RuSean Myers Graphic Design	rmyers@towson.edu
Aral Olgun CORE	aolgun@towson.edu
Janet Olney Painting	jolney@towson.edu
John Peck Digital Art + Design	jpeck@towson.edu
Sideny Pink Assistant Director External Relations – Media, Arts & Communication and Liberal Arts MFA	spink@towson.edu 410-704-6093
Juan Rodas Printmaking, Foundations	jrodas@towson.edu
Kevin Rohde 3D Studio Arts	krohde@towson.edu
Olivia (OZ) Sanders Digital Art + Design	osanders@towson.edu
Anita Schreibman Printmaking	aschreibman@towson.edu
Ryan T. Smith Graphic Design	rtsmith@towson.edu website
Layla Thompson-Koch	lthompsonkoch@towson.edu
Katja Toporski Metalsmithing & Jewelry, CORE	ktoporski@towson.edu
René (Jose) Treviño Studio Arts, Foundations	jtrevino@towson.edu website
Winnie (Wing Yi) Tsang Art History	wtsang@towson.edu works off-campus
Thiang UK Painting, 2D Foundations	tuk@towson.edu
James Von Minor Studio Arts, 2D Foundations	jvonminor@towson.edu website
Tonya Wheaden-Pugh CORE	twheadenpugh@towson.edu
Jane Wynn Studio Arts, Foundations	jwynn@towson.edu
Venetia Zachary Writing About Art Director, Visual Resources Center	VZachary@towson.edu 410-704-4164 CA 2028 Visual Resource Center

First Year Experience Advisors

Name, Title and Area of Expertise	Contact Information
Kim Sels, Ph.D. Lecturer - Art History	ksels@towson.edu 410-704-4195 CA 3103 B
Venetia Zachary Adjunct - Writing About Art Director - Visual Resources Center	VZachary@towson.edu 410-704-4164 CA 2028

Staff

Name And Title	Contact Information
Morgan Alleyne Administrative Assistant II Faculty Relations, Budget Key Coordinator	malleyne@towson.edu 410-704-5258 CA 3103 F
Mike Bouyoucas Gallery Technician	mbouyoucas@towson.edu 410-704-2333 CA 3009
Alyssa Imes 3D Safety Technician	aimes@towson.edu CA 2011
Erin Lehman Director - Center for the Arts Gallery	elehman@towson.edu CA 3103 P
Kaetlin Markwell Proctor Administrative Assistant I Assistant to Director of Community Arts Center, Co-Key Coordinator	kmarkwell@towson.edu 410-704-2311 CA 3103 X
Edmund Savage Academic Program Coordinator Student Advocate	esavage@towson.edu 410-704-3639 CA 3103 CC
Amy Sowder Koch, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department Chairperson Director - MA in Professional Studies - Art History Concentration Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean Advisor - Art History, Research/Studio	akock@towson.edu 410-704-3237 CA 3103 E
Richard V. Thomas Digital Lab Manager OTS Liaison	rthomas@towson.edu 410-704-5429 CA 4019
Venetia Zachary Director - Visual Resources Center Advisor - First Year Experience, Transfer Orientation Art Gallery Web Editor	VZachary@towson.edu 410-704-4164 CA 2028 Visual Research Center

EMERITUS FACULTY

name and title	contact information
Christopher Bartlett Professor - Illustration	cbartlett@towson.edu
Jane Bates, Ph.D Professor - Art Education	none available
Kay Broadwater, Ph.D. Professor - Art Education	kbroadwater@towson.edu
Dan Brown Professor - Ceramics	none available
J. Susan Isaacs, Ph.D Professor - Art History, Museum Studies Gallery Curator	sisaacs@towson.edu
Haig Janian Professor - Photography	hjanian@towson.edu
Raymond Martens, Ph.D. Associate Professor - Art Education	rmartens@towson.edu
Jim Paulsen Professor - Sculpture	JPaulsen@towson.edu
Robert (Bob) Pitman Professor - Ceramics	none available

Note: CA is the abbreviation for the Center for the Arts building.

Contact Information

Art Office

Location

Center for the Arts, 3103

Hours

Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone

410-704-2808

Fax

410-704-2810

artdepartment@towson.edu

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