Social Sciences Faculty
Department Faculty Information
Department Chair
Program Manager
Lori Vine
Program Manager, English, Languages and Fine Arts; Social Sciences
Department Personnel
Debra K Burgess
Asst Professor - Educator (F2), CC HIST/PS/PHIL
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Leanna Lynne Hartsough
Asst Professor - Educator (F2), CC Communications
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Frederic James Krome
Professor (F2), CC HIST/PS/PHIL
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Gregory D. Loving
Professor (F2), CC Philosophy
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Noah MacKenzie
Professor (F2), CC Psychology
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Madeline Nyaradzo Ndambakuwa
Instructor - Adj Ann, CC Communications
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Madeline is the CEO and owner of Zanhi Influence, Co-Founder of World Big Family, communication expert, speaker, educator, visual artist, author, and poet.
Meera Rastogi
Professor (F2), CC Psychology
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Meera Rastogi, PhD, APIT, ATR-BC, LPAT, APIT is a licensed psychologist, board certified and registered art therapist, and psychology professor at the University of Cincinnati, Clermont College. She teaches in the psychology program and directs the University’s Pre-Art Therapy Certificate Program. Dr. Rastogi received the 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, the 2021 Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching Outside of the Classroom, and the 2019 Lucille Pederson Hardgrove Exemplary Educator Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Ohio.
Dr. Rastogi's research examines how art making affects people's mental health. She has collaborated on research studying the effects of art making with people living with a benign brain tumor and a study on people with gastrointestinal symptoms. Dr. Rastogi has also coedited two books: Foundations of Art Therapy: Theory and Applications and Neuroinclusive Teaching Strategies, Course Design, and Student Support in Higher Education.
In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Rastogi is the co-director of UC Osher Center for Integrative Health's Arts as Medicine Program where she runs community art therapy groups for people navigating health conditions.
Andrea M Schultz
Asst Professor (F2), CC Psychology
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Upon completion of all training, Dr. Schultz joined Viewpoint Psychological Services as a full-time clinical psychologist where she continues to practice as a part-time clinician. She holds independent licenses to practice in clinical settings in Kentucky, Ohio and via telehealth in all states with enacted PSYPACT legislation.
Dr. Schultz became an adjunct faculty member at the University of Cincinnati - Clermont College in 2013. She joined the faculty full-time in January 2023 as a Visiting Assistant Professor and was hired as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in January 2024. She teaches Introduction to Psychology, First Year Experience (FYE) - Psychology and Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Psychopathology, Health Psychology, among others.