Department Faculty


Matthew P. Canepa, Assistant Professor, Roman and Near Eastern Art
BA, Art History and Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder
MA, Humanities, University of Chicago
MA, Art History, University of Chicago
Ph.D. Art History, University of Chicago

Frank Cossa, Professor, 18th century, Greek & Roman Art, Film
BA, City University of New York
Ph.D. Rutgers University

Tessa Garton, Professor, Medieval/ Early Christian-Byzantine Art
BA, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Ph.D. Courtauld Institute, University of London

Mary Beth Coffman Heston, Chair Art History Department, Associate Professor Asian Art/ Art of India
BA, The Ohio State University
Ph.D. The Ohio State University

Diane Chalmers Johnson, Professor, Modern European & American Art
BA, Radcliffe College, Harvard University
Ph.D. University of Kansas

David Kowal, Professor, Baroque/ Renaissance/ Pre-Columbian/Latin American Art
BA, Brandeis University
Ph.D. University of Michigan

Marian Mazzone, Associate Professor, Modern & Contemporary Art
BA, Miami University (Ohio)
MA, University of Arizona
Ph.D. The Ohio State University

Ralph Muldrow, Associate Professor, Historic Preservation & Community Planning
BS, and BA, University of Virginia
M. Arch and MS, University of Pennsylvania

Robert D. Russell Jr., Associate Professor, Architectural History/Urban Design, Director, Historic Preservation & Community Planning Program
BA, Southern Illinois
Ph.D. Princeton University

Sherry Wallace, Curator, Slide Collection
BA, University of Hartford
MA, University of Colorado, Boulder

Adjunct Faculty

Michael Haga

Larry Lepionka

Peggy Lowe

Full-Time Faculty teach core classes and facilitate the HPCP program.

Robert Russell
Program Director
Telephone:(843) 953-6352
Fax:(843) 953-3900
Office: 12 Bull Street
Email: russellr@cofc.edu

Ralph C Muldrow
Assoc. Professor
Telephone:(843) 953-4981
Fax:(843) 953-3900
Office: 12 Bull Street
Email: muldrowr@cofc.edu

Jennifer Cohoon McStotts
Asst. Professor of Historic Preservation and Urban Studies
88 Wentworth, Room 103
Telephone: (843) 953-5419
Email: mcstottsj@cofc.edu

James L. Ward, RLA
Sole proprietor of Placemaker Consulting
BA (English), BLA and MLA (Landscape Architecture)
University of Georgia
Telephone: (843) 953-3888
Email: wardj@cofc.edu

For all inquiries and information, contact Carolyn B. Hammond at (843) 953-3888. Email: hammondc@cofc.edu

Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Faculty allow this program to utilize the
extraordinary talents that exist within the preservation
community in Charleston that are not associated with
the College of Charleston.

Ruth W. Edwards
President
Norfleet Holdings, LLC
BA, Stratford
MS, Historic Preservation - Columbia University
Telephone: (843) 577-4338
Email: rwecofc@yahoo.com

Tim Keane
Director
Department of Community Planning
City of Charleston

Richard Marks
Architectural Conservator
Telephone: (843) 853-0024

Neal Rassmann,
ASLA Landscape Architect
BA, Washington and Lee University,
Master of Landscape Architecture, Texas A & M University.
Telephone: (843) 953-3888

Gene Waddell
Architectural Historian
Telephone: (843) 953-8016
Email: waddelle@cofc.edu

Contributing Faculty

Contributing Faculty foster the interdisciplinary nature of this program by offering courses to HPCP students from several departments at CofC.

George Hopkins
Urban History
Telephone: (843) 953.5711
Email:hopkinsg@cofc.edu

Jane McCollough
Urban Studies
Telephone: (843) 953.8134
Email:mccolloughj@cofc.edu

Robert Stockton
History
Telephone: (843) 953.6324
Email:Stocktonr@admin.cofc.edu

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