Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

The Department of Global and Maritime Studies offers the major in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs and programs in Maritime History, Maritime Policy, and Writing and Communications.  In addition, the department provides students with CSU-mandated breadth and depth in Critical Thinking, Humanities, and Social Sciences.  GMS strives to include "all things Maritime" in its courses and programs to enhance student understanding of the role the maritime world plays--and has played--in the history, literature arts, politics, economics, and cultures of human society.

Global and Maritime Studies Faculty

Donna Nincic (2001)
Associate Professor, Program Director, Global Studies and Maritime Affairs, and Chair
B.A., International Relations, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 1981
M.A., International Relations, University of New York, NY, 1985
M.A., Economics, New York University of New York, NY, 1988
Ph.D., Political Science, New York University, NY, 1995

Graham Benton (2001)
Assistant Professor
B.A., English Literature, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 1988
M.A., Literatures in English, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1996
Ph.D., Literatures in English, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2002

Julie K. Chisholm (2004)
Lecturer
B.A., English, St. Mary's College of California, 1991
M.A., English, UC Davis, 1994
Diploma of Hispanic Studies, Universidad de Barcelona, 1997
Ph.D., Literature & Creative Writing, University of Houston, 2002

Timothy G. Lynch (2001)
Assistant Professor
B.A., History, Brooklyn College, 1994
M.A., American History, Brooklyn College, 1997
Ph.D., American History, City University of New York,
          Graduate School and University Center, 2004

Kathryn D. Marocchino (1990)
Professor and Director of the Community Service Learning Center
B.A., Languages and Business Administration, Santorre di Santarosa Technical Institute,
         Turin, Italy, 1972
Doctorate, Modern Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Turin, 1979

Bunny Paine-Clemes (1993)
Professor and Director of Faculty Development
B.S., Education, University of Texas, Austin, 1967
M.A., Literature, University of Houston, Main Campus, 1972
Ph.D., Literature, University of Houston, Main Campus, 1980

Emeritus Faculty

A. René Viargues (1974-2004)
Professor
B.A., Political Science, UC Davis, 1960
M.A., Political Science, UC Davis, 1962
M.A., American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania, 1965