Jerry Vicich
Art
Art has been a part of my life ever since I can remember. As a boy growing up in St. Louis, Mo. I was always drawing and painting from my imagination and from the world around me.
illustration class and made up my mind to put a portfolio together and apply for the Master's Program in Illustration at the same university.
After completing my Masters I went on to teach at various art schools and public
colleges thoughout Southern California. At the same time I did free-lance illustration
work for various clients along with editorial cartoons for, among others,
Gazette Newspapers in Long Beach, Ca.
I continue teaching and making art. I love them both equally. The teaching fulfils
my desire to share and interact with others the subject matter I love. My
studio work allows me to go into my private, hermit world. Both are part of me and
I'm very fortunate to have the lifestly I live.
Adam Harrison
Drawing and Painting
Adam Harrison has built a practice that redefines traditional methods of portraying a physical space on canvas. Harrison reimagines conventional landscape painting approaches with a unique amalgamation of working from both memory and real-life observation.
Harrison found representation at the George Billis Gallery, now known as the Billis Williams Gallery in Culver City. Since then, his works have been showcased nationwide, spanning commercial and public venues, including his recent exhibition at the Long Beach Museum of Art in 2019.
Catherine Tirr
Drawing and Painting
Catherine is an England-born artist whose work has been presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Armand Hammer Museum, and the SMC Emeritus Art Gallery. She has also had successful exhibitions in Detroit and New York, as well as in galleries in England, Iceland, and Japan.
Robert Fox
Poetry & Fiction and Autobiography
Robert has been teaching writing since 2005. He discovered his love for teaching while working with incarcerated juveniles in the LA County juvenile justice system, teaching self-reflective writing. For over a decade, he worked with jailed kids getting them to write about their lives in the hopes they may reflect and make better choices in the future.
Daphna Hausman-Ozery
Psychology
Daphna Hausman-Ozery graduated with a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in Educational Psychology at CSUN. She continued her education, getting a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Claremont Graduate University. Her research focuses on information processing and decision-making. She is specifically interested in the interaction between language, culture, and cognition. In addition to teaching at SMC, Ms. Ozery teaches at Cal State Northridge (CSUN) and at Alliant School of Psychology where she teaches doctoral students about cognition and emotion. Daphna’s goal in teaching is to create a learning environment for everyone that supports a diversity of thoughts, ideas, perspectives, and experiences; an environment that respects and honors everyone’s identities (e.g., ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, ability, etc.)
Daphna loves reading, especially detective-style and historical fiction books. Another fun fact: One of her children attended SMC before transferring to UC, so she has the perspective of both a parent and an instructor.
Carol Davis
Creative Writing
Carol is an award-winning writer who was twice named a Fulbright scholar in Russia and whose poetry has been presented on National Public Radio, in the Library of Congress, and on Radio Russia. Her new book, Below Zero (Stephen F. Austin State University Press), was released in 2023.
Timothy Conley
Film
Tim (AKA Professor T) is the Executive Producer and Owner of 67 Entertainment, a television, film, and new media entertainment company. He hosts the podcast “The Politics of Hip-Hop Culture” with Professor Marq DJ Cli-N-Tel Hawkins, and serves with the Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council and the Urban Scholars Academy of Inglewood, California.