The Faculty Staff, which is generally made up of two faculty members and one graduate student, provide guidance to CCS’s executive board and help plan events.
Interim Faculty Chair: Tasha Seago-Ramaly
Tasha Seago-Ramaly is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She was once a grad student at Northwestern, and now has a freshman and a senior in college, so that gives a hint of how long she has been here! Professional interests include second language acquisition, pedagogy, and service learning. She is involved in the Latinx community in nearby Skokie. Outside of teaching she enjoys cooking and biking (to wear off all those calories!) and traveling.
Contact Tasha at: tseagram@northwestern.edu
She loves CCS because “CCSers are absolutely awesome! They are so inquisitive, supportive, and accepting. I’m thrilled to be a part of this community!”
Associate Chair: Andy Rivers
Andrew Rivers is a Weinberg College Adviser and a Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy. Andrew’s Ph.D. research included a large-scale radio astronomy survey of the so-called “Zone of Avoidance”: a large region of the sky containing few visible external galaxies due to obscuration by dust near the disk of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Looking for hidden galaxies using long wavelength radio waves, which pass through the dust unobscured, Andrew discovered approximately 20 previously unknown nearby galaxies. In his free time, Andrew enjoys spending time with his wife Carolyn, his daughter Cassie and son Gareth, and his Pekinese puppy “Boo”. Leisure activities include tinkering with Linux, attending obscure art films, and reading nonfiction from diverse fields.
Contact Andy at: ajrivers@northwestern.edu
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Assistant Chair: Uchechukwu Oguchi
Uchechukwu Oguchi is a PhD student in the Department of History and a Mellon Cluster Fellow in the Program of African Studies, specializing in Environmental History; Legal and Criminal History; Political and Policy History; Religious History; Urban History. She holds a B.A. from Baylor University and her undergraduate thesis provides an analysis of ethnic distrust and colonial constitution-making in Nigeria from 1945 to 1960. Outside of her studies, she enjoys running, reading, and making music in her free time!
Contact Uchechukwu at: uchechukwuoguchi2028@u.northwestern.edu