Faculty & Staff

Chair

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Maricel Santos (She/Her/Hers)
Professor, Department Chair
mgsantos@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2264

Composition

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Bridget Gelms (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
bgelms@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3112
Tara Lockhart
Tara Lockhart (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
taralock@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7031
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Mark Roberge (He/Him/His)
Professor
Composition Program Coordinator
roberge@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7457
Virginia Schwarz
Virginia Schwarz (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor
vschwarz@sfsu.edu
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Jennifer Trainor (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
jtrainor@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2264

English Education

Gilligan, Jim
James Gilligan (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
English Education Program Coordinator
jimrgill@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-2454
Morris, Paul
Paul Morris (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
pmorris@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1575

Linguistics

Lederer, Jenny
Jenny Lederer (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
Linguistics Program Coordinator
lederer@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7406
Pratt, Teresa
Teresa Pratt (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor
tpratt@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3156
Smirnova, Anastasia
Anastasia Smirnova (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
smirnov@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3102

Literature

Cannon, Sarita
Sarita Cannon (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Literature Program Coordinator
sncannon@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7462
Christmas, Bill
William Christmas (He/Him/His)
Professor
Literature Advisor
xmas@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7463
Will Clark
William Clark (He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor
wsclark@sfsu.edu
Kat DeGuzman
Kathleen De Guzman (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
M.A. Literatures Advisor
krfd@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1886
Hackenberg, Sara
Sara Hackenberg (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
M.A. Literatures Program Coordinator
shackenb@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7453
Angela Jones
Angela Jones (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
adjones@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1607
Kwok, Wai-Leung
Wai-Leung Kwok (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Literature Advisor
wkwok@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1459
Jennifer Mylander
Jennifer Mylander (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
mylander@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7461
Julie Paulson
Julie Paulson (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
M.A. Literatures Advisor
jpaulson@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3107
Schoerke, Meg
Meg Schoerke (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Literature Advisor
schoerke@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3099
Star, Summer
Summer Star (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
sstar@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2240

Professional Writing & Rhetoric

Robert Dvorak
Robert Dvorak (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
bdovrak@sfsu.edu
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Bridget Gelms (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
bgelms@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3112
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Neil Lindeman (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Professional Writing & Rhetoric Coordinator
lindeman@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-0493
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Regina Neu (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
PWR Faculty
rneu@sfsu.edu
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Vanessa Powers (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
vrp@mail.sfsu.edu

Teaching English to Students of Other Languages

Abeywickrama, Priya
Priyanvada Abeywickrama (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
TESOL Program Coordinator, CMS Coordinator
abeywick@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3095
Robert Kohls
Robert Kohls (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Writing Program Coordinator
rkohls@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7404
David Olsher
David Olsher (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
TESOL Student Association Advisor
olsher@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2827
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Maricel Santos (She/Her/Hers)
Professor, Department Chair
mgsantos@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2264

Writing Programs

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Kristin Agius (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
kla@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3098
Mark Ali Headshot
Mark (Omar) Ali (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
markali@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3109
Jennifer Beach Headshot
Jennifer Beach (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
beach@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-2522
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Drew Borland (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
dborland@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3108
Graham Bowman
Graham Bowman
Lecturer Faculty
gbowman@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3164
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Anita Cabrera
Lecturer Faculty
acabrera@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2059
Esther Chan
Esther Chan (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
echan@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3106
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Lauren Cirina (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
lcirina@mail.sfsu.edu
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Michelle Clark (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
mclark@sfsu.edu
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Karen Coopman (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
coopman@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3114
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Sarah Anne Cox (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
sacox@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3090
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Daniel Curtis-Cummins (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty, Director of Experimental College
dcc123@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2719
Doreen Deicke
Doreen Deicke
Lecturer Faculty
ddeicke@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7410
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Brandon Diaz (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
brandond@sfsu.edu
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George Evans (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
geevans@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3090
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Sara Felder (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
sfelder@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3096
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David Foulds (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
dwfoulds@mail.sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2327
Taylor Fredericks Headshot
Taylor Fredericks (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
tfrederi@mail.sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2831
Courtney Ghan Headshot
Courtney Ghan (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
cghan@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3091
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Jasmine Giblin Ingaramo
jgiblin@sfsu.edu
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David Gill (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
dcgill@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1296
Jolie Goorjian Headshot
Jolie Goorjian (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
jolie@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2129
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Carrie Hechtman (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
chechtman@sfsu.edu
Kirsten Hilbert
Kirsten Hilbert
Lecturer Faculty
khilbert@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2144
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John Holland
Lecturer Faculty
holland@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7031
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Agnes Hong
Lecturer Faculty
ahong2@sfsu.edu
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Jason Jackl (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
jjackl@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3089
Rimpa Khangura Headshot
Rimpa Khangura (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
rimpa@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3088
Robert Kohls
Robert Kohls (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Writing Program Coordinator
rkohls@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7404
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Tyler Lacy (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
tylerclacy@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-4003
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Amy Latham (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
aglasena@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-4003
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Melissa Ledesma (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
mledesma4@mail.sfsu.edu
Tara Lockhart
Tara Lockhart (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
taralock@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7031
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Collin Ludlow-Mattson (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
cludlow@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1070
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Deborah Miller (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
debbiem@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2129
Andrew Murphy
Andrew Murphy
Lecturer Faculty
agmurphy@sfsu.edu
Melody Parker
Melody Parker (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer
mparker@sfsu.edu
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Justin Robinson (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
jrobinso@mail.sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3090
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Andrea Schriner Kellogg (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
amschrin@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3108
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Julia Schulte (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
jschulte@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7407
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Christy Shick (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
clshick@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3088
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Rejeanne Smith (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
rsmith16@mail.sfsu.edu
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Brian Strang (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
bstrang@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3098
Katharine Studer
Katharine Studer (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
studerk@sfsu.edu
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Lisa Vicar (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
lisagf@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3105
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Ariel Vigo (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
avigo@sfsu.edu
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Mary Warden (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
mwarden@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3142
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Crystal Wong
Lecturer Faculty
cris1017@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-2522
Joan Wong Headshot
Joan Wong (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
jmwong@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2831

Graduate Teaching Associates

Emma Arnesty-Good
Emma Arnesty-Good (She/Her/Hers)
GTA Faculty
earnestygood@sfsu.edu
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Celeste Colaric-Gonzales (She/Her/Hers)
GTA Faculty
celestea@mail.sfsu.edu
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Laird Harrison (He/Him/His)
GTA Faculty
lharrison@sfsu.edu
Sam Hyder
Sam Hyder (She/Her/Hers)
GTA Faculty
shyder@sfsu.edu
Emma Mccandless
Emma McCandless (She/Her/Hers)
GTA Faculty
emccandless@sfsu.edu
Courtney Newman
Courtney Newman (She/Her/Hers)
cnewman@sfsu.edu
Ethan Rappeport
Ethan Rappeport (He/Him/His)
GTA Faculty
erappeport@sfsu.edu
Joseph Rupprecht
Joseph Rupprecht (He/Him/His)
GTA Faculty
Andrea Serrano
Andrea Serrano (She/Her/Hers)
GTA Faculty
aserrano@sfsu.edu
Parker and Bird
Parker Taylor (They/Them/Theirs)
GTA Faculty
ewilkins1@sfsu.edu

Instructional Support Assistants

Asha Abrams
Asha Abrams (She/Her/Hers)
Instructional Support Assistant
aabrams@sfsu.edu
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James Atanaya
Instructional Support Assistant
jatanaya@sfsu.edu
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April McGrath
Instructional Support Assistants
amcgrath1@sfsu.edu
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Max Xie
Instructional Support Assistant
pxie@sfsu.edu

Staff

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Christopher Conroy
Undergraduate Programs Coordinator
chconroy@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3179
Cynthia Losinsky
Cynthia Losinsky (She/Her/Hers)
Graduate Programs Coordinator
cynthial@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2660
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Heather Sawyer (She/Her/Hers)
Academic Office Coordinator
heathersawyer@sfsu.edu
415-338-2183
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Perry Udomwadhanaphorn
Academic Office Coordinator
pudom@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7582