Our Faculty

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

    Name       Office and Contact
Golden Spartan Head  

Yasmeen Abdeljabbar

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 222
408-924-4491
yasmeen.abdeljabbar@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 6-8pm (in-person)

Ume Ali  

Ume Ali

Lecturer
MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 213
408-924-4434
ume.ali@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:30pm (in-person) or by appointment

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Selena Anderson

Associate Professor; Director, Center for Literary Arts
PhD, University of Houston    

 

Faculty Offices 105
408-924-4449
selena.anderson@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 1-2pm (online)

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Gina Arnold

Lecturer
PhD, Stanford University

 

Faculty Offices 223
regina.arnold@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 3-4pm (online) or by appointment

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Liz Asborno

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 115
elizabeth.asborno@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: MW 11am-12pm (in-person)

Golden Spartan Head  

Sophie Aust

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 217
sophia.aust@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 6-7pm; W 9:30-10:30am (in-person)

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Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite

Lecturer
PhD, University of Oslo, Norway

 

Faculty Offices 114
zehlia.babaci-wilhite@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MTWTH 11am-12pm (online)

Jennifer Bean  

Jennifer Bean

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 224
jennifer.bean@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 1:45-2:45pm (online)

Golden Spartan Head  

Jane Berg

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 116
jane.berg@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: F 11am-12pm (online)

Louise Bernbaum  

Louise Bernbaum

Lecturer
MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University

 

louise.bernbaum@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

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Noelle Brada-Williams

Chair; Professor
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara    

 

Faculty Offices 103
408-924-4439
noelle.brada-williams@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MTTH 2-5pm (in-person) or M by appointment (online)

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Rita Cameron

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 116
rita.cameron@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T 10:30-11:30am (in-person); 5-6pm (online)

Golden Spartan Head  

Timothy Cech

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 213
timothy.cech@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 11am-1pm (in-person) or by appointment (online)

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Lilly Chen

Lecturer
MA, University of Illinois Springfield

 

Faculty Offices 221
lilly.chen@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 8:45-9:45am (in-person)

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Anne Cheilek

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 226
anne.cheilek@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: MT 3-4pm (in-person)

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Sara Cook

Lecturer

 

Faculty Offices 109
sara.cook@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 12-1pm (in-person)

Chelsea Criez  

Chelsea Criez

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 215
chelsea.criez@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:30pm (in-person) or TH by appointment (online)

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Johnny Damm

Lecturer
PhD, University of Georgia    

 

Faculty Offices 118
408-924-5046
john.damm@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 12-1pm (in-person)

Christopher Dizon  

Christopher Dizon

Lecturer
MA, California State University, East Bay

 

Faculty Offices 115
408-924-4117
christopher.j.dizon@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: MW 6-7pm (in-person) or T by appointment (online)

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Mark Dowdy

Lecturer
PhD, University of Iowa    

 

Faculty Offices 215
408-924-5063
mark.dowdy@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 12-1pm (online)

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Adrienne L. Eastwood

Associate Chair; Professor;
Curriculum Coordinator
PhD, University of California, San Diego    
 

Faculty Offices 116
408-924-4509
adrienne.eastwood@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: W 2-3pm (in-person/online) or by appointment

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Michael (Tod) Edgerton

Lecturer
PhD, University of Georgia

 

Faculty Offices 223
michael.edgerton@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 12-1pm (online)

Golden Spartan Head  

Jordan Ellis

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 118
jordan.ellis@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TR 12-1:15pm or online by appointment

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Kristin FitzPatrick

Lecturer
MFA, California State University, Fresno

 

Faculty Offices 223
kristin.fitzpatrickezell@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: W 9:30-11:10am (online)

Golden Spartan Head  

Michael Ford

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 220
michael.n.ford@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: MW 3-4pm

Meghan Gorman-DaRif  

Meghan Gorman-DaRif 

Assistant Professor    
PhD, University of Texas, Austin

 

Faculty Offices 216
meghan.gorman-darif@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: W 10-11am (online) or by appointment

Allison Gregory  

Allison Gregory

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 218
408-924-4956
allison.stdennis@sjsu.edu  

Office Hours: W 10:30-11:30am (online) or by appointment

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Katherine Hamilton

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 222
katherine.hamilton@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 3-5pm (in-person) or by appointment (online)

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Katherine D. Harris

Professor
PhD, The Graduate Center, City University of New York

 

Faculty Offices 214
katherine.harris@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 1:30-2:30; TH 4:30-5pm (online - appointment required)

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Sherri Harvey

Lecturer
MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 212
sherri.harvey@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TW 12-1pm (in-person/online)

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Daniel Hendel De La O

Lecturer
MA, San José State University    

 

Faculty Offices 111
daniel.hendeldelao@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 12-1pm (online)

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Mostafa Jalal 

Lecturer
PhD, Georgia State University

 

Clark Hall 408E
408-924-4430
mostafa.jalal@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TTH 1:30-2:30pm (in-person)

Scott Jarvie  


Scott Jarvie

Assistant Professor
PhD, Michigan State University

 

Faculty Offices 108 
scott.jarvie@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M 4-6pm (in-person)

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Allison Johnson

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles    

 

Faculty Offices 105
allison.johnson@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TTH 3-4pm (online)

Deeptiman Kaushik  

Deeptiman Kaushik

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 223
408-924-4069
deeptiman.kaushik@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: 

Faith Kirk  

Faith Kirk

Lecturer
PhD, Michigan State University

 

Faculty Offices 217
faith.kirk@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TH 10-11am (online)

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Rebecca Kling

Lecturer
PhD, University of California, Davis

 

Clark Hall 419
rebecca.kling@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: W 9-10am and by appointment (online)

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Revathi Krishnaswamy

Professor, MA Advisor, and Graduate Coordinator
PhD, Kent State University    

 

Faculty Offices 109
408-924-1384 
revathi.krishnaswamy@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M 11:45am-12:30pm and by appointment (online)

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Bronwyn LaMay

Lecturer
PhD, English and Literacy Education, Stanford University

 

Faculty Offices 111
bronwyn.lamay@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M 5-6pm (online)

Vee Lawson  

Vee Lawson

Assistant Professor
PhD, Michigan State University

 

Faculty Offices 108
vee.lawson@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 10:30-11:30am (in-person) or by appointment (online)

Raina Levesque  

Raina Levesque

Lecturer
PhD, New York University

 

Faculty Offices 220
raina.levesque@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: F 3-5pm (online)

Leanne Lindelof  

Leanne Lindelof

MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 212
leanne.lindelof@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TH 2-3pm (in-person/online) or by appointment

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Kay Liou

Lecturer
MA, San Jose Staté University

 

Faculty Offices 115
karen.liou@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 10:30-11:30am

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Jill Logan

Lecturer
Steinbeck Fellow, 2018-2019
MFA, University of Iowa    

 

Faculty Offices 112
408-924-4024
jill.logan@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 12-1pm or by appointment (online)

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J. Michael Martinez

Assistant Professor
MFA, George Mason University

 


Clark Hall 408C
408-924-4451
jmichael.martinez@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 1-2:30pm (in-person)

Brook McClurg  

Brook McClurg

Assistant Professor; Editor in Chief, Reed Magazine
PhD, Texas Tech University

 

Faculty Offices 128
408-924-4047
brook.mcclurg@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T 4-6pm (online); F 12:15-1:30pm (in-person)

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Richard McNabb

Professor
PhD, University of Arizona    

 

Faculty Offices 101
richard.mcnabb@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: F 9-10am (online)

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Ralph McKay

Lecturer
Ed. D., University of the Pacific

 

ralph.mckay@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

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Kathleen McSharry

Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison    

 

Faculty Offices 217
kathleen.mcsharry@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 12-1pm (online)

Samuel Michael  

Samuel Michael

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 213
samuel.michael@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 3-4:30pm (in-person)

Alayna Mills  

Alayna Mills

MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 226
alayna.mills@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: MW 10:30-11:30am (in-person/online)

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Linda C. Mitchell

Professor; 
Majors Advisor
PhD, University of Southern California    

 

Faculty Offices 117
408-924-4453
linda.mitchell@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: On sabbatical

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Thomas Moriarty

Professor;
Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
PhD English, Purdue University    

 

Faculty Offices 214
408-924-4515
thomas.moriarty@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: 

Jillian Murphy  


Jillian Murphy

Lecturer 
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 221
jillian.murphy@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: MW 12-1pm (in-person) or by appointment (online)

Tanja Nathanael  

Tanja Nathanael 

Lecturer 
PhD, University of Southern Mississippi

 

tanja.nathanael@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment (in-person/online)

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Joseph Navarro

Lecturer
MFA, Naropa University

 

Faculty Offices 220
joseph.navarro@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TH 4:30-6:30pm (online)

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Keenan Norris

Associate Professor
PhD, University of California, Riverside    

 

Faculty Offices 128
keenan.norris@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 4-6pm (in-person)

Paula Oakes  

Paula Oakes 

Lecturer
MA, San José State University 

 

Sweeney Hall 223
408-924-1830
paula.oakes@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 12-1pm (in-person) or by appointment (online)

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Kristian O'Hare 

Lecturer
PhD, Western Michigan University

 

Faculty Offices 215
kristian.ohare@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 12-1pm (in-person); W 12-1pm (online)

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Peter O'Sullivan

Lecturer
MFA, San José State University    

 

Faculty Offices 107
408-924-4419
peter.o'sullivan@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TW 10:30--11:30am (in-person) or by appointment (online)

Tony Papanikolas  


Tony Papanikolas

Lecturer
PhD, Northwestern University

 

Faculty Offices 226
tony.papanikolas@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TH 11am-1pm (in-person)

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Alesya Petty

Lecturer
MA, San José State University    

 

Faculty Offices 224 
408-924-4496 
alesya.petty@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M 3-4pm (online) or by appointment

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Sarah Prasad

Lecturer
MA, San Francisco State University    

 

Faculty Offices 212
408-924-4456
sarah.prasad@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 9-10am (in-person/online)

Daniel Rivers  


Daniel Lanza Rivers

Assistant Professor; Director of Steinbeck Center    
PhD, Claremont Graduate University

 

Clark Hall 420C
daniel.rivers@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 11-11:25am (in-person)

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Avantika Rohatgi

Lecturer
PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

 

Faculty Offices 107 
408-924-4488 
avantika.rohatgi@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 12-1pm (online)

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Colton Saylor 

Lecturer
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Faculty Offices 112
408-924-4479
colton.saylor@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 10:30-11:30am (online)

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Kirsten Schwartz

Lecturer
MA, California State University, East Bay

 

Faculty Offices 221 
kirsten.schwartz@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

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Ryan Skinnell

Associate Professor; Director, First-Year Writing Program; Teaching Associates Coordinator
PhD, Arizona State University    

 

Faculty Offices 111
408-924-4207
ryan.skinnell@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 4:30-5:30pm; TH 2-3pm (in-person)

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Sian Sloan

Lecturer
PhD, New York University  

 

Faculty Offices 221
sian.sloan@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 10:30-11:30am (in-person)

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Amanda Smith

Lecturer; Coordinator, Stretch English
PhD, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

 

Faculty Offices 219 
408-924-4071
amanda.smith@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 10-11am (in-person/online)

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Ryan Smith

Lecturer; Former Managing Editor, Reed Magazine 
MFA, San Jose State Univiersty

 

Faculty Offices 114 
ryan.smith@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment (in-person/online)

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Nancy Stork

Professor [pdf]
PhD, University of Toronto

 

Faculty Offices 218
408-924-4477
nancy.stork@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 3-4pm; TH 10:30-11:30 or by appointment (online)

Katharine Studer  


Katharine Studer

Lecturer
MFA, Bowling Green State University

 

Faculty Offices 127
katharine.studer@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 12-1:15pm (in-person); SAT 8-10am (online) 

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Nica Constante Tanaka

 

Faculty Offices 218
nicollette.tanaka@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M 11:30-12pm (in-person)

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Nick Taylor 

Professor;
Director, MFA Program in Creative Writing
MFA, Virginia

 

Faculty Offices 106 
nicholas.taylor@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TH 3-4pm (in-person) or by appointment (online)

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Mark Thompson

Associate Professor;
Director of Professional and Technical Writing Program; TYPO Faculty Advisor
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University

 

Faculty Offices 110 
mark.thompson@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T 2-3:30 (in-person)

Victoria Thorp  

Victoria Thorp

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 112
victoria.thorp@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TTH 1:30-2:30 (online)

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Au-Co Tran

Lecturer
MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 219
au-co.tran@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 1-2pm (online)

Rachel Turner  


Rachel Turner

Lecturer
MA, King's College, London

 

Faculty Offices 118
rachel.turner@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: F 10am-12pm; 2-4pm (online)

Maite Urcaregui  


Maite Urcaregui 

Assistant Professor    
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara 

 

Faculty Offices 216
408-924-4416 
maite.urcaregui@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T 1-3pm (in-person) or by appointment (online)

Roohi Vora  


Roohi Vora

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 117
roohi.vora@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TTH 12-1pm (in-person)

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Mary Warner  

Professor; 
English Credential Program Director 
PhD, University of Michigan

 

Faculty Offices 127
408-924-4417
mary.warner@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 10:30am-12pm; WF 2:30-5pm (in-person)

Anne Walker  

Anne Walker 

Lecturer
PhD, University of California, Berkeley

 

Faculty Offices 115
anne.walker@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: By appointment (in-person)

Laurie Weckesser  

Laurie Weckesser 

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

laurie.weckesser@sjsu.edu 

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Yuching (Jill) Yang

Lecturer
PhD, Arizona State University

 

Faculty Offices 222
408-924-4492
yuching.yang@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 10am-12pm (in-person)