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
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

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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

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

Writing Programs

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Mark (Omar) Ali (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
markali@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3109
Taylor Fredericks Headshot
Taylor Fredericks (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
tfrederi@mail.sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2831
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John Holland
Lecturer Faculty
holland@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7031
Robert Kohls
Robert Kohls (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Writing Program Coordinator
rkohls@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7404
Tara Lockhart
Tara Lockhart (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
taralock@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7031
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Brian Strang (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
bstrang@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3098

Graduate Teaching Associates

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Celeste Colaric-Gonzales (She/Her/Hers)
GTA Faculty
celestea@mail.sfsu.edu
Emma Mccandless
Emma McCandless (She/Her/Hers)
GTA Faculty
emccandless@sfsu.edu

Instructional Support Assistants

Qohle Gray
Qohle Gray (He/Him/His)
Instructional Support Assistant
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Ella Jonas (She/Her/Hers)
Instructional Support Assistant
ejonas@sfsu.edu
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Paul Madariaga (He/Him/His)
Instructional Support Assistant
pmadariaga@sfsu.edu
Jaden Mirarchi
Jaden Mirarchi (He/Him/His)
Instructional Support Assistant
jmirarchi@sfsu.edu
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Alyssa Nicole (She/Her/Hers)
Instructional Support Assistant
athomas3@sfsu.edu

Staff

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Chris Conroy (He/Him/His)
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