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    Name       Office and Contact
Ume Ali  

Ume Ali

Lecturer
MFA, San José State University

 

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

Office Hours: W 12-1pm (in person) and by appointment (online)

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Selena Anderson

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

 

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

Office Hours: By appointment

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Gina Arnold

Lecturer
PhD, Stanford University

 

Faculty Offices 223
408-924-4025
regina.arnold@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

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Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite

Lecturer
PhD, University of Oslo, Norway

 

Faculty Offices 114
408-924-4706
zehlia.babaci-wilhite@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 1-2pm by appointment (online)

Jennifer Bean  

Jennifer Bean

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 224
jennifer.bean@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: W 2:30-3:30pm by appointment (online)

Louise Bernbaum  

Louise Bernbaum

Lecturer
MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University

 

louise.bernbaum@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

Cassie Blair  

Cassie Blair

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 218
cassandra.blair@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 12-1pm (in person), TH 11am-12pm, and 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: By appointment

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Kathleen Carter

Lecturer

 

 

408-398-2715
kathleen.carter@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: TH 1-3pm (in person) and W 3-5pm (online)

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Tim Cech

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 213
408-924-4337
timothy.cech@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 9-10am, W 12-1pm, and by appointment

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Lilly Chen

Lecturer
MA, University of Illinois Springfield

 

Faculty Offices 221
408-924-5079
lilly.chen@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T/TH 10:30-11:30am by appointment

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Sara Cook

Lecturer
Coordinator of the Upper-Division Writing Directed Self Placement (formerly WST)

 

Faculty Offices 109
408-924-4035
sara.cook@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 10:30-11am and by appointment

Chelsea Criez  

Chelsea Criez

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 215
408-924-4339
chelsea.criez@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M/W 12-1pm

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Johnny Damm

Lecturer
PhD, University of Georgia    

 

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

Office Hours: M/W 12-1pm by appointment (in person and online)

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Alex Davis

Lecturer
PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz 

 

Faculty Offices 219
alex.davis@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T/TH 1:30-2:30pm

Christopher Dizon  

Christopher Dizon

Lecturer
MA, California State University, East Bay

 

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

Office Hours: W 9-11am by appointment

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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

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

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

Office Hours: TH 4-7pm and by appointment (online)

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Michael (Tod) Edgerton

Lecturer
PhD, University of Georgia

 

Faculty Offices 223
408-924-4069
michael.edgerton@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 12-1pm (online)

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Kristin FitzPatrick

Lecturer
MFA, California State University, Fresno

 

Faculty Offices 223
408-924-4483
kristin.fitzpatrickezell@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 12:30-1:45pm and by appointment (online)

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Meghan Gorman-DaRif 

Assistant Professor    
PhD, University of Texas, Austin

 

Faculty Offices 216
408-924-4473
meghan.gorman-darif@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 9:30-11:30am and by appoinment (online)

Jean Guerrero  

Jean Guerrero 

Lurie Chair
MFA, Goucher College

 

jean.guerrero@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T 6-7pm (online)

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Katherine D. Harris

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

 

Faculty Offices 214
408-924-4475
katherine.harris@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

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Sherri Harvey

Lecturer
MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 212
408-924-4456
sherri.harvey@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 10:30-11:30 (in person and online)

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Daniel Hendel De La O

Lecturer
MA, San José State University    

 

Faculty Offices 111
408-924-5019
daniel.hendeldelao@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 10:30-11:30am by appointment (online)

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Bryan Hoffer

Lecturer
MA, San José State University    

 

Faculty Offices 226
408-924-4154
bryan.hoffer@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 9-10am and by appointment (online)

Jessica Hollander  

Jessica Hollander

Lecturer
MFA, University of Alabama

 

Faculty Offices 106
408-924-5807
jessica.hollander@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M/W 9:00-10:30am and by appointment (in person and online)

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Mostafa Jalal 

Lecturer
PhD, Georgia State University

 

Faculty Offices 224
408-924-4430
mostafa.jalal@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 12-1pm and by appointment (in person and online)

Scott Jarvie  


Scott Jarvie

Assistant Professor
PhD, Michigan State University

 

Faculty Offices 108 
408-924-4316
scott.jarvie@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M/W 4-6pm

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Allison Johnson

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles    

 

Faculty Offices 105
408-924-3257
allison.johnson@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 11am-12pm and by appointment (online)

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Faith Kirk

Lecturer
PhD, Michigan State University    

 

Faculty Offices 217
408-924-5093
faith.kirk@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TH 10-11am and by appointment (online)

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Rebecca Kling

Lecturer
PhD, University of California, Davis

 

Clark Hall 419
408-924-4463
rebecca.kling@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: W 10:30-11:30am 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 10:15-11:00am and 6:45-7:30pm, and by appointment (online)

Nalana La Framboise  

Nalana La Framboise

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 213
408-924-4371
nalana.laframboise@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T/TH 9-10am 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: W 3-4:15pm and by appointment

Raina Levesque  

Raina Levesque

Lecturer
PhD, New York University

 

Faculty Offices 220
raina.levesque@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: F 3-5pm and by appointment (online)

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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: T/TH 1:30-2:30pm and by appointment (online)

Addie Mahmassani  

Addie Mahmassani

Teaching Associate
PhD, Rutgers University

 

Faculty Offices 217
nadia.mahmassani@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 11am-1pm and by appointment (in person and online)

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J. Michael Martinez

Assistant Professor
MFA, George Mason University

 


Faculty Offices 110
408-924-4451
jmichael.martinez@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M/W 1:30-2:30pm and by appointment (in person and online)

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Richard McNabb

Associate Chair, Professor, and Writing Programs Administrator
PhD, University of Arizona    

 

Faculty Offices 101
408-924-1382
richard.mcnabb@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TH 5-6pm (online)

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Kathleen McSharry

Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison    

 

Faculty Offices 217
408-924-4495
kathleen.mcsharry@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M/W 2-3pm and by appointment (online)

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Helen Meservey

Lecturer; Editor in Chief, Reed Magazine
MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 114
408-924-4323 
helen.meservey@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: W 12-1pm and by appointment (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: M/W 3:30-4:30pm and by appointment (online)

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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: By appointment (in person and online)

Jillian Murphy  


Jillian Murphy

Lecturer 
MA, San Jose State University

 

Faculty Offices 221
408-924-5149
jillian.murphy@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M 10:30-11:30am (in person) and T 10:00-11:00am (online)

Tanja Nathanael  

Tanja Nathanael 

Lecturer 
PhD, University of Southern Mississippi

 

tanja.nathanael@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

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Joseph Navarro

Lecturer
MFA, Naropa University

 

Faculty Offices 220
408-924-4420
joseph.navarro@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: M/W/F 12-2pm (online)

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Keenan Norris

Associate Professor
PhD, University of California, Riverside    

 

Faculty Offices 128
408-924-4601
keenan.norris@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: W 12-2pm (online)

Paula Oakes  

Paula Oakes 

Lecturer
MA, San José State University 

 

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

Office Hours: M/W 1:15-2pm (in person and online)

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Kristian O'Hare 

Lecturer
PhD, Western Michigan University

 

Faculty Offices 215
408-924-4505
kristian.ohare@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M/W 12-1pm (in person) and T 1-2pm (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: T 7:30-8:30am and W 10:30-11:30am (in person and online)

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Lee Patterson

Lecturer
PhD, Florida State University

 

Faculty Offices 220
lee.patterson@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 12:30-1:30pm and by appointment (online)

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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 12-1pm and by appointment (online)

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Sarah Prasad

Lecturer
MA, San Francisco State University    

 

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

Office Hours: M 9-10am in FOB 212 and W 9-10am in Mosaic Multicultural Center

Daniel Rivers  


Daniel Lanza Rivers

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

 

Clark Hall 420C
408-921-1366
daniel.rivers@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M 4-5pm and by appointment (online)

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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: W 3:15-4:15pm and TH 1-2pm and by appointment

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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: M/W 10-11am and by appointment

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Kirsten Schwartz

Lecturer
MA, California State University, East Bay

 

Faculty Offices 221 
408-924-5083
kirsten.schwartz@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

Amanda Shipman  

Amanda Shipman

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 212
amanda.shipman@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M/W 9-10am and by appointment

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Ryan Skinnell

Associate Professor; Teaching Associates Coordinator
PhD, Arizona State University    

 

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

Office Hours: TH 12:30-3:30pm and by appointment (in person and online)

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Sian Sloan

Lecturer
PhD, New York University  

 

Faculty Offices 221
408-924-4434
sian.sloan@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 12:15-1:15pm and by appointment

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Amanda Smith

Lecturer
PhD, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

 

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

Office Hours: W 12-1pm (online)

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Ryan Smith

Teaching Associate; 
Former Managing Editor, Reed Magazine

 

Faculty Offices 114
ryan.smith@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: W 3-4pm and by appointment

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Alan Soldofsky

Professor; Creative Writing and MFA Director & Advisor; 
Poets & Writers Coalition Faculty Advisor
MFA, University of Iowa

 

Faculty Offices 106
408-924-4432
alan.soldofsky@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: TH 3-4:30pm and by appointment (online)

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Allison St. Dennis

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

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

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

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Nancy Stork

Professor [pdf]
PhD, University of Toronto

 

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

Katharine Studer  


Katharine Studer

Lecturer
MFA, Bowling Green State University

 

Faculty Offices 127
katharine.studer@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 1:30-2:30pm (in person and online)

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Amber Sylva

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 222
408-924-4440
amber.sylva@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M/W 12-1pm and M 3-4pm, and by appointment

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Nick Taylor 

Professor
MFA, Virginia

 

Faculty Offices 226 
408-924-4458
nicholas.taylor@sjsu.edu

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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 
408-924-4433 
mark.thompson@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: W 1-3pm and by appointment (in person and online)

Victoria Thorp  

Victoria Thorp

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 112
victoria.thorp@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: By appointment (online)

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Au-Co Tran

Lecturer
MFA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 219
408-924-4235
au-co.tran@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 12-1pm and by appointment (online)

Rachel Turner  


Rachel Turner

Lecturer
MA, King's College, London

 

Faculty Offices 118
408-924-4487
rachel.turner@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: F 2-4pm and by appointment

Maite Urcaregui  


Maite Urcaregui 

Assistant Professor    
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara 

 

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

Office Hours: M 4-5:30pm (online) and W 12-1pm (in person)

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José Villagrana 

Assistant Professor   
PhD, University of California, Berkeley 

 

Faculty Offices 108
408-924-4429 
jose.villagrana@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: M 2-3pm and by appointment (in person and online)

Roohi Vora  


Roohi Vora

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

Faculty Offices 117
408-924-4428
roohi.vora@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 12-1pm and by appointment

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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: M 1-5pm, W 10:30am-12:00pm and 3-5pm, and F 2:30-5:00

Anne Walker  

Anne Walker 

Lecturer
PhD, University of California, Berkeley

 

Faculty Offices 115
408-924-4423
anne.walker@sjsu.edu 

Office Hours: T 8-9am in BBC123

Laurie Weckesser  

Laurie Weckesser 

Lecturer
MA, San José State University

 

laurie.weckesser@sjsu.edu 

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Sara West

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Arkansas

 

Faculty Offices 128
408-924-4047
sara.west@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T 2-3pm and F 10-11am by appointment (in person and online)

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Yuching (Jill) Yang

Lecturer
PhD, Arizona State University

 

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

W 10am-12pm and 1-3pm, and by appointment

amna yusuf  


Amna Yusuf

Teaching Associate

 

Faculty Offices 226
amna.yusuf@sjsu.edu

Office Hours: T/TH 1:30-2:30pm and by appointment