Faculty

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Professor, Associate Chair
Comparative and World Literature, Undergraduate Coordinator
(415) 338-3072
Cristina Ruotolo
Cristina Ruotolo (She/Her/Hers)
Professor, Chair
Humanities, BA and MA Coordinator; American Studies, Program Coordinator
Denise Battista
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities
Mark Calkins
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
(415) 338-3077
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Scott Campbell (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
(415) 663-6909
Sean Connelly
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities
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Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
(415) 338-2129
Karim Persis
Professor
Comparative and World Literature
(415) 338-1500
Shirin Khanmohamadi 2023
Professor
Comparative and World Literature, Graduate Coordinator
(415) 338-7035
George Leonard
Professor
Humanities
Kitty Millet
Professor of Jewish Studies
Comparative and World Literature
(415) 338-3154
Heather Sawyer
Graduate Teaching Associate, Comparative Literature MA Student,
Humanities; American Studies
Kare Peña
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
(415) 338-3077
David Peña-Guzman
David Peña-Guzmán (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Humanities (on leave Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
Amanda Robusti
Graduate Teaching Associate, Humanities MA Student
Humanities
Steve Savage
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities; American Studies
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Lecturer Faculty
Humanities; American Studies
Rob Thomas Portrait
Rob Thomas (They/Them/Theirs)
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature; Humanities; Video Game Studies
Christopher Weinberger
Professor
Comparative and World Literature; Video Game Studies Program Coordinator
(415) 338-7403

Emeritus Faculty

Judith Fraschella
Lecturer Emerita
Humanities
Ellen Peel
Professor Emerita
Comparative and World Literature
Mary Scott
Professor Emerita
Humanities

Staff

Seth Chabay
Academic Office Coordinator
(415) 338-2068
Heather Sawyer
Heather Sawyer (She/Her/Hers)
Administrative Analyst
415-338-2183