People

Dane Johnson
Dane Johnson
Professor, Associate Chair
Comparative and World Literature, Graduate and Undergraduate Coordinator
danej@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3072
Cristina Ruotolo
Cristina Ruotolo
Professor, Chair
Humanities, Undergraduate Coordinator; American Studies, Program Coordinator
ruotolo@sfsu.edu
Heather Sawyer
Hanako Asakura
Lecturer Faculty
kuroinu@sfsu.edu
Denise Battista
Denise Battista
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities
shaksper@sfsu.edu
Mark Calkins
Mark Calkins
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
mcalkins@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3077
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Scott Campbell
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
scampbell5@sfsu.edu
Sean Connelly
Sean Connelly
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities
connelly@sfsu.edu
Laura Garcia-Moreno
Laura García Moreno
Professor
Humanities
lgmoreno@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2165
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Jolie Goorjian
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
jolie@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2129
Karim Persis
Persis Karim
Professor
Comparative and World Literature
persiskarim@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1500
Shirin Khanmohamadi
Shirin Khanmohamadi
Professor
Comparative and World Literature, On leave Spring 2023
shirin1@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7035
George Leonard
George Leonard
Professor
Humanities
gleonard@sfsu.edu
Kitty Millet
Kitty Millet
Professor of Jewish Studies
Comparative and World Literature
kmillet1@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3154
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Kendra Pearson
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
kpearson1@mail.sfsu.edu
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Karen Peña
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
kpena2@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3077
David Peña-Guzman
David Peña-Guzmán
Associate Professor
Humanities, Graduate Coordinator
davidmpena@sfsu.edu
Peter Richardson
Peter Richardson
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities; American Studies
pkr@sfsu.edu
Steve Savage
Steve Savage
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities; American Studies
ssavage@sfsu.edu
Mary Scott
Mary Scott
Professor
Humanities, On leave Fall 2022
mscott@sfsu.edu
Christopher Sterba
Christopher Sterba
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities; American Studies
cmsterba@sfsu.edu
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas (They/Them/Theirs)
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature; Humanities; Video Game Studies
theory@sfsu.edu
Lisa Villarreal
Lisa Villarreal
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
comrade@sfsu.edu
Christopher Weinberger
Christopher Weinberger
Associate Professor
Comparative and World Literature; Video Game Studies Program Coordinator
csw1@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7403

Emeritus Faculty

Judith Fraschella
Judith Fraschella
Lecturer Faculty Emerita
Humanities
jfrasche@sfsu.edu
Ellen Peel
Ellen Peel
Professor Emerita
Comparative and World Literature
epeel@sfsu.edu

Staff

Seth Chabay
Seth Chabay
Academic Office Coordinator
sgc@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2068
Heather Sawyer
Heather Sawyer (She/Her/Hers)
Administrative Analyst
heathersawyer@sfsu.edu
425-338-2183