People

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Dane Johnson
Professor, Associate Chair
Comparative and World Literature, Undergraduate Coordinator
danej@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3072
Cristina Ruotolo
Cristina Ruotolo (She/Her/Hers)
Professor, Chair
Humanities, BA and MA Coordinator; American Studies, Program Coordinator
ruotolo@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
Portrait of Professor Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
scampbell5@sfsu.edu
(415) 663-6909
Sean Connelly
Sean Connelly
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities
connelly@sfsu.edu
Donna Fotoohi
Donna Fotoohi
Graduate Teaching Associate
Comparative and World Literature
dfotoohi@sfsu.edu
Laura Garcia-Moreno
Laura García Moreno
Professor
Humanities (on leave Fall 2023)
lgmoreno@sfsu.edu
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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
Heather Sawyer
Allison Kendra
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities
akendra@sfsu.edu
Shirin Khanmohamadi 2023
Shirin Khanmohamadi
Professor
Comparative and World Literature, Graduate Coordinator
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
Kare Peña
Karen Peña
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature
kpena2@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-3077
David Peña-Guzman
David Peña-Guzmán (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Humanities (on leave Fall 2023/Spring 2024)
davidmpena@sfsu.edu
Andrew Rose
Andrew Rose
Graduate Teaching Associate
Humanities
arose3@mail.sfsu.edu
Steve Savage
Steve Savage
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities; American Studies
ssavage@sfsu.edu
Mary Scott
Mary Scott
Professor
Humanities (on leave Fall 2023)
mscott@sfsu.edu
Portrait of Professor Christopher Sterba
Christopher Sterba
Lecturer Faculty
Humanities; American Studies
cmsterba@sfsu.edu
Taylor Stone
Taylor Stone
Graduate Teaching Associate
Humanities
tstone2@sfsu.edu
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas (They/Them/Theirs)
Lecturer Faculty
Comparative and World Literature; Humanities; Video Game Studies
theory@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
415-338-2183