College of Humanities : San Francisco State University
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES ADVISING
Susan Shimanoff, Coordinator HUM 484 x81541
Graduate Coordinators 2008-2009
Classics
David Smith
dgsmith@sfsu.edu
338-2161
Communication Studies
Mercilee Jenkins
leej@sfsu.edu
338-1433
Comparative and World Literature
Shirin Khanmohamadi
shirin1@sfsu.edu
338-7035
Creative Writing
Maxine Chernoff
maxpaul@sfsu.edu
338-2019
English
Julie Paulson (Literature)
jpaulson@sfsu.edu
338-3107
Barry Taylor (TESOL)
bptaylor@sfsu.edu
338-7457
Jennifer Trainor (Composition)
jtrainor@sfsu.edu
338-2240
Rachelle Waksler (Linguistics)
rwaksler@sfsu.edu
338-7464
Foreign Languages
Wen-Chao Li (Chinese)
wenchao@sfsu.edu
338-1034
Delphine Perret (French)
dperret@sfsu.edu
338-6061
Ilona Vandergriff (German)
vdgriff@sfsu.edu
338-1106
Elisabetta Nelsen (Italian)
enelsen@sfsu.edu
338-7418
Midori McKeon (Japanese)
mmckeon@sfsu.edu
338-1346
Catherine Siskron (Russian)
siskron@sfsu.edu
338-7452
Paola Cortes-Rocca (Spanish)
pcortes@sfsu.edu
338-3124
Humanities
Mary Scott
mscott@sfsu.edu
338-7425
Museum Studies
Linda Ellis
ellisl@sfsu.edu
338-1612
Philosophy
Alice Sowaal
asowaal@sfsu.edu
338-7436
Women Studies
Jillian Sandell
sandell@sfsu.edu
338-1516
Credential Advisors 2008-2009
Classics
David Leitao
dleitao@sfsu.edu
338-7444
Communication Studies
Carolyn Chaney (spring 2009)
cchaney@sfsu.edu
338-1195
Larry Medcalf (fall 2008)
lmedcalf@sfsu.edu
338-3174
Comparative and World Literature
Dane Johnson (English/World Literature emphasis)
djohnson@sfsu.edu
338-3072
English and Waivers
Nelson Graf
graf@sfsu.edu
505-2454
Foreign Languages
Delphine Perret (French)
dperret@sfsu.edu
338-6061
Ilona Vandergriff (German)
vdgriff@sfsu.edu
338-1106
Christopher Concolino (Italian)
conco@sfsu.edu
505-3161
Masahiko Minami (Japanese)
mminami@sfsu.edu
338-7451
Humanities
Saul Steier
ssteier@sfsu.edu
338-3129
Major Advisors 2008-2009 (Undergraduate)
Classics
Michael Anderson
David Leitao
Gillian McIntosh
David Smith
Communication Studies
Rudolph Busby
Victoria Chen
Jensen Chung
Mindi Golden
Rick Isaacson
Amy Kilgard
Karen Lovaas
Geri Merrigan
Christina Sabee
Susan Shimanoff
Joe Tuman
Leah Wingard
Gust Yep
Comparative and World Literature
Dane Johnson
Shirin Khanmohamadi
Ellen Peel
Creative Writing
Michelle Carter
Nona Caspers – MFA Coordinator
Maxine Chernoff
Roy Conboy
Stacey Doris - MFA Coordinator
Camille Dungy
Bob Glück
Paul Hoover
Daniel Langton – GE Advisor
Toni Mirosevich
Peter Orner - MA Coordinator
English - Literature
Sarita Cannon
Bill Christmas
Michael Krasny
Wai-Leung Kwok
Dan Langton
Lois Lyles
Laura Yim
English - Composition for Multilingual Students (CMS)
Lisa Heyer
Barry Taylor
English - Language Studies
Rachelle Waksler
Troi Carleton
English - General Education
Jim Kohn
Composition for Multilingual Students (CMS)
Lisa Heyer
Barry Taylor
Language Studies
Rachelle Waksler
Troi Carleton
General Education
Jim Kohn
Foreign Languages
Chinese - A-L: Charles Egan; M-Z: Lin Domizio
French - A-Z: Marie-Paule Laden
German - A-Z: Ilona Vandergriff
Italian - A-Z: Christopher Concolino
Japanese – A-Z: Tomoko Takeda
Russian - A-Z: Catherine Siskron
Spanish - A-H: Gustavo Caldero; I-P: Mike Hammer; Q-Z: Fermin Rodriguez
General Education - Christopher Concolino
Humanities
Carel Bertram (on leave F ’08 & S ’09)
Arthur Chandler
Laura Garcia-Moreno (on leave F ’08 & S ’09)
Seth Jacobwitz
George Leonard
Sandra Luft
Mary Scott
Prithvi Shobhi
Saul Steier
Jewish Studies
Fred Astren
Marc Dollinger
Kitty Millet
Journalism
John Burks - magazine
Yvonne Daley - news editorial/magazine sequence
Jon Funabiki - news editorial
Rachele Kanigel - news editorial/magazine
Ken Kobré - photojournalism
Venise Wagner - news editorial/magazine
Yumi Wilson - news editorial
Museum Studies
Linda Ellis
Edward Luby
Philosophy
Ásta Sveinsdottir
Justin Tiwald
Philosophy and Religion
Mohammad Azadpur
Michael Sudduth
Philosophy - Pre-law
Shelley Wilcox
Philosophy - Religious Studies minor
Michael Sudduth
Technical and Professional Writing
Lu Rehling
Women Studies
M.A. Jaimes-Guerrero
Kasturi Ray
Deborah Cohler
Graduate Advisors – 2007-2008
Classics
Michael Anderson
David Leitao
Gillian McIntosh
David Smith
Communication Studies
Rudolph Busby
Victoria Chen
Jensen Chung
Mindi Golden
Rick Isaacson
Lee Jenkins
Amy Kilgard
Karen Lovaas
Geri Merrigan
Christina Sabee
Susan Shimanoff
Joe Tuman
Leah Wingard
Gust Yep
Comparative and World Literature
Dane Johnson
Shirin Khanmohamadi
Ellen Peel
Creative Writing
Michelle Carter
Nona Caspers
Maxine Chernoff
Roy Conboy
Stacy Doris
Paul Hoover
Dan Langton
Toni Mirosevich
Peter Orner
English - MA Composition
Sugie Goen-Salter (on leave F ’08)
Nelson Graff
Mark Roberge
Jennifer Trainor
English - MA Linguistics
Rachelle Waksler
Troi Carleton
English - MA Literature
Sara Hackenberg
Geoffrey Green
Wai-Leung Kwok
Julie Paulson
Meg Schoerke
English - MA TESOL
May Shih
Barry Taylor
All TESOL faculty are advisors, including Whalley, Olsher, Santos, Scovel (on leave F ’08),Weinstein (on leave F ’08)
Foreign Languages
Chinese - Wen-Chao Li
French - Delphine Perret
German - Ilona Vandergriff
Italian - Elisabetta Nelsen
Japanese – Midori McKeon
Russian - Catherine Siskron
Spanish - Paola Cortes-Rocca
Humanities
Carel Bertram (on leave F ’08 & S ’09)
Arthur Chandler
Laura Garcia-Moreno
Seth Jacobwitz
George Leonard
Sandra Luft
Mary Scott
Prithvi Shobhi
Saul Steier
Museum Studies
Linda Ellis
Women Studies
Julietta Hua
Jillian Sandell
Special Advisors 2008-2009
American Studies
Cristina Ruotolo
Modern Greek Studies (Minor only)
Martha Klironomos