Current Faculty
Alvizo, Xóchitl
(2015) Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 2001, University of Southern California; M.Div. 2007, Ph.D. 2015, Boston University.
An, Yountae
(2017) Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 2004, Presbyterian College; M.Div. 2008, San Francisco Theological Seminary; Ph.D. 2014, Drew University.
Andrews, Scott D.
(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, University of Oklahoma; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Riverside.
Auerbach, Jeffrey A.
(2000) Department Chair of History; Professor of History. B.A. 1987, Oberlin College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1995, Yale University.
Ayala-Alcantar, Christina
(2001) Department Chair of Gender and Women’s Studies; Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A., B.S. 1990, University of Laverne; M.A. 1992, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1998, Michigan State University.
Baugh, Amanda J.
(2012) Director of Civic and Community Engagement Program; Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 2004, Hendrix College; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2011, Northwestern University.
Baxter, Kent B.
(2004) Associate Dean, College of Humanities; Professor of English. B.A. 1988, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, University of Southern California.
Beyene, Helina
(2018) Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.S. 1996, Truman State University; M.A. 1998, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D. 2014, University of California, Los Angeles.
Bhakthavatsalam, Sindhuja
(2015) Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies. B.S. 2005, Mount Carmel College; M.S. 2007, Indian Institute of Technology—Guwahati; Ph.D. 2015, University of California, San Diego.
Black, Timothy A.
(2003) Department Chair of English; Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1994, Auburn University; Ph.D. 2001, University of Nebraska.
Bryson, Michael E.
(2004) Professor of English. B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, Truman State University; Ph.D. 2001 Northwestern University.
Buenavista, Tracy
(2007) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 2000, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 2002, San Francisco State University; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2007, University of California, Los Angeles.
Byler, Lauren
(2012) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 2001, Ithaca College; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2011, Tufts University.
Cahn, Matthew A.
(1991) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1986, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of Southern California.
Camara, Sakilé K.
(2006) Director of Academic Assessment and Program Review; Professor of Communication Studies. B.A. 1990, M.A. 1992, Arkansas State University; Ph.D. 2001, The Ohio State University.
Carassai, Mauro
(2015) Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies. B.A. 2005, Universita degli Studi di Macerata; M.A. 2007, University of Leeds; Ph.D. 2014, University of Florida.
Carranza, Douglas G.
(2001) Professor of Central American and Transborder Studies. B.A. 1993, California State University, Fullerton; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Chatterjee, Ranita
(2000) Department Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies; Professor of English. B.A. 1988, University of Calgary; M.A. 1989, McMaster University; Ph.D. 1998, University of Western Ontario.
Chen, Edith W.
(2001) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1989, University of Texas, Austin; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Los Angeles.
Clark, Dorothy
(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1969, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1976, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.
Clark, Irene L.
(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1963, Hunter College; M.A. 1965, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1979, University of Southern California.
Claveria, Alesha
(2022) Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies. B.S. 2004, M.S. 2007, Montana State University, Billings; M.F.A. 2013, National University; Ph.D. 2022, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Collins, Alyssa
(2024) Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 2011, Emory University; Ph.D. 2019, University of Virginia.
Cortez, Beatriz
(2000) Professor of Central American and Transborder Studies. B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 1999, Arizona State University.
Cummings, Randal
(2005) Lecturer in Religious Studies. B.A. 1974, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1983, University of California, Los Angeles.
Dawahare, Anthony
(1994) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Irvine.
de la Loza, Sandra
(2022) Assistant Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1992, University of California, Berkeley; M.F.A. 2004, California State University, Long Beach.
De Veaux, Marcy
(2007) Professor in Journalism. B.A. 1981, Bradford College; M.S. 1985, Lesley College; M.A. 2005; Ph.D. 2011, Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Escobar, Martha D.
(2011) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 2003, University of California, Riverside; M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2010, University of California, San Diego.
Esparza, Luis
(2024) Assistant Professor of Queer Studies. B.A. 2017, M.A. 2020, California State University, San Bernadino; Ph.D. 2024, University of New Mexico.
Estrada, Alicia I.
(2006) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1997, University of California, San Diego; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2006, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Flores-Marcial, Xochitl
(2015) Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.S. 2002, M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2015, University of California, Los Angeles.
Flowers, Johnathan
(2022) Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 2008, B.S. 2008, M.A. 2011, Ph.D. 2018, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Franco, Abel
(2006) Professor of Philosophy. Ph.D. 1999, University of Salamanca; Ph.D. 2006, University of Pittsburgh.
Galvan, Melisa C.
(2015) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 2005, M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2013, University of California, Berkeley.
Garcia, Peter
(2007) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.M.E. 1986, University of New Mexico; M.M. 1989, University of Arizona; M.M. 1996, Ph.D. 2001, University of Texas.
Garcia, Ramon
(1999) Professor Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1991, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1997, University of California, San Diego.
Gerson, Daniela
(2016) Associate Professor of Journalism. B.A. 2000, Brown University; M.A. 2009, University of Southern California.
Gonzalez, Liliana C.
(2020) Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 2008, University of California, Irvine; M.A. 2011, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. 2017, University of Arizona.
Gonzalez, Rosemary
(2001) Professor of Child and Adolescent Development and Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, Stanford University.
Graves, Steven M.
(2003) Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies. B.A. 1988, B.S. 1991, The Ohio State University; M.A. 1993, Miami University; Ph.D. 1999, University of Illinois.
Gressis, Robert A.
(2008) Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1998, University of Dayton; M.A./Ph.D. 2007, University of Michigan.
Gutierrez, Gabriel
(2000) Department Chair of Chicana and Chicano Studies; Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1990, M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Haake, Katharine K.
(1986) Professor of English. A.B. 1974, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 1980, Stanford University; Ph.D. 1985, University of Utah.
Hale, Jacob C.
(1991) Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1981, Pitzer College; M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1988, University of North Carolina.
Hall, Leilani R.
(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1989, M.A. 1992, Ohio University; Ph.D. 2001, University of Southern Mississippi.
Hansen, Sid
(2015) Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 2004, Grinnell College; Ph.D. 2010, Vanderbilt University.
Hatfield, Charles W.
(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1988, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 2000, University of Connecticut.
Hattori, Tomo
(2011) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1988, University of Toronto; M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1994, McMaster University.
Heinz, Kalani
(2023) Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies. B.A. 2016, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 2018, Ph.D. 2023, University of California, Los Angeles.
Herrera, Fermin
(1971) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1970, University of California, Los Angeles.
Higgs, Christopher
(2015) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 2002, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.A. 2006, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; M.F.A. 2009, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. 2014, Florida State University.
Hirrel, Laura A.
(2018) Associate Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 2008, California State University, San Marcos; M.A. 2011, Ph.D. 2018, University of New Mexico.
Howard, Krystal
(2017) Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies. B.A. 2008, Drake University; M.F.A. 2012, Ph.D. 2017, Western Michigan University.
Huang, Junliang
(2015) Associate Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 2001, M.A. 2004, East China Normal University; M.A. 2007, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. 2015, Cornell University.
Icardo Isasa, Ane
(2020) Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 2013, University of the Basque Country; M.A. 2015, Ph.D. 2020, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Joaquin, Anna D.
(2011) Department Chair of Linguistics/TESL; Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 1998, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2011, University of California, Los Angeles.
Khadka, Santosh
(2014) Professor of English. I.A. 1998, B.A. 2001, Tribhuvan University; M.A. 2004, Pokhara University; Ph.D. 2014, Syracuse University.
Kim, Stephanie Hyeri
(2014) Associate Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 2003, Kyung Hee University; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2011, University of California, Los Angeles.
Kleinman, Scott
(1999) Professor of English. M.A. 1992, University of St. Andrews; Ph.D. 1997, University of Cambridge.
Kyomugisha, Florence G.
(2003) Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies B.A. 1977, Makerere University; M.A. 1986, Ph.D. 2003, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Lai, Clement K.
(2011) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1991, Pomona College; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2006, University of California, Berkeley.
Langford, Drake
(2011) Associate Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1994, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2009, Yale University.
Lau, Jacob
(2022) Director of Queer Studies Program; Assistant Professor of Queer Studies. B.A. 2006, University of California, Berkeley; M.T.S. 2009, University of California, Davis; Ph.D. 2016, University of California, Los Angeles.
Lee, Jennifer
(2014) Professor of English. B.A. 2000, M.A. 2004, State University of New York at New Paltz; Ph.D. 2014, University of Rhode Island.
Lee, Kenneth
(2006) Professor of Religious Studies. A.B. 1988, Occidental College; M.Div. 1992, Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D. 2001, Columbia University.
Lugo, Juan
(2024) Assistant Professor of Chicano and Chicana Studies. B.A. 2013, Hope International University; M.A. 2018, California State University, Dominguez Hills; Ph.D. 2024, University of California, Los Angeles.
Luna, Kenneth V.
(2011) Chief of Operations to the Provost; Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 2002, M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Los Angeles.
Makhijani, Simmy
(2021) Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1994, Pennsylvania State University; M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2015, California Institute of Integral Studies.
Malhotra, Sheena
(2000) Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1991, DePauw University; M.A. 1993, Pepperdine University; Ph.D. 1999, University of New Mexico.
Malhotra, Vikas
(2022) Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 1999, Hampshire College; M.A. 2004, Columbia University; Ph.D. 2022, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Masequesmay, Gina
(2001) Department Chair of Asian American Studies; Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1991, Pomona College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles.
Medeiros, David
(2015) Associate Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 2004, University of Oregon; Ph.D. 2013, University of Michigan.
Medina, Lara
(1998) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1977, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1989, Graduate Theological Union; Ph.D. 1998, Claremont Graduate University.
Mendoza, Breny
(2001) Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1975, University of Heidelberg; M.A. 1982, Free University of Berlin; Ph.D. 1994, Cornell University.
Meshelski, Kristina K.
(2011) Department Chair of Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2011, University of Virginia.
Mimura, Yoko
(2012) Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. B.A. 1991, Seikei University; M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 2001, University of Georgia.
Mitchell, Richard M.
(1999) Professor of English. B.A. 1981, Manhattanville College; M.A. 1990, Southern Connecticut State University; M.F.A. 1992, Brooklyn College; Ph.D. 1999, University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Montaño, Theresa
(2002) Professor of Chicano and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1997, M.A. 1985, California State University, Los Angeles; Ed.D. 1996, University of California, Los Angeles.
Montepeque, Axel O.
(2016) Associate Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 2001, Occidental College; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2011, University of California, San Diego.
Moreno, Renee M.
(2000) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1986, M.A. 1991, University of Colorado; Ph.D. 1998, University of Michigan.
Morgaine, Karen
(2008) Department Chair of Sociology; Professor of Sociology. B.S. 1987, State University of New York; M.A. 1989, Antioch University; Ph.D. 2007, Portland State University.
Muller, Robin
(2015) Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 2004, Trinity College; M.A. 2005, University College London; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2015, The New School for Social Research.
Nkulu-N’Sengha, Mutombo
(2003) Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 1981, Major Seminary St. Paul; M.A. 1989, Institute P. Canisius Kinshasa; M.A. 1991, Gregorian University; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2002, Temple University.
Olmos, Daniel
(2017) Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A. 2004, M.A. 2011, Ph.D. 2016, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Pandey, Iswari P.
(2013) Professor of English. B.A. 1990, M.A. 1994, Tribhuvan University; M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2006, University of Louisville.
Perez-Boluda, Adrian
(2007) Department Chair of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures; Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. M.A. 2001, University of Nevada, Reno; Ph.D. 2006, University of California, Davis.
Perez, Nancy
(2024) Associate Professor of Central American and Transborder Studies. B.A. 2007, M.A. 2009, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2019, Arizona State University.
Pousson, Martin
(2007) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Loyola University, New Orleans; M.F.A. 1999, Columbia University.
Prado, Alejandro
(2023) Assistant Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 2015, University of California, Riverside; M.A. 2017, Ph.D. 2022, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Reeder, Jeffrey
(2022) Dean, College of Humanities; Senior Tribal Liaison Officer; Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1990, M.A. 1993, University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D. 1998, University of Texas at Austin.
RiVera Furumoto, Rosa L.
(2002) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1982, M.A. 1991, California State University, Northridge; Ed.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles.
Rodriguez, David
(1991) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1973, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Riverside.
Ruiz, Stevie
(2015) Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 2004, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. 2007, San Diego State University; M.A. 2010, Ph.D. 2015, University of California, San Diego.
Ruzgar, Mustafa
(2009) Department Chair of Religious Studies; Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 1997, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey; M.A. 2001, Ph.D. 2008, Claremont Graduate University.
Salcedo Arnaiz, Daniela
(2023) Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 2002, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2013, The Ohio State University.
Saltzman, Moira
(2022) Assistant Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 2006, Sarah Lawrence College; M.A. 2014, Wayne State University; Ph.D. 2022, University of Michigan.
Sanchez-Muñoz, Ana
(2007) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 2000, University of Salamanca; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2007, University of Southern California.
Sandoval, Denise M.
(2002) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1993, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1995, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2003, Claremont Graduate University.
Sarmiento Panez, Ignacio
(2024) Associate Professor of Central American and Transborder Studies. B.A. 2012, Universidad Diego Portales; Ph.D. 2018, Tulane University.
Shaikh, Khanum
(2013) Director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program; Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1995, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1999, University of Oregon; Ph.D. 2009, University of California, Los Angeles.
Shemmassian, Vahram L.
(2004) Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1973, Haigazian College; M.A. 1979, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Los Angeles.
Shi, Enchao
(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1982, Beijing Language Institute; M.A. 1990, St. Mary’s College; M.A. 1994, Northern Arizona University; Ph.D. 2003, University of Arizona.
Shrake, Eunai
(2002) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1977, M.A. 1984, Presbyterian College; Th.M. 1990, Austin Presbyterian Seminary; Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Los Angeles.
Spratt, Danielle L.
(2011) Director of Community Engagement; Professor of English. B.A. 2002, M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2011, Fordham University.
Stallcup, Jackie E.
(1999) Professor of English. B.A. 1991, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1999, University of California, Riverside.
Stanley, Sandra
(1991) Professor of English. B.A. 1976, Point Loma College; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1988, University of Southern California.
Sun, Weimin
(2003) Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1991, M.A. 1994, Beijing University; Ph.D. 2003, University of Connecticut.
Swenson, Adam R.
(2006) Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1999, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2006, Rutgers University.
Takahashi, Melissa K.
(2018) Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. 2004, University of California, Davis; M.S. 2005, Stanford University; Ph.D. 2015, Cornell University.
Talbott, Rick F.
(1999) Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 1971 California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1980, Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D. 1987, University of California, Los Angeles.
Tamayo, Francisco, N.
(2011) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1997, M.Ed. 1998, Western Washington University; Ph.D. 2010, Washington State University.
Thompson, Jennifer A.
(2012) Director of Jewish Studies Program; Maurice Amado Professor of Applied Jewish Ethics and Civic Engagement. B.A. 1998, Brandeis University; M.T.S. 2000, Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D. 2010, Emory University.
Toker, Zeynep
(2006) Department Chair of Urban Studies and Planning; Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. B.A. 1998, M.A. 2000, Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Ph.D. 2004, North Carolina State University.
Tripp, Colleen M.
(2015) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 2005, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. 2009, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 2011, Ph.D. 2015, Brown University.
Tyutina, Svetlana
(2015) Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 2004, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia; M.A. 2006, University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D. 2010, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia; Ph.D. 2014, Florida International University.
Ugwueze, Kosisochukwu
(2023) Assistant Professor of English. B.A. 2013, University of Southern California; M.A. 2022, Johns Hopkins University.
Underwood, Brandy
(2020) Assistant Professor of English. B.A. 1998, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 2001, Syracuse University; M.A. 2008, University of California, Riverside; Ph.D. 2017, University of California, Los Angeles.
Velazco y Trianosky, Gregory
(1998) Professor of Philosophy. A.B. 1974, Georgetown University; M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1980, University of Michigan.
Velazquez Vargas, Yarma
(2008) Department Chair of Central American and Transborder Studies; Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 2000, University of Puerto Rico; M.A. 2001, Michigan State University; Ph.D. 2008, Florida State University.
Villanueva, Marvin O.
(2005) Director of College Advising, College of Humanities. B.A. 2005, B.A. 2006, M.A. 2015, California State University, Northridge.
Warren, Joyce Pualani
(2023) Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 2007, M.A. 2012, Ph.D. 2017, University of California, Los Angeles.
Watson, Tim
(2017) Associate Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1999, M.A. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Riverside.
Weininger, Melissa
(2021) Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies. B.A. 1996, Harvard University; Ph.D. 2010, University of Chicago.
Wexler, Steven
(2007) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Syracuse University; M.A. 2001; Ph.D. 2006, University of Louisville.
White, Claire
(2012) Professor of Religious Studies. B.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2009, Queen’s University.
Wightman, Beth
(2003) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Barnard College; M.A. 1991, University College Dublin; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles.
Williams León, Teresa
(1996) Director of American Indian Studies Program; Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1986, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; M.A. 1989, M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Los Angeles.
Yagisawa, Takashi
(1987) Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1977, London University; Ph.D. 1981, Princeton University.
Yoo, Julie H.
(2011) Professor of Philosophy. A.B. 1988, Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D. 1998, Rutgers University.
Yoon, Hyung-Jo
(2017) Associate Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 2010, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; M.Ed. 2013, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 2017, Michigan State University.
Emeriti
Acuna, Rodolph F.
(1969) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1957, M.A. 1962, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1968, University of Southern California.
Adams, John P.
(1989) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. A.B. 1968, Fordham University; M.Ph. 1971, Ph.D. 1976, Yale University.
Andersen, David
(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1964, Western Washington University; M.A. 1966, Ph. D. 1968, University of California, Davis.
Athey, Joel W.
(1989) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1966, M.A. 1968, Kansas State University; Ph.D. 1986, University of Texas.
Baca, Albert R.
(1962) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1953, M.A. 1958, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1965, University of Southern California.
Barnard, Ian
(2003) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1983, University of Witwatersrand; M.A. 1986, California State University, San Diego; Ph.D. 1992, University of California, San Diego.
Bartelt, Guillermo H.
(1988) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1971, M.A. 1972, University of Wyoming; M.A. 1977; Ph.D. 1980, University of Arizona.
Bauml, Betty Jean
(1961) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1951, M.A. 1953, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. 1957, University of California, Berkeley.
Bouguarche, Ahmed
(2000) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. D.E.A. 1984, Universite De Montpellier; M.A., Ph.D. 1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Bourgeois, Pamela J.
(1987) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1967, Marygrove College; M.A. 1968, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1974, University of Detroit.
Castronovo, Brian J.
(1988) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1971, Trinity College; M.A. 1976, Middlebury College; Ph.D. 1984, University of Wisconsin.
Cervantez, Yreina D.
(1999) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1975, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.F.A. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.
Champawat, Narayan S.
(1963) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. B.S. 1947, M.S. 1949, University of Bombay; M.A. 1964, Ph.D. 1969, University of California, Los Angeles.
Chianese, Robert
(1969) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1964, Rutgers University; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1971, Washington University.
Clendenning, John
(1960) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1957, California State University, Los Angeles; M.A. 1958, Ph.D. University of Iowa.
De La Cruz, Enrique
(2000) Professor Emeritus of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1964, University of the Philippines; Ph.D. 1974, University of California, Los Angeles.
Dimo, Edith
(1995) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1985, California State University, Dominguez Hills; M.A. 1990, California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D. 1995, University of California, Riverside.
Field, Fredric W.
(2000) Professor Emeritus of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 1982, University of California, Irvine; M.A. 1984, California State University, Fullerton; M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1998, University of Southern California.
Garcia, Jorge
(1984) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1968, Fresno State University; Ph.D. 1986, University of California, Riverside.
Garfinkel, Alan J.
(1972) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. A.B. 1966, Cornell University; Ph.D. 1975, Harvard University.
Goss, James
(1969) Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. B.A. 1960, University of Southern California; M.Th. 1963, Southern California School of Theology; Ph.D. 1970, Claremont Graduate School.
Hallcom, Francine
(1972) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1962, M.S. 1970, Ed.D. 1981, University of Southern California.
Hellenbrand, Harold
(2004) Provost Emeritus; Professor of English. A.B. 1975, Harvard College; Ph.D. 1980, Stanford University.
Hernandez, Jose A.
(1969) Professor Emeritus of Chicano and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1957, St. Mary’s University of Texas; M.A. 1958, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. 1979, University of California, Riverside.
Herrera, Isabel M.
(1978) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1975, M.A. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles.
Hirota, Akiko
(1988) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1966, Fukuoka Women’s University; M.A. 1979, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.
Irving, John
(1961) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1953, Stanford University; M.A. 1959, Ph.D. 1964, University of California, Los Angeles.
Klein, Sharon M.
(1986) Professor Emeritus of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 1970, University of California, Riverside; M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles.
Kroll, Barbara
(1988) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1965, Brooklyn College; M.A. 1966, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 1982, University of Southern California.
Lam-Easton, Linda L.
(1987) Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. A.B. 1971, Boston University; A.M. 1973, Ph.D. 1980, University of Chicago.
Lopez-Garza, Marta
(1997) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1974, M.A. 1976, Ph.D. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles.
Lopez, Jack R.
(1989) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1983, Portland State University; M.F.A. 1987, University of California, Irvine.
Love, Thomas T.
(1968) Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. B.A. 1954, University of Oklahoma; Th.D. 1957, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University; M.A. 1960, Ph.D. 1964, Princeton University; J.D. 1981, Southwestern University School of Law.
Luttge, John E.
(1966) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1951, M.A. 1956, Ph.D. 1966, University of California, Los Angeles.
Mandel, Adrienne S.
(1965) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1954, Hunter College; M.A. 1955, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1970, University of California, Los Angeles.
Marti, Oscar
(1998) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1964, City College of New York; Ph. D. 1978, City University of New York.
McClave, Evelyn Z.
(1992) Professor Emeritus of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 1969, St. Bonaventure University; M.A. 1977, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1991, Georgetown University.
McIntyre, Ronald T.
(1977) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. B.S. 1964, Wake Forest University; M.A. 1966, Florida State University; Ph.D. 1970, Stanford University.
Miyuki, Mokusen
(1970) Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. B.A. 1953, University of Tokyo; M.A. 1961, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1964, Claremont Graduate School.
Mora, Juana
(1990) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1976, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1984, Stanford University.
Nelson, Esther W.
(1986) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1966, M.A. 1968, University of New Mexico; Ph.D. 1974, University of Texas.
Nichelson, F. Patrick
(1972) Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. B.A. 1963, Saint John’s College; M.A. 1969, Immaculate Heart College; Ph.D. 1974, University of Southern California.
Nieto, Eva Margarita
(1985) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1958, M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1975, University of California, Los Angeles.
Noguchi, Rei R.
(1983) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1966, Tufts University; M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1978, Indiana University.
Noreen, Robert G.
(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1960, M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1969, University of Chicago.
Omatsu, Glenn K.
(1995) Lecturer Emeritus in Asian American Studies. B.A. 1971, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Orona-Cordova, Roberta
(2000) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1976, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1983, San Francisco State University; M.F.A. 1990, University of California, Los Angeles.
Paller, Bonnie T.
(1985) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. A.B. 1974, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1982, University of Southern California.
Pardo, Mary
(1978) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1970, California State University, Los Angeles; M.S. 1972, University of Southern California; M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1990, University of California, Los Angeles.
Peck, Sabrina
(1990) Professor Emeritus of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 1971, Harvard College; M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles.
Pellarolo, Sirena
(1999) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Los Angeles.
Perez-Sandoval, Rafael
(1969) Professor Emeritus of Chicano and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1957, M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1968, University of Southern California.
Phelan, Catherine M.
(1967) Professor Emeritus of English. B.M. 1951, M.A. 1962, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1967, University of California, Los Angeles.
Plasberg, Elaine
(1961) Professor Emeritus of English. A.B. 1952, California State University, San Francisco; M.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1961, Boston University.
Roberts, Raymond R.
(1966) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1957, M.A. 1963, University of California, Los Angeles.
Rodewald, Richard
(1984) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. B.A. 1969, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1978 University of California, Los Angeles.
Rosas, Yolanda T.
(1987) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1977, California State University, Fullerton; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1984, University of California, Irvine.
Ruiz, Everto
(1970) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1971, California State University, Northridge.
Sanchez, Marta
(1982) Professor Emeritus of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1972, M.A. 1977, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Say, Elizabeth A.
(1989) Dean Emeritus, College of Humanities; Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1981, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1988, University of Southern California.
Seldis, Anna
(1968) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. 1950, Dottore in Lingue e Letterature Stranier, Inst. Univ. Ca Foscari, Italy; M.A. 1958, Ph.D. 1967, University of California, Los Angeles.
Shofner, Robert D.
(1970) Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. B.A. 1961, University of Puget Sound; B.D. 1964, Yale University Divinity School; Ph.D. 1972, Hartford Seminary Foundation, Connecticut.
Sicha, Jeffrey F.
(1973) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. B.A. 1962, Oberlin College; Ph.D. 1966, Oxford University.
Solomon, James F.
(1991) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1976, Brandeis University; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, Harvard University.
Spector, Cheryl A.
(1986) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1976, Rice University; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1986, Cornell University.
Spielmann, Edda
(1969) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1964, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1971, University of California, Los Angeles.
Stern, Cindy D.
(1989) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. B.A. 1974, College of William and Mary; M.L.S. 1975, M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1980, Syracuse University.
Stiebel, Arlene M.
(1983) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1963, Douglass College, Rutgers University; M.A. 1972, University of Hawaii; Ph.D. 1981, Columbia University.
Tohidi, Nayereh
(1997) Professor Emeritus of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.S. 1974, University of Tehran; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1983, University of Illinois.
Uba, George R.
(1987) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1969, University of Southern California; M.A. 1970, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles.
Walsh, William F.
(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1956, St. John’s University; M.A. 1958, Catholic University; Ph.D. 1967, Columbia University.
Watkins, Patricia
(1996) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1968, M.A. 1970, Howard University; Ph.D. 1979, New York University; J.D. 1993, University of California, Los Angeles.
Zakarian, Richard H.
(1961) Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. A.B. 1949, Bates College; M.A. 1950, Middlebury College; Ph.D. 1960, Northwestern University.