Faculty

Faculty	Contact Information
	Natalie Boero, Ph.D. Department Chair 408-924-5345 natalie.boero@sjsu.edu DMH 240 Office Hours: Mondays 8:30- 10:30 AM and Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 PM and by appointment
	William Armaline, Ph.D. (he/him) Professor 408-924-2935 william.armaline@sjsu.edu DMH 216 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 2:00- 3:00 PM
	Tanya Bakhru, Ph.D. (she/her) Professor & Associate Chair 408-924-5744 tanya.bakhru@sjsu.edu DMH 239B Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:30- 2:30 PM and by appointment
	Jose Bautista Senior Lecturer jose.bautista@sjsu.edu DMH 222 Office Hours: Not teaching in Fall 2025
	Angela Castillo (she/her) Senior Lecturer 408-924-5593 angela.castillo@sjsu.edu DMH 238A Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 2:00- 3:00 PM and by appointment
	Soo Ho Choi, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer 408-924-5329 soo.choi@sjsu.edu DMH 238B Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30- 2:30 PM and by appointment
	Christopher Cox Senior Lecturer 408-924-5326 christopher.cox@sjsu.edu DMH 210 Office Hours: Mondays 3:30- 4:30 PM and Tuesdays 1:30- 2:30 PM and by appointment
	Soma de Bourbon, Ph.D. Associate Professor 408-924-7747 soma.debourbon@sjsu.edu DMH 238A Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:30 to 2:00 PM at the Native American and Indigenous Student Success Center (the old Chapal near Tower Hall) and by appointment
	Hien Duc Do, Ph.D. Professor hien.do@sjsu.edu DMH 212 Office Hours: Not teaching in Fall 2025
	Faustina DuCros, Ph.D. (she/her) Associate Professor 408-924-5325 faustina.ducros@sjsu.edu DMH 212 Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM via Zoom
	Sneha Dutta Hazarika, Ph.D. Lecturer sneha.duttahazarika@sjsu.edu DMH 237A Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30- 10:00 AM
	Jesilyn Faust, Ph.D. Lecturer jesi.faust@sjsu.edu DMH 237A Office Hours: Not teaching in Fall 2025
	Paul Fong, Ph.D. Lecturer paul.fong@sjsu.edu DMH 238B Office Hours: Not teaching in Fall 2025
	Catherine Fung Lecturer catherine.fung@sjsu.edu Office Hours: By appointment Only
	Susana L. Gallardo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Coordinator 408-924-5739 susana.gallardo@sjsu.edu DMH 238A Office Hours: Mondays 1:00- 3:00 PM
	Carlos E. Garcia, Ph.D. (he/him) Professor & Sociology Coordinator 408-924-5804 carlos.e.garcia@sjsu.edu DMH 222 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:15- 11:30 AM and by appointment
	Abel R. Gomez Assistant Professor abel.gomez@sjsu.edu DMH: 221 Office Hours: Mondays 12:00- 1:00 PM
	Karin Jeffery, Ph.D. (she/her) Senior Lecturer 408-924-8946 karin.jeffery@sjsu.edu DMH 230 Office Hours:Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30- 11:45 AM or by appointment
	CJ Jones Assistant Professor 408-924-4458 cj.jones@sjsu.edu DMH 211 Office Hours: Mondays 9:00- 10:00 AM and 12:00- 1:00 PM
	Wayne Jopanda, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 408-924-5543 wayne.jopanda@sjsu.edu DMH 221 Office Hours:Tuesdays 3:00- 4:30 PM and by appointment
	Yvonne Kwan, Ph.D. Associate Professor 408-924-5258 yvonne.y.kwan@sjsu.edu DMH 213 Office Hours: Mondays 3:00- 4:00 PM and by appointment
	Lawrence Lan, Ph.D. Lecturer lawrence.lan@sjsu.edu DMH 213 Office Hours:Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00- 3:00 PM
	Kerri Malloy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Native American Indigenous Studies Coordinator 408-924-5861 kerri.malloy@sjsu.edu DMH 224 Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30- 2:30 PM
	Mariana Manriquez Assistant Professor mariana.manriquez@sjsu.edu DMH 216 Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00- 4:00 PM
	Lan Nguyen Lecturer lan.h.nguyen01@sjsu.edu DMH 238B Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 PM and by appointment
	Trung Nguyen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 408-924-5330 trung.p.nguyen@sjsu.edu DMH 223 Office Hours: Mondays 1:30- 2:30 PM in DMH 223 and by appointment CAPISE Office in Student Union 1520 (Sep.7th)
	Saugher Nojan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 408-924-5340 saugher.nojan@sjsu.edu DMH 220 Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30- 11:30 AM in person
	Mark Pasion Senior Lecturer mark.pasion@sjsu.edu DMH 237A Office Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 8:15- 8:45 AM
	Akta Rao Lecturer akta.rao@sjsu.edu DMH 238B Office Hours: Thursdays 3:00- 4:00 PM
	Liz Roberts Lecturer liz.roberts@sjsu.edu DMH 210 Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00- 4:00 PM and by appointment
	Joanne Rondilla, Ph.D. (she/her) Associate Professor and Asian American Studies Coordinator 408-924-1543 joanne.rondilla@sjsu.edu DMH 223 Office Hours: Asian American Studies Advising Hours: Tuesdays 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM via Google Meet Thursdays 2:00- 4:00 PM in person
	Preston O. Rudy, Ph.D. (he/him) Assistant Professor 408-924-5333 preston.rudy@sjsu.edu DMH 212 Office Hours: Not teaching in Fall 2025
	Morgan Sanchez Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Advisor 408-924-5365 morgan.sanchez@sjsu.edu DMH 220 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:15- 10:45 AM Advising (Drop in) Hours: 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Advising (Zoom) Hours: Thursdays 1:00- 3:00 PM by appointment via Spartan Connect
	Ginevra Scherini Lecturer 408-924- 5658 ginevra.scherini@sjsu.edu DMH 232 Office Hours: Mondays 2:00- 3:00 PM and Thursdays 3:00- 4:00 PM
	Megan Thiele Strong, Ph.D. (she/her/they/them) Professor 408-924-2975 megan.thiele@sjsu.edu DMH 224 Office Hours: Wednesday 9:30-10:15 AM and 1:30- 2:15 PM on Zoom appointment
	Yolanda Wiggins, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 408-924-5040 yolanda.wiggins@sjsu.edu DMH 211 Office Hours: Thursdays 8:00- 9:00 AM Advising (Drop in) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM and by appointment Advising (Zoom) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00- 4:30 PM in Spartan Connect
	Kelly Zhao Lecturer kelly.zhao@sjsu.edu DMH 210 Office Hours: Not teaching in Fall 2025