Faculty and Staff
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Chinese
San-hui Sabrina Chuang
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Lecturer
408-924-4028
san-hui.chuang@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 412L
Chunhui Peng
Ph.D., UC San Diego
Associate Professor; Asian Languages Coordinator; Asian Studies and Chinese Advisor
408-924-4615
chunhui.peng@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 427
Qi Wang
Ed.D in Learning and Instruction, University of San Francisco
Lecturer
408-924-4611
qi.wang01@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410D
Foreign Language Education
Zoey Liu
MA, Stanford University
Lecturer; Single Subject Coordinator
408-924-4628
zoey.liu@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408P
French
Jean-Luc Desalvo
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Professor; French Coordinator and Advisor
408-924-4620
jean-luc.desalvo@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 435
Loubna Hafid
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer
408-924-4615
loubna.hafid@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 418M
Françoise Herrmann
Ph.D., Stanford University
Lecturer
francoise.herrmann@sjsu.edu
Laurence Pilot
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer
408-924-4068
laurence.pilot-darier-baziere@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410K
German
Romey Sabalius
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Professor
408-924-4616
romey.sabalius@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 433
Larissa Chiriaeva
Ph.D., Heidelberg University
Lecturer; German Coordinator and Advisor
408-924-4591
larissa.chiriaeva@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410N
Hebrew
Galia Stein Rosen
BA, Tel-Aviv University
Lecturer
408-924-4602
galia.steinrosen@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 421
Italian
Anna Demarchi
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer
408-924-4617
anna.demarchi@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 412G
Michele Santamaria
Ph.D., University of Macerata
Lecturer; Italian Advisor
408-924-4602
michele.santamaria@sjsu.edu
Japanese
Kaoru Hollin
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer
408-924-4068
kaoru.hollin@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410K
Midori Ishida
Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lecturer
408-924-4606
midori.ishida@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408F
Manami Iwata
M.A., University of Victoria
Lecturer
408-924-4624
manami.iwata@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410R
Mayu Kondo Loffgren
M.A., San Francisco State University
Lecturer
408-924-4594
mayu.loffgren@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 418K
Chunhui Peng
Ph.D., UC San Diego
Associate Professor; Japanese Minor Advisor
408-924-4615
chunhui.peng@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 427
Y.M. Shimazu
Ed.D, University of San Francisco
Lecturer
408-924-4625
y.shimazu@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410P
Michiko Uryu
Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Assistant Professor; Japanese Program Coordinator; Japanese Major Advisor
408-924-4613
michiko.uryu@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410G
Portuguese
Duarte Pinheiro
Ph.D., University Fernando Pesso, Porto
Lecturer; Portuguese Advisor
408-924-4022
duarte.pinheiro@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 412J
Russian
Larissa Chiriaeva
Ph.D., Heidelberg University
Lecturer
408-924-4591
larissa.chiriaeva@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410N
Spanish
Damian Bacich
Ph.D., UCLA
Professor (On leave fall 2024)
408-924-4592
damian.bacich@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 431
Alejandra Campos
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer (On leave fall 2024)
408-924-4609
alejandra.campos@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410J
Francisco de la Calle
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer
408-924-4595
francisco.delacalle@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410F
Aurelio Dias-Ferreira
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer
408-924-4022
aurelio.diasferreira@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 412J
Teresa Estrabao
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer
408-924-4052
teresa.estrabao@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408H
Vanessa Fernandez
Ph.D., UCLA
Associate Professor; Spanish Advisor
408-924-4610 | vanessa.fernandez@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408M
Jose De Jesus Garcia Buenrostro
Lecturer
408-924-4622
josedejesus.garciabuenrostro@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410E
Avizia Long
Ph.D., Indiana University
Associate Professor; Spanish Advisor; Spanish BA Coordinator; Latin American Studies
Minor
408-924-4618 | avizia.long@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408K
Eleanor Marsh
Ph.D., UC Davis
Associate Professor
408-924-4614
eleanor.marsh@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 412N
Verena Martinez
Teaching Associate
408-924-4602
verena.martinez@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410L
Julie Rangel Hernandez
Teaching Associate
408-924-4602
julie.rangelhernandez@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410L
Raquel Rodriguez
M.A., Fresno State University
Lecturer
408-924-4619
raquel.rodriguez@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410H
Ángel Ruiz Blanco
Ph.D., UC Davis
Assistant Professor; Spanish Advisor
Spanish for Heritage Speakers Program Coordinator; Teaching Associate Program Coordinator
408-924-3685
angel.ruizblanco@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 420H
Cheyla Samuelson
Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara
Associate Professor; Spanish Advisor; MA Coordinator
408-924-4593
cheyla.samuelson@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 429
Vietnamese
Huyen Le
M.A., San José State University
Lecturer; Vietnamese Advisor
408-924-4033
huyen.le@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410M
Tagalog/Filipino
Edith Rollan Borbon
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Lecturer
408-924-4594
edith.borbon@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 418K
Department Staff
Kristine Adams
Administrative Analyst
408-924-4605
kristine.adams@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 421B
Truc Tran
Admin Support Coordinator
408-924-4469
truc.tran@sjsu.edu
FOB 201
Romey Sabalius
Department Chair
408-924-4608
romey.sabalius@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 421D
Emeritus Faculty
Anne (Anita) Fountain
Anna Iacomini-Bernardi
Rina Katzen
Juan Sempere
Carmen Sigler