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Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Faculty

George Thomas

George Thomas
Chair, Professor of Spanish
george.thomas@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5849
Office: UH-314
In-person office hours: Wednesdays 10:00-11:00AM

Virtual office hours: By appointment only 

Professor Makiko Amaya

Makiko Amaya
Lecturer of Japanese
mamaya@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7132
Office: UH-401.36
In-person office hours: Tuesday, 12:20 P.M.-12:50 P.M., or by appointment.

Online office hours: Friday, from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Email Office Hours. If you email me during these hours, you will receive a response within these hours.)

Professor's Amaya Zoom Office

Dr. Esteban Cordoba

Esteban Córdoba
Associate Professor of Spanish
esteban.cordoba@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 527-7127
Office: UH-201.41
In-Person Office Hours:  

Online office hours:  
Professor Córdoba's Zoom Office

 Dr. Carmen Jany

Carmen Dagostino (formerly Jany)
Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
cjany@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7386
Office: UH-201.43
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours: 
Professor Dagostino's Zoom Office

 Dr. Bibiana Diaz-Rodriguez

Bibiana Diaz-Rodriguez 
Professor of Spanish
bidiaz@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-3670
Office: UH-201.29
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours: 
Professor Diaz-Rodriguez's Zoom Office

 Dr. Dany Doueiri

Dany Doueiri 
Professor of Arabic
ddoueiri@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5814
Office: UH-201.32
In-Person Office Hours: Mondays 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (In person or on Zoom) Tuesdays: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (For Palm Desert Students Only)
Virtual Office Hours: Mondays 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (In person or on Zoom)  Wednesdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Zoom only)
Professor Doueiri's Zoom Office

 Dr. Arturo Fernandez-Gibert

Arturo Fernández-Gibert 
Professor of Spanish
Spanish Grammar & Phonology, History of Spanish Language in the United States
afernand@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5836
Office: UH-201.42
Office Hours: 

 Dr. Maria Garcia-Puente

María García-Puente 
Associate Professor of Spanish
mpuente@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7701
Office: UH-201.47
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours: 
Professor García-Puente's Office

 Dr. Kareen Gervasi

Kareen Gervasi 
Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
kgervasi@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7570
Office: UH-201.37
In-Person Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 8:00 am.10:00 am.
Virtual Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 8:00 am.10:00 am.
Professor Gervasi's Zoom Office

J. David Jerez-Gomez 
Professor of Spanish, Spanish Literature, Early Modern and Golden Age Spanish Literature, Medieval Spanish Literature.
jdjerez@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5851
Office: UH-201.45
In-Person Office Hours: Mon/Wed 12-1 PM, Wed 4-5 PM 
Virtual Office Hours: Mon/Wed 12-1 PM, Wed 4-5 PM
Professor Jerez-Gomez's Zoom Office

 kanesaka

Dr. Kirk Kanesaka
Assistant Professor of Japanese
Kirk.Kanesaka@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5858 
Office: UH-201.44
In-Person Office Hours: Wednesday: 12 noon - 1 pm
Virtual Office Hours: Monday: 12 noon - 1 pm 
Professor Kanesaka's Zoom Office (see syllabus for passcode)

 Dr. Oraib Mango

Oraib Mango 
Professor of Arabic
omango@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7473
Office: UH-201.43 
In-Person Office Hours:
Virtual Office Hours:  
Professor Mango's Zoom Office

 Dr. Elizabeth Martin

Elizabeth Martin 
Professor of French
eamartin@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5854
Office: UH-201.30
In-Person Office Hours: Tues/Thurs: 1 PM - 2 PM + by appointment
Virtual Office Hours: By Appointment 
Dr. Martin's Zoom Office

 Professor Rios

Oscar Rios 
Lecturer of Spanish
orios@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5853
Office: UH-201.39
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours: 
Professor Rios' Zoom Office

Adjunct Faculty

Cody Coyote Smiling

Mayumi Ajioka
Instructor of Japanese
mayumi.ajioka@csusb.edu 
Office: UH-401.41
In-person Office Hours:  

Virtual Office Hours: 

Julieta

Julieta Cabrera Lucero
Instructor in Spanish
julieta.cabrera@csusb.edu
Office: Online
Online Office Hours:

In-Person Office Hours: None

Esther Domenech

Esther Domenech 
Instructor of Spanish
edomenech@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-3835
Office: UH-201.38
In-Person Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00-2:00 pm 
Virtual Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 pm & by app
Professor Domenech's Zoom Office

Professor Carolina Fiallo

Carolina Fiallo
Instructor of Spanish
carolina.fiallo@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5847
Office: UH-401.25
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours:  

Professor Jonathan M. Hall

Jonathan M. Hall
Instructor of Japanese
jonathan.hall@csusb.edu
Office: UH-201.33
Office Hours: 

Professor Matt Marquis

Matthew Marquis
Instructor of American Sign Language
matt.marquis@csusb.edu
Office: UH-201.31
Online Office Hours: 

Professor Bomi Hwang

Bomi Hwang 
Instructor of Korean
bhwang@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5855
Office: UH-201.40
In-Person Office Hours: 

Online Office Hours: 

Professor Hwang's Zoom Office

Professor Morgan

Valerie Morgan 
Instructor of French
vmorgan@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7719
Office: UH-401.39
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours: 
Professor Morgan's Zoom Office

Professor Masako Nunn

Masako M. Nunn 
Instructor of Japanese
mnunn@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5855
Office: UH-201.34
In-Person Office Hours: None
Virtual Office Hours: Wednesdays from 4pm – 5pm or appointment  
Professor Nunn's Zoom Office

Professor An Pham

An Pham
Instructor of Japanese
an.pham@csusb.edu
Phone:
Office: 
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours:
Professor Pham's Zoom Office

Professor Ayman Ramadan

Ayman Ramadan 
Instructor of Arabic
aramadan@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7573
Office: UH-201.35
In-Person Office Hours: 
Virtual Office Hours:  
Professor Ramadan's Zoom Office

Professor Corrina Shih

Corrina Shih 
Instructor of Chinese
hshih@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-7137
Office: UH-401.34
In-Person Office Hours: None
Virtual Office Hours: Wednesay 2:00-2:30PM by Email and Zoom
Professor Shih's Zoom Office

Passcode for Zoom: Chinese

 Professor Ernest Siva

Ernest Siva
Instructor of Serrano
Cahuilla/Serrano Elder

Professor Winston

Leslie Winston
Instructor of Japanese
leslie.winston@csusb.edu
Office: UH 201.48
In-Person Office Hours:  

Virtual Office Hours:  

Teaching Associates

Fall 2025

Liliana Hansen

Liliana Hansen
Lily.Hansen@csusb.edu
Teaching Associate of Spanish
UH 201.34 

In-Person Office Hours: By Appointment 

Virtual Office Hours: Mon/Wed: 4 PM - 5 PM

Andres Uribe
Andres.Uribe@csusb.edu 
Teaching Associate of Spanish
UH 201.34

In-Person Office Hours: None 

Virtual Office Hours: Tues 9:00 — 10:00 a.m. - Wed 9:00 — 10:00 a.m

Spring 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abraham Villegas
Abraham.Villegas@csusb.edu 
Teaching Associate of Spanish
UH 201.34

Abraham Villegas

Staff

Lisa Ryden
Administrative Support Coordinator
demarco@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5847
Room: UH-314

 Alysha Timmons

Alysha Timmons
Coordinator, Multimedia Language Center
atimmons@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5848
Room: UH-007

Retired Faculty

Ruth Burke 
Associate Professor of German/French, Emeritus 
rburke@csusb.edu

Rosalinda Charcas Rodriguez
Intructor of Spanish, Emeritus
rchar@csusb.edu

Rafael Correa
Professor of Spanish
rafa@csusb.edu

Ana Teresa Deloera-Moll 
Instructor of Spanish, Emeritus
adeloera@csusb.edu

M. Antonieta Gallegos-Ruiz 
Professor of Spanish, Emeritus
agallrui@csusb.edu

Dorothy A. Gaylor 
Instructor of Spanish, Emeritus
dgaylor@csusb.edu 

Fred Gravatt 
Instructor of American Sign Language, Emeritus
fgravatt@csusb.edu

Leonard Hill 
Instructor of Spanish, Emeritus
leonardh@csusb.edu

Mary Ann McGuire 
Instructor of French
mmcguire@csusb.edu

Terri Nelson 
Professor of French
tnelson@csusb.edu

Loreto Velarde-Petersen
Instructor of Spanish, Emeritus
lpeterse@csusb.edu

Daniel S. Whitaker 
Professor of Spanish, Emeritus
dwhitake@csusb.edu

Aurora Wolfgang 
Professor of French, Emeritus
aurora@csusb.edu