People
Department Chair
Aparna Nayak, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, 2006
20th century France; literature of Fascism and
the Resistance; Literature, History, and Memory.
- Location: AS-309
- E-mail: Aparna.Nayak@csulb.edu
- More about Dr. Nayak PDF
Faculty
Jeannette Acevedo Rivera, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. in Romance Studies, Duke University, 2014
Nineteenth century Spanish and French literature, focusing on the intersection
of gender constructions, material culture, and notions of writing and collection.
- Location: AS-337
- E-mail: Jeannette.AcevedoRivera@csulb.edu
Robert Blankenship, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of German
Ph.D. in German, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011
Nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century German literature and cinema,
and East German literature
- Location: AS-322
- E-mail: Robert.Blankenship@csulb.edu
Alicia del Campo, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, 1998
Latin American Literature and Culture, Latin American Theater,
Cultural Studies in Latin America, Literature and Human Rights,
Memory, Politics and Theatre.
- Location: AS-331
- E-mail: Alicia.DelCampo@csulb.edu
Clorinda Donato, Ph.D.
Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Italian Studies
Director, The Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Languages and Translation Studies
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, 1987
The Enlightenment and Romanticism in France and Italy
- Location:LA1-211B
- E-mail: Clorinda.Donato@csulb.edu
Shelley Dykstra, Ph.D.
RGRLL Teaching Assistant Coordinator
Assistant Director of Lower-Division Language Programs
Lecturer of Spanish
Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 2023
Second Language Acquisition, Writing, Rhetoric & Composition
Writing Anxiety and Enjoyment in Spanish Second/Heritage Language University Learners
- Location:AS-323
- E-mail: Shelley.Dykstra@csulb.edu
Bonnie Gasior, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. Purdue University, 2001
Early Modern Spain and Colonial Spanish America
Women writers, literary feminism, ecocriticism, comedia, transatlantic studies, mental health, high-impact practices
- Location: AS-338
- E-mail: Bonnie.Gasior@csulb.edu
Nele Hempel-Lamer, Ph.D.
Professor of German
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1998
20th-Century German Literature and Culture, Contemporary Austrian Studies, Feminism, Service Learning, and Community Engagement.
- Location: AS-326
- E-mail: Nele.Hempel-Lamer@csulb.edu
Daniel Herrera Cepero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. University of California at Davis, 2014
20th century avant-garde poetry and film.
- Location: AS-336
- E-mail: Daniel.HerreraCepero@csulb.edu
Jeffrey High, Ph.D.
Professor of German
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2001
18th century German Literature, Revolution, Aesthetic Theory,
and Moral Philosophy.
- Location: AS-321
- E-mail: Jeffrey.High@csulb.edu
Adrià Martín-Mor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Translation Studies
Ph.D. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2011
Translation technologies, with a focus on machine translation and
free and open-source software. Minoritized languages, mainly Catalan and
Sardinian, and how technologies contribute to preserving language diversity.
- Location: LA1-209B
- E-mail: Adria.MartinMor@csulb.edu
Markus Muller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, 1998
Teaching Methodology (TA training), Second Language Acquisition,
19th Cent. French literature (the novel and the fantastic)
- Location: AS 342
- E-mail: Markus.Muller@csulb.edu
Aparna Nayak, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, 2006
20th century France; literature of Fascism and
the Resistance; Literature, History, and Memory.
- Location: AS-309
- E-mail: Aparna.Nayak@csulb.edu
- More about Dr. Nayak PDF
Maria Sanchez-Reyes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Ph.D. New York University, 2021
French Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
- Location: AS-327
- E-mail: Maria.Sanchez-Reyes@csulb.edu
Daniela Suarez, Ph.D.
RGRLL Undergraduate Advisor
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 2018
- Location: AS-332
- E-mail: Daniela.Suarez@csulb.edu
Giulia Togato, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Translation Studies
Ph.D. University of Granada (Spain), 2016
Cognitive processes and emotionality in Translation and Bilingualism.
- Location: LA1-209A
- E-mail: Giulia.Togato@csulb.edu
Enrico Vettore, Ph.D.
Professor of Italian Studies
The George L. Graziadio Chair for Italian Studies
Ph.D. University of Oregon, 2005
19th and 20th century Italian Literature; Italian Cinema;
Literature and philosophy, Literature and Ethics; Jungian Literary criticism.
- Location: AS-305
- E-mail: Enrico.Vettore@csulb.edu
Part Time Faculty
Patricia Amezcua
Lecturer of Spanish
M.A. Spanish, California State University, Long Beach, 2005
- Location: AS-330
- E-mail: Patricia.Amezcua@csulb.edu
Patricia Arteaga
Lecturer of Spanish
M.A. Spanish, California State University, Long Beach, 2002
- Location: AS-329
- E-mail: Patricia.Arteaga@csulb.edu
Alessandra Balzani
Lecturer of Italian & Translation Studies
M.A. Italian Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2021
- Location: LA1-211D
- E-mail: Alessandra.Balzani@csulb.edu
Nicolas Bordage, Ph.D.
Lecturer of French and Francophone Studies, Spanish & Film and Electronic Arts
Ph.D., University of Miami, 2020
- Location: AS-320
- E-mail: Nicolas.Bordage@csulb.edu
Diego Brol Batres
Assistant to the George L. Graziadio Chair of Italian Studies Lecturer of Italian
M.A. Italian Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2022
- Location: AS-309
- E-mail: Diego.BrolBatres@csulb.edu
Elizabeth Chan
Lecturer of Italian
M.A. Italian Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2018
- Location:
- E-mail: Elizabeth.Chan@csulb.edu
Jesse Garcia, Ph.D.
Lecturer of French and Francophone Studies & Spanish
Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2023
Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture: French and Francophone Studies
M.A. Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture: French and Francophone Studies, University of Southern California, 2018
M.A. French & Francophone Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2013
- Location: AS-325
- E-mail: Jesse.Garcia2@csulb.edu
Maria Nelly Goswitz, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Spanish
Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid, Spain), 2018
Nineteenth Century Latin American Women Writers with emphasis in the
essay genre, the literary salons and tertulias and the Pan-Hispanic Women Networking.
Co-founder and Co-editor of Escritoras Latinoamericanas del Diecinueve: www.eladd.org
- Location: AS-328
- E-mail: Maria.Goswitz@csulb.edu
Iman Hashem
Lecturer of Arabic
M.A. TESOL, University of California Los Angeles, 2003
- Location: AS-339
- E-mail: Iman.Hashem@csulb.edu
Leydi Hernandez
Lecturer of Spanish
M.A. Spanish, California State University, Long Beach, 2021
- Location: AS-341
- E-mail: Leydi.Hernandez@csulb.edu
Sienna Hopkins, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Italian Studies
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, 2016
- Location: AS-308
- E-mail: Sienna.Hopkins@csulb.edu
Isabelle Kelman
Lecturer of French & Francophone Studies
M.A., French & Francophone Studies, CSULB, 2021
- Location: Online
- E-mail: Isabelle.Kelman@csulb.edu
Juliette Malandain
Lecturer of French & Francophone Studies
M.A., University of Rouen (France), 2020
- Location: AS-325
- E-mail: Juliette.Malandain@csulb.edu
Ana Gabriela Gonzalez Meade
Lecturer of Translation Studies
M.A., University of Portsmouth, 2014
- Location: AS-335
- E-mail: Ana.GonzalezMeade@csulb.edu
Jesse O’Dell, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Russian
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, 2019
Soviet and Post-Soviet Literature, Film, and Culture; Twenty-First Century Russian Cinema; Science Fiction, Fantasy,
and Postmodernism in Eastern Europe
- Location: AS-334
- E-mail: Jesse.ODell@csulb.edu
Jessica Powell, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Spanish and Translation Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006
- E-mail: Jessica.Powell@csulb.edu
Manuel Romero
Associate Director: Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Languages and Translation Studies
Lecturer of Translation Studies
M.A. Italian, California State University, Long Beach 2017
- Location: LA1-211A
- E-mail: Manuel.Romero@csulb.edu
Joanna Tatro
Lecturer of French & Italian
M.A. French and Francophone Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2016
M.A. Italian, California State University, Long Beach, 2020
- Location: AS-307
- E-mail: Joanna.Tatro@csulb.edu
Jaclyn Taylor
Lecturer of Italian
M.A., Italian Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2022
- Location: Online
- E-mail: Jaclyn.Taylor@csulb.edu
Arpine Vardazaryan
Lecturer of French and Francophone Studies
M.A. French and Francophone Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 2012
- Location: AS-320
- E-mail: Arpine.Vardazaryan@csulb.edu
Claire Ziamandanis, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Translation Studies, Internships
Ph.D. University at Albany, 1995
- Location: Online
- E-mail: Claire.Ziamandanis@csulb.edu
Single Subject Credential: World Languages
Cynthia Leathers
Single Subject Credential Program Coordinator
World Languages: LOTE Single Subject Credential Program
- Location: AS-317
- E-mail: Cynthia.Leathers@csulb.edu
Tina Livingstone
Student Teacher Supervisor
World Languages: LOTE Single Subject Credential Program
- E-mail: Tina.Livingstone@csulb.edu
Robert Harrell
Lecturer and Student Teacher Supervisor,
World Languages: LOTE Single Subject Credential Program
- Location: AS-324
- E-mail: Robert.Harrell@csulb.edu
Shari Kaulig
Lecturer and Student Teacher Supervisor
World Languages: LOTE Single Subject Credential Program
- Location: AS-329
- E-mail: Shari.Kaulig@csulb.edu
- Tina Elmore
- Lynda Fine
- Robert Harrell
- Shari Kaulig
- Tina Livingston
- Gayle Trager
- Janet Wallenrod
RGRLL Administrative Staff
Administrative Analyst/Specialist
- Location: AS-313
- E-mail: Cindy.Ramon@csulb.edu
Jutta Birmele
E-mail: Jutta.Birmele@csulb.edu
Harold Cannon
Maria M. Carreira
E-mail: Maria.Carreira@csulb.edu
Carlo Chiarenza
E-mail: Carlo.Chiarenza@csulb.edu
Stephen Fleck
E-mail: Stephen.Fleck@csulb.edu
Jean Jacques Jura
E-mail: Jean.Jura@csulb.edu
Claire Martin
E-mail: Claire.Martin@csulb.edu
Leslie Nord
E-mail: Leslie.Nord@csulb.edu
Harold Schefski
E-mail: Harold.Schefski@csulb.edu
Alex Rainof
E-mail: Alexander.Rainof@csulb.edu
Daniela Zappador Guerra
E-mail: Daniela.ZappadorGuerra@csulb.edu