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Department of English

Faculty and Staff

Arts and Humanities faculty directory

Fresno State campus directory

Faculty Contact Information
Name Office Email Fall 2025 Student Support Hours
Abella, Chloe IT 115 abellachloe@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Ángeles, Miguel IT 115 migang@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Arce, William PB 432 warce@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Beynon, John PB 458 jbeynon@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Blackburn, Venita PB 439 blackburn@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Bosch, Mariah PB 401 mariahbosch@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Bryan, H IT 115 snowfire1224@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Church, Steven PB 449 stchurch@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Collins, Cecile PB 403 crcollins@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Crisco, Virginia PB 457 vcrisco@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Daher, Brandon PB 406 bdaher@mail.fresnostate.edu  
De La Torre, Isabella LSA 06 idelatorre001@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Firstman, Carole A. PB 406 daisy1027@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Foster, J. Ashley PB 443 foster@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Fujinami, Erin PB 404 efujinami@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Gomez, David R. IT 115 dr_gomez1984@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Gordon, Sean A. PB 456 seangordon@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Henry, Jeremiah PB 403 jhenry0302@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Hernandez, Jacob PB 401 jayhernandez@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Hernandez, Melanie PB 444 melanieh@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Hopper, Victoria LSA 06 silverstepper@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Hughes, Courtney PB 406 hughesc@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Ibarra, Gabriel PB 404 gpoet@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Jarrar, Ra M 186 cah2@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Jenkins, Ruth Y. PB 448 ruthj@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Kachadoorian, Melanie PB 407 mweger@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Kaila, Arvin LSA 06 arvink@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Kajitani, Jayla LSA 06 jaylakajitani@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Kaur, Jasmine IT 115 jasminekaurrrrr@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Kennedy, Loretta PB 410 lorettakennedy@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Kolofer, Megan PB 410 mkolofer@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Lane, Jill PB 405 jlane@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Lee, Phoua IT 115 phouanlee@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Lee, Yia PB 401 lis1218@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Leiva, Stefan IT 115 stefanleiva@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Lewis, Jennifer PB 403 jjlewis@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Lopez, Erica IT 115 elopez39@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Mandaville, Alison PB 454 amandaville@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Maniquiz, Michael PB 404 mmaniquiz@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Mantilla, Juan Carlos PB 402 garzonmantilla@mail.fresnostate.edu On leave
McConnell, Michele PB 431 michele@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Najmi, Samina PB 436 snajmi@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Pappas, Nicholas LSA 06 sperry222@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Powell, Elizabeth PB 410 epowell@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Rodríguez-Astacio, René M. PB 440 renerodriguez@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Rosas, Freddie LSA 06 r_fox09@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Saito, Brynn PB 447 bsaito@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Sagouspe, Joshua LSA 06 jsagouspe@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Salgado Partida, Guadalupe LSA 06 gsalgado@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Santana, Juana LSA 06 juanalejandra24@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Santikian-Coley, Leslie PB 410 lsantikian@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Sargent, Molly PB 405 msargent@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Sárraga-López, Yamil PB 442 yamil@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Scadding, Tomaro PB 407 tscadding@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Scriptunas, Melanie PB 405 scriptunas@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Shemaria, Anthony LSA 06 ashemaria@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Skeen, Timothy PB 453 tskeen@mail.fresnostate.edu By appointment
Sutton, Hannah IT 115 hannahsutton@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Sutton, Lucille PB 403 lsutton@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Sylvia, Logan IT 115 loganshawslyvia@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Tricic, Lejla PB 404 ltricic@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Vang, Hope LSA 06 hopevang09@mail.fresnostate.edu  
Vang, Mai Der PB 445 maidervang@mail.fresnostate.edu On leave
Wang, Bo PB 451 bwang@mail.fresnostate.edu

Sabbatical
Weston, Lisa PB 438 lisaw@mail.fresnostate.edu FERP
Womer, Brenna PB 434 bwomer@mail.fresnostate.edu  

Contact Us

The Department of English is located inside the Peters Business Building, on the east side of the California State University, Fresno campus. Parking in adjacent lots P5 and P6. Consult a campus map for directions.

Mailing Address

Department of English
California State University, Fresno
5245 N. Backer Ave., PB98
Fresno, CA 93740-8001

Location

Peters Business Building
Room 382

Email

english@mail.fresnostate.edu

Phone

559.278.2553

Semester Hours

Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed 12 to 1 p.m.

Summer Hours

Open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Closed 12 to 12:30 p.m.

Department Office

For general questions, email the office staff.

Office Contact Information
Contact Title Phone Email
Dr. John Beynon Chair (559) 278-2553 jbeynon@mail.fresnostate.edu
Lisa Galvez Admin Support Coordinator (559) 278-2553 lgalvez@mail.fresnostate.edu
Jefferson Beavers Communication Specialist (559) 278-1569 jbeavers@mail.fresnostate.edu
 

Emeriti Faculty

Emeritus status is an honorary title awarded for distinguished service to the academic community. The Fresno State president may bestow the title on a tenured faculty member or on an administrator who is entering permanent retirement and who has served the university with distinction. Bestowal of emeritus status is a distinctive honor and emeriti faculty are regarded as an important and integral part of the university community.

* denotes deceased

Linnea Alexander

  • University service: 1983-2015
  • University of Iowa, Ph.D.

Craig A. Bernthal

  • University service: 1988-2018
  • Research interests: Shakespeare, Renaissance Literatures, Modern British Literatures
  • Michigan State University, Ph.D.; University of Washington, J.D.

Robert Billings *

  • University service: 1957-1989

Gene Bluestein *

  • University service: 1963-1991

Roger D. Chittick *

  • University service: 1956-1988
  • Stanford University, Ph.D.

Cheng Lok Chua

  • University service: 1986-2010
  • University of Connecticut, Ph.D.

Peter P. Everwine *

  • University service: 1962-1991
  • University of Iowa, Ph.D.

Lillian Faderman

  • University service: 1967-2007
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D.

James E. Frey *

  • University service: 1969-1994
  • University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D.

Magdalena Gilewicz

  • University service: 1990-2023
  • State University of New York, Stony Brook, Ph.D.

Kathleen Godfrey

  • University service: 1999-2022
  • Arizona State University, Ph.D.

Corrinne Clegg Hales

  • University service: 1986-2020
  • Research interests: Modern and Contemporary Poetry
  • State University of New York, Binghamton, Ph.D.

John R. Hales

  • University service: 1985-2021
  • Research interests: Creative Nonfiction, Nature Writing
  • State University of New York, Binghamton, Ph.D.

Charles G. Hanzlicek

  • University service: 1966-2001
  • University of Iowa, MFA

Andrew Hart *

  • University service: 1965-2003

Laurel L. Hendrix

  • University service: 1990-2022
  • University of California, Riverside, Ph.D.

Christi L. Henson

  • University service: 1984-2020
  • Research interests: 20th Century American Literatures, Modern World Literatures
  • University of Kansas, Ph.D.

Ruth Y. Jenkins

  • University service: 1988-
  • Research interests: Victorian Literatures, Victorian Children's Literatures
  • State University of New York, Stony Brook, Ph.D.

Harold Karr *

  • University service: 1966-1985

Carolton H. Larrabee *

  • University service: 1947-1969

Philip Levine *

  • University service: 1958-1992
  • State University of Iowa, MFA

Barry L. Logan

  • University service: 1961-1992
  • Yale University, Ph.D.

John J. McDermott *

  • University service: 1969-1996
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D.

H. Ray McKnight *

  • University service: 1965-1997
  • University of North Carolina, Ph.D. 

Robert O'Neil *

  • University service: 1957-1992
  • University of Washington, Ph.D.

Martin T. Paul *

  • University service: 1967-2006
  • University of Wisconsin, Ph.D.

Jean E. Pickering *

  • University service: 1970-2004
  • Stanford University, Ph.D.

Stanley H. Poss *

  • University service: 1956-1995
  • University of Washington, Ph.D.

Judith A. Rosenthal *

  • University service: 1971-2007
  • University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D.

Timothy Skeen

  • University service: 2004-2025
  • University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Ph.D.

Walter H. Stuart *

  • University service: 1967-1988
  • University of Wisconsin, Ph.D.

Andrew M. Simmons *

  • University service: 1970-2002
  • University of Missouri, Ph.D.

Michael G. Tate

  • University service: 1970-2010
  • Indiana University, Ph.D.

Clare-Marie Wall

  • University service: 1988-2016
  • Research Interests: Shakespeare, Comparative Literature Studies in Drama, Epic and Lyric Poetry
  • University of Colorado, Ph.D.

James E. Walton *

  • University service: 1990-2018
  • University of Akron, Ph.D.

Toni Wein *

  • University service: 2002-2018
  • Research Interests: Romantic Literatures, 18th to 20th Century British Literatures, Gothic Novels
  • University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D.

Steve Yarbrough

  • University service: 1988-2009
  • University of Arkansas, MFA

Eugene Zumwalt *

  • University service: 1959-1999
  • University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D.

* denotes deceased

College of Arts and Humanities

See the full list of emeriti faculty for the College of Arts and Humanities

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