Faculty & Academic Advisors
Advising begins the first week of the semester. If you need advising help over the winter break or summer term, please reach out to cwriting@sfsu.edu and you will be directed to the available advisor.
Looking for class schedules? Try the Class Schedule - SF State University (sfsu.edu), or review our Creative Writing Class Schedule page for department specific information.
| Name | Room | Phone | Office Hours | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Carter | mcarter@sfsu.edu | HUM 562 | Virtually, Monday 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and by appointment. | Playwriting | |
| Nona Caspers | ncaspers@sfsu.edu | HUM 268 | CW 859 Practicum Advising ONLY Thursday 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
CW 859 Practicum in Teaching Advising only! Fiction | |
| Joseph Cassara | josephcassara@sfsu.edu | HUM 550 | On leave for Spring 2025 | Creative Nonfiction, Fiction | |
| May-lee Chai | chai@sfsu.edu | HUM 563 | Virtually, Tuesday 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or by appointment. | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation | |
| Caro De Robertis | caro@sfsu.edu | HUM 349 | (415) 338-1550 | Tuesday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Fiction, Literary Translation |
| Tonya M. Foster | tmfoster@sfsu.edu | HUM 260 | Tuesday 12 - 1 p.m. by appointment | Poetry, Creative Nonfiction | |
| Paul Hoover | viridian@sfsu.edu | HUM 447 | (415) 338-3157 | On Leave for Spring 2025 | Literary Translation, Poetry |
| Andrew Joron | ajoron@sfsu.edu | HUM 233 | (510) 990-5186 | Thursday 12 - 1 p.m. | Graduate Coordinator; Fiction, Literary Translation, Poetry |
| Michael David Lukas | mdlukas@sfsu.edu | HUM 365 | (415) 338-6986 | Tuesday 3 - 4 p.m., and by appointment. | Fiction |
| Chanan Tigay | tigay@sfsu.edu | HUM 545 | Wednesday 1 - 3 p.m. | Fall '24 Department Chair; Creative Non-fiction, Fiction |
Please note: B.A. students: Application for Award of Baccalaureate Degree review and signatures available from all of the above professors.
Adjunct Faculty
| Name | Phone | Room | Office Hours | Courses/Duties (as applicable) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Clark Davison | davison@sfsu.edu | (415) 338- 3084 |
HUM 451 | Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. | C W 101.01, C W 101.02, C W 512GW.01, C W 606.01 |
| Denise Donaldson | HUM 275 | C W 101.04 | |||
| Laird Harrison | lharrison@sfsu.edu | HUM 364 | Wednesday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | C W 101.03 | |
| Tadeh Kennedy | tkennedy@sfsu.edu | HUM 364 | Wednesday 2 - 3 p.m. | C W 640.01 | |
| Tracy Shapiro | tshapiro@sfsu.edu | HUM 561 | Thursday 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. | C W 301.01 | |
| Adam Sussman | HUM 561 | C W 825.01 | |||
| Maria Thomas | mthomas17@sfsu.edu | HUM 275 | Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | C W 302.01 |
Staff, Magazines and Campus Affiliates
| Name | Phone | Room | Office Hours | Duties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Burkin | N/A | HUM 373 | N/A | Graduate Assistant, Co Editor-in-Chief of Fourteen Hills Magazine | |
| Fourteen Hills | (415) 338-3083 | HUM 373 | hills@sfsu.edu | N/A | Literary Magazine |
| Nathalie Franco | N/A | HUM 373 | N/A | Graduate Assistant, Co Editor-in-Chief of Fourteen Hills Magazine | |
| Jane George | (415) 338-1810 | HUM 574 | jgeorge1@sfsu.edu | Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Fiscal, Class Scheduling, Scholarships, Faculty assistance |
| Katherine Kwid - Creative Writing Department Office | (415) 338-1891 | HUM 573 | Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. HUM 573, Remote Friday 9 - 5 p.m. | Front Office, Reception, Website, Student Petitions/Forms | |
| Poetry Center | (415) 338-2227 | HUM 512 | poetry@sfsu.edu | RSO, Poetry Readings, Archives | |
| Transfer | (415) 338-3148 | HUM 372 | transfermagazine@gmail.com | Literary Magazine |