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Nona Caspers
Professor
Advising for students enrolled in current courses, only. No Thesis Advising.
ncaspers@sfsu.edu
Joseph Cassara
Joseph Cassara
George and Judy Marcus Endowed Chair, Associate Professor
Advisor, Thesis Reader.
josephcassara@sfsu.edu
Professor May-lee Chai
May-lee Chai
Professor
Advisor & Thesis Reader.
chai@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1118
Caro De Robertis. Photo credit: Irene Young
Caro De Robertis (They/Them/Theirs)
Professor
On Leave Fall 2026. Advisor, Thesis Reader.
caro@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1550
Tonya Foster
Tonya M. Foster
George and Judy Marcus Endowed Chair, Associate Professor, Poetry Center Director
Advisor, Thesis Reader.
tmfoster@sfsu.edu
Paul Hoover
Paul Hoover (He/Him/His)
Professor
Available for class advising only. No Thesis or general advising.
viridian@hotmail.com
(415) 450-5735
Andrew Joron
Andrew Joron
Associate Professor, Poetry Center Director
Advisor, Thesis Reader.
ajoron@sfsu.edu
510-990-5186
Michael David Lukas
Michael David Lukas
Assistant Professor
Advisor, Thesis Reader.
mdlukas@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-6986
Chanan Tigay
Chanan Tigay (He/Him/His)
Department Chairperson
Advisor, Thesis Reader.
tigay@sfsu.edu

Lecturer Faculty

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Ben Calvert (They/Them/Theirs)
Graduate Teaching Associate
Instructor for C W 302.01
bcalvert@sfsu.edu
Carter Michelle
Michelle Carter
Emeritus Professor
mcarter@sfsu.edu
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Celeste Colaric-Gonzales (She/Her/Hers)
Graduate Teaching Associate
Instructor for C W 301.01
celestea@mail.sfsu.edu
Emil De Andreise
Emil De Andreis
Lecturer
Instructor for C W 512GW
deandreise@sfsu.edu
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Trinh Le (They/Them/Theirs)
Graduate Teaching Associate
Instructor for C W 511GW.01
ale@sfsu.edu
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Georgina Morales (She/Her/Hers)
Graduate Teaching Associate
Instructor for C W 101.01
gmoralesgomez@sfsu.edu
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Charlie Oldham (They/Them/Theirs)
Graduate Teaching Associate
Instructor for C W 101.01
coldham@sfsu.edu
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Sean Sanford
Graduate Teaching Associate
Instructor for C W 640.01
ssanford2@sfsu.edu
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Geetanshi Sharma
Graduate Teaching Associate
Instructor for C W 101.04
gsharma@sfsu.edu
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Adam Sussman (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
asussman@sfsu.edu

Staff

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Jane George
Academic Office Coordinator
Creative Writing
jgeorge1@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1810
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Katherine Kwid (She/Her/Hers)
Academic Services Coordinator
kkwid@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1891