World Languages and Literatures
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
PILAR ALCALDE, Associate Professor, PhD (1998), The University of Southern California at Los Angeles [2023]
VANIA BARRAZA, Professor, PhD (2005), University of Arizona [2026]
MELANIE CONROY, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), Stanford University [2025]
DENIS GRELE, Professor, PhD (1999), New York University [2025]
ROBERT KELZ, Professor, PhD (2010), Vanderbilt University [2023]
YUKI MATSUDA, Professor, PhD (1997), The University of Southern California [2024]
IVAN ORTEGA-SANTOS, Professor, PhD (2008), University of Maryland [2026]
HEIKE POLSTER, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), Washington University [2026]
DIANA RUGGIERO, Professor, PhD (2010), The Ohio State University [2025]
FRANCISCO VIVAR, Professor, PhD (1996), University of California at Los Angeles [2023]
LAN ZHANG, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), University of South Carolina [2025]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
BRIANNA BUTERA, Assistant Professor, PhD (2018), University of Wisconsin-Madison
COSETTA GAUDENZI, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), The University of Texas at Austin
HIRONORI NISHI, Associate Professor, PhD (2016), University of Wisconsin, Madison
ERROL M. O'NEILL, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
WILLIAM THOMPSON, Associate Professor, PhD (1989), Cornell University
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
JOSÉ MAGAÑA, MA (2015), University of Memphis [2021]
ROBIN RASH, PhD (1993), University of Cincinnati [2022]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets.