Faculty Leadership 2024-2025
Daisuke Miyao
Department Chair
Kathryn Walkiewicz
Department Vice Chair
Geraldine Fiss
Director of Doctoral Studies
Andrea Mendoza
PhD Careers Advisor
Brandon Som
Director of the MFA Program
Ameeth Vijay
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Babak Rahimi
Director of the Study of Religion Program
Jac Jemc
Director of the Clarion Program
Anna Joy Springer
Director of the New Writing Series
Executive Committee
Ex officio members include the Chair, Vice Chair, Director of Doctoral Studies, Director of the MFA Program, and Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Section Heads & Faculty Advisors
Oumelbanine Zhiri
Comparative Literature
Joo Ok Kim
Cultural Studies
Lily Hoàng
Literary Arts
Erin Suzuki
Literatures in English
Carol Arcos Herrera
Literatures in Spanish
Amelia Glaser
World Literature & Culture
Doctoral Affairs Committee
Undergraduate Honors Committee
Erin Suzuki
Committee Chair
Amrita Dhar
Devin Garofalo
Lillian Lu
Ainsley Morse
Jorge Sánchez Cruz
Nadia Villafuerte
Public Events Committee
Silpa Mukherjee
Committee Chair (Fall)
Amanda Batarseh
Committee Chair (Winter & Spring)
