Meet Us
Staff
Harvey Stark
Associate Professor, Chair of the Humanities & Religious Studies Department
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2011B
- Phone: (916) 278-6261
- harvey.stark@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 p.m or by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Islam, American Religion, Chaplaincy
Katrina Roose
Budget & Personnel Analyst
- Location: Mendocino Hall 5014
- Phone: (916) 278-7863
- roose@csus.edu
Alexis Garcia
Administrative Support Coordinator I
- Location: Mendocino Hall 5014
- Phone: (916) 278-6688
- alexisngarcia@csus.edu
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ASA II
- Location: Mendocino Hall 5014
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Faculty
Kengo Akiyama
Lecturer
- Location: MND 2022
- Phone: (916) 278-5331
- akiyama@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T: 1:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. or by appt
- Specialty & Interests: Bible; Judaism: Christianity
Marnie Binder
Lecturer
- Location: MND 2020
- Phone: (916) 278-5895
- marnie.binder@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: M/W: 1:50p.m. - 2:50p.m. ; W(Zoom): 5:15p.m. - 6:15p.m.; & by appt
Jillian Coleman
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2030
- Phone: (916) 278-7329
- jillian.coleman@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M: 11p.m. - 12p.m.
Mary Doyno
Associate Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2026
- Phone: (916) 278-7329
- mary.doyno@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Medieval Europe; Church History; Sanctity
Joel Dubois
Professor, Vice Chair
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2016
- Phone: (916) 278-5332
- jdubois@csus.edu
- Website
Peter Gough
Lecturer
- Location: Brighton Hall 217
- Phone: (916) 278-5323
- peter.gough@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W: 3p.m. - 4p.m. or Zoom by appt
Maria Jaoudi
Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2018
- Phone: (916) 278-7483
- jaoudim@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T: 2:p.m. - 4p.m. ,TH: 3p.m. - 5p.m. on Zoom
- Specialty & Interests: Mysticism; World Religions & Cultures; Spiritual Approaches to Ecology
Steven Karnes
Lecturer
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3077
- Phone: (916) 278-6444
- skarnes@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M/W: 1p.m. - 1:45p.m. TH(Zoom): 2p.m. - 2:45p.m. ; & by appt
- Specialty & Interests: Ancient Greece, Mythology
Amelia Ying Qin
Assistant Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2018
- Phone: (916) 278-7483
- a.qin@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: M: 11a.m. - 12p.m. , M&W: 3p.m. - 4p.m. & by appt
- Specialty & Interests: China, East Asia
Josh Shahryar
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2012
- shahryar@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Th: 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm & Zoom by appt.
Scott Spitzer
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2020
- Phone: (916) 278-5895
- spitzer@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Th: 3:00-5:15pm, or Zoom by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Early Christian Art
Victoria Shinbrot
Professor, Graduate Coordinator
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2014
- Phone: (916) 278-5336
- vshinbrot@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 2:40 - 2:55 pm, 4:20 - 6:05 pm, Tursday 4:20 - 5:20 pm. If possible, please let me know in advance if you plan to visit.
Allison Solso
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2030
- Phone: (916) 278-5895
- allison.solso@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T/TH: 9a.m. - 10.20a.m. & Zoom by appt
Amna Salameh
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2012
- amna.salameh@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T: 12:30p.m. - 1:30pm & by appt
Renee St. Louis
Lecturer
- Phone: (916) 278-6444
- renee.stlouis@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M: 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm and by appt
- Specialty & Interests: Film and Television, American Studies, Violence
Mathias Warnes
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2026
- Phone: (916) 278-5895
- mathias.warnes@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: T/TH: 12:45p.m. - 2:45p.m. or by Zoom
- Specialty & Interests: Continental Philosophy, Classical & World Mythology, Spiritual Ecology
Brian Young
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2030
- Phone: (916) 278-6444
- brian.young@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T: 11a.m. - 12p.m. & by appt