Meet Us
Staff
Harvey Stark
Associate Professor, Chair of the Humanities & Religious Studies Department
![Photo of Harvey Stark](../_internal/_images/harvey-stark.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2011B
- Phone: (916) 278-6261
- harvey.stark@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Islam, American Religion, Chaplaincy
Amy Trimmer
Administrative Support Coordinator II
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- Location: Mendocino Hall 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6424
- trimmera@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Faculty
Kengo Akiyama
Lecturer
![Photo of Kengo Akiyama](_internal/_groups/faculty/akiyama,-kengo.jpg)
- Location: MND 2022
- Phone: (916) 278-5331
- akiyama@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Bible; Judaism: Christianity
Alyson Buckman
Emeritus Professor
![Photo of Alyson Buckman](_internal/_groups/faculty/buckman,-alyson.jpeg)
- Specialty & Interests: Popular Culture, Gender Studies, American Studies
Jillian Coleman
Lecturer
![Photo of Jillian Coleman](_internal/_groups/faculty/coleman,-jillian.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2028
- Phone: (916) 278-7329
- jillian.coleman@csus.edu
Mary Doyno
Associate Professor
![Photo of Mary Doyno](_internal/_groups/faculty/doyno,-mary.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2026
- Phone: (916) 278-7329
- mary.doyno@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Medieval Europe; Church History; Sanctity
Joel Dubois
Professor, Vice Chair and Graduate Coordinator
![Photo of Joel Dubois](_internal/_groups/faculty/dubois,-joel.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2016
- Phone: (916) 278-5332
- jdubois@csus.edu
- Website
Maria Jaoudi
Professor
![Photo of Maria Jaoudi](_internal/_groups/faculty/jaoudi,-maria.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2018
- Phone: (916) 278-7483
- jaoudim@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Mysticism; World Religions & Cultures; Spiritual Approaches to Ecology
Steven Karnes
Lecturer
![Photo of Steven Karnes](_internal/_groups/faculty/karnes,-steven.jpg)
- Location: Tahoe Hall 3077 or 3075
- Phone: (916) 278-6444
- skarnes@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Ancient Greece, Mythology
Amelia Ying Qin
Assistant Professor
![Photo of Amelia Ying Qin](_internal/_groups/faculty/qin_1mb.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2018
- Phone: (916) 278-7483
- a.qin@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: China, East Asia
Rania Shah
Lecturer
![Photo of Rania Shah](_internal/_groups/faculty/rania-shah.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall
- Phone: (916) 278-6444
- r.shah@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Islam, Classical, and Middle Eastern Humanities
Scott Spitzer
Lecturer
![Photo of Scott Spitzer](_internal/_groups/faculty/spitzer,-scott.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2030
- Phone: (916) 278-5895
- spitzer@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Early Christian Art
Renee St. Louis
Lecturer
![Photo of Renee St. Louis](_internal/_groups/faculty/renee-st.-louis.jpg)
- Phone: (916) 278-6444
- renee.stlouis@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Film and Television, American Studies, Violence
Mathias Warnes
Lecturer
![Photo of Mathias Warnes](_internal/_groups/faculty/mathias-warnes-pm.jpg)
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2030
- Phone: (916) 278-5895
- mathias.warnes@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Continental Philosophy, Classical & World Mythology, Spiritual Ecology