Meet Us
Staff
Dr. Curtis Smith
Chair, World Languages & Literatures Department Language Area Head, Chinese
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2059
- Phone: (916) 278-6333
- curtis.smith@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Chinese
Valeria Herrera
Department Coordinator
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2051
- Phone: (916) 278-6333
- valherrera@csus.edu
Faculty
Dr. Viola Ardeni
Language Area Head, Italian
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2057
- viola.ardeni@csus.edu
- Areas of Teaching: Italian
Dr. Edward Baranowski
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2039
- ebaranow@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Spanish
Dr. Kazue Masuyama
Language Area Head, Japanese
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2061
- masuyama@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Japanese
Dr. Maria Mayberry
Language Area Head, Spanish| HEALS Program Coordinator
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2041
- mayberry@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Spanish
Dr. Brenda Romero
Graduate Coordinator, Spanish Program
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2027
- brenda.romero@csus.edu
- Areas of Teaching: Spanish
Dr. Beatrice Russell
Language Area Head, French
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2055
- bkelley@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: French
Part-Time Faculty
Catherine Fox-Anderson
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2043
- fox-anderson@csus.edu
- Areas of Teaching: Spanish
Dr. Catherine Miskow
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2058
- miskow@csus.edu
- Areas of Teaching: French & Japanese
Dr. Gregory Redmond
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2019
- gregorystephenredmo@csus.edu
- Areas of Teaching: German
Judy Rodriguez
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2025
- judy.rodriguez@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Spanish- Unavailable Spring 2024
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Kevin Elstob
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- Location: Mariposa Hall 2013
- Phone: (916) 278-6333
- kelstob@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: French