Language Program Advisors
Chinese Advisor
Dr. Jinghiu "Jack" Liu, Ph.D.
Chinese Program Coordinator
Professor of Chinese
Office: H 710-A
Phone: (657) 278-2183
Email:
[email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
French Advisors
Dr. Fanny Daubigny
Professor of French
Office: H 835-I
Phone: (657) 278-3570
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Students Last name begins with: A- Z
Dr. Hélène Domon, Ph.D.
French Program Coordinator
Professor of French
Office: H 835-E
Phone: (657) 278-3498
Email: [email protected]
Ferping during Fall 2026
Heritage Advisor (Arabic, German, Italian, Korean, and Persian)
Dr. Nathan T. Carr, Ph.D.
Heritage Advisor
, Professor of TESOL, MLL Department Chair
Office: H 710-B
Phone: (657) 278-4410
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Japanese Advisors
Dr. Satoko Kakihara, Ph.D.
Japanese Program Coordinator
Professor of Japanese
Office: H 830-H
Phone: (657) 278-5347
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with:
R-Z
Dr. Hiromi Tobaru, Ph.D.
Assitant Professor of Japanese
Office: H 830-F
Phone: (657) 278-2577
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with:
I-Q
Dr. Kazuha Watanabe, Ph.D.
Professor of Japanese
Office: H 835-F
Phone: (657) 278-3907
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with: A-H
Spanish Advisors
Eric Carbajal, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Office: H 810-B
Phone: (657) 278-2272
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with: A - D
Dr. Montserrat Fuente-Camacho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish
M.A. Spanish Advisor
Office: H 830-D
Phone: (657) 278-5329
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with: E - H
Dr. Juan Ishikawa, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish and Portugeuse
Office: H 735-C
Phone: (657) 278-4584
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with: I - M
Dr. Emily Kuffner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
Spanish Program Coordinator Fall 2025
Office: H 810-C
Phone: (657) 278-4186
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with: N - Q
Translation Certificate (Spanish-English/English-Spanish) students with last names A-Z
Portuguese Students with Last name: A - Z
Dr. Judit Palencia Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Office: H 830-G
Phone: (657) 278-2510
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with: R - U
Dr. Carlos Yebra Lopez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Office: H 830-H
Phone: (657) 278-5019
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Student Last Name begins with: V - Z
TESOL Advisors
Dr. Nathan Carr, Ph.D.
MLL Department Chair, Professor of TESOL
, Heritage Languages Advisor (Arabic, German, Italian, Korean, and Persian)
Office: H 710-B
Phone: (657) 278-4410
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Dr. Daniel Rueckert, Ph.D.
TESOL Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of TESOL
Office: H 830-D
Phone: (657) 278-2268
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours:
Vietnamese Advisor
Dr. Linh K. Nguyen, Ph.D.
Vietnamese Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Vietnamese
Office: H 835-G
Phone: (657) 278-7014
Email: [email protected]
Fall 2026 Office Hours: