Faculty

Please see WLC People for a current list of all faculty teaching in the School of World Languages and Cultures.

Rafael Gomez, Ph.D., Indiana University
Professor of Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 2000
Latin American Literature and Culture ~ Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language ~ Spanish for Professional Purposes

Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Chair and Professor of Japanese, and Site Director for the Monterey Bay World Language Project (MBWLP) ~ joined CSUMB in 1996
Second and Foreign Language Education ~ Education ~ Educational Technology ~ Japanese Language and Culture

Shigeko Sekine, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Japanese ~ joined CSUMB in 2005
Applied Linguistics ~ Japanese Language and Culture

Donaldo Urioste, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Professor of Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 1995
Spanish Language ~ Latin American, Mexican, and Chicano Literature and Culture

Maria Zielina, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Professor of Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 1996
Hispanic Literature ~ Afro-Mestizo Identities and Cultures ~ Hispanic Children's Literature ~ Latin American Women Writers ~ Hispanic Cinema

Adrian Andrade, M.A., CSU Monterey Bay
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 1995

Carlos Arrizabalaga, Ph.D., University of Navarra, Spain
Lecturer in Spanish and Spanish Linguistics ~ joined CSUMB in 2013

Marco Barbosa, M.A., San Jose State University
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 2013

Ovidio Casado-Fuente, Th.D. Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome; ABD, University of California, Los Angeles
Lecturer in Spanish and Spanish Linguistics ~ joined CSUMB in 1995

Irene Casas-Ruiz, M.A., San Jose State University
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 2006

Judy Cortes, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 1998

Marilu Flores, M.A., San Jose State University
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 2010

Frauke Loewensen, M.A., Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, Spain; M.B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies; M.S., Universität Göttingen, Germany
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 1998

Edward Moos, M.A., Chapman College
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 2001

Tomoko Ogaki, M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
Lecturer in Japanese ~ joined CSUMB in 2010

Laura Saldana, M.A., San Jose State University
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 2010

Martha Strolle, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 1996

Chikaomi Takahashi, Ph.D., University of Florida
Lecturer in Japanese and Japanese Culture ~ joined CSUMB in 2012

Beatriz Toro, M.A., Temple University
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 1999

Rita Vidal de Moreno, M.A., San Jose State University
Lecturer in Spanish ~ joined CSUMB in 2001