Full-Time Faculty
Moisés Acuña-GurrolaAssistant Professor
Phone: 661-654-3079Email: mgurrola4@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 125More About Moisés Acuña-GurrolaFall 2026 Office Hours:
Monday: 12:45-3:45pm
Tuesday: 2:45-3:45pm
Thursday:10:00-11:00am
Education:
B.A., Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
M.A., University of North Texas
Ph.D., Texas Christian University
Monday: 12:45-3:45pm
Tuesday: 2:45-3:45pm
Thursday:10:00-11:00am
Education:
B.A., Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
M.A., University of North Texas
Ph.D., Texas Christian University
Stephen Allen ProfessorDirector, History Graduate Program
Phone: 661-654-2847Email: sallen13@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 119More About Stephen AllenFall 2026 Office Hours:
Monday: 1:00-2:00pm
Wednesday:11:00am-12:30pm & 2:30-3:45pm
Thursday: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Education:
B.S., Bowling Green State University
M.A., Temple University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Monday: 1:00-2:00pm
Wednesday:11:00am-12:30pm & 2:30-3:45pm
Thursday: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Education:
B.S., Bowling Green State University
M.A., Temple University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
John Tseh-Han ChenAssistant Professor
Phone: 661-654-3079Email: jchen46@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 128John Chen's WebsiteMore About John ChenFall 2026 Office Hours:
Mondays: 12:00-1:00pm
Tuesdays:12:00-3:00pm
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00pm
Education:
BA, Harvard University
Ph.D., Columbia University
Mondays: 12:00-1:00pm
Tuesdays:12:00-3:00pm
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00pm
Education:
BA, Harvard University
Ph.D., Columbia University
Mustafah DhadaProfessor
Phone: 661-654-2256Email: mdhada@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 129Mustafah Dhada's WebsiteMore About Mustafah DhadaFall 2026 Office Hours:
Mondays: 4:00 - 5:00pm
Tuesdays:2:00-5:00pm
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00pm
Education:
B.A. (Hons), University of Sussex
D. Phil., University of Oxford
Mondays: 4:00 - 5:00pm
Tuesdays:2:00-5:00pm
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00pm
Education:
B.A. (Hons), University of Sussex
D. Phil., University of Oxford
Douglas DoddDepartment ChairProfessor
Phone: 661-654-6815Email: ddodd@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 118More About Douglas DoddFall 2026 Office Hours:
Tuesdays:10:00-11:30am
Wednesdays: 1:00-3:00pm
Thursdays: 10:00-11:30am
Education:
B.A., Lewis and Clark College
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Tuesdays:10:00-11:30am
Wednesdays: 1:00-3:00pm
Thursdays: 10:00-11:30am
Education:
B.A., Lewis and Clark College
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert M. FrakesProfessor
Phone: 661-654-3986Email: rfrakes1@csub.eduMore About Robert FrakesFall 2026 Office Hours:
Mondays:12:00-1:00pm
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00pm
Education:
B.A., M.A., Stanford University
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Mondays:12:00-1:00pm
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00pm
Education:
B.A., M.A., Stanford University
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Kiran GarchaAssistant Professor
Phone: 661-654-6967Email: kgarcha@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 127More About Kiran GarchaSabbatical Fall 2026 & Spring 2027
Education:
B.A, University of Washington
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Education:
B.A, University of Washington
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Kate MulryAssociate Professor
Phone: 661-654-6833Email: kmulry@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 120Kate Mulry's WebsiteMore About Kate MulryFall 2026 Office Hours:
Tuesdays:11:00am-12:45pm
Wednesdays: 11:00am-12:30pm
Thursdays: 11:00am-12:45pm
Education:
B.A., Princeton University
Ph.D., New York University
Tuesdays:11:00am-12:45pm
Wednesdays: 11:00am-12:30pm
Thursdays: 11:00am-12:45pm
Education:
B.A., Princeton University
Ph.D., New York University
Alicia E. RodriguezProfessor Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
Phone: 661-654-2166Email: arodriquez@csub.eduOffice: HOB 207More About Alicia RodriguezEducation:
B.A., California State University, Bakersfield
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Miriam Raub VivianProfessor
Phone: 661-654-2230Email: mvivian@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 130More About Miriam VivianFall 2026 Office Hours:
Mondays:2:30-3:30pm
Tuesdays: 1:00-4:00pm
Wednesdays: 11:30am-12:30pm
Education:
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Mondays:2:30-3:30pm
Tuesdays: 1:00-4:00pm
Wednesdays: 11:30am-12:30pm
Education:
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Sean A. WempeAssociate Professor
Phone: 661-654-2358Email: swempe@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 117Sean Wempe's WebsiteMore About Sean WempeFall 2026 Office Hours:
Mondays:10:00am-1:00pm
Wednesdays: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Fridays: 10:00-11:00am
Education:
B.A., Missouri State University
M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Mondays:10:00am-1:00pm
Wednesdays: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Fridays: 10:00-11:00am
Education:
B.A., Missouri State University
M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Lecturers
Jenny AndreottiLecturer
Phone: 661-654-2153Email: jandreotti2@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 215More About Jenny AndreottiEducation:
B.A., California State University, Bakersfield
M.A., California State University, Bakersfield
B.A., California State University, Bakersfield
M.A., California State University, Bakersfield
Chris LivingstonLecturer
Phone: 661-654-3253Email: clivingston@csub.eduOffice: Walter Stiern Library 206More About Chris LivingstonEducation:
B.A., California State University, Bakersfield
M.A., California State University, Bakersfield
M.L.I.S., San José State University
B.A., California State University, Bakersfield
M.A., California State University, Bakersfield
M.L.I.S., San José State University
Charlotte ZieglerAdministrative Support Coordinator
Phone: 661-654-3079Email: cziegler@csub.eduOffice: Humanities 131