Department of Rhetoric and Language Faculty

Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty

Ronald Key

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6862

Ron Key has been an adjunct professor at USF since 2006. He earned a BA in English and an MA in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin as…

Kara Knafelc

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6015

A longtime faculty member at USF, Kara has enjoyed designing and teaching numerous composition and literature seminars for undergraduates. Kara has…
Kendon teaches rhetoric to nursing students at the Sacramento Campus part time. He also teaches writing full time at UC Davis, and teaches second-…

Tika Lamsal

Associate Professor

(415) 422-2576

Tika Lamsal earned his PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from University of Louisville. He teaches courses on rhetoric and composition, cross-cultural…

Genevieve Leung

Associate Professor

(415) 422-6674

Genevieve Leung is the academic director of the Asian Pacific Studies MA program and director of the Asian Pacific American Studies minor. She has a…

Todd Lewis

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6862

Todd Lewis has a BA in Speech Communications and an MA in TESOL from San Francisco State University. He has taught AEM in private institutes, City…

Marlene Mahony

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-5502

Marlene Mahony earned her doctorate degree in International and Multicultural Education, with a double concentration in Human Rights and Linguistics…

Marc Martin

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6862

Marc Martin comes from a diverse experiential and practical background. He holds a BFA in painting from USF and has completed graduate work both in…

Theodore Matula

Associate Professor

(415) 422-5809

Ted Matula earned his PhD in Communication from The Ohio State University, specializing in rhetorical theory and its usefulness in studying popular…

Nicole Mauro

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-5077

Nicole Mauro earned her BA in Communications Arts in 1992, and her MAW in fiction in 1996, both from USF. After receiving her MFA in poetry from…

Emeriti Faculty