Department of Rhetoric and Language Faculty

Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty

Patrick McDonnell

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-3723

Patrick McDonnell is currently the Director of the USF Speaking Center. In addition to Speaking and Composition, students in Patrick’s courses are…

Jake McGoldrick

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6862

Jake McGoldrick has a BA in American Studies and an M.A. in English, with a concentration in TESL from San Francisco State University. He has also…
Leigh Meredith earned her PhD in Communication Studies, specializing in Rhetoric and Public Culture, from Northwestern University. Her research and…

Mark Meritt

Professor

(415) 422-5029

Mark Meritt, Professor of Rhetoric and Language, holds a BA in English from Cornell University, an MA in English from the UC Santa Barbara, and a PhD…

Myrtis Mixon

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6862

Myrtis Mixon has a BA in history from Trinity College, an MA in English from Wichita State University, a TESL Certificate from New York State…
Sabrina L. Nelson is a writer, filmmaker, photographer, graphic artist, educator, and entrepreneur. Sabrina teaches Writing for Science, Writing for…

Lynn C. Perkins

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6243

Lynn C. Perkins has taught public speaking, composition, and English as a Second Language in higher education since 1990. Midway through her USF…

Angelika Rappe

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6862

Angelika Rappe has a BA in Liberal Arts and an MA in English with a concentration in TESOL from San Francisco State University. She has experience…

Rick Roberts

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-5797

Rick has over 30 years of experience as an educator in academic and professional contexts. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of…

Michael Rozendal

Associate Professor

(415) 422-5431

Michael Rozendal's interest in communities of writers has fuelled his recent first year seminars "Writing San Francisco: Bohemia, Counterculture,…

Emeriti Faculty