Meet Us
Staff
Russell DiSilvestro
Chair, Philosophy Department

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6766
- rdisilv@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Monday and Tuesday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Amy Trimmer
Administrative Support Coordinator

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6424
- trimmera@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Faculty
Saray Ayala-López
Associate Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3018
- ayala@csus.edu
- Pronouns: they/them/their
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 -
Manuel Barrantes
Assistant Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3022
- barrantes@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 -
Joshua Carboni
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- joshua.carboni@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 am (Zoom), and Friday 10:15 - 11:15 am (MND 3032)
Brandon Carey
Assistant Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3024
- brandon.carey@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Zoom), and Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Zoom and MND 3014)
Jonathan Chen
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3036
- jonathan.chen@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday and Thursday 4:45 - 5:45 pm (MND 3036)
Chong Choe-Smith
Associate Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3012
- Phone: (916) 278-7589
- choe-smith@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 - 1:30 pm by Zoom/room, and by appointment
Dorcas Chung
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3026
- dorcas.chung@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 - 11:15 am (Zoom meetings by appointment only)
Jeff Dale
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- jeff.dale@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Wednesday 9:00 - 9:45 am
David Denman
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3036
- denman@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Monday and Wednesday 12:30 - 2:00 pm (Zoom/MND 3036), and by appointment
Derek Lam
Assistant Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3024
- derek.lam@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Matthew McCormick
Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3020
- mccormick@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 - 1:30 pm (In person and Zoom)
G. Randolph Mayes
Emeritus Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3024
- grandolphmayes@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 am by Zoom, and by appointment
Garret Merriam
Associate Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3028
- Phone: (916) 278-7588
- merriam@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 -
John J. Park
Assistant Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3016
- Phone: (916) 278-7384
- john.park@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Monday and Wednesday 10:15 - 11:45 am
Mike Pelletti
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- mike.pelletti@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Monday and Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 pm, by Zoom Monday 9:00 - 11:00 am
Kyle Swan
Professor

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3030
- Phone: (916) 278-2474
- kyle.swan@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Monday and Wednesday 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Kevin Vandergriff
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- vandergriff@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Tuesday and Thursday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Mathias Warnes
Lecturer

- Location: Mendocino Hall 2030
- mathias.warnes@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Spring 2023 - Monday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Wednesday 1:30 - 2:45 pm in MND 2030 and by Zoom
Emeritus Faculty
Clifford Anderson
Emeritus Professor

Stan Dundon
Emeritus Professor

Gale Justin
Emeritus Professor

Scott Merlino
Emeritus Lecturer

Thomas F. Pyne
Emeritus Professor
