Faculty and Staff Directory
Tenured/Tenure-Track
Department Chair, Professor
(he/him/his)
Office: WSQ 216C
Office Hours (in-person): Mon & Wed 11:00am-1:00pm (email for appt.)
Phone: 408-924-5339
Email: travis.boyce@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Office: WSQ 216B
Office Hours (in-person): Tue & Thu by appointment
Phone: 408-924-5878
Email: wendy.thompsontaiwo@sjsu.edu

Department Chair, Professor
(he/him/his)
Office: WSQ 216C
Office Hours (in-person): Mon & Wed 11:00am-1:00pm (email for appt.)
Phone: 408-924-5339
Email: travis.boyce@sjsu.edu


Associate Professor
Office: WSQ 216B
Office Hours (in-person): Tue & Thu by appointment
Phone: 408-924-5878
Email: wendy.thompsontaiwo@sjsu.edu

Lecturers
Carmen Estela Kennedy Saleh, MFA
Lecturer
Office: WSQ 216G
Office Hours (virtual): Book an Appointment
Lecturer
Office Hours (virtual): Contact via Canvas for Zoom appointment and link
Phone: 408-924-5862
Email: frank.ortega@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office Hours (in-person): By appointment only. Contact through Canvas preferred
Email: bobby.m.seals@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office: WSQ 216G
Office Hours (virtual): Book an appointment via zoom
Email: michelle.tran02@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office: Remote
Office Hours (virtual): Book an appointment via email
Email: emmanuel.watkins@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office: Remote
Office Hours (virtual): By appointment only. Contact through Canvas preferred
Email: jacques.watkins@sjsu.edu
Leslye Tinson Whitehead, M.S., LMFT, Ed.D.
Lecturer
Office: DMH 232
Office Hours (in-person): Wed 1:30-3:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Book an Appointment
Email: leslye.whitehead@sjsu.edu


Carmen Estela Kennedy Saleh, MFA
Lecturer
Office: WSQ 216G
Office Hours (virtual): Book an Appointment

Lecturer
Office Hours (virtual): Contact via Canvas for Zoom appointment and link
Phone: 408-924-5862
Email: frank.ortega@sjsu.edu

Lecturer
Office Hours (in-person): By appointment only. Contact through Canvas preferred
Email: bobby.m.seals@sjsu.edu

Lecturer
Office: WSQ 216G
Office Hours (virtual): Book an appointment via zoom
Email: michelle.tran02@sjsu.edu

Lecturer
Office: Remote
Office Hours (virtual): Book an appointment via email
Email: emmanuel.watkins@sjsu.edu

Lecturer
Office: Remote
Office Hours (virtual): By appointment only. Contact through Canvas preferred
Email: jacques.watkins@sjsu.edu

Leslye Tinson Whitehead, M.S., LMFT, Ed.D.
Lecturer
Office: DMH 232
Office Hours (in-person): Wed 1:30-3:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Book an Appointment
Email: leslye.whitehead@sjsu.edu
Office Staff
Administrative Support Coordinator II
Office: WSQ 216A
Office Hours (in-person): Mon, Tue, Thu 8:00am-5:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Wed & Fri 8:00am-5:00pm (summer 2026)
Phone: 408-924-5402
Email: patricia.hernandez@sjsu.edu
Administrative Analyst
Office: CL 231
Office Hours (in-person): Mon-Thurs 8:30am-4:30pm
Office Hours (virtual): Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Phone: 408-924-5760
Email: erlinda.yanez@sjsu.edu
Administrative Support Coordinator II
Office: WSQ 216A
Office Hours (in-person): Mon, Tue, Thu 8:00am-5:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Wed & Fri 8:00am-5:00pm (summer 2026)
Phone: 408-924-5402
Email: patricia.hernandez@sjsu.edu
Administrative Analyst
Office: CL 231
Office Hours (in-person): Mon-Thurs 8:30am-4:30pm
Office Hours (virtual): Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Phone: 408-924-5760
Email: erlinda.yanez@sjsu.edu
Emeritus Faculty

