Advisors
Major/Minor Advisors
Find the link to office hours on the Faculty Directory page.
Asian Studies and Chinese
Chunhui Peng
Ph.D., UC San Diego
Associate Professor; Head of Chinese Section; Asian Studies and Chinese Advisor
408-924-4615
chunhui.peng@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 427
Foreign Language Education
Avizia Long
Ph.D., Indiana University
Assistant Professor
Spanish Advisor; Teaching Credential Advisor
408-924-4618
avizia.long@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408K
French
Jean-Luc Desalvo
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Professor; French Coordinator and Advisor
408-924-4620
jean-luc.desalvo@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 435
German
Larissa Chiriaeva
Ph.D., Heidelberg University
Lecturer; German Coordinator and Advisor
408-924-4591
larissa.chiriaeva@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410N
Italian
Michele Santamaria
Ph.D., University of Macerata
Lecturer; Italian Advisor
408-924-4604
michele.santamaria@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 421
Japanese
Advisors are assigned to student alphabetically by the student’s last name.
Last Names A-M
Michiko Uryu
Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Assistant Professor; Japanese Advisor
408-924-4613
michiko.uryu@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 410G
Last Names N-Z
Yasue Yanai
Ph.D., Georgetown University
Professor; Asian Languages Coordinator and Japanese Advisor
408-924-4063
yasue.yanai@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 431
Latin American Studies
Cheyla Samuelson
Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara
Associate Professor; LAS Advisor
408-924-4611
cheyla.samuelson@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 429
Portuguese
Duarte Pinheiro
Ph.D., University Fernando Pesso, Porto
Lecturer; Portuguese Advisor
408-924-4022
duarte.pinheiro@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 412J
Spanish
For Spanish Program (major and minor) advising please visit the Spanish advising page and follow all the steps included before visiting an advisor via Zoom. Advisors are assigned to student alphabetically by the student’s last name.
Last Names A-E
Avizia Long
Ph.D., Indiana University
Assistant Professor
408-924-4618
avizia.long@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408K
Last Names G-Lit
Ángel Ruiz Blanco
Ph.D., UC Davis
Assistant Professor; Spanish Advisor
408-924-3685
angel.ruizblanco@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 420H
Last Names Lop-R
Vanessa Fernández
Ph.D., UCLA
Associate Professor; Spanish Advisor
408-924-4610
vanessa.fernandez@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408M
Last Names S-Z
Cheyla Samuelson
Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara
Associate Professor;
Spanish B.A. and M.A. Coordinator and Advisor
408-924-4611
cheyla.samuelson@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 429
Graduate Advisors
French
Jean-Luc Desalvo
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Professor; French Coordinator and Advisor
408-924-4620
jean-luc.desalvo@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 435
Spanish
Advisors are assigned to student alphabetically by the student’s last name.
Last Names A-K
Cheyla Samuelson
Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara
Associate Professor; Spanish M.A. Coordinator and Advisor
408-924-4611
cheyla.samuelson@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 429
Last Names G-H
Ángel Ruiz Blanco
Ph.D., UC Davis
Assistant Professor; Spanish Advisor
408-924-3685
angel.ruizblanco@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 420H
Last Names I-R
Avizia Long
Ph.D., Indiana University
Assistant Professor
408-924-4618
avizia.long@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 408K
Last Names T-Z
Damian Bacich
Ph.D., UCLA
Professor; Department Chair; Spanish Advisor
408-924-4608
damian.bacich@sjsu.edu
Clark Hall 421D
