Department of Rhetoric and Language Faculty

Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty

Brian Komei Dempster is a professor of rhetoric and language and a faculty member in Asian Pacific American Studies at the University of San…

Evan Elliot

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-5460

Dr. Melisa Garcia is a poet and interdisciplinary scholar. Her research interests include: linguistic justice, the use of alternative discourses, and…

Sarah J Goss

Adjunct Professor

(415) 823-4622

Sarah Goss received a B.A. in English from Scripps College in 1996 and an MA and PhD from the University of Oregon in English, finishing her work in…

Michael Hammond

Adjunct Professor

(415) 422-6862

Michael Hammond received an MA in English from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and has taught and tutored rhetoric, composition, and…

David Holler

Professor

(415) 422-5995

David Holler serves as the Director of the Martín–Baró Scholars Program, a living-learning community for first-year students which covers five core…

Devon Holmes

Professor

(415) 422-5638

Devon Holmes, Professor of Rhetoric and Language, holds a BA in English from the University of Southern California, an MA in Rhetoric from Carnegie…

Nicole Howell

Associate Professor


Nicole Gonzales Howell received her MA from California State University, Fresno and earned her PhD from Syracuse University in Composition and…

Jonathan Hunt

Professor

(415) 422-6685

Jonathan Hunt is the director of USF's Writing Center. He teaches public speaking and composition courses in the Department of Rhetoric and Language…

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…

Emeriti Faculty