Faculty and Staff

Full-Time Faculty

Dr. Helen Maniates (Department Chair)

Dr. Sarah Capitelli 

Dr. Noah Borrero (Faculty & Co-UESJ Coordinator) 

Dr. David Philoxene (Faculty & Co-UESJ Coordinator) 

Dr. Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath (Faculty & Program Coordinator, South Bay Campus)

Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid (Faculty)

Dr. Nikole Richardson (Faculty & Director of Clinical Practice, Hilltop) 

Dr. Patrick Camangian 

 

Staff

Melissa Duphily
TED Program & Fieldwork Manager, Hilltop & East Bay Campuses 
mduphily@usfca.edu

 

Camille Batiste

TED Program Assistant
clbatiste@usfca.edu

 

Kate Carlin

Director of Assessment 

krcarlin2@usfca.edu

 

Cheryl Hendrickson

TPA Coordinator

chendrickson@usfca.edu

 

Autumn Wagner

Associate Director of Branch Campuses

arwagner@usfca.edu 

Who do you contact?

Questions about... who to contact Ways to reach them
Your courses, progress, and experience Your faculty advisor Refer to your degree evaluation for your advisor. 
Student Teaching Dr. Nikole Richardson nrichardson2@usfca.edu
TPA  Cheryl Hendrickson

chendrickson@usfca.edu

Credential Requirements Dr. Kate Carlin krcarlin2@usfca.edu
TED Program Dr. Helen Maniates hmaniates@usfca.edu
Course Schedule Melissa Duphily mduphily@usfca.edu 
San Jose campus

Dr. Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath

rrangnath@usfca.edu

Sacramento, East Bay, and Santa Rosa campuses Autumn Wagner

arwagner@usfca.edu 

Procedural questions, forms, etc.  Camille Batiste clbatiste@usfca.edu