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Jasmine Alinder

Title
- Dean of Humanities
Phone
(831) 459-2696
Email
- jaalinde@ucsc.edu
- humdean@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, Humanities Dean's Office

Noriko Aso

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Associate Professor
- East Asian Studies Program Director
- Assistant Faculty Director, Teaching and Learning Center
Phone
8315027287
Email
- naso@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 534
Office Hours Summer 2025: Zoom by request.

Benjamin P Breen

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Associate Professor
Phone
512-804-6165
Email
- bebreen@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 279
Office Hours Spring and Summer 2024: By appointment, please email to set up a zoom or in-person meeting

Shelly Chan

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Associate Professor
Phone
(831) 459-2304
Email
- spchan@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 541
Office Hours Spring 2025: Fridays 3-5 pm and by appt.

Alan S Christy

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Cowell Provost
- Professor
- History Department Undergraduate Program Director
Phone
831-459-5031 (office)
Email
- achristy@ucsc.edu
- cowlpr@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Cowell College Academic Building, Cowell 121
Office Hours Tuesdays 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Please sign up here for office hours https://calendar.app.google/D5tv2dcEFHkqrzV87

Quin′Nita Cobbins‑Modica

Title
- Assistant Professor
Email
- qcobbins@ucsc.edu
- qcmodica@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 280
Office Hours Spring 2025: Wednesdays from 9:30a-11:30a or by appointment (email in advance to schedule a Zoom or in-person meeting). Zoom link on Canvas.

Muriam H Davis

Title
- Associate Professor
Phone
831-459-4257
Email
- muhdavis@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 212
Office Hours Spring 2025 - Wed 3-5pm, sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FRjYLCDXT2ozavI4bGt-bZNDnLAqky8vI24pMMCzYpg/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Grace Peña Delgado

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Professor
Email
- gpdelgad@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 542
Office Hours Winter 2025--Tuesdays 1-2 PM or email in advance to set up Zoom meeting at your convenience.

Jennifer L Derr

Pronouns she/they
Title
- Associate Professor; Founding Director, Center for the Middle East and North Africa at UC Santa Cruz
Phone
831-459-3602 (office)
Email
- jderr@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 529
Office Hours Spring 2024: Thursdays, 1-3 pm in Humanities 529 or by appt. (via zoom)

Nathaniel P Deutsch

Title
- Distinguished Professor and Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
- Director of the Center for Jewish Studies
Email
- ndeutsch@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 331 Humanities 1
Office Hours Winter 2025: Tuesdays, 11:30pm to 1:30pm, email in advance to set up in-person or Zoom meeting during office hours

Kathleen C Gutierrez

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Professor
Phone
831-459-2542
Email
- kgutie20@ucsc.edu
- gutierrezk@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 539
Office Hours Spring 2025: Virtual, by appointment only

Alma R Heckman

Title
- Neufeld-Levin Chair of Holocaust Studies
- Associate Professor
Phone
831-459-2465
Email
- aheckman@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 277
Office Hours Spring 2025: Thursdays 12-1pm in office and by appointment

Minghui Hu

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Associate Professor
Phone
831-459-5270 (office)
Email
- mhu@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 536 Humanities 1
Office Hours Winter 2025: Monday 11-12 AM or Zoom appointment

Catherine A Jones

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Associate Professor
Phone
831-459-2927 (office)
Email
- catjones@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 272 Stevenson College
Office Hours Spring 2025: office hours Wednesday, 10-12, in person, Stevenson 272, or via zoom. Please email for link.

Edward H Kehler

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Continuing Lecturer
Phone
831-459-2437 (Office)
Email
- ekehler@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, Stevenson 229
Office Hours Spring 2025: Tues/Thurs. 5:30 – 6:30PM, at Stevenson 229. You may also email me for an appointment.

Caitlin A Keliiaa

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Professor
Phone
(831) 459-3701
Email
- ckeliiaa@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 240
Office Hours Winter 2025: Wednesdays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm or by appointment via Zoom

Anne S Kreps

Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- akreps@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 232
Office Hours Spring 2025: by appointment

Amy Joy Lonetree

Title
- Professor
Phone
831-459-3098 (office)
Email
- lonetree@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 241
Office Hours On Research Leave Fall Quarter 2024 and Winter Quarter 2025

Marc Matera

Title
- Professor
Phone
831-459-4060 (office)
Email
- mmatera@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 214 Stevenson Academic
Office Hours Spring 2024: Monday at 3:00-4:00pm on Zoom, Thursday at 11:00am-12:00pm in person, or by appointment

Aims McGuinness

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- College Provost, Merrill College
- Associate Professor
Email
- amcguinn@ucsc.edu
- aimsmcg@ucsc.edu
Office Hours Tuesdays, 9-11 am and by Appt.

Thiago Mota

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Assistant Professor
Email
- tmota@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 533
Office Hours Spring 2025: Tuesday, 1pm to 3pm by appointment. Please, pick up a time for a meeting through this link: https://calendar.app.google/XvVtGtSs9gojyX2n6

Matt O′Hara

Title
- Provost, Stevenson College
- Professor
Phone
831-459-5199 (office)
Email
- mdohara@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 537
Office Hours Winter 25 -- Mondays 2-3 or via appointment. For both options, please make an appointment in advance via email.

Gregory O′Malley

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Professor and Chair of History
Phone
831-459-1426 (office), 831-459-2555 (message)
Email
- gomalley@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 220 Stevenson College
Office Hours Spring 2025: Tuesdays and Fridays, 11am - 12pm, or by appointment

Eric Porter

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Distinguished Professor
Phone
831-459-5287 (office, voice mail checked infrequently)
Email
- ecporter@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 235
Office Hours On sabbatical leave in 2025-26

Amanda Reiterman

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Lecturer
Email
- areiterm@ucsc.edu
- amandareiterman7@gmail.com
Office Location
- Cowell College Faculty Wing, 240
Office Hours Monday 11-12 in person and by appointment (Winter 2025)

Juned Noor M Shaikh

Title
- Associate Professor
Phone
831-502-7104
Email
- jmshaikh@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 531
Office Hours Spring, 2025: Tues: 12:00 - 1:30 PM and by appointment

Kiva Silver

Title
- Senior Continuing Lecturer
Email
- ksilver@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 209
Office Hours Office Hours for Spring '25: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30-5:00pm

Elaine A Sullivan

Title
- Associate Professor
Phone
831-459-3109
Email
- easulliv@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 236
Office Hours Spring quarter: Tuesdays 3-4PM and Fridays 2:15-3:15PM in-person and via Zoom; please sign up in advance

Bruce A Thompson

Title
- Jewish Studies Academic Advising Coordinator
- Continuing Lecturer
Phone
831-459-3467 (office)
Email
- brucet@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 276 Stevenson College
Office Hours Spring 2025: Monday and Wednesday @ 2:30-4:00, in person and by appointment

Marilyn J Westerkamp

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Professor
Phone
831-459-3427 (office)
Email
- mjw@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, Stevenson 273
Office Hours Fall 2023: On leave. Email to set up zoom meeting

Alice Yang

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Professor, History Department
- Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
- Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Pacific War Memories
Phone
831-459-2328
Email
- ayang@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 538