Faculty & Staff

Department of Modern Languages and Literature

Thomas R. Schneider, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences for Online Education
Office Phone: (951) 343-3975
E-mail: tschneider@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 471

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	English	University of California, Riverside	2013
M.A.	English	University of California, Riverside	2010
B.A.	English and Latin	Calvin College	2007

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Laura Veltman, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Associate Dean, Division of Arts and Letters
Office Phone: (951) 343-4649
E-mail: lveltman@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 252

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	English	University of Wisconsin at Madison	2006
M.A.	English	University of Wisconsin at Madison	1998
B.A.	English and Psychology	Calvin College	1996

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Erika Travis, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Department Chair, Modern Languages and Literature
Office Phone: (951) 343-4362
E-mail: etravis@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 260A

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	English	Claremont Graduate University	2016
M.A.	English	California Baptist University	2006
B.A.	English and Behavioral Science	California Baptist University	2002

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Berniece Alspach, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Director of B.A. in English and BFA in Creative Writing
Office Phone: (951) 343-4943
E-mail: balspach@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W. E. James Building, Room 260B

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	English	Claremont Graduate University	2016
M.A.	English	California Baptist University	2006
B.A.	English	Florida State University	1998

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Gretchen Bartels Ray, PhD

Professor of English
Office Phone: (951) 343-3974
E-mail: gbartels@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Point 215

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
PhD	English	University of California, Riverside	2013
M.A.	English	University of California, Riverside	2008
B.A.	English and Chemistry	Wheaton College	2006

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W. Daniel Blair, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of American Sign Language
Director, Center for Deaf Studies
Office Phone: (951) 343-4762
E-mail: dblair@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 264

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Educational Research	University of Alabama	2006
M.Div.	Theology/Ministry	Beeson Divinity School, Samford University	1995
B.G.S.	General Studies	Samford University	1992

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Joshua Fullman, PhD

Professor of English
Office Phone: (951) 552-8020
E-mail: jfullman@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Office of Student Success, Lancer Arms 49

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
PhD	English	Southern Illinois University	2013
MBA	Business Administration	Faulkner University	2023
MSc	Medieval Studies	University of Edinburgh	2008

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David Isaacs, M.A.

Instructor of English
Office Phone: (951) 343-4373
E-mail: disaacs@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 261

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.A.	Christian Apologetics	Simon Greenleaf University	2000
M.A.	Faith and Culture	Trinity Graduate School	2000
B.A.	English	California State University at San Bernardino	1985

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Toni Kirk, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Office Phone: (951) 204-7798
E-mail: tkirk@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W. E. James Building, Room 265

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Mythological Studies - Emphasis in World Literature	Pacifica Graduate Institute	2010
M.A.	English Literature with emphasis in poetry, creative writing, multicultural literature, global literature, classic literature	California Baptist University	2005
M.A.	Composition/Rhetoric	California State University, San Bernardino	1989

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Carla Liu, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of English
Program Director, M.A. in English
Office Phone: (951) 343-4434
E-mail: cliu@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 263A

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)	Alliant International University	2017
M.S.	TESOL	Nazareth College of Rochester	1990
B.A.	Education/French	Hope College	1984

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James Lu, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Office Phone: (951) 343-4277/343-4590
E-mail: jlu@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 256

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	English	Duke University	1992
M.A.	English	Duke University	1988
M.A.	Literature	Institute of American Literature	1985

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Khamla Dhouti Martinez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish
Program Director, Spanish
Office Phone: (951) 343-4541
E-mail: kdhouti-martinez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Jame Building 250

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Spanish, Afro-Caribbean Literature	University of Texas at Austin	2002
M.A.	Spanish	Middlebury College	1994
B.A.	Romance Languages	Washington & Lee University	1991

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Jennifer Newton, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Office Phone: (951) 343-4276
E-mail: jnewton@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 262

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	English	Baylor University	2004
M.A.	English	Baylor University	1999
B.A.	English	LeTourneau University	1997

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Noé Ruvalcaba, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish
Office Phone: (951) 552-8778
E-mail: nruvalcaba@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, Room 286

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Spanish	University of California, Riverside	2011
M.A.	Spanish	University of California, Riverside	2007
B.A.	Spanish	University of California, Santa Barbara	2005
B.A.	Latin American Studies	University of California, Santa Barbara	2005

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Owen Staley, Ph.D.

Lecturer of English
Office Phone: (951) 343-4697
E-mail: ostaley@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W. E. James Building, Room 248

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	English	University of California at Los Angeles	1996
M.A.	English	University of California at Berkeley	1987
A.B.	Environmental Studies	University of California at Berkeley	1980

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Tae Sung, PhD

Associate Professor of English
Dean of Student Success
Office Phone: 951-552-8992
E-mail: tsung@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Lancer Arms 39E

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution
PhD	English	UC Irvine
MA	Theology	Fuller Seminary
BA	Literature	UC San Diego

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Jennifer Tronti, M.A.

Assistant Professor of English
Director of First Year English Composition
Office Phone: (951) 343-4290
E-mail: jtronti@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room #258

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.A.	Mythological Studies	Pacifica Graduate Institute	2009
M.A.	Literature in English	Claremont Graduate School	1995
B.A.	English	California Baptist College	1994

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Deron Walker, Ph.D.

Professor of English
Office Phone: (951) 343-4652
E-mail: dwalker@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 263 B

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Education	Southern Illinois University	2004
M.A.	History	Eastern Illinois University	1995
B.A.	History	Eastern Illinois University	1994

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Sean Langevin

Administrative Secretary, Modern Langauges and Literature
Office Phone: 951-343-4590
E-mail: slangevin@calbaptist.edu

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