English Department Full-Time Faculty

Many English faculty offices are in the Liberal Arts building (LA), but some are located in the Santa Barbara building (SB) or the Learning Resource Center (LRC). Click on the faculty members' names for links to their websites. To e-mail a faculty member, add the e-mail identifier beneath their name to @cerritos.edu.

Lydia Alvarez
Office: SB 15
Ext.: 2838
e-mail: lalvarez

Professor Alvarez received her M.A. from Cal Poly Pomona and her B.A. from Pomona College.

Suzanne Ashe
Office: LA-G
Ext.: 2814
e-mail: sashe

Professor Ashe received her M.A. from UCLA and her B.A. from Rosary College (River Forest, IL).

Marla Burns
Office: LA-D
Ext.: 2808
e-mail: mburns

Professor Burns received her M.A. from CSU San Francisco, her B.A. from CSU San Jose, and her A.A. from Saddleback College.

Damon Cagnolatti
Office: LA-J
Ext.: 2817
e-mail: dcagnolatti

Professor Cagnolatti received his M.A. from The Pennsylvania State University and his B.A. from UC Riverside.

Danielle Carney
Office: LA-H
Ext.: 2815
e-mail: dcarney

Professor Carney received her M.A. and B.A. from CSU Long Beach.

Robert Chester
Office: LA-A
Ext.: 2830
e-mail: rchester

Professor Chester received his M.A. and B.A. from CSU Northridge.

Susanna Clemans
Office: LA-C
Ext.: 2805
e-mail: sclemans

Professor Clemans received her M.A. and B.A. from CSU Fullerton and her A.A. from Orange Coast College.

Stephen Clifford, Department Chair
Office: LA-A
Ext.: 2829
e-mail: sclifford

Dr. Clifford received his Ph.D. from the Univeristy of Washington, his M.A. from Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI), and his B.A. from Assumption College (Worcester, MA).

Roger Ernest
Office: SB 17
Ext.: 2893
e-mail: rernest

Professor Ernest received his M.A. from CSU Dominguez Hills and his B.A. from CSU Long Beach.

Frank Gaik
Office: LA-D
Ext.: 2810
e-mail: fgaik

Dr. Gaik received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, his M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas, and his B.A. from McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA).

Chad Greene
Office: LA-N
Ext.: 2826
e-mail: cgreene

Professor Greene received his Master of Professional Writing degree from the University of Southern California and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota.

Sally Havice
Office: LA-G
Ext.: 2813
e-mail: shavice

Professor Havice received her M.A. and B.A. from CSU Long Beach and her A.A. from Cerritos College.

Kolleen Higgins
Office: LA-L
Ext.: 2821
e-mail: khiggins

Professor Higgins received her M.A. from CSU Long Beach and her B.A. from Boston University.

Phillip Hu
Office: LRC 26A
Ext.: 2996
e-mail: phu

Professor Hu received his M.F.A. from CSU San Diego and his B.A. from UC San Diego.

Timothy Juntilla
Office: LA-W
Ext.: 2828
e-mail: tjuntilla

Professor Juntilla received his M.A. from Illinois State University and his B.A. from California Lutheran University.

Lance Kayser
Office: SB 22
Ext.: 2843
e-mail: lkayser

Professor Kayser received his M.A. from CSU Fullerton and his B.A. from Biola University.

Nicole Lovejoy
Office: SB 22
Ext.: 2543
e-mail: nlovejoy

Professor Lovejoy received her M.A. from Claremont Graduate University and her B.A. from Loyola Marymount University.

Frank Mixson, Jr.
Office: LA-K
Ext.: 2820
e-mail: fmixson

Dr. Mixson received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, his M.A. from CSU Long Beach, and his B.A. from Drake University (Des Moines, IA).

Joana Mootz Gonzales
Office: LA-L
Ext.: 2822
e-mail: jmootzgonzales

Professor Gonzales received her M.A. and B.A. from UC Irvine.

Linda Palumbo
Office: LA-B
Ext.: 2812
e-mail: lpalumbo

Dr. Palumbo received her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California and her B.A. from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ).

Francie Quaas-Berryman
Office: LA-C
Ext.: 2806
e-mail: fquaas

Dr. Quaas-Berryman received her Ed.D. from UCLA, her M.A. and B.A. from CSU Fullerton, and her A.A. from Santa Ana College.

Lynn Serwin
Office: LA-K
Ext.: 2819
e-mail: lserwin

Professor Serwin received her M.A. from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and her B.A. from CSU Fullerton.

Nishi Shah-Williams
Office: SB 27
Ext.: 2831
e-mail: nwilliams

Professor Shah-Williams received her M.A. and B.A. from CSU Fullerton.

Lynn Stiles
Office: LA-D
Ext.: 2807
e-mail: lstiles

Professor Stiles received her M.A. and B.A. from CSU Long Beach.

Jack Swanson
Office: LA-M
Ext.: 2823
e-mail: jswanson

Professor Swanson received his M.F.A. from UC Irvine and his B.A. from UC Berkeley.

Beverly Whitson
Office: LA-H
Ext.: 2816
e-mail: bwhitson

Professor Whitson received her M.A. and B.A. from CSU Fullerton and her A.A. from Cerritos College.

Dean of the Liberal Arts Division:

David Fabish
Office: LA-X
Ext.: 2800
e-mail: fabish

Dean Fabish received his M.F.A. from the University of Iowa and his B.A. from CSU Long Beach.