CLA News
2026 Fall Conference
Staff and Faculty Updates
New additions to the CLA team, leadership changes, awards and promotions relevant for the 2026-27 academic year.
See our 2026 Faculty and Staff awards
Leadership Snapshot
New Staff
| Lynda Mantle Debetaz – Philosophy | Megan Massey-MacKenzie – Evaluations Process Analyst |
| Patrice Auyong – Communication Studies | Lex Gonzales – Women's, Gender & Queer Studies |
| Sam Hughes – Communication Studies | James Jensen – Advising |
| Catherine Castro – Advising | Emilia Datuin – Psychology & Child Development |
| Camille Frace – Political Science | Erin Beckwith – Graphic Communication/ Journalism |
| Jordan Chesnut – Development Office | Kim Infante – Journalism |
| Rebekah Swigger – Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies |
New Department Chair and Reappointments
| Sara Frantz – Art and Design (reappointment) | Ken Brown – Philosophy (reappointment) |
| Anuraj Dhillan – Communication Studies | Ning Zhang – Political Science (reappointment) |
| Dustin Stegner – English (reappointment) | Joan Meyers – Social Sciences (reappointment) |
| Elizabeth Adan – Women’s, Gender and Queer Studies (reappointment) |
Promotion to Professor
| Lauren Kolodziejski – Communication Studies | Jessica Kaczorowski – Psychology and Child Development |
| David Zoller – Philosophy | Liz Johnston – Social Sciences |
| Kelly Bennion – Psychology and Child Development | Sara Lopus – Social Sciences |
| Laura Cacciamani – Psychology and Child Development |
Promotion to Associate Professor
| Allison Myers – Art and Design | Amy Skoll – Philosophy (ISS) |
| Linh Thuy Toscani – Art and Design | Hocheol Yang – Graphic Communication |
| Krista Sarraf – English | James Antony – Psychology and Child Development |
| Ryan Buyco – Ethnic Studies | Nikhil Deb – Social Sciences |
| Jorge Moraga – Ethnic Studies | Ramón Esquivel – Theatre and Dance |
| Christopher Chiego – Philosophy (ISS) |
Tenure
| Allison Myers – Art and Design | Amy Skoll – Philosophy (ISS) |
| Linh Thuy Toscani – Art and Design | Robert Wallace – Philosophy |
| Krista Sarraf – English | Ava Wright – Philosophy |
| Jorge Moraga – Ethnic Studies | James Antony – Psychology and Child Development |
| Hocheol Yang – Graphic Communication | Nikhil Deb – Social Sciences |
| Christopher Chiego – Philosophy (ISS) | Jess Lee – Social Sciences |
| Jacob Sparks – Philosophy | Ramón Esquivel – Theatre and Dance |
