Experts Guide
Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 317
Prof. Urrutia-Jordana earned her BA in Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and her MA and PhD in Spanish Literature at Stanford University (1996). She has taught at the University of San Francisco since 1996 and has been a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain.
Her first book, La poetización de la política en el Unamuno exiliado: De Fuerteventura a París Romancero del destierro, was published in 2003 by Ediciones Universidad de…
Adjunct Professor
Doug Usher is a Partner at Forbes Tate Partners. He spent the last two decades building insights that have helped change the strategic trajectory of major corporations, industry associations, and political campaigns. He’s spent years navigating the intersection between business goals and the political, policy, and regulatory spheres, Doug has helped build winning strategies and campaigns for clients across a broad range of industries, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and energy…
Professor
Harney Science Center 119C
Cornelia Van Cott is a geometric topologist, studying knots, surfaces, and the interplay between three and four-dimensional topology.
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Graphic design,
Fine art,
Commercial photography
Nico van Dongen is an educator, fine art photographer, and freelance designer. He has worked as art director for several startups, focusing on design, photography, and business development. In addition to his professional work, Nico has 20 years of post-secondary classroom and administrative experience in art and design education.
Adjunct Professor
Cowell Hall, 303
Expertise: Disease management,
Practice management,
Post-acute care
Dr. Van Leuven is an experienced NP actively engaged in practice while teaching.
Associate Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall, 375
Expertise: Creative brand strategy,
Brand identity, design and narrative,
Branded content and entertainment,
Word of mouth and influencer marketing,
Generation studies and trend forecasting
Joining the USF advertising program in fall 2018, Professor van Loggerenberg brought with him 20 years of industry experience, including lead positions across a number of roles: strategic planning at international digital and traditional advertising agencies such as Foote, Cone and Belding (FCB), branded entertainment production for television, and advertising and marketing manager roles at top retail and music entertainment companies. Prior to joining USF, Marthinus oversaw the brand and…
Faculty Emeritus
Kalmanovitz Hall 280
Stephanie Vandrick teaches in the AEM Program in the Department of Rhetoric and Language. Professor Vandrick received a double MA in English Literature and TESOL from Michigan State University in 1974, and has been teaching at USF since that time. She specializes in second language reading and writing classes. She has also taught women's literature classes in the English Department, as well as Freshman Seminars and other classes in women's studies. She is a frequent presenter at various TESOL,…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Poetry
Preeti Vangani grew up in Mumbai, India and is the author of Mother Tongue Apologize (RLFPA Editions, 2019), selected as winner of the RL Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared in Threepenny Review, Gulf Coast, Hobart among other journals, and has been supported by Ucross, Djerassi and California Center for Innovation. She is the recipient of the 2022 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. An alumni of the program, she teaches at the MFA program at University of San Francisco.
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Legislative Drafting,
Food and Agriculture Law,
International Development
Jessica Vapnek, Visiting Professor, had a long international career before joining the faculty at USF School of Law. She served as Associate Director of Global Programs at UC College of the Law SF (formerly UC Hastings); Regional Technical Director for a consulting firm implementing rule-of-law projects around the world; and Legal Officer with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. At FAO, she provided policy advice to member countries, drafted legislation on…