Experts Guide

Kiriyama Postdoctoral Fellow
Kalmanovitz Hall 241
Expertise: Pre-Qin philosophy, German aesthetics, Decoloniality, Poetics, Late Qing/Early Republican China
Michael Dufresne joined USF as a Kiriyama Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Asia Pacific Studies after completing his PhD at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Besides coordinating the Asia Bridge Graduate Fellowship Program, he also teaches in USF’s Department of Philosophy. His research specializations include Chinese philosophy, comparative philosophy, aesthetics and decolonial philosophy. He is also interested in philosophy of education and alternative epistemologies.  Michael is…
Adjunct Instructor
KG Dance Studio Office
Expertise: Asian American studies, Ethnic studies, Dance, Critical artistry, Cultural theory, Pedagogy
A street culture cognoscente, Professor Duller is a founding member of 8th Wonder (2000), the nation's premiere Pilipina/o performance poetry collective, and The Rhapsodistas, an all-women interdisciplinary hip hop group, performing throughout the U.S. and the Philippines. Professor Duller's past performance projects include "Pinay Stories: Intersection of the Arts' Hybrid Project", "Kul Like That" at the SF Asian Art Museum, and "How to Skywalk" at both the Post-Modern Performance Project and…
Adjunct Professor
Gleeson Library 4th Floor
Adjunct Professor
Term Instructor
Kalmanovitz Hall 235
Expertise: Race, Politics
Marco Durazo is a political scientist whose research and teaching focuses on race, immigration, the military, war, and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is currently working on a book manuscript that examines the experiences of deported U.S. service members. His courses include: Latino Politics, Chicanx/Latinx Cultural & Society, Security & Terrorism, and the department’s non-profit Internship course.
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Energy law and policy, Administrative law
/*-->*/ Adjunct Professor Anand Durvasula currently serves as a Senior Attorney in the Legal Division of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Mr. Durvasula has been at the CPUC for over 10 years. Mr. Durvasula serves as counsel in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Federal appellate courts on matters including utility ratemaking, energy procurement and market design and associated administrative litigation. In 2022, Mr. Durvasula served as the interim…
Visiting Professor
Expertise: Ethics, Evidence, Mediation, Civil Procedure
Visiting Professor Judge Lynn Duryee teaches Evidence and Civil Procedure. She is a neutral at JAMS where she serves as a mediator, arbitrator and special master. Judge Duryee served as a Superior Court judge in Marin County for 21 years (1993-2014), where she specialized in managing civil cases and conducting settlement conferences. She successfully implemented settlement programs and processes in the civil, criminal, and family law assignments. Outside of her duties at court, Judge Duryee has…
Adjunct Professor
Tatiana Dutra e Mello has an MA in Education from San Francisco State University and a BA in Communications from Universidade Federal Fluminense. In addition to teaching Portuguese courses at all available levels at USF, Professor Dutra e Mello has been actively involved in promoting the Portuguese language and the Brazilian culture in the Bay Area. She is a co-founder of IBEC, a community Portuguese language school, and the coordinator of Projeto Contadores de Estórias (The Storytellers), a…
Faculty Emeritus
Faculty Emeritus