Susan von Rohr Scaff

Susan von Rohr Scaff is a Professor of Humanities at San José State University (SJSU), where she has served since 1998. She teaches in the Humanities Honors Program and upper-division European Studies courses, including online formats. Her research focuses on European modernism, with notable work on Thomas Mann, James Joyce, Charlotte Brontë, and Christa Wolf.

Education:

• PhD in English, University of Arizona (1987)
• MA in English, University of Arizona (1980)
• MA in Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley (1969)
• BA in Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley (1966)

Research Interests: Specializes in European modernist literature, with emphases on German and British authors. Her scholarship bridges literary analysis and cultural critique, particularly in transnational contexts.

Labs/Teams: None explicitly mentioned. Active in SJSU's Humanities and European Studies programs.