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Meet the Faculty

Dean

• Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPP
  Dean and Professor

Associate Dean

• Katy Tangenberg, Ph.D., MSW
  Associate Dean, Professor

Professors

• James J. Adams, Ed.D.
  Executive Director, Center for Global Learning & Engagement; Professor, Leadership
• David Brokaw, Ph.D., ABPP
  Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Michelle Browning, MBA, Ph.D.
  Director, Ventura M.A. in Clinical Psychology Program; Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Joy Bustrum, Psy.D.
  Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Kimberly B.W. Denu, Ph.D., MSW
  Professor, Department of Graduate Social Work; Special Advisor to the President and Provost
• Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.
  Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Marv Erisman, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Vicki Ewing, M.A., M.F.T.
  M.A. in Clinical Psychology Programs Administrator, and Director, Azusa and Orange County MA Programs; Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Catherine Fisher, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Social Work
• Marjorie Graham-Howard, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor; Department of Graduate Psychology
• Sue Hebel, Ed.D., ATC
  Professor of Physical Education and Applied Exercise Science; Internship Coordinator for Applied Exercise Science
• Eileen Hulme, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Doctoral Higher Education
• Alexander Jun, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Doctoral Higher Education
• Gary Knecht, M.A.
  Associate Professor of Physical Education
• Kathryn Kumagai, PT, DPT, M.S.
  Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Michael Laymon, PT, DSc, O.C.S., CCD
  Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Gary Lemaster, Ph.D.
  Interim Co-Chair, Professor, Leadership; Interim Program Director, M.A. in Leadership
• Karen A. Longman, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Doctoral Higher Education
• Loren Martin, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Cynthia McKnight, Ph.D., ATC
  Professor of Athletic Training and Applied Exercise Science
• Jerry Petrofsky, Ph.D., JD
  Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Mary Rawlings, Ph.D., LCSW
  Chair and Professor, Department of Social Work
• Laurie Schreiner, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Doctoral Higher Education
• Sheryn T. Scott, Ph.D.
  Director of Clinical Training (Psy.D.) and Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Susan Shore, PT, Ph.D.
  Chair, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Theresa Clement Tisdale, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Michael Whyte, Ph.D.
  Professor, Leadership; Provost Emeritus

Associate Professors

• Wendy Chung, PT, DSc
  Associate Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Mark Dickerson, Ph.D., JD
  Associate Professor, Leadership; Vice President for Legal Affairs and Community Relations/General Counsel
• Holli Eaton, Psy.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Rukshan Fernando, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Undergraduate Social Work
• Paul Kaak, Ph.D
  Associate Professor, Leadership; Director, Office of Faith Integration
• Sharon Lehman, Ed.D.
  Chair, Department of Exercise and Sport Science; Associate Athletics Director
• Katharine Putman, Psy.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Christopher Schmidt, Ph.D., ATC
  Associate Professor of Athletic Training Education; Program Director, Athletic Training Education
• Sharyn Slavin Miller, Ph.D.
  Interim Co-Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and College Student Development; Program Director, M.S. in College Counseling and Student Development
• Michael Wong, PT, DPT, O.C.S
  Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Assistant Professors

• Debra Baker, MSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Undergraduate Social Work
• Michael W. Barnett, M.A.
  Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Head Coach, Women's Track and Field
• Louanna Law Bickham, MSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Social Work
• Ted Scott Bledsoe, Psy.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Jenss Chang, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Charles Chege, Psy.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Mary Cipriani-Price
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Doug Crowell, M.S., C.S.C.S., HFS, CES, cPT
  Assistant Professor, Exercise and Sport Science; Program Director, Applied Exercise Science
• Christine R. Guzman, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor and Field Education Director, Department of Undergraduate Social Work
• Christy Hancock, M.S., ATC, PES, CES
  Assistant Professor of Athletic Training; Clinical Education Coordinator, Athletic Training Education
• Maureen Houtz, M.A., MFT
  Director of Clinical Training (Ventura County M.A. Program); Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Barbara Johnson, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Undergraduate Social Work
• Rebecca Kenyon, Psy.D., M.F.T.
  Director of Clinical Training (San Diego M.A. Program); Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Young K. Kim, Ph.D.
  Assistant professor, Department of Doctoral Higher Education
• Jennifer Livingston, Ph.D., ATC
  Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
• Mari Luna De La Rosa, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, M.S. in College Counseling and Student Development
• Karen Maynard, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Social Work; Director of Student Services, MSW Program
• Nathanael Meckes, M.S.
  Assistant Professor of Applied Exercise Science
• Adria Navarro, Ph.D., LCSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Social Work
• Shaynah Neshama Bannister, Ph.D., MSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Social Work
• Lynn Raine, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Undergraduate Social Work
• Kevin Reid, M.A.
  Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Head Coach, Men's Track and Field
• Diana Rudulph, M.A.
  Assistant Professor of Applied Exercise Science and Physical Education; Program Director for Physical Education Teacher Education
• Kimberly Setterlund, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor and Field Education Director, Department of Graduate Social Work
• Olivia Sevilla, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Social Work
• Paul Svagdis, M.A.
  Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Head Coach, Baseball
• Roberta Thomas, M.S., M.F.T.
  Director of Clinical Training (Azusa & Orange County M.A. Programs); Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Regina Trammel, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, Department of Undergraduate Social Work
• Aimee Vadnais, Psy.D., M.F.T.
  Director, San Diego M.A. in Clinical Psychology Program; Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Sarah Visser, M.Ed.
  Assistant Professor, Leadership; Program Director, Leadership Minor
• Carrie Webber, M.A.
  Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Head Coach, Softball
• Brian Willmer, M.A.
  Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Assistant Coach, Football

Administrative Faculty

• Allyn Beekman, MBA
  Administrative Director, M.A. in Global Leadership
• David Blomquist, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Physical Education; Head Coach, Men's Soccer
• Rudy Carlton, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Physical Education; Assistant Coach, Football
• Samuel Girguis, Psy.D.
  Director, Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology Program; and Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Keith Hall, Ed.D.
  Director, Noel Academy for Strengths-Based Leadership and Education; Administrative Faculty, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
• Timothy Kyle, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Physical Education; Head Coach, Women's Swimming and Diving
• Daniel W. Puls, Psy.D.
  Clinical Director/Administrative Faculty, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Julie Snodgrass, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Physical Education; Head Coach, Women's Water Polo
• Mark J. Souris, Psy.D.
  Executive Director of APU Community Counseling Center
• Mark Stanton, Ph.D., ABPP
  Provost; Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology

Instructors

• Chris Keife, M.S.
  Instructor of Physical Education; Head Coach, Volleyball
• Justin Leslie, MBA
  Instructor of Physical Education; Head Coach, Men's Basketball
• Grace Matsuda, PT, BS
  Instructor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Victor Santa Cruz, B.A.
  Instructor of Physical Education; Head Coach, Football

Adjunct Professor

• Dennis Sheridan, Ph.D., Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor