Faculty
APU professors come to the table with rich, firsthand experience in their field and a deep respect for those who continue to advance their education. Because they understand the busy lives and schedules of their students, professors make each class and project relevant, dynamic, and applicable. Professor/student mentoring relationships form the backbone of APU programs, one of many Azusa Pacific University distinctives.
Chair
Chair, Department of Teacher Education; Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Chinaka DomNwachukwu, Ph.D.
Professors
Program Director, Master of Arts in Education: Teaching, and Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Contexts; Professor of Advanced Studies in Education
Susan Warren, Ph.D.
Coordinator, ELL and C.L.A.D. Programs; Professor of Education
Ivy Yee-Sakamoto, Ph.D.
Associate Professors
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Elizabeth Andersen, Ph.D.
Acting Assistant Program Director, Inland Empire Coordinator, Associate Professor of Special Education
Nancy Contrucci, Ph.D.
Intern Grant Coordinator; Associate Professor of Education
Judith Hetzel, Ed.D.
Program Director, Multiple-Subject Teacher Credential Program, Tracks A and B; Associate Professor of Education
Gregory Kaiser, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
James Noftle, Ed.D.
Program Director, Single-Subject Teaching Tracks A and B; Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Gail Reeder, Ph.D.
Department of Special Education, Chair, Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Nilsa Thorsos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education, Orange County Regional Center
Adrienne Torry, M.A.
Assistant Professors
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Torria Bond, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Pamela Cotton-Roberts, Ed.D.
Azusa Co-Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Special Education
Ann Hagmaier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education, San Diego Regional Center
JoAnn Jurchan-Rizzo, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
John David Landers, M.Ed.
Site Coordinator High Desert Regional Center
Ann Palmer-Bradley, Ed.D.
Multiple Subject Site Coordinator; Assistant Professor
Jane Taylor Wilson, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Lecturer, Department of Teacher Education
Leansa Bryan, M.M.M.
