Email: pchristian@apu.edu
Pamela M. Christian, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost; Ethnic Studies Program Director; Associate Professor
University-General
Profile
Pamela M. Christian, Ph.D., is assistant provost and is a member of the Academic and Leadership Cabinets. In these capacities she serves as the primary change-agent supporting diversity issues at APU. She advises the administration on issues related to diversity, including implementation of strategic plan goals, as well as compliance with the requirements of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, other accreditation bodies, and state and federal guidelines. She is responsible for campus-wide diversity training and administration of the Office of Diversity Planning and Assessment. Christian has worked in residential life, and multiple T.R.I.O. programs including Upward Bound at California State University, Los Angeles, and McNair Scholars at California State University, San Bernardino. Her teaching and research interests focus on diversity issues in higher education, graduate education, and leadership.
Education
Ph.D., Higher Education Administration - Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Educational Counseling - California State University, San Bernardino
B.A., History - Seton Hall University
M.A., Educational Counseling - California State University, San Bernardino
B.A., History - Seton Hall University
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Christian, P. M. (2004) Cross-Cultural Faculty/Staff Mentoring to Students. International Mentoring Association Conference, Tampa, Florida.
Christian, P. M. (2004) Preparing Doctoral Students for the Professoriate. Carnegie Conference, Illinois State University.
Publications
Christian, P. M. (2002) “Graduate Students.” In. A. M. Martinez Alemán and K. A. Renn (Eds.), Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia (pp. 309-312). Santa Barbara, California, ABC CLIO, Inc.
Smith, Daryl G., with Guy Gerbick; Mark A. Figueroa; Gayle Harris Watkins; Thomas Levitan; Leeshawn Cradoc Moore; Pamela A. Merchant; Haim Dov Beliak; Benjamin Figueroa: Diversity Works: The Emerging Picture of How Students Benefit, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC: Associate, 1997.
Texeira, M, and Christian, P. (2002) “And Still They Rise Practical Advice For Increasing African American Enrollments in Higher Education.” Educational Horizons, Vol. 80 No. 3, Spring.
Christian, P. M. (2004) Cross-Cultural Faculty/Staff Mentoring to Students. International Mentoring Association Conference, Tampa, Florida.
Christian, P. M. (2004) Preparing Doctoral Students for the Professoriate. Carnegie Conference, Illinois State University.
Publications
Christian, P. M. (2002) “Graduate Students.” In. A. M. Martinez Alemán and K. A. Renn (Eds.), Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia (pp. 309-312). Santa Barbara, California, ABC CLIO, Inc.
Smith, Daryl G., with Guy Gerbick; Mark A. Figueroa; Gayle Harris Watkins; Thomas Levitan; Leeshawn Cradoc Moore; Pamela A. Merchant; Haim Dov Beliak; Benjamin Figueroa: Diversity Works: The Emerging Picture of How Students Benefit, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC: Associate, 1997.
Texeira, M, and Christian, P. (2002) “And Still They Rise Practical Advice For Increasing African American Enrollments in Higher Education.” Educational Horizons, Vol. 80 No. 3, Spring.
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Outstanding Employee, CSUSB Student Services Division, December 1995
Grant award from the Department of Education Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate
Grant award from the Achievement Program, Union Bank of California, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Grant award from the Department of Education Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate
Grant award from the Achievement Program, Union Bank of California, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Expertise
Adult Development
Diversity in Higher Education
Courses Taught
