Meet the Faculty
School of Music
Interim Dean
John E. Simons, DMA
Interim Dean, College of the Arts; Professor, School of Music
- Phone: (626) 387-5728
- Email: jesimons@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 100
Interim Associate Dean
Zachary Cheney, PhD
Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of the Arts; Chair and Assistant Professor of Screen Studies, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-3839
- Email: zcheney@apu.edu
- Office Location: Darling Hallway Art Gallery, Darling 169, West Campus
Professors
Joel Clifft, DMA
Professor; Director of Keyboard Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3592
- Email: jclifft@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 217
Claire Fedoruk, DMA
Professor of Musicology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3573
- Email: cfedoruk@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 219
Alexander Koops, DMA
Professor; Director of Undergraduate Music Education; Conductor of Symphonic Band; Director of Azusa Conservatory of Music Community Music School
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3583
- Email: akoops@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 136B
Michael Lee, MM
Professor; Director of Music Technology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3860
- Email: mlee@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 231
Phil Shackleton, DMA
Professor, Department of Music Studies; Director of Music Theory & Composition
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3577
- Email: pshackleton@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
John Sutton, DMA
Professor; Director of Choral Activities; Conductor of Choral Scholars; Conductor of University Choir; Choral Conducting
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3581
- Email: jsutton@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 201
Associate Professors
David Beatty, MM, MBA
Chair, Department of Commercial Music; Director, Jazz Ensemble
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3580
- Email: dbeatty@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 229
Stephen Martin, DCM
Associate Professor; Director of Worship Studies; Director of the Angeles Worship Initiative
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3109
- Email: smartin@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 105
Christopher Russell, MM
Chair and Associate Professor School of Music; Conductor, Symphony Orchestra; Instrumental Conducting
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2003
- Email: cprussell@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 233
Assistant Professors
Henry Alonzo, MBA
Director, MA in Music Entrepreneurial Studies, and Assistant Professor, School of Music
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3575
- Email: halonzo@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 105
John Burdett, EdD
Assistant Professor; Director of Instrumental Studies; Director of Bands
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2029
- Email: jburdett@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 211
Patricia Edwards, DMA
Assistant Professor, Vocal Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3588
- Email: pedwards@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 225
Thomas Hynes, MA
Director of Guitar Studies and Jazz Combos; Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3209
- Email: thynes@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 209
Michelle Jensen, MM
Assistant Professor; Conductor of Chamber Singers; Music Education
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3202
- Email: mjensen@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 118
Andrew Park, DMA
Assistant Professor, Piano Studies
- Phone: (323) 810-3777
- Email: uscpianoart@hotmail.com
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 215
Alex Russell, DMA
Assistant Professor, Violin Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3198
- Email: arussell@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 227
Marek Szpakiewicz, DMA
Assistant Professor; Cello Studies; Director of String Studies and Chamber Music
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3206
- Email: marek@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 227
Coaching Faculty
Kyungmi Kim, MMA
Staff Accompanist, Department of Music Performance
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4600
- Email: kykim@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus
Melody Kuo, DMA
Staff Accompanist
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4600
- Email: mkuo@apu.edu
Lecturer
Eniko St. Clair, DMA
Lecturer, Practical Musicianship
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3574
- Email: eastclair@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 241
Applied Instructors
Allison Allport, DMA
Applied Instructor, Harp
- Phone: (818) 613-7550
- Email: allisonallport@me.com
- Office Location: East Campus
Brian Barany, DMA
Applied Instructor, Classical Guitar Studies
- Phone: (805) 218-3589
- Email: bbarany@apu.edu
Richard Bullock
Applied Instructor, Bass Trombone
- Phone: (310) 569-6782
- Email: rich@bassbonevoice.com
William Cantos, MM
Applied Instructor
- Phone: (626) 815-4600
- Email: gicprod@aol.com
David Chang, MM
Applied Faculty, Clarinet
- Phone: (626) 815-3834
- Email: woongjodavidc@gmail.com
Ingrid Chun, MM
Applied Instructor, Violin
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: violink@ingridchun.com
Mark Converse, B.M.
Applied Instructor, Drumset
- Phone: (661) 297-5670
- Email: mconverse@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 121
Paul Curtis, MM
Applied Instructor, Bassoon and Contrabassoon
- Phone: (626) 815-3834
- Email: pacurtis07@gmail.com
Nathan Farrington, BM
Applied Instructor: Double Bass
- Email: nate.students@gmail.com
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
David B. “Rusty” Higgins
Applied Instructor, Saxophone Studies; Director of Jazz Workshop
- Phone: (562) 547-7717
- Email: rustyhiggins@aol.com
Fung Ho, MM
Applied Instructor: Violin and Viola
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: fungho1vln@sbcglobal.net
Yuri Inoo, DMA
Applied Instructor: Percussion
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: yuri.inoo@gmail.com
- Office Location: East Campus
David Joyce, MA
Applied Instructor, Commercial Voice
- Phone: (818) 522-3530
- Email: david@rejoycemusic.com
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
Sara Leib, MM
Applied Instructor: Commercial Voice
- Phone: (310) 869-6509
- Email: saraleib@yahoo.com
Hui Liu
Applied Faculty, Viola
- Phone: (626) 815-3834
- Email: chjin_99@yahoo.com
Beth Mitchell, DMA
Applied Instructor, Tuba
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: bmitchell@apu.edu
Yuki Mori, BM
Applied Instructor: Violin
- Phone: (818) 484-8402
- Email: moriparkviolin@gmail.com
Min Jung Park, BM
Applied Instructor: Violin
- Phone: (818) 484-8402
- Email: moriparkviolin@gmail.com
Michele Patzakis, DMA
Applied Instructor, Voice
- Phone: (626) 812-3058
- Email: mpatzakis@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
Robert Slack, M.M.
Applied Instructor, Trumpet
- Email: robertslack6@gmail.com
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
Ted Sugata, DMA
Applied Instructor, Oboe
- Email: tcsugata@gmail.com
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
Pin Fei Tang, MM
Applied Instructor: Cello
- Phone: (626) 815-3834
- Email: tangcello@gmail.com
Stephanie J. Thomas, BM
Applied Instructor: French Horn
- Phone: (626) 664-3330
- Email: sstetson@apu.edu
- Office Location: School of Music
David Washburn, MM
Applied Instructor, Trumpet
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
Scott Whitfield, M.M.
Applied Instructor, Trombone
- Phone: (818) 577-8676
- Email: scott@bicoastalmusic.net
Gary Woodward, MM
Applied Instructor, Flute
- Phone: (818) 371-6678
- Email: garyw@usc.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
Suli Xue
Artist in Residence, Violin
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: suliviolin@gmail.com
Michele Zukovsky
Applied Instructor, Clarinet
- Email: michelezukovsky@gmail.com
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
Adjunct Professors
Sean Barrett, MM
Adjunct Professor, Commercial Music
- Phone: (909) 223-9773
- Email: sbarrett@apu.edu
Steven Brooks, DWS
Adjunct Professor, Music and Worship
- Email: sdbrooks@apu.edu
Mari Falcone Cantos, M.M.
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: mcantos@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus
Sharon Cathey, M.A.Ed.
Adjunct Professor, Music Education
- Phone: (626) 222-5829
- Email: sscathey@apu.edu
Gabriel Dávila-Luciano, M.B.A.
Adjunct Professor, Commercial Music
- Phone: (626) 815-4600
- Email: gluciano@apu.edu
- Office Location: College of the Arts
Michael Thomas Geiger, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Voice, and Introductory and Advanced Vocal Pedagogy
- Phone: (714) 658-6888
- Email: mgeiger@apu.edu
Maurice Limon, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: mlimon@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus
Matthew Limones, M.M.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Commercial Music
- Phone: (626) 387-5725
- Email: mlimones@apu.edu
Huston Pullen
Adjunct Professor, Commercial Music
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: hpullen@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center
Crystal Rivette, MM
Director, Artist Certificate Program; Adjunct Professor of Piano Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3022
- Email: crivette@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 205
William Schlitt, BA
Adjunct Professor, Percussion
- Phone: (626) 533-0565
- Email: wschlitt@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Percussion Studio, Room 119
Aretha Scruggs, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Commercial Music
- Email: ascruggs@apu.edu
Douglas Shabe, DMA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Music Studies
- Phone: (562) 212-8062
- Email: dshabe@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus
Jonli Tunstall, PhD
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: jtunstall@apu.edu
Kristof Van Grysperre, DMA
Adjunct Professor, Area Director of Vocal Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-3848
- Email: kvangrysperre@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 225
Jose Hernandez Vicente, MM
Adjunct Professor, Guitar Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3209
- Email: jhernandezvicente@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 209
Sam Wei-Chih Sun, M.M.
Adjunct Professor, Piano Studies
- Phone: (626) 991-5109
- Email: wsun@apu.edu
Professors Emeriti
David Hughes, DMA
Professor Emeritus, School of Music
Michael Kozubek, MM
Professor Emeritus, School of Music
Donald Neufeld, MA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies
Dennis Royse, PhD
Professor Emeritus, School of Music
School of Visual and Performing Arts
Interim Dean
John E. Simons, DMA
Interim Dean, College of the Arts; Professor, School of Music
- Phone: (626) 387-5728
- Email: jesimons@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 100
Associate Dean
Lyrica Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, School of Visual and Performing Arts; Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5989
- Email: ltaylor@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 235
Interim Associate Dean
Zachary Cheney, PhD
Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of the Arts; Chair and Assistant Professor of Screen Studies, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-3839
- Email: zcheney@apu.edu
- Office Location: Darling Hallway Art Gallery, Darling 169, West Campus
Professors
William Catling, MFA
Professor, Chair, Department of Art, Interim Chair, Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3724
- Email: bcatling@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 2
Stephen Childs, MFA
Professor, Department of Art; Exhibitions Director
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5835
- Email: schilds@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 505
Terry Dobson, MFA
Professor, Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5988
- Email: tdobson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 234A
Chuck Grieb, MFA
Director, BA in Animation and Visual Effects, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-3856
- Email: cgrieb@apu.edu
- Office Location: Hugh and Hazel Darling Library, Room 167
Christopher Leland, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3705
- Email: cleland@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #12
Tim Samoff, MFA
Program Director, BA in Games and Interactive Media, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6007
- Email: tsamoff@apu.edu
Associate Professors
Jill Brennan-Lincoln, MA
Chair, Department of Theater Arts; Associate Professor, Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5536
- Email: jlincoln@apu.edu
Brent Everett Dickinson, MFA
Associate Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5105
- Email: bdickinson@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 302
Monica Ganas, PhD
Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5460
- Email: mganas@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, West Campus, Room 234A
Christopher Keene, MFA
Associate Professor of Technical Theater, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5116
- Email: ckeene@apu.edu
Nery Lemus, MFA
Program Director, MFA in Visual Art; Associate Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5506
- Email: nlemus@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 4A
Kirsten Lundin Humer, MFA
Program Director, BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen; Associate Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5865
- Email: khumer@apu.edu
- Office Location: Department of Theater Arts, West Campus, Darling - Building Three, THTR Office Suite, Room 164
Assistant Professors
Pamela Fisher, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies; Program Director, MA in User Experience Design; Regional Program Director, Murrieta Regional Campus
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3488
- Email: pfisher@apu.edu
Angela S. George, PhD
Program Director, MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History; Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 397-5841
- Email: ageorge@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 3
Laurie Leinonen, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 387-5875
- Email: lleinonen@apu.edu
Greg Michael, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6014
- Email: gmichael@apu.edu
Jesse Negron, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5114
- Email: jnegron@apu.edu
Jonathan Vermeer, MPW
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (310) 951-3921
- Email: jvermeer@apu.edu
Instructor
Gavan Wyrick, MA
Instructor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5620
- Email: gavanwyrick@apu.edu
Adjunct Professors
Daniela Barbani, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Email: dbarbani@apu.edu
David Barrera, MFA
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: dbarrera@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus
Alisa Barsegyan, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
- Email: abarsegyan@apu.edu
- Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 203
Rachell Campbell
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5035
- Email: racampbell@apu.edu
Andi Chapman, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: annettechapman@apu.edu
Yookyoung Choi, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: ychoi@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Andrew Cole, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: acole@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center
Jesse Corti
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: jessecorti@apu.edu
Kristen Cruz, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5035
- Email: kcruz@apu.edu
Marcus Doyle, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: mdoyle@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Karen M. Dunaetz
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 678-0346
- Email: kdunaetz@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Kari Dunham, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: kdunham@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Amy Fox, MFA, MBA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: afox@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Gloria Garayua, BFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: ggarayua@apu.edu
Erin Gaw, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5460
- Email: egaw@apu.edu
Tonja Graves Schmitt, MFA, MPS
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: tgraves@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Jeffrey Grubbs, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: jgrubbs@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Adam Hall, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
Julia Heins, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: jheins@apu.edu
Nathan Huff, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: nhuff@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Susan Isaacs
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5297
- Email: sisaacs@apu.edu
Ryan Izay
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5297
- Email: rizay@apu.edu
Eddie Kim, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Email: ekim@apu.edu
James W. Lincoln, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (818) 599-0467
- Email: jwlincoln@apu.edu
Phil Lollar, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 641-3526
- Email: plollar@apu.edu
Chris Masi
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 390-6317
- Email: cmasi@apu.edu
Elaine McLemore, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 387-2064
- Email: emclemore@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Michael Milligan, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: mmilligan@apu.edu
Shelby Moser, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: slmoser@apu.edu
Mark Nelson, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: msnelson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Becky Ogden, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: bogden@apu.edu
Jess Paik, MEd
Adjunct Professor, Department of Design
- Email: jpaik@apu.edu
- Office Location: Orange County Regional Campus
Cheryl McKay Price, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5297
- Email: cprice@apu.edu
Jane Gillespie Pryor, MFA, MAT
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: jpryor@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Maryann Rachford, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: mrachford@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Leigh Rens
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (310) 497-7187
- Email: leighrens@gmail.com
- Office Location: East Campus
Juan Rivera, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: jmrivera@apu.edu
Carolyn Robertson, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: crobertson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Stephanie Sabo, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
- Email: ssabo@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, WCAM 228
Vance Sanders
Adjunct Professor, Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
- Email: vsanders@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, WCAM 228
James Schlenker
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Email: jschlenker@apu.edu
Matt Schoepf
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (818) 292-9394
- Email: schoepf.matt@gmail.com
- Office Location: West Campus
Daniel A. Siedell, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: dsiedell@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Gregory Sims, BFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: gsims@apu.edu
Kevin Slay, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: kslay@apu.edu
Jamie Sweetman, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: jsweetman@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Jill Thayer, PhD
Department Chair, Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 414-3550
- Email: jthayer@apu.edu
Jeff Tirrell, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3710
- Email: jtirrell@apu.edu
Tamara Valdry, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: tvaldry@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Hannah Kim Varamini, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Email: hvaramini@apu.edu
Catherine Wagley
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
- Phone: (626) 815-2064
- Email: cwagley@apu.edu
- Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
Brenda Whitehill Schlenker, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
- Email: bwhitehillschlenker@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, WCAM 228B
Alexandra Wright, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
- Phone: (626) 815-5035
- Email: arwright@apu.edu
Professors Emeritae
Susan Ney, MA
Professor Emerita, Department of Art
Rebecca Roe, MFA, PhD
Professor Emerita, Department of Design
Professors Emeriti
Robert Bullock, MA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Art
Warren Koch, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Cinematic Arts
David McGill, MFA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Art
Jim Thompson, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Art
Department of Communication Studies
Professors
Christopher Leland, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3705
- Email: cleland@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #12
Ismael Lopez Medel, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3372
- Email: ilopezmedel@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #21
Bala Musa, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3490
- Email: bmusa@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #13
Associate Professors
Marcia S. Berry, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3503
- Email: mberry@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #15
Courtney W. Davis, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2390
- Email: cwdavis@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 118
Assistant Professor
Pamela Fisher, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies; Program Director, MA in User Experience Design; Regional Program Director, Murrieta Regional Campus
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3488
- Email: pfisher@apu.edu
Adjunct Professors
Rebecca Baumann, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: rbaumann@apu.edu
Melinda Daffron, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: mldaffron@apu.edu
Isaiah Granados, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (909) 200-9483
- Email: igranados@apu.edu
Jeremiah Kitchel, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (909) 802-8600
- Email: jkitchel@apu.edu
Adam Lipson, M.A.
Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management; Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 387-5825
- Email: alipson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Administration West, Suite 205
Phil Lollar, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 641-3526
- Email: plollar@apu.edu
Neal Montgomery, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: rnmontgomery@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus
Don Murray, D.Min.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: dmurray@apu.edu
Kellie Cabrera Nasont, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: knasont@apu.edu
Jeffrey Neu, M.S.
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: jneu@apu.edu
Allison Oster, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: aoster@apu.edu
John Pate, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (951) 505-1328
- Email: jpate@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, Adjunct Office
Professors Emeriti
David C. Bicker, PhD
Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3044
- Email: debicker5@yahoo.com
Lawrence ‘Ray’ McCormick, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies
Jim Willis, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies