Meet the Faculty

Dean

Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPP

Dean, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences; Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5518

Email: rwelsh@apu.edu

Associate Dean

Rukshan Fernando, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5510

Email: rfernando@apu.edu

Professors

David Brokaw, Ph.D., ABPP

Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5511

Email: dbrokaw@apu.edu
Joy Bustrum, Psy.D.

Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5201

Email: jbustrum@apu.edu
Rachel Castaneda, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2744

Email: rcastaneda@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.

Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5008

Email: scheung@apu.edu
Brian Eck, Ph.D.

Chair Emeritus and Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2416

Email: beck@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Kathryn Ecklund, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2740

Email: kecklund@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Marv Erisman, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5508

Email: merisman@apu.edu
Marjorie Graham-Howard, Ph.D.

Interim Director of Clinical Training (Practicum), Professor, and Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5517

Email: mlhoward@apu.edu
Sue Hebel, Ed.D., ATC

Internship Coordinator, B.S. in Kinesiology Program, and Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-5088

Email: shebel@apu.edu
Alexander Jun, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5723

Email: ajun@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 508
Young K. Kim, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5053

Email: ykkim@apu.edu
Kathryn Kumagai Shimamura, PT, DPT, NCS, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT

Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5024

Email: kkumagaishimamura@apu.edu
Stephen Lambert, Psy.D.

Professor, Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2743

Email: slambert@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Karen A. Longman, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Higher Education; Program Director, Ph.D. in Higher Education

Phone: (626) 387-5706

Email: klongman@apu.edu
Loren Martin, Ph.D.

Professor and Research Director, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6483

Email: lamartin@apu.edu

Office location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 117
Cynthia McKnight, Ph.D., ATC

Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5186

Email: cmcknight@apu.edu

Office location: Building Two, 810E
Alan Oda, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2746

Email: aoda@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Mary Rawlings, Ph.D., LCSW

Chair and Professor, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 857-2403

Email: mrawlings@apu.edu
Laurie Schreiner, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5349

Email: lschreiner@apu.edu

Office location: Department of Higher Education, Duke 502
Dennis Sheridan, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Professor, Department of Higher Education; Program Director, Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5528

Email: dsheridan@apu.edu
Susan Shore, PT, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5021

Email: sshore@apu.edu
Mark Stanton, Ph.D., ABPP

Provost; Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology

Phone: (626) 812-3087

Email: mstanton@apu.edu
Theresa Clement Tisdale, Ph.D., Psy.D.

Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5205

Email: tctisdale@apu.edu
Michael Whyte, Ph.D.

Professor, Leadership; Provost Emeritus

Phone: (626) 387-5724

Email: mwhyte@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 642
Abebaw Yohannes, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: ayohannes@apu.edu

Associate Professors

Andrew Alstot, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6075

Email: aalstot@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center, 209A
Frank Berry, Ph.D.

Associate Professor/Curriculum Specialist, School of Nursing; Associate Professor/Curriculum Specialist, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5008

Email: fberry@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center, Room 232
Ted Scott Bledsoe, Psy.D.

Director of Psy.D. Clinical Training (Internship) and Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5422

Email: tsbledsoe@apu.edu
Wendy Chung, PT, DSc

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5019

Email: wchung@apu.edu
Deshonna Collier-Goubil, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5091

Email: dcollier@apu.edu
Christopher S. Collins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

Email: ccollins@apu.edu
Mark Dickerson, Ph.D., JD

Senior Vice President; Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Management

Phone: (626) 387-5765

Email: mdickerson@apu.edu

Office location: Office of the General Counsel
David Dunaetz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6081

Email: ddunaetz@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 627
Carissa Dwiwardani, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Email: cdwiwardani@apu.edu
Holli Eaton, Psy.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5552

Email: heaton@apu.edu
Daniel A. Farwell, PT, DPT, SCS

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5018

Email: dfarwell@apu.edu
Matthew Heller, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: mheller@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Anupama Jacob, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2763

Email: ajacob@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, 1A
Rebecca Kenyon, Psy.D., MFT

Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, MFT Program (San Diego), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (619) 718-9655

Email: rkenyon@apu.edu
Jeannine Kranzow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5525

Email: jkranzow@apu.edu
Sharon Lehman, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-5308

Email: slehman@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center, Room 200E
Jennifer Livingston, Ph.D., ATC

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5214

Email: jlivingston@apu.edu

Office location: Building Two, Room 819B
Michelle Louis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: mlouis@apu.edu
Adria Navarro, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 804-2614

Email: anavarro@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, 208E
Shaynah Neshama-Bannister, Ph.D., MSW

Associate Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2768

Email: sneshama@apu.edu
Christopher B. Newman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: cnewman@apu.edu
Katharine Putman, Psy.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5522

Email: kputman@apu.edu
Paul Saville, Ph.D., CSCS

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6008

Email: psaville@apu.edu

Office location: Fletcher Jones Center, 501B
Christopher Schmidt, Ph.D., ATC

Director, M.S. in Athletic Training Program, and Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5194

Email: cschmidt@apu.edu

Office location: Building Two, 810B
Jennifer Shepard Payne, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2781

Email: jspayne@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 216
Eric Sorenson, Ph.D., ATC

Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Director, Kinesiology Program

Phone: (626) 387-5855

Email: esorenson@apu.edu

Office location: Richard and Vivian Felix Event Center, Room 804C
Cindy Tanis, Ph.D., ATC

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Program Director, Graduate Physical Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5230

Email: ctanis@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center, Suite 200I
William ”Jody“ Wilkinson, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5457

Email: wwilkinson@apu.edu

Office location: Fletcher Jones Center, 501C
Michael Wong, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 387-5708

Email: mswong@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center
Scott Wood, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2411

Email: swood@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Frances Wu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5483

Email: swu@apu.edu
Chong Ho (Alex) Yu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2749

Email: cyu@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center

Assistant Professors

Edgar Barron, Ed.D.

Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5785

Email: ebarron@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 620
Greg Bellinder, M.S.

Coordinator, Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization, and Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6176

Email: gbellinder@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center, 200H
L. Paul Bernard, ABD, LPCC, NCC, CCMHC

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology (Murrieta Regional Campus)

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: pbernard@apu.edu
Hilary Catling, M.A., LMFT

Director, MFT Program (Inland Empire); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (951) 313-1077

Email: hcatling@apu.edu
Jenss Chang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5202

Email: jchang@apu.edu
Charles Chege, Psy.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5008

Email: cchege@apu.edu
Mary Cipriani-Price, M.A.

Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: 626-815-2144

Email: mprice@apu.edu
Melissa Cole, PT, DPT, PCS

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: macole@apu.edu
Brian Collisson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Program Director (Azusa Campus), Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: bcollisson@apu.edu
Emily De Mel, MSW

Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2760

Email: eblackmer@apu.edu
Joshua Dexheimer, Ph.D., CSCS

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5808

Email: jdexheimer@apu.edu

Office location: Fletcher Jones Center, Room 501A
Robert Dudley, M.S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5801

Email: rdudley@apu.edu

Office location: Building Two, Room 810D
Wendi Dykes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Program Director, M.S. in Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5881

Email: wdykes@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 611
Julianne Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Director, Research Psychology Program, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: jmedwards@apu.edu
Tamara Eichelberger, PT, CSCS, Ph.D., NCS

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5016

Email: teichelberger@apu.edu
Donna Gallup, MSW, LSW

Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2766

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, 208E
Christy Gendron, DAT, ATC

Clinical Education Coordinator, M.S. in Athletic Training Program, and Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-5807

Email: chancock@apu.edu

Office location: Building Two, 819D
Jillian Gilbert, DSL, CLI-CA

Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2543

Email: jgilbert@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 613
Samuel Girguis, Psy.D.

Director, Psy.D. Program, and Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5008

Email: sgirguis@apu.edu
Lishelle Grant, M.A., MFT

Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training, MFT Program (Orange County), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (714) 935-0260, Ext. 2258

Email: lgrant@apu.edu
Froylana Heredia-Miller, MSW, LCSW

Assistant Professor and Director of Field Education, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2770

Email: fmiller@apu.edu
Candice R. Hodge, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (626) 815-6078

Email: chodge@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 607
Carissa Howard, M.S., CCLS

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Email: cjhoward@apu.edu
Elizabeth James, M.A., LMFT, LPCC

MFT Programs Clinical Administrator; Director of Clinical Training, MFT Program (Azusa); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: ejames@apu.edu
Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: tjonesjolivet@apu.edu
Annette Karim, PT, DPT, Ph.D., OCS, FAAOMPT

Assistant Professor and Director, Ph.D. and Postprofessional Studies Programs, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5072

Email: akarim@apu.edu
Marc Kinon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology (High Desert Regional Campus)

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: mkinon@apu.edu
Hannah Knott, M.S., CCLS

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Email: hknott@apu.edu
Shawna L. Lafreniere, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5389

Email: slafreniere@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 642
Margaret Lee, Ph.D., MSW

Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Email: mylee@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 218
Curtis Lehmann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: clehmann@apu.edu
Robert Linsalato, M.A.

Assistant Professor and Director, Bachelor's Completion Program in Psychology (Murrieta and San Diego), Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: rlinsalato@apu.edu
Mari Luna De La Rosa, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5932

Email: mlunadelarosa@apu.edu
Benjamin Uel Marsh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2420

Email: bmarsh@apu.edu
Grace Matsuda, PT, DPT

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-5023

Email: gmatsuda@apu.edu
Karen Maynard, M.A.

Assistant Professor and Director of Student Services, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 857-2400

Email: kmaynard@apu.edu
Analicia Mejia Mesinas, Ph.D. (Cand.)

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (626) 857-2271

Email: amejiamesinas@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 609
Kandy Mink Salas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education; Program Director, M.S. in College Counseling and Student Development

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: kminksalas@apu.edu
Helen Nazarian, MSW, LCSW

Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6079

Email: hnazarian@apu.edu
Virginia Olivas, MSW

Assistant Professor and Coordinator, University Consortium for Children & Families, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2720

Email: volivas@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 217
Gewnhi Park, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2745

Email: gpark@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Chris Patterson, PT, DPT, OCS

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: cpatterson@apu.edu
Lynn Raine, MSW, LCSW

Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2776

Email: lraine@apu.edu
Angela Robles, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: amrobles@apu.edu
Aris Rodriguez, JD

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; Director, Criminal Justice Bachelor's Completion, Inland Empire Regional Campus

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2223

Email: arodriguez@apu.edu

Office location: Inland Empire Regional Campus
Kimberly Setterlund, MSW, LCSW

Assistant Professor and Director, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 857-2402

Email: ksetterlund@apu.edu
Olivia Sevilla, Ed.D., LCSW

Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2769

Email: oesevilla@apu.edu
Kelly Duggan Shearer, M.A., LMFT, LPCC

Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5516

Email: kshearer@apu.edu
Andrew Shelton, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: ashelton@apu.edu
Derrick Sueki, PT, DPT, Ph.D., GCPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Assistant Professor and Director, DPT Program, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: dsueki@apu.edu
Paul Svagdis, M.A.

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Baseball

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3298

Email: psvagdis@apu.edu
Amy Tauati, MSW

Assistant Professor and Director, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2395

Email: atauati@apu.edu
Regina Chow Trammel, Ph.D., LCSW

Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2759

Email: rtrammel@apu.edu
Louis Tuthill, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2701

Email: ltuthill@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 643
Jean Un, MSW, LCSW

Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2767

Email: jun@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 208B
Aimée M. Vadnais, Psy.D., MFT

Director, MFT Program (San Diego); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (619) 718-9655

Email: avadnais@apu.edu
Charity Vasquez, M.S., CCLS

Assistant Professor, Director of M.S. in Child Life Program, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 857-2237

Email: cvasquez@apu.edu
Carrie Webber, M.A.

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Softball

Phone: (626) 815-5443

Email: cwebber@apu.edu

Office location: Athletics Department
William Whitney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2420

Email: wwhitney@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Crystal Wigglesworth, M.S., CCLS

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2411

Email: cwigglesworth@apu.edu
Charles K. Wilhite, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; Director, Bachelor's Completion Program, Murrieta and San Diego Regional Campuses

Phone: (951) 696-3400

Email: cwilhite@apu.edu

Office location: Murrieta Regional Campus, 40508 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd., Murrieta, CA 92563
Tona DeAune Wilson, Ph.D., CHC, CMES, CSFNS, NBPTS

Coordinator, Physical Education Teacher Education Program, and Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-5086, Ext. 5193

Email: tdwilson@apu.edu

Office location: Building Two, Room 810A
Melissa L. Zwart, M.S., M.A., LMFT

Director, MFT Program (Orange County); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Phone: (714) 935-0260

Email: mzwart@apu.edu

Instructors

Chris Keife, M.S.

Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Volleyball

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5184

Email: ckeife@apu.edu
Justin Leslie, MBA

Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Men’s Basketball

Phone: (626) 815-5082

Email: jleslie@apu.edu

Office location: Athletics Department
Victor Santa Cruz, M.A.

Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Football

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3541

Email: vsantacruz@apu.edu

Clinical Faculty

Vicki Ewing, M.A., MFT

Chair, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy; Director, MFT Program (Azusa)

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5523

Email: vewing@apu.edu

Professional Faculty

Melanie Petersen

Director of Graduate and Professional Recruitment and Retention

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: melaniepetersen@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center

Academic Administrators

David Blomquist, M.A.

Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Men’s Soccer

Phone: (626) 815-5106

Email: dblomquist@apu.edu
Rudy Carlton, M.A.

Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Assistant Coach, Football

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3292

Email: rcarlton@apu.edu

Office location: Cougar Dome
Beverly T. Johnson, MSW, LCSW

Interprofessional Education Coordinator, Department of Social Work

Phone: (626) 815-2081

Email: btjohnson@apu.edu

Office location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 9A
Timothy Kyle, M.A.

Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Women’s Swimming and Diving

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: tkyle@apu.edu
Sally Mansour, M.S., LMFT

Director, Community Counseling Center; Administrative Faculty, Department of Graduate Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5421, Ext. 5492

Email: smansour@apu.edu
Cesar Rivas-Sandoval, M.Ed.

Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Defensive Coordinator, Football

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3291

Email: crivassandoval@apu.edu
Julie Snodgrass, M.A.

Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Women's Water Polo

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: jsnodgrass@apu.edu

Adjunct Professors

Tara Andersen

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (714) 883-8173

Email: tandersen@apu.edu
Heather Backstrom, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 823-7033

Email: hbackstrom@apu.edu
Susan Barton

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (909) 202-2619

Email: sbarton@apu.edu
John Baugus, MBA, MDR, SPHR

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-4622

Email: jbaugus@apu.edu
Richard Benjamin

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: rbenjamin@apu.edu
Faraah Mullings Brown, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: fmullingsbrown@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center, Room 200
DC Carlos, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (626) 815-5094

Email: ccarlos@apu.edu
Stephen Coppenrath, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: scoppenrath@apu.edu
Lacey Dang, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (909) 427-2618

Email: ldang@apu.edu
Francisco dela Cruz, PT, DPT, OCS

Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: fcdelacruz@apu.edu
Jennette Diamond, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: jdiamond@apu.edu
Meghan Ebersole, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Email: mebersole@apu.edu
Carl D. Ecklund, JD, Th.M.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (916) 223-9382

Email: cecklund@apu.edu
Stephanie Fenwick, Ed.D.

Executive Director of Curricular and Instructional Effectiveness, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Adjunct Professor, M.A. in Leadership Program

Phone: (626) 815-5454

Email: sfenwick@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 607
Bill Fiala, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: bfiala@apu.edu
Michael Fileta, M.S.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: mfileta@apu.edu
Clare Frank, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy; Director, Postprofessional Clinical Fellowship in Movement and Performance

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: cfrank@apu.edu
Robert Fuhs, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: rfuhs@apu.edu
Andre Garces, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: agarces@apu.edu
Andrew Gonzales, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: agonzales@apu.edu
Samuel Gonzalez, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (626) 815-5094

Email: sggonzales@apu.edu
Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, PT, Ph.D., PCS

Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Luke Hedden, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-4528

Email: lhedden@apu.edu

Office location: Citrus Edge Building, Room 106
Andrew Henck, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6180

Email: andrewhenck@apu.edu
Holly Holloway-Friesen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Director, Bachelor's Completion Program in Psychology (Inland Empire and High Desert), Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: hfriesen@apu.edu
Cindy Jarvis, M.A.

Senior Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: cjarvis@apu.edu
Hannah Lee Jung, M.S.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 200-9439

Email: hjung@apu.edu

Office location: Mary Hill Center, Room 620
Paul Kaak, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Executive Director, Office of Faith Integration

Phone: (626) 387-5771

Email: pkaak@apu.edu
Joon Kim, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (310) 528-1528

Email: joonkim@apu.edu
Mitzi Kincaid, M.S.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: mkkincaid@apu.edu
Joseph Marcos, Ed.D.

Senior Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: jmarcos@apu.edu
Wade McNair, Psy.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Email: wmcnair@apu.edu
Mike Medeiros, D.Min.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5527

Email: mmedeiros@apu.edu
John S. Park, Ph.D.

Special Advisor to the President; Adjunct Professor, Azusa Pacific Seminary; Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-5334

Email: jpark@apu.edu
Todd Pheifer, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: tpheifer@apu.edu
Don Pierro, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Email: dpierro@apu.edu
Ebenezer Puplampu, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 274-7018

Email: epuplampu@apu.edu
Elaine Richardson, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Women's Development; Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: erichardson@apu.edu
Kristin Ritzau, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: kritzau@apu.edu
Ralph A. Rocha, JD

Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Phone: (626) 815-5094

Email: rarocha@apu.edu
Edwin Romero, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: eromero@apu.edu
Amy Rosdil, M.Ed.

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 497-6356

Email: arosdil@apu.edu
Ryan Somers, PT, DPT

Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

Phone: (626) 319-0948

Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
Melissa Stava

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (619) 244-2180

Email: jsandmk@gmail.com
Robert Thomason, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: rthomason@apu.edu
Crystel Vargas, M.A.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 969-3434, Ext. 4674

Email: cvargas@apu.edu
Chris Voth, ABD

Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: cvoth@apu.edu
Rochelle Woods, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

Phone: (626) 815-5485

Email: rwoods@apu.edu

Professors Emeriti

Gary Lemaster, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-4674

Email: glemaster@apu.edu
Sheryn T. Scott, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5516

Email: sscott@apu.edu

Note: This information is current for the 2018-19 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.