Meet the Faculty

Dean

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  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

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  Rukshan Fernando, Ph.D.

  Associate Dean, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5510
  • Email: rfernando@apu.edu

Professors

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  David Brokaw, Ph.D., ABPP

  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5511
  • Email: dbrokaw@apu.edu
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  Joy Bustrum, Psy.D.

  Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5201
  • Email: jbustrum@apu.edu
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  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
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  Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.

  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5008
  • Email: scheung@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Young K. Kim, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5053
  • Email: ykkim@apu.edu
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  Kathryn Kumagai Shimamura, PT, DPT, NCS, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT

  Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5024
  • Email: kkumagaishimamura@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Cynthia McKnight, Ph.D., ATC

  Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5186
  • Email: cmcknight@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building Two, 810E
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  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
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  Mary Rawlings, Ph.D., LCSW

  Chair and Professor, Department of Social Work

  • Phone: (626) 857-2403
  • Email: mrawlings@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  Susan Shore, PT, Ph.D.

  Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5021
  • Email: sshore@apu.edu
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  Mark Stanton, Ph.D., ABPP

  Provost; Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 812-3087
  • Email: mstanton@apu.edu
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  Theresa Clement Tisdale, Ph.D., Psy.D.

  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5205
  • Email: tctisdale@apu.edu
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  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
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  Abebaw Yohannes, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: ayohannes@apu.edu

Associate Professors

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  Andrew Alstot, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6075
  • Email: aalstot@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Mary Hill Center, 209A
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  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
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  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
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  Wendy Chung, PT, DSc

  Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5019
  • Email: wchung@apu.edu
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  Deshonna Collier-Goubil, Ph.D.

  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5091
  • Email: dcollier@apu.edu
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  Christopher S. Collins, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Email: ccollins@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  Carissa Dwiwardani, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

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

  Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5552
  • Email: heaton@apu.edu
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  Daniel A. Farwell, PT, DPT, SCS

  Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5018
  • Email: dfarwell@apu.edu
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  Matthew Heller, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: mheller@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
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  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
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  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
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  Jeannine Kranzow, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5525
  • Email: jkranzow@apu.edu
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  Sharon Lehman, Ed.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5308
  • Email: slehman@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Mary Hill Center, Room 200E
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  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
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  Michelle Louis, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: mlouis@apu.edu
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  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
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  Shaynah Neshama-Bannister, Ph.D., MSW

  Associate Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2768
  • Email: sneshama@apu.edu
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  Christopher B. Newman, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: cnewman@apu.edu
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  Katharine Putman, Psy.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5522
  • Email: kputman@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Frances Wu, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5483
  • Email: swu@apu.edu
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  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

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  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
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  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
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  L. Paul Bernard, ABD, LPCC, NCC, CCMHC

  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology (Murrieta Regional Campus)

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: pbernard@apu.edu
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  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
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  Jenss Chang, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5202
  • Email: jchang@apu.edu
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  Charles Chege, Psy.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5008
  • Email: cchege@apu.edu
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  Mary Cipriani-Price, M.A.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

  • Phone: 626-815-2144
  • Email: mprice@apu.edu
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  Melissa Cole, PT, DPT, PCS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: macole@apu.edu
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  Brian Collisson, Ph.D.

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: bcollisson@apu.edu
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  Emily De Mel, MSW

  Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2760
  • Email: eblackmer@apu.edu
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  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
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  Andrea Du Bois, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Email: adubois@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  Julianne Edwards, Ph.D.

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: jmedwards@apu.edu
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  Tamara Eichelberger, PT, CSCS, Ph.D., NCS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5016
  • Email: teichelberger@apu.edu
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  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

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  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
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  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
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  Samuel Girguis, Psy.D.

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-5008
  • Email: sgirguis@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Carissa Howard, M.S., CCLS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

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

  Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: tjonesjolivet@apu.edu
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  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
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  Marc Kinon, Ph.D.

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: mkinon@apu.edu
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  Hannah Knott, M.S., CCLS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

  • Email: hknott@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  Curtis Lehmann, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: clehmann@apu.edu
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  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
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  Mari Luna De La Rosa, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5932
  • Email: mlunadelarosa@apu.edu
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  Benjamin Uel Marsh, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2420
  • Email: bmarsh@apu.edu
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  Grace Matsuda, PT, DPT

  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5023
  • Email: gmatsuda@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Helen Nazarian, MSW, LCSW

  Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6079
  • Email: hnazarian@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  Chris Patterson, PT, DPT, OCS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: cpatterson@apu.edu
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  Lynn Raine, MSW, LCSW

  Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2776
  • Email: lraine@apu.edu
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  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
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  Kimberly Setterlund, MSW, LCSW

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

  • Phone: (626) 857-2402
  • Email: ksetterlund@apu.edu
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  Olivia Sevilla, Ed.D., LCSW

  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2769
  • Email: oesevilla@apu.edu
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  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
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  Andrew Shelton, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: ashelton@apu.edu
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  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
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  Paul Svagdis, M.A.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Baseball

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3298
  • Email: psvagdis@apu.edu
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  Amy Tauati, MSW

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2395
  • Email: atauati@apu.edu
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  Regina Chow Trammel, Ph.D., LCSW

  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2759
  • Email: rtrammel@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Carrie Webber, M.A.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Softball

  • Phone: (626) 815-5443
  • Email: cwebber@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Athletics Department
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  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
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  Crystal Wigglesworth, M.S., CCLS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2411
  • Email: cwigglesworth@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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

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  Chris Keife, M.S.

  Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Volleyball

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5184
  • Email: ckeife@apu.edu
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  Justin Leslie, MBA

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-5082
  • Email: jleslie@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Athletics Department
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  Victor Santa Cruz, M.A.

  Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Football

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3541
  • Email: vsantacruz@apu.edu

Clinical Faculty

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  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

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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Cesar Rivas-Sandoval, M.Ed.

  Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Defensive Coordinator, Football

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3291
  • Email: crivassandoval@apu.edu
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  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

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  Tara Andersen

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (714) 883-8173
  • Email: tandersen@apu.edu
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  Heather Backstrom, Ed.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 823-7033
  • Email: hbackstrom@apu.edu
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  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
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  Richard Benjamin

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: rbenjamin@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  Francisco dela Cruz, PT, DPT, OCS

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: fcdelacruz@apu.edu
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  Jennette Diamond, Ed.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: jdiamond@apu.edu
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  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
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  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.

  Associate Dean of Students; 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
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  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
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  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

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  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
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  Andrew Henck, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6180
  • Email: andrewhenck@apu.edu
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  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
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  Cindy Jarvis, M.A.

  Senior Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: cjarvis@apu.edu
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  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
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  Joon Kim, Ed.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (310) 528-1528
  • Email: joonkim@apu.edu
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  Mitzi Kincaid, M.S.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: mkkincaid@apu.edu
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  Joseph Marcos, Ed.D.

  Senior Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: jmarcos@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Elaine Richardson, Ph.D.

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-5485
  • Email: erichardson@apu.edu
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Chris Voth, ABD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: cvoth@apu.edu
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  Rochelle Woods, Ed.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5485
  • Email: rwoods@apu.edu

Professor Emerita

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  Sheryn T. Scott, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5516
  • Email: sscott@apu.edu

Professors Emeriti

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  Marv Erisman, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5508
  • Email: merisman@apu.edu
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  Gary Lemaster, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

  • Phone: (626) 815-4674
  • Email: glemaster@apu.edu