Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Susan Shore, PT, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-5021
- Email: sshore@apu.edu
Professor
Kathleen Tallman, PhD
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5100
- Email: ktallman@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 418
Associate Professors
Tamara Eichelberger, PT, CSCS, Ph.D., NCS
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-5016
- Email: teichelberger@apu.edu
Daniel A. Farwell, PT, DPT, SCS
Associate Professor and Athletic Medical Center Liaison, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-5018
- Email: dfarwell@apu.edu
Annette Karim, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS,
Director, PhD in Rehabilitation and Movement Science and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-5072
- Email: akarim@apu.edu
Christopher Patterson, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5080
- Email: cpatterson@apu.edu
Derrick Sueki, PT, DPT, PhD, GCPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Director, DPT Program, and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4668
- Email: dsueki@apu.edu
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
Assistant Professors
Anthony Barton, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6144
- Email: apbarton@apu.edu
Melissa Cole, PT, DPT, PCS
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6149
- Email: macole@apu.edu
Jennifer Fernandez, DPT, OCS
Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-5019
- Email: jfernandez@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 419
Jaclyn Harrison, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5024
- Email: jharrison@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 415
Grace Matsuda, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-5023
- Email: gmatsuda@apu.edu
Lecturer
Dianne Whiting, PT, MDiv
Lecturer, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5020
- Email: dwhiting@apu.edu
Adjunct Professors
Felicitas dela Cruz, DNSc
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, PT, PhD, PCS
Adjunct Professor, Postprofessional Studies Program, Department of Physical Therapy, PhD, Rehabilitation and Movement Science
- Email: mbeuttler@apu.edu
Holly Holloway-Friesen, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2729
- Email: hfriesen@apu.edu
Aja Tulleners Lesh, PhD, RN
Professor
- Email: alesh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One
Hong Li, PhD
Director, APU Institute of Health Research and Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6324
- Email: hli@apu.edu
- Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room 235
Lowell Renold, PhD
Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5593
- Email: lrenold@apu.edu
- Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #302
Dennis Sheridan, PhD, EdD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Higher Education
- Email: dsheridan@apu.edu
Mike Truong
Director of Digital Learning/Faculty Success and Associate Professor, CTLA; Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology and Department of Higher Education
- Phone: (626) 387-5854
- Email: mtruong@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #23
Note: This information is current for the 2023-24 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.