Meet the Faculty

Your Master of Science in College Counseling and Student Development features the following outstanding faculty.

Program Director

• Christina Lunceford, PhD

  Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5410
  • Email: clunceford@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 502

Associate Professor

• Mari Luna De La Rosa, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5932
  • Email: mlunadelarosa@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Mary Hill Center, Room 200I

Adjunct Professors

• Todd Eckel, EdD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5485
  • Email: teckel@apu.edu
• Nathaniel A. Fernandez, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education; University Counseling Center Outreach Coordinator

  • Phone: (626) 815-2109
  • Email: nfernandez@apu.edu
• Bill Fiala, PhD

  Associate Dean of Students; Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6084
  • Email: bfiala@apu.edu
• Dora Yiu Lam Lee, EdD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5485
  • Email: dylee@apu.edu
• Edwin Romero, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5485
  • Email: eromero@apu.edu
• Derek Vergara, EdD

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: dvergara@apu.edu
  • Office Location: West Campus
• Rochelle Woods, EdD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education

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