Meet the Faculty
Your MBA degree features the following outstanding faculty.
Interim Dean
Roxanne Helm-Stevens, DBA
Interim Dean and Professor, School of Business and Management
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3463
- Email: rhelmstevens@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 115B
Professors
George S. Babbes, PhD
Professor; Fulbright Scholar
- Phone: (626) 815-3820
- Email: gbabbes@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 211
Dan Kipley, DBA
Chair of Business, Management, and International Business; and Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3160
- Email: dkipley@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 216
Daniel Park, PhD
Chair of Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Finance; and Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-3821
- Email: dpark@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 209
John M. Thornton, PhD, CPA
LP and Bobbi Leung Chair of Accounting Ethics; and Professor, School of Accounting
- Phone: (626) 812-3095
- Email: jthornton@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 117
Associate Professors
Abraham K. Adhanom, PhD
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3235
- Email: aadhanom@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 202
Paul Anderson, MBA, CPA
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3315
- Email: pvanderson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 207
David Dunaetz, PhD
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
Kimberley Garth-James, DPA
Program Director, Master of Public Administration; Director, Center for Public Affairs (Sacramento); Associate Professor, School of Business and Management
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3579
- Email: kjames@apu.edu
- Office Location: Center for Public Affairs (Sacramento)
Jillian H. Gilbert, DSL, CF-LSP
Director, MA in Leadership Program; Chair, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5785
- Email: jgilbert@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 620
Chang H. Kim, PhD
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2545
- Email: ckim@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, 212A
Shawna L. Nist, PhD, CF-LSP
Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-5389
- Email: snist@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 642
Patricia Skalnik, DBA
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-3838
- Email: pskalnik@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 215
Frances Wu, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5483
- Email: swu@apu.edu
Assistant Professors
Mark Cawman, DBA
Assistant Professor and Director of International Business
- Phone: (626) 812-3091
- Email: mcawman@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 218
LaShan Epperson, DBA (ABD)
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: lepperson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 203B
Stephanie Geter, MBA, CPA, CFE
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3405
- Email: sgeter@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 208
William Ingersoll, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: wingersoll@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 218
Ken A. Kederian, EdD, MBA, CPA, CGMA
Chair of Accounting and Economics; and Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3473
- Email: vkederian@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 114
Kristina Khederlarian, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3836
- Email: kkhederlarian@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 217
Wendi Dykes McGehee, PhD, CF-LSP
Director, MS in Organizational Psychology Program, and Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5881
- Email: wmcgehee@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 210
Also located at the High Desert Regional Campus
Jihye Oh, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-3819
- Email: jihyeoh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 212A
Todd Pheifer, EdD
Assistant Professor; Director of Accreditation, Assessment, and Grants
- Phone: (626) 815-5485
- Email: tpheifer@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus, 212B
Marlon Ware, DBA
Assistant Professor and Program Director, Regional Campuses
- Phone: (626) 815-2186
- Email: mware@apu.edu
- Office Location: Murrieta Regional Campus, Room 104
Senior Adjunct Professors
Robert Baker, PhD
Adjunct Professor
- Email: rbaker@apu.edu
Jake Baloian, MBA
Adjunct Professor
- Email: jebaloian@apu.edu
Steven Gabriel, DBA
Adjunct Professor
- Email: sgabriel@apu.edu
Rachel Mabiala, MBA, CPA
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2542
- Email: rmabiala@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 204
Frank Markow, PhD
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (909) 646-2580
- Email: fmarkow@apu.edu
Laurie Reinhart, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
- Email: lreinhart@apu.edu
Christine Reyes, MA
Adjunct Professor
- Email: christinereyes@apu.edu
Adjunct Professors
Tara Andersen, MS
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (714) 883-8173
- Email: tandersen@apu.edu
Beenne Anglin, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Email: banglin@apu.edu
Tomas G. Beauchamp-Hernandez, MBA, CF-LSP
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Email: tbeauchamp@apu.edu
Matthew Browning, EdD
Associate Vice President for Internationalization; Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2042
- Email: mbrowning@apu.edu
Coba Canales, EdD
Dean of Spiritual Life; Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3137
- Email: ccanales@apu.edu
Robert Fuhs, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Email: rfuhs@apu.edu
Nathaniel Ingalls, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-4500, Ext. 4582
- Email: ningalls@apu.edu
Curtis Isozaki, MA, CF-LSP
Assistant Director, Honors College; Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 804-2726
- Email: cisozaki@apu.edu
- Office Location: Mary Hill Center, Suite 121
Ebenezer Puplampu, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Email: epuplampu@apu.edu
Karen Rouggly, DMin
Director for Mobilization, Center for Student Action; Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 812-3027
- Email: krouggly@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, Center for Student Action
Kevin Sewell, MBA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Email: ksewell@apu.edu
Mike Truong
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 387-5854
- Email: mtruong@apu.edu
Professors Emeriti
Roger Conover, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Phone: (626) 815-3823
- Email: rconover@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, 219
Ron Jewe, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Phone: (626) 815-3818
- Email: rjewe@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 213
Gary Lemaster, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-4674
- Email: glemaster@apu.edu
Michael Whyte, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Leadership; Provost Emeritus
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4674
- Email: mwhyte@apu.edu
Note: This information is current for the 2021-22 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.