Meet the Faculty
Interim Dean
Denise Edwards-Neff, Ph.D., APR
Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3524
- Email: dedwardsneff@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, 147A
Interim Associate Dean
Mary Shepard Wong, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean; Director, Field-based TESOL Programs; Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3483
- Email: mwong@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 169/165
Assistant Dean
Louise Ko Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Director, Center for Research in Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6481
- Email: lhuang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 150
Professors
Thomas Allbaugh, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3179
- Email: tallbaugh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 29
Mark Arvidson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6531
- Email: marvidson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 104
Christopher Bassey, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6532
- Email: cbassey@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 109
Joseph Bentz, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3485
- Email: jbentz@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 31
Matthew Berezuk, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6502
- Email: mberezuk@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 303
Nancy Brashear, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita, Department of English
- Email: nbrashear@apu.edu
Patricia Brown, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3775
- Email: plbrown@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 28
David Dyer, Ph.D.
Executive Director and Professor, M.S. in Biotechnology
- Phone: (626) 815-2088
- Email: ddyer@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, 151
Mark Eaton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-2075
- Email: meaton@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 4
Diana Pavlac Glyer, Ph.D.
Professor, Honors College
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3486
- Email: dglyer@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 629
Emily Griesinger, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English; Program Director, M.A. in English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3745
- Email: egriesinger@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 3
Nori Henk, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3373
- Email: nhenk@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 112
Paul Hertig, Ph.D., Th.M.
Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 676-3811
- Email: phertig@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 163/165
Andrea Ivanov-Craig, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3491
- Email: aivanovcraig@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 30
Scott Kinnes, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6506
- Email: skinnes@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 205
Carole Lambert, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-2085
- Email: clambert@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 16
Bryant Mathews, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6536
- Email: bmathews@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 108
Bradley McCoy, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6535
- Email: bmccoy@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 111
Jon Milhon, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6508
- Email: jonmilhon@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 208
Joshua Morris, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6509
- Email: jmorris@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 204
Christopher Noble, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English and Honors College
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3515
- Email: cnoble@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #9
Daniel Palm, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3782
- Email: dpalm@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 130
Carol “Carrie” Peirce, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3487
- Email: cpeirce@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Ronald 108
Windy Counsell Petrie, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of English and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4662
- Email: wpetrie@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 20
Sarah Richart, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6511
- Email: srichart@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 210
Richard Robison, Ph.D.
Director, On-campus TESOL Programs; Chair and Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3416
- Email: rrobison@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Rooms 142/165
Cahleen Shrier, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6512
- Email: cshrier@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 206
Richard Slimbach, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3717
- Email: rslimbach@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 104
George Thomas, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-5428
- Email: gthomas@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 203
Associate Professors
Sarah Adams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3104
- Email: sadams@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 1
Tasha Bleistein, Ph.D.
Director, Online TESOL Programs; Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2414
- Email: tbleistein@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 116
Michael Chamberlain, Ph.D.
Program Director, American Language and Culture Institute
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3069
- Email: mchamberlain@apu.edu
- Office Location: International Center, Room 103
Enson Chang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6538
- Email: echang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 116
Charles Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6622
- Email: cpchen@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 207
Michael Dean Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3102
- Email: mclark@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 10
Edwin Ding, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6615
- Email: eding@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 107
James Fujitani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages; Affiliated Faculty of East Asian History, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3780
- Email: jfujitani@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 26
Kimberley Garth-James, DPA
Program Director, Master of Public Administration; Director, Center for Public Affairs (Sacramento); Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3579
- Email: kjames@apu.edu
- Office Location: Center for Public Affairs (Sacramento)
Daniel Grissom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-5319
- Email: dgrissom@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 204
Verónica Gutiérrez, MFA, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Research; Associate Professor of Latin American History, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3134
- Email: vgutierrez@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 120
Bradley Hale, Ph.D.
Director, Humanities Program; Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3133
- Email: bhale@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 122
Kevin Sheng-Lin Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6505
- Email: shuang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 304
Douglas Hume, JD
Associate Professor of Political Science and Pre-Law Advisor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2552
- Email: dhume@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 124
Sharon McCathern, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6617
- Email: smccathern@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 106
David Miyahara, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3844
- Email: dmiyahara@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 114
Megan Prosser, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6503
- Email: mprosser@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 209
Marcela Rojas, MFA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3742
- Email: mrojas@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 21
Lu Ruan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Email: lruan@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus, 202
Ethan Schrum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3374
- Email: eschrum@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 126
Abbylin H. Sellers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3278
- Email: asellers@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 134
Matthew J. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2055
- Email: mjsmith@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 7
César Aroldo Solórzano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3781
- Email: asolorzano@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 27
Caleb D. Spencer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2546
- Email: cspencer@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #8
Theodore Szeto, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Academic Success Center; Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6537
- Email: tszeto@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Ronald 147C
Willetta Toole-Simms, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6513
- Email: wsimms@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 211
Derek Updegraff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3081
- Email: dupdegraff@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 6
Sándor Volkán-Kacsó, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6614
- Email: skacso@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 112
James Hsi-Jen Yeh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6118
- Email: hyeh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 205
Jennifer Young, Ph.D.
Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6517
- Email: jlyoung@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 302
Assistant Professors
Cristian Aguilar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6583
- Email: caguilar@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 218
Aisha Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Email: achen@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus, 207
Philip Cox, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6518
- Email: pcox@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 301
Michael Drummond, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6519
- Email: mdrummond@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 306
Soeun Kim, Ph.D.
Program Director, Graduate Program in Applied Statistics and Analytics; Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2600
- Email: soeunkim@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 110
Joshua D. King, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3741
- Email: jking@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 103
Millie Yi Mao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6534
- Email: ymao@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 114
Elijah Roth, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (626) 815-6460
- Email: eroth@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus, Segerstrom Science Center
Marian Saleh, M.A., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6624
- Email: msaleh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, #214
Kristen Sipper-Denlinger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of English
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3322
- Email: ksipper@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 2
Ryan Somers, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6514
- Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
Dustin J. Van Hofwegen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: dvanhofwegen@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 213
Instructor
Chris Hedlin, Ph.D.
Instructor, Writing Program and Department of English and Modern Languages
Affiliated Faculty
Daniel Horner, M.S.
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (704) 778-1422
- Email: dhorner@apu.edu
Lecturers
Elizabeth Rivas, M.A.
Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6530
- Email: erivas@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 105
Rodney Ulrich, M.S.
Lecturer/Lab Manager, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (909) 262-9796
- Email: rulrich@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 201
Adjunct Professors
Nancy Ackles, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Email: nackles@apu.edu
Denzil Barnett, M.Ed., MAT
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL, and American Language and Culture Institute
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3069
- Email: dbarnett@apu.edu
- Office Location: International Center, Room 103
CyBelle Barthelmess, Ed.D. (ABD)
Adjunct Profesor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: cbarthelmess@apu.edu
Gena Bennett, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: gbennett@apu.edu
Stephen Coppenrath, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: scoppenrath@apu.edu
John J. Dobrenen, M.A.
Adjunct, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6460
- Email: jdobrenen@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center
Mihretu Guta, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Email: mguta@apu.edu
Donald Isaak, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Office of Research and Grants; Adjunct Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3796
- Email: disaak@apu.edu
Abby Kleier, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 969-3434
- Email: abbykleier@gmail.com
Manar Metry, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: mmetry@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 165
Brian Plummer, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-3843
- Email: bplummer@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Ronald 126
Amy Rosdil, M.Ed.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Phone: (626) 497-6356
- Email: arosdil@apu.edu
Jerry Ruth, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (323) 919-4560
- Email: jruth@apu.edu
Matthew Sanders, M.S.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6460
- Email: msanders@apu.edu
Kathy M. Shyers, M.S.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6460
- Email: kshyers@apu.edu
Rick Sturdivant, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Email: ricksturdivant@apu.edu
Erin Thorp, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2752
- Email: ethorp@apu.edu
Kimberly Todd, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (717) 826-4634
- Email: ktodd@apu.edu
Rita Van Dyke-Kao, M.A. TESOL
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL, and American Language and Culture Institute
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3569
- Email: rkao@apu.edu
- Office Location: International Center, Room 101
Merari Weber, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: mlweber@apu.edu
Professors Emeritae
Ruth Anna Abigail, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
- Email: raabigail@apu.edu
June Hamlow, M.A.
Professor Emerita, Department of Modern Languages
- Email: jhamlow@apu.edu
Professors Emeriti
Ralph Carlson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of English
- Email: rcarlson@apu.edu
Richard Christopherson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
- Email: rchristophers@apu.edu
Eric Drewry, JD, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of English
- Email: edrewry@apu.edu
Richard Eckhart, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering & Computer Science
- Phone: (928) 583-4909
- Email: reckhart@apu.edu
David Esselstrom, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of English
- Email: desselstrom@apu.edu
James Hedges, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of English
- Email: jhedges@apu.edu
Bryan Lamkin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Political Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3368
- Email: blamkin@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 128
Maximo Rossi, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Modern Languages
- Email: mrossi@apu.edu
Samuel Sambasivam, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Email: ssambasivam@apu.edu
Bruce Spalding, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Email: bspalding@apu.edu
James White, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: jwhite@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center
Note: This information is current for the 2020-21 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.