Meet the Faculty

Interim Dean

• Louise Ko Huang, PhD

  Interim Dean and Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Director, Center for Research in Science; Director, Environmental Studies Program; Faculty Fellow, Honors College

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6481
  • Email: lhuang@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 147A

Interim Associate Dean

• Tasha Bleistein, PhD

  Interim Associate Dean; Director, Online TESOL Programs; Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2414
  • Email: tbleistein@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 147D

Professors

• Thomas Allbaugh, PhD

  Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3179
  • Email: tallbaugh@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 29
• Mark Arvidson, PhD

  Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6531
  • Email: marvidson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 104
• Joseph Bentz, PhD

  Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3485
  • Email: jbentz@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 31
• Matthew Berezuk, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6502
  • Email: mberezuk@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 303
• Patricia Brown, PhD

  Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3775
  • Email: plbrown@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 28
• Enson Chang, PhD

  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, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6622
  • Email: cpchen@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 207
• David Dyer, PhD

  Executive Director and Professor, MS in Biotechnology Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-2088
  • Email: ddyer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 151
• Mark Eaton, PhD

  Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-2075
  • Email: meaton@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 4
• Diana Pavlac Glyer, PhD

  Professor, Honors College

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3486
  • Email: dglyer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Mary Hill Center, Room 124
• Emily Griesinger, PhD

  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, PhD

  Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages; Director, Ethnic Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3373
  • Email: nhenk@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 112
• Kevin Sheng-Lin Huang, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6505
  • Email: shuang@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 304
• Soeun Kim, PhD

  Director, Graduate Program in Applied Statistics and Data Science; Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2600
  • Email: soeunkim@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 110
• Carole Lambert, PhD

  Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2085
  • Email: clambert@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Rose Garden, Room 16
• Bryant Mathews, PhD

  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, PhD

  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, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6508
  • Email: jonmilhon@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 208
• Christopher Noble, PhD

  Professor, Department of English and Honors College

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3515
  • Email: cnoble@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, #9
• Daniel Palm, PhD

  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
• Windy Counsell Petrie, PhD

  Chair and Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4662
  • Email: wpetrie@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 20
• Sarah Richart, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6511
  • Email: srichart@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 210
• Cahleen Shrier, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6512
  • Email: cshrier@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 206
• Kenneth G. Sossa, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6619
  • Email: ksossa@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 215
• George Thomas, PhD

  Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

  • Phone: (626) 815-5428
  • Email: gthomas@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 203
• Mary Shepard Wong, PhD

  Director, Field-based TESOL Programs; Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages; Fulbright Program Advisor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3483
  • Email: mwong@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 169/165

Associate Professors

• Michael Dean Clark, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3102
  • Email: mclark@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 10
• Philip Cox, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6518
  • Email: pcox@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 301
• Edwin Ding, PhD

  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
• 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, PhD

  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 Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3844
  • Email: dmiyahara@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 114
• Lu Ruan, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6119
  • Email: lruan@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 202
• Ethan Schrum, PhD

  Director, Humanities Program, and 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, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science

  • Phone: (626) 815-4514
  • Email: asellers@apu.edu
  • Office Location: East Campus
• César Aroldo Solórzano, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3781
  • Email: asolorzano@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 103
• Caleb D. Spencer, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2546
  • Email: cspencer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Faculty Quad, #8
• 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
• Sándor Volkán-Kacsó, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6614
  • Email: skacso@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 105
• James Hsi-Jen Yeh, PhD

  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

  • Phone: (626) 815-6118
  • Email: hyeh@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 205
• Jennifer Young, PhD

  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

• Aisha Chen, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5476
  • Email: achen@apu.edu
  • Office Location: West Campus, 207
• Kaitlyn G. Fitzgerald, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6529
  • Email: kfitzgerald@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 112
• Brian Plummer, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science

  • Phone: (626) 815-3843
  • Email: bplummer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 120
• Elijah Roth, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6501
  • Email: eroth@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 305
• Marian Saleh, MA, MS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6624
  • Email: msaleh@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 209
• Ryan Somers, PT, DPT

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6514
  • Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 202
• Karen Sorensen-Lang, PhD

  Writing Program Lead Instructor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3376
  • Email: kslang@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Rose Garden, Room 17

Affiliated Faculty

• Daniel Horner, M.S.

  Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

  • Phone: (704) 778-1422
  • Email: dhorner@apu.edu

Lecturer

• 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, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Email: nackles@apu.edu
• Michael Alvarado, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Mihretu Guta, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Department of Philosophy

  • Email: mguta@apu.edu
• George Haraksin, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5469
  • Email: gharaksin@apu.edu
• Daniel Hogue, MS

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6534
  • Email: dhogue@apu.edu
• Anita Lakatos, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies

  • Email: alakatos@apu.edu
• Joseph Lake, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science

• Charles Lam, MBA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: clam@apu.edu
• Lisa Lee, MA, MDiv

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3569
  • Email: llee@apu.edu
• Alain Leon, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science

• Lucas Mather, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science

• Lisa Matthews, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science

• Manar Metry, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 815-3844
  • Email: mmetry@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 165
• Yumi Parks, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Michael Pereira, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Sarah Nahreen Shahan, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of English

  • Phone: (626) 812-3079
  • Email: sshahan@apu.edu
• Jocelyn Sorensen, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science

• Rick Sturdivant, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

  • Email: ricksturdivant@apu.edu
• Marlene Garcia Swider, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: mswider@apu.edu
• Erin Thorp, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2752
  • Email: ethorp@apu.edu
• Liliane Toss, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Merari Weber, Ed.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 815-3844
  • Email: mlweber@apu.edu

Professors Emeritae

• Ruth Anna Abigail, PhD

  Professor Emerita, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Nina Ashur, Ed.D.

  Professor Emerita, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Nancy Brashear, PhD

  Professor Emerita, Department of English

• Diane Guido, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita, Department of History and Political Science

• June Hamlow, MA

  Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Carol “Carrie” Peirce, PhD

  Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

  • Email: cpeirce@apu.edu

Professors Emeriti

• Ralph Carlson, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of English

• Richard Christopherson, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Eric Drewry, JD, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of English

• Richard Eckhart, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering & Computer Science

• David Esselstrom, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of English

• Bradley Hale, PhD

  Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Political Science

  • Email: bhale@apu.edu
• James Hedges, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of English

  • Email: jhedges@apu.edu
• Paul Hertig, PhD, ThM

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Donald Isaak, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics

• Scott Kinnes, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry

• David Lambert, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Political Science

  • Office Location: Ronald Building
• Bryan Lamkin, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Political Science

• Richard Robison, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Maximo Rossi, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Samuel Sambasivam, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

• Richard Slimbach, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages

• Bruce Spalding, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry

• Theodore Szeto, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics

• James White, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry