Meet the Faculty

Department Chair

• 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

Associate Professors

• Verónica Gutiérrez, MFA, PhD

  Director of Undergraduate Research; Director of the Bridge Program; 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
• 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
• 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, 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

Affiliated Faculty

• 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

Adjunct Professor

• 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

Professors Emeriti

• Bradley Hale, PhD

  Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Political Science

  • Email: bhale@apu.edu
• Bryan Lamkin, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Political Science

  • Email: blamkin@apu.edu