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
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.