Meet the Faculty

Department Chair

• 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

Associate Professors

• Verónica Gutiérrez, MFA, Ph.D.

  Director of Undergraduate Research; Director of Bridge and Launch Programs; 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
• 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, 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

Assistant Professor

• 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

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

Professor Emeritus

• 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