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

• 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, PhD

  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

• 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

Adjunct Professors

• Joseph Lake, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science

• 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

• Jocelyn Sorensen, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of History and Political Science

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