Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Christopher Leland, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Studies; Interim Chair, Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3705
- Email: cleland@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #12
Professors
Denise Edwards-Neff, Ph.D., APR
Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3524
- Email: dedwardsneff@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, 147A
Bala Musa, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3490
- Email: bmusa@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #13
Associate Professors
Mia Long Anderson, Ph.D.
Program Director, M.A. in Strategic Communication; Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3744
- Email: mlonganderson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, 102
Starla Anderson, M.A., J.D., LL.M.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3105
- Email: sranderson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #17
Marcia S. Berry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3503
- Email: mberry@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #15
Courtney W. Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2390
- Email: cwdavis@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 118
Ismael Lopez Medel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3372
- Email: ilopezmedel@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #21
Ryan Montague, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3728
- Email: rmontague@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #11
Assistant Professors
Pamela Fisher, M.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies; Regional Program Director, Murrieta Regional Campus
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3488
- Email: pfisher@apu.edu
Robert “Kent” Walls, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Journalism, Lead Advisor of Integrated Student Media
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3336
- Email: rwalls@apu.edu
Instructor
Jonathan Raber, M.S.
Instructor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: jwraber@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus
Adjunct Professors
Rebecca Baumann, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: rbaumann@apu.edu
Charity Capili, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
- Email: ccapili@apu.edu
Melinda Daffron, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: mldaffron@apu.edu
Fernanda De La O, M.S.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies; Head Coach, APU Forensics Team
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3593
- Email: fdelao@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, Rose Garden #14
Robert Fuhs, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Email: rfuhs@apu.edu
Isaiah Granados, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (909) 200-9483
- Email: igranados@apu.edu
Jeremiah Kitchel, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (909) 802-8600
- Email: jkitchel@apu.edu
Adam Lipson, M.A.
Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management; Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 387-5825
- Email: alipson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Administration West, Suite 205
Phil Lollar, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 641-3526
- Email: plollar@apu.edu
Neal Montgomery, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: rnmontgomery@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus
Don Murray, D.Min.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: dmurray@apu.edu
Kellie Cabrera Nasont, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: knasont@apu.edu
Jeffrey Neu, M.S.
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: jneu@apu.edu
Allison Oster, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-4518
- Email: aoster@apu.edu
- Office Location: Office of University Relations, 750 W. Route 66, Suite U
John Pate, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (951) 505-1328
- Email: jpate@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, Adjunct Office
David Peck, Ph.D.
Vice President for University Relations; Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-4500
- Email: dpeck@apu.edu
Marion Pyle, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (213) 703-9957
- Email: mpyle@apu.edu
Professors Emeriti
David C. Bicker, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3044
- Email: debicker5@yahoo.com
Lawrence ‘Ray’ McCormick, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3044
- Email: rmccormick@apu.edu
Jim Willis, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 816-6000, Ext. 3044
- Email: jwillis@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #5