Meet the Faculty

Program Chair

• Catherine Hahs Brinkley, Ed.D.

  Chair, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Program Director, Multiple Subject Credential Program; Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 857-2284
  • Email: cbrinkley@apu.edu
  • Office Location: High Desert Regional Campus, Suite 200E

Program Director

• Jessica Cannaday, Ph.D.

  Director, Single Subject Credential Program; Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (760) 952-2965, Ext. 2280
  • Email: jcannaday@apu.edu

Professor

• HeeKap Lee, Ph.D.

  Faculty Coordinator, MAED in Teaching; Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5360
  • Email: hlee@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Suite 113

Associate Professor

• Richard Barsh, Ed.D.

  Associate Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5529
  • Email: rbarsh@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Murrieta Regional Campus

Assistant Professors

• Maria J. Gross, Ed.D.

  Director of Clinical Experiences and Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5074
  • Email: mgross@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 113F
• Regula Schmid, Ed.D.

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (619) 718-9655, Ext. 2964
  • Email: rschmid@apu.edu
  • Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Suite 300
• Alicia Watkin, Ed.D.

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-2184
  • Email: awatkin@apu.edu
  • Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus

Professor Emerita

• Gail Reeder, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 857-2269
  • Email: greeder@apu.edu