Meet the Faculty

Department Chairs

• Craig W. Bartholio, EdD

  Chair, Department of Special Education; Coordinator, M.A. in Special Education; Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5757
  • Email: cbartholio@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Suite 113
• Catherine Hahs Brinkley, EdD

  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

Professors

• Kathleen Fletcher Bacer, EdD

  Director, M.A. in Educational Technology; Faculty Coordinator, M.A.Ed. in Learning and Technology; Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5355
  • Email: kbacer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, 113H
• Jennifer Courduff, Ph.D.

  Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5944
  • Email: jcourduff@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room #113Q
• Paul Flores, PhD

  Director, Liberal Studies/Undergraduate Education K-8 Program; Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 387-5719
  • Email: pflores@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 113L
• Gregory Kaiser, PhD

  Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5354
  • Email: gkaiser@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Suite 113
• HeeKap Lee, PhD

  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 Professors

• Tammy Bachrach, PhD

  Associate Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4648
  • Email: tbachrach@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Office D113
• Richard Barsh, EdD

  Associate Professor, Division of Teacher Education

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

  Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5375
  • Email: jhanson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Building 1, Room 139

Assistant Professors

• Kathleen Bautista, EdD

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5344
  • Email: kbautista@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 1130
• Cynthia Dollins, EdD

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 857-2254
  • Email: cdollins@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Orange County Regional Campus
• Ie May Freeman, EdD

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (951) 304-3400, Ext. 2961
  • Email: ifreeman@apu.edu
• Maria J. Gross, EdD

  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
• Angela J. Guta, Ph.D.

  Program Director, Special Education Credential Programs; Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5168
  • Email: aguta@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 113P
• Amber Lynwood, EdD

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5229
  • Email: alynwood@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Suite 113
• Regula Schmid, EdD

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (619) 718-9655, Ext. 2964
  • Email: rschmid@apu.edu
  • Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Suite 300
• Sneha A. Tharayil, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5312
  • Email: stharayil@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Office 113P
• Alicia Watkin, Ed.D.

  Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education

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

Instructor

• Nikki M. Gelso

  Instructor, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5458
  • Email: ngelso@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, G-201

Professors Emeritae

• Linda Chiang, Ed.D.

  Professor Emerita, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5132
  • Email: lchiang@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Suite 113
• Gail Houghton, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5459
  • Email: ghoughton@apu.edu
• Gail Reeder, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 857-2269
  • Email: greeder@apu.edu
• Ivy Yee-Sakamoto, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5529
  • Email: iyeesakamoto@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One

Professor Emeritus

• Daniel Doorn, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Division of Teacher Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-5371
  • Email: ddoorn@apu.edu