Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
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
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
Note: This information is current for the 2021-22 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.