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David Brokaw, PhD., ABPP, is a professor in the Department of Graduate Psychology at Azusa Pacific University. He has a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary and focuses primarily on applied clinical areas, including interpersonal therapy, psychopathology, and psychological assessment. Brokaw also provides supervision to master’s degree and doctoral students at APU’s Child and Family Development Center, and has an ongoing interest in the integration of the Christian faith and psychology.

Cristian Aguilar is an assistant professor in Azusa Pacific University's Department of Biology and Chemistry, where he enjoys engaging students with the subject matter through unique and interesting facts. Aguilar's current work focuses on the remarkable regenerative abilities of the Mexican salamander known as the axolotl in an effort to understand how cells at the site of injury are able to return to stem-like state in order to begin the regenerative process. In addition to conducting research, Aguilar is involved in the development and implementation of new teaching strategies in order to best train the next generation of scientists in the classroom.

Charles Chen, Ph.D., joined Azusa Pacific after conducting postdoctoral research in Japan at the National Institute for Agro-environmental Sciences and the University of Tokyo. In the wake of the 2011 tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear disaster in north-eastern Japan, he also volunteered and worked for several months at a nonprofit organization, providing long-term support and ministry to the disaster survivors. His expertise is in plant ecophysiology and global change biology, and he is passionate about imparting to students the value of plants and the impact of human activities on the environment. His research interests are centered on the physiological response of plants to environmental stress or global change. In particular, he is interested in the intraspecific response of photosynthesis in agricultural species to rising concentrations of tropospheric ozone and carbon dioxide.

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Sarah Richart, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry at APU. Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Richart studied virology as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. In the summer of 2007, she took two APU students to the National Chung Hsing University in Taichung, Taiwan to collaborate with colleague, Wei-Li Hsu, Ph.D. for influenza virus research. Since then, Dr. Richart's research focus has shifted to studying a species of fungus that is pathogenic to termites. Other research interests include the history of public responses to vaccines prior to Jenner's cowpox vaccine for smallpox, and creation theology, especially human's relation to non-human creation.

Erin Weaver, M.A., brings years of experience working in the public education system teaching high school art in addition to teaching at Azusa Pacific University since 2011. She has taught all levels, including ceramics, beginning art, design, advanced drawing and painting, and art honors. She is passionate about working with educators who want to further advocate for the arts by demonstrating how art education has the power to create empathetic, focused problem-solvers who use these academic life skills in every facet of their lives.

Tim Samoff, MFA, is a professor and the program director for the B.A. in Games and Interactive Media in APU’s College of the Arts. For more than 30 years, he has worked as a game, UX, interactive, and web designer, having designed and produced more than 40 game titles and many other digital media projects. He holds a BFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts and an MFA in Interactive Design and Game Development from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Roberta Clarke, Ed.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of School Counseling and School Psychology at Azusa Pacific University. She has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from California State University, Long Beach, and brings more than 25 years of PreK-12 public school system experience to the classroom.

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Rick Sturdivant, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science at Azusa Pacific University. He holds a Ph.D. in systems engineering from Colorado State University. As an engineer with expertise in applied electromagnetics and systems engineering, Sturdivant has nearly three decades of experience developing solutions for military and commercial applications. He has also launched several successful technology companies that provide products and services in the radio frequency and wireless markets.

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