Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Robert Mullins, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5634
- Email: ramullins@apu.edu
Professors
Robert Duke, PhD
Professor, School of Theology and Azusa Pacific Seminary, and Honors College
- Phone: (626) 815-5419
- Email: rrduke@apu.edu
B.J. Oropeza, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5247
- Email: boropeza@apu.edu
Keith Reeves, PhD
Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5627
- Email: kreeves@apu.edu
Federico A. Roth, PhD
Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Email: froth@apu.edu
Arlene M. Sánchez-Walsh, PhD
Professor of Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 277-5022
- Email: asanchez-walsh@apu.edu
Kay Higuera Smith, PhD
Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Program Director, Religious Studies Minor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5629
- Email: kathrynsmith@apu.edu
Kenneth L. Waters Sr., PhD
Associate Dean, School of Theology; Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5632
- Email: kwaters@apu.edu
Alice Yafeh-Deigh, PhD
Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Adjunct Professor, Azusa Pacific Seminary
- Phone: (626) 815-5644
- Email: ayafehdeigh@apu.edu
William Yarchin, PhD
Dean's Endowed Professor in Biblical Studies, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5683
- Email: byarchin@apu.edu
Associate Professors
Eunny Lee, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: elee@apu.edu
Justin Marc Smith, PhD
Program Chair, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
Assistant Professor
Traci L. Birge, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5639
- Email: tbirge@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, 242
Adjunct Professors
Daniel P. Bricker, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Email: dbricker@apu.edu
Abraham Josiah Chappell, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (310) 666-5744
- Email: achappell@apu.edu
Michael DeVries, PhD (Cand.)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (949) 374-2702
- Email: mdevries@apu.edu
David A. Dorman, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 387-5819
- Email: ddorman@apu.edu
Robin J. Dugall, DMin
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (208) 891-4608
- Email: rdugall@apu.edu
Jacob R. Evers, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (971) 998-5784
- Email: jevers@apu.edu
Lucas Grimsley, PhD (ABD)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Email: lgrimsley@apu.edu
Paul Hertig, PhD, ThM
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 676-3811
- Email: phertig@apu.edu
Steven Jung, MS, MDiv
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Reference Librarian
- Email: sjung@apu.edu
James Pendleton, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 298-5547
- Email: jpendleton@apu.edu
Timothy Reardon, PhD (ABD)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: treardon@apu.edu
Matt Thomas, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Email: mathomas@apu.edu
Professor Emeritus
Bruce Baloian, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Email: bbaloian@apu.edu
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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.