Meet the Faculty

Acting Dean

• Matthew Elofson, PhD

  Acting Dean, School of Theology, Chair and Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5619
  • Email: melofson@apu.edu

Associate Dean

• Enrique Zone, EdD

  Associate Dean for Urban and Multicultural Programs; Professor of Ministry and Hispanic Church Leadership; Director, Hispanic Programs

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5653
  • Email: ezone@apu.edu

Professors

• Mark Bernier, PhD

  Professor, Department of Philosophy and Honors College

  • Email: mbernier@apu.edu
• Paul Boles, PhD

  Chair and Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5986
  • Email: pboles@apu.edu
• Robert Duke, PhD

  Professor, School of Theology and Azusa Pacific Seminary, and Honors College

  • Phone: (626) 815-5419
  • Email: rrduke@apu.edu
• Gregg Moder, DMin

  Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5987
  • Email: gmoder@apu.edu
• Robert Mullins, PhD

  Chair and Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5634
  • Email: ramullins@apu.edu
• Kirsten S. Oh, PhD

  Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5811
  • Email: koh@apu.edu
• Dennis Okholm, PhD

  Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5452
  • Email: dokholm@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
• Paul Shrier, PhD

  Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5628
  • Email: pshrier@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
• Steven Wilkens, PhD

  Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5633
  • Email: swilkens@apu.edu
• David Williams, PhD

  Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (559) 642-4555
  • Email: dcwilliams@apu.edu
• David M. Woodruff, PhD

  Chair and Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5242
  • Email: dwoodruff@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

Associate Professors

• Justin Ashworth, ThD

  Associate Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: jashworth@apu.edu
• Jennifer Buck, PhD

  Program Director, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Associate Professor, Department of Practical Theology

• 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

• Kent Walkemeyer, DMin

  Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific Seminary and School of Theology; Director, Friends Center

  • Phone: (626) 815-5077
  • Email: kwalkemeyer@apu.edu
• Jessica Wai-Fong Wong, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 387-5702
  • Email: jessicawong@apu.edu

Assistant Professors

• 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
• Soojin Chung, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Practical Theology; Director of General Education

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5813
  • Email: schung@apu.edu
• Joshua Rasmussen, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5496
  • Email: jrasmussen@apu.edu
• Martin Rodriguez, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5452
  • Email: mrodriguez@apu.edu

Adjunct Professors

• Fidel Arnecillo, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: farnecillo@apu.edu
• 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
• Erik Dailey, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: edailey@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
• Stephen Emerson, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5469
  • Email: semerson@apu.edu
• Jacob R. Evers, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (971) 998-5784
  • Email: jevers@apu.edu
• Jenn Graffius, DMin

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: jgraffius@apu.edu
• Christopher Green, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: ccgreen@apu.edu
• Lucas Grimsley, PhD (ABD)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: lgrimsley@apu.edu
• Mihretu Guta, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Department of Philosophy

  • Email: mguta@apu.edu
• George Haraksin, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5469
  • Email: gharaksin@apu.edu
• Paul Hertig, PhD, ThM

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: phertig@apu.edu
• Chris Jackson, DMin

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
• Michael Jimenez, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Email: mjimenez@apu.edu
• Steven Jung, MS, MDiv

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Reference Librarian

  • Email: sjung@apu.edu
• Allison Moder, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: amoder@apu.edu
• Shelby Moser, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: slmoser@apu.edu
• Benedict Nwachukwu-Udaku, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: budaku@apu.edu
• Jason Oakes, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Philosophy

  • Email: joakes@apu.edu
• Stephen Parise, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5496
  • Email: sparise@apu.edu
• James Pendleton, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 298-5547
  • Email: jpendleton@apu.edu
• Michael Platter

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: mplatter@apu.edu
• Victoria Randall, DMin

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-5452
  • Email: vrandall@apu.edu
• Timothy Reardon, PhD (ABD)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: treardon@apu.edu
• Freddy Rivas

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: frivas@apu.edu
• Jennifer Rosner, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Email: jrosner@apu.edu
• Eric Schnitger, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: eschnitger@apu.edu
• Steven Sommers, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5469
  • Email: sommershome@gmail.com
• Matt Thomas, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: mathomas@apu.edu
• Jeff Tirrell, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3710
  • Email: jtirrell@apu.edu
• Andrea Vaudrey, MDiv

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5452
  • Email: avaudrey@apu.edu
• Rachel Waterstradt, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: rwaterstradt@apu.edu
• John Williams, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: johnwilliams@apu.edu

Professors Emeritae

• Cheryl Crawford, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita

• Jacquelyn E. Winston, Ph.D.

  Professor Emerita, Department of Theology

  • Email: jwinston@apu.edu

Professors Emeriti

• Bruce Baloian, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: bbaloian@apu.edu
• John Culp, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy

  • Email: jculp@apu.edu
• Russell Duke, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

  • Email: rduke@apu.edu
• Lane Scott, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

  • Email: lscott@apu.edu
• Kenneth L. Waters Sr., PhD

  Professor Emeritus, School of Theology; Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5632
  • Email: kwaters@apu.edu