Meet the Faculty

Dean

Robert Duke, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Theology and Azusa Pacific Seminary; Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5657

Email: rrduke@apu.edu

Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 228

Associate Deans

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  John Ragsdale, Ph.D.

  Associate Dean for Curricular Assessment and Strategic Initiatives

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: jragsdale@apu.edu
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  Kenneth L. Waters Sr., Ph.D.

  Associate Dean, School of Theology; Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5632

  Email: kwaters@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 258
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  Enrique Zone, Ed.D.

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

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5653

  Email: ezone@apu.edu

  Office location: School of Theology, Room 219

Professors

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  Cheryl Crawford, Ph.D.

  Professor of Youth Ministry, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5625

  Email: ccrawford@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 253
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  Matthew Elofson, Ph.D.

  Chair and Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5619

  Email: melofson@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 259
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  Teri Merrick, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Philosophy; Program Director, Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6072

  Email: tmerrick@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 240
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  Robert Mullins, Ph.D.

  Chair and Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5634

  Email: ramullins@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 248
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  Kirsten S. Oh, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5811

  Email: koh@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 255
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  Dennis Okholm, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5452

  Email: dokholm@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 244
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  B.J. Oropeza, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5247

  Email: boropeza@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 208
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  Keith Reeves, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5627

  Email: kreeves@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Duke 243
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  Arlene M. Sánchez-Walsh, Ph.D.

  Professor of Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 277-5022

  Email: asanchez-walsh@apu.edu

  Office location: Mary Hill Center, Room 122
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  Paul Shrier, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5628

  Email: pshrier@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 251
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  Kay Higuera Smith, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Program Director, Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5629

  Email: kathrynsmith@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 261
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  Rico Vitz, Ph.D.

  Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5813

  Email: rvitz@apu.edu
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  Steven Wilkens, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000 Ext 5633

  Email: swilkens@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 239
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  David Williams, Ph.D.

  Professor, Executive Director and Chair, High Sierra Semester; Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (559) 642-4555

  Email: dcwilliams@apu.edu
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  Jacquelyn E. Winston, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5631

  Email: jwinston@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 247
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  David M. Woodruff, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5242

  Email: dwoodruff@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 235
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  Alice Yafeh-Deigh, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-5644

  Email: ayafehdeigh@apu.edu

  Office location: School of Theology, Room 236
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  William Yarchin, Ph.D.

  Dean's Endowed Professorship in Biblical Studies, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5683

  Email: byarchin@apu.edu

  Office location: School of Theology, Room 212

Associate Professors

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  Paul Boles, Ph.D.

  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5986

  Email: pboles@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 250
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  Michael Bruner, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5812

  Email: mbruner@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 210
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  Adam Green, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor and Adjunct Coordinator, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-5496

  Email: agreen@apu.edu
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  Matthew Hauge, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: mhauge@apu.edu
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  Gregg Moder, D.Min.

  Associate Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-5987

  Email: gmoder@apu.edu
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  Federico A. Roth, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: froth@apu.edu
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  Kent Walkemeyer, D.Min.

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

  Phone: (626) 815-5077

  Email: kwalkemeyer@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 229

Assistant Professors

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  Justin Ashworth, Th.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: jashworth@apu.edu
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  Jennifer Buck, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6117

  Email: jbuck@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 252
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  Todd Pokrifka, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: n/a

  Email: tpokrifka@apu.edu
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  Joshua Rasmussen, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-5496

  Email: jrasmussen@apu.edu
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  Justin Marc Smith, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: jmsmith@apu.edu
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  Jessica W. Wong, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) ​387-5702​

  Email: jessicawong@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 252

Adjunct Professors

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  Jim W. Adams, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: jwadams@apu.edu
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  Miguel A. Arciniega, M.Div.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 627-6749

  Email: marciniega@apu.edu
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  Fidel Arnecillo

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: farnecillo@apu.edu
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  Amber Baker

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: n/a

  Email: abaker@apu.edu
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  Mark Bernier, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: n/a

  Email: mbernier@apu.edu
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  Melisa Ortiz Berry, M.A., M.Div.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: n/a

  Email: mmberry@apu.edu
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  Daniel P. Bricker, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: dbricker@apu.edu
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  Matthew Browning, Ed.D.

  Associate Vice President for Internationalization; Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815 6000, Ext. 2042

  Email: mbrowning@apu.edu
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  Abraham Josiah Chappell, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (310) 666-5744

  Email: achappell@apu.edu
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  Erik Dailey, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: edailey@apu.edu
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  Michael DeVries, Ph.D. (Cand.)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (949) 374-2702

  Email: mdevries@apu.edu
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  Donn Dirckx

  Adjunct Professor

  Phone: n/a

  Email: ddirckx@apu.edu
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  David A. Dorman, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 387-5819

  Email: ddorman@apu.edu
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  Robin J. Dugall, D.Min.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: rdugall@apu.edu
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  Benjamin Easton, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-5469

  Email: beaston@apu.edu
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  Stephen Emerson, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-5469

  Email: semerson@apu.edu
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  Jacob R. Evers, Ph.D. (Cand.)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (971) 998-5784

  Email: jevers@apu.edu
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  Kirsten Gerdes

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: n/a

  Email: kgerdes@apu.edu
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  Christopher Green, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: ccgreen@apu.edu
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  Brad M. Griffin, M.Div.

  Adjunct Professor

  Phone: n/a

  Email: bgriffin@fuller.edu
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  Mihretu Guta, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: n/a

  Email: mguta@apu.edu
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  George Haraksin

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-5469

  Email: gharaksin@apu.edu
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  Seth Heringer, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: sheringer@apu.edu
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  David Hunsicker, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: dhunsicker@apu.edu
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  Chris Jackson, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000
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  Michael Jimenez, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: n/a

  Email: mjimenez@apu.edu
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  Steven Jung, M.S., M.Div.

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

  Phone: n/a

  Email: sjung@apu.edu
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  Soo J. Kim, MTS, M.Div.

  Adjunct Professor; Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: sjkim@apu.edu
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  Sophia Magallanes, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: samagallanes@apu.edu
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  Jonathan C. Manning, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: jmanning@apu.edu
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  Erica Mongé-Greer, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: emonge@apu.edu
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  Chris Neal

  Adjunct Professor

  Phone: n/a

  Email: cneal@apu.edu
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  Benedict Nwachukwu-Udaku, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: budaku@apu.edu
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  Stephen Parise, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-5496

  Email: sparise@apu.edu
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  Timothy J. Peck, D.Min.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3367

  Email: tpeck@apu.edu
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  James Pendleton, Ph.D. (Cand.)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 298-5547

  Email: jpendleton@apu.edu
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  Steve Quatro

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 533-2802

  Email: squatro@apu.edu
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  Victoria Randall, D.Min.

  Adjunct Professor

  Phone: (626) 815-5452

  Email: vrandall@apu.edu
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  Timothy Reardon, Ph.D. (ABD)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: treardon@apu.edu
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  C. Michael Robbins, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies and High Sierra Semester

  Phone: (909) 744-4960

  Email: mrobbins@apu.edu
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  Brian Robinson, Ph.D. (Cand.)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: brobinson@apu.edu
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  Eric Schnitger, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: eschnitger@apu.edu
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  Steven Sommers

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-5469

  Email: sommershome@gmail.com
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  Erik Sorem, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: n/a

  Email: esorem@apu.edu
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  Matt Thomas, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: n/a

  Email: mathomas@apu.edu
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  James W. Thompson

  Adjunct Professor

  Phone: n/a

  Email: jwthompson@apu.edu
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  Andrea Vaudrey

  Adjunct Professor

  Phone: 626-815-5452

  Email: avaudrey@apu.edu
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  Rachel Waterstradt

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000

  Email: rwaterstradt@apu.edu
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  Steven L. Wiebe, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  Phone: n/a

  Email: slwiebe@apu.edu

Professors Emeriti

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  Bruce Baloian, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5240

  Email: bbaloian@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 246
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  John Culp, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5243

  Email: jculp@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 241
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  Russell Duke, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

  Phone: (626) 815-5441

  Email: rduke@apu.edu
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  Craig Keen, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Theology

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5635

  Email: ckeen@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 242
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  Lane Scott, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

  Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5646

  Email: lscott@apu.edu

  Office location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 223