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