Meet the Faculty

Dean

• Robert Duke, Ph.D.

  Dean, School of Theology and Azusa Pacific Seminary

  • Phone: (626) 815-5419
  • Email: rrduke@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 228

Associate Deans

• John Ragsdale, Ph.D.

  Interim Director, MAPS and M.Div. Programs, Associate Dean for Curricular Assessment and Strategic Initiatives

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

• 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
• Teri Merrick, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6072
  • Email: tmerrick@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 247
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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, Room 243
• Federico A. Roth, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: froth@apu.edu
• 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
• 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
• Kay Higuera Smith, Ph.D.

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5629
  • Email: kathrynsmith@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 261
• Rico Vitz, Ph.D.

  Professor of Philosophy, Honors College

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5813
  • Email: rvitz@apu.edu
• 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
• David Williams, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Philosophy

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

  Chair and Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5242
  • Email: dwoodruff@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 235
• Alice Yafeh-Deigh, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Adjunct Professor, Azusa Pacific Seminary

  • Phone: (626) 815-5644
  • Email: ayafehdeigh@apu.edu
  • Office Location: School of Theology, Room 236
• William Yarchin, Ph.D.

  Dean's Endowed Professor 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

• 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
• Adam Green, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor and Adjunct Coordinator, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5496
  • Email: agreen@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 245
• Eunny Lee, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: elee@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 225
• Gregg Moder, D.Min.

  Associate Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5987
  • Email: gmoder@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Duke 222
• Justin Marc Smith, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: jmsmith@apu.edu
• 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
• Jessica Wai-Fong Wong, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 387-5702
  • Email: jessicawong@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 252

Assistant Professors

• Justin Ashworth, Th.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: jashworth@apu.edu
• Traci L. Birge, Ph.D. (Cand.)

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: tbirge@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex
• Jennifer Buck, Ph.D.

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

  • Phone: (626) 815-6117
  • Email: jbuck@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 252
• Joshua Rasmussen, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy

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

  Assistant Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-5452
  • Email: mrodriguez@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 236

Adjunct Professors

• Fidel Arnecillo, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: farnecillo@apu.edu
• Edgar Barron, Ed.D.

  Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5785
  • Email: ebarron@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 620
• Daniel P. Bricker, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

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

  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, Ph.D. (Cand.)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (949) 374-2702
  • Email: mdevries@apu.edu
• David A. Dorman, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 387-5819
  • Email: ddorman@apu.edu
• Robin J. Dugall, D.Min.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (208) 891-4608
  • Email: rdugall@apu.edu
• Stephen Emerson, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

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

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (971) 998-5784
  • Email: jevers@apu.edu
• Bill Galipault

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: wgalipault@apu.edu
• Jenn Graffius, D.Min.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: jgraffius@apu.edu
• Christopher Green, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

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

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: lgrimsley@apu.edu
• Mihretu Guta, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, 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, Ph.D., Th.M.

  Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 676-3811
  • Email: phertig@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 163/165
• Chris Jackson, D.Min

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

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

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

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

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

  • Email: sjung@apu.edu
• Allison Moder, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

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

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: slmoser@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Chris Neal, Ph.D. (Cand)

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology and Interdisciplinary Studies Major, Director of Strategic Initiatives

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

  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, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

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

  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, D.Min.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-5452
  • Email: vrandall@apu.edu
• Timothy Reardon, Ph.D. (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
• Brian Robinson, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: brobinson@apu.edu
• Jennifer Rosner, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Email: jrosner@apu.edu
• Eric Schnitger, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology

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

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

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

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Email: mathomas@apu.edu
• Jeff Tirrell, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology, Department of Theatre Arts and Department of Theology

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

  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, Ph.D.

  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, Ph.D.

  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
• Craig Keen, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Theology

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

  Professor Emeritus

  • Email: lscott@apu.edu