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