Meet the Faculty

Dean

• Robert Duke, Ph.D.
  Dean, School of Theology and Azusa Pacific Seminary; Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

Associate Deans

• Russell Duke, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus
• Kenneth L. Waters Sr., Ph.D.
  Associate Dean and Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Enrique Zone, Ed.D.
  Associate Dean for Urban and Multicultural Programs; Professor of Ministry and Hispanic Church Leadership; Chair, Urban and Multicultural Studies

Professors

• Cheryl Crawford, Ph.D.
  Professor of Youth Ministry, Department of Practical Theology
• Matthew Elofson, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Teri Merrick, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Philosophy; Program Director, Philosophy
• Robert Mullins, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Dennis Okholm, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Theology
• B.J. Oropeza, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Keith Reeves, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Paul Shrier, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Kay Higuera Smith, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Program Director, Religious Studies
• Rico Vitz, Ph.D.
  Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
• Steven Wilkens, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Philosophy
• David Williams, Ph.D.
  Professor, Executive Director and Chair, High Sierra Semester; Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Jacquelyn E. Winston, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Theology
• David M. Woodruff, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Alice Yafeh-Deigh, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• William Yarchin, Ph.D.
  Dean's Endowed Professorship in Biblical Studies, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

Associate Professors

• Paul Boles, Ph.D.
  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Theology
• Michael Bruner, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Matthew Hauge, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Gregg Moder, D.Min.
  Associate Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Kirsten S. Oh, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Federico A. Roth, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Arlene M. Sánchez-Walsh, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Religious Studies
• Kent Walkemeyer, D.Min.
  Associate Professor of Ministry; Director, Friends Center

Assistant Professors

• Justin Ashworth, Th.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Theology
• Jennifer Buck, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Adam Green, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor and Adjunct Coordinator, Department of Philosophy
• Steven T. Mann, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Heather Ohaneson, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Todd Pokrifka, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Theology
• Joshua Rasmussen, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Justin Marc Smith, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Jessica W. Wong, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Theology

Adjunct Professors

• Jim W. Adams, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical Studies
• Miguel A. Arciniega, M.Div.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Fidel Arnecillo
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Amber Baker
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Mark Bernier, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Melisa Ortiz Berry, M.A., M.Div.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
• Daniel P. Bricker, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Matthew Browning, Ed.D.
  Associate Vice President for Internationalization; Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Abraham Josiah Chappell, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Erik Dailey, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Michael DeVries, Ph.D. (Cand.)
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Donn Dirckx
  Adjunct Professor
• David A. Dorman, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Robin J. Dugall, D.Min.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Benjamin Easton, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Stephen Emerson, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
• Jacob R. Evers, Ph.D. (Cand.)
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Kirsten Gerdes
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Christopher Green, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
• Brad M. Griffin, M.Div.
  Adjunct Professor
• Mihretu Guta, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• George Haraksin
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Seth Heringer, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
• David Hunsicker, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
• Chris Jackson, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Michael Jimenez, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
• Steven Jung, M.S., M.Div.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Reference Librarian
• Soo J. Kim, MTS, M.Div.
  Adjunct Professor; Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Sophia Magallanes, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Jonathan C. Manning, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Erica Mongé-Greer, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Chris Neal
  Adjunct Professor
• Benedict Nwachukwu-Udaku, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Stephen Parise, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Timothy J. Peck, D.Min.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• James Pendleton, Ph.D. (Cand.)
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Steve Quatro
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Victoria Randall, D.Min.
  Adjunct Professor
• Timothy Reardon, Ph.D. (ABD)
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• C. Michael Robbins, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies and High Sierra Semester
• Brian Robinson, Ph.D. (Cand.)
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• Eric Schnitger, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Steven Sommers
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology
• Erik Sorem, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Matt Thomas, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• James W. Thompson
  Adjunct Professor
• Andrea Vaudrey
  Adjunct Professor
• Rachel Waterstradt
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Steven L. Wiebe, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

Professors Emeriti

• Bruce Baloian, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
• John Culp, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy
• Craig Keen, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Theology
• Lane Scott, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus