Meet the Faculty

Program Chair

• David M. Woodruff, PhD

  Chair and Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5242
  • Email: dwoodruff@apu.edu

Professors

• Mark Bernier, PhD

  Professor, Department of Philosophy and Honors College

  • Email: mbernier@apu.edu
• Teri Merrick, PhD

  Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6072
  • Email: tmerrick@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

Assistant Professor

• Joshua Rasmussen, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5496
  • Email: jrasmussen@apu.edu

Adjunct Professors

• Fidel Arnecillo, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: farnecillo@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
• 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
• Rachel Waterstradt, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy

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

Professor Emeritus

• John Culp, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy

  • Email: jculp@apu.edu

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