Meet the Faculty
Interim Dean
Roxanne Helm-Stevens, DBA
Interim Dean and Professor, School of Business and Management
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3463
- Email: rhelmstevens@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 115B
Associate Dean
Todd Pheifer, EdD
Associate Dean; Assistant Professor; Director of Accreditation, Assessment, and Grants
- Phone: (626) 815-5485
- Email: tpheifer@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus, 212B
Professors
George S. Babbes, PhD
Professor; Fulbright Scholar
- Phone: (626) 815-3820
- Email: gbabbes@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 211
Dan Kipley, DBA
Chair of Business, Management, International Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3160
- Email: dkipley@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 216
Daniel Park, PhD
Chair of Finance, Economics, and Business Analytics
- Phone: (626) 815-3821
- Email: dpark@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 209
John M. Thornton, PhD, CPA
LP and Bobbi Leung Chair of Accounting Ethics; and Professor, School of Accounting
- Phone: (626) 812-3095
- Email: jthornton@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 117
Associate Professors
Abraham K. Adhanom, PhD
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3235
- Email: aadhanom@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 202
Paul Anderson, MBA, CPA
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3315
- Email: pvanderson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 207
David Dunaetz, PhD
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6081
- Email: ddunaetz@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 627
Kimberley Garth-James, DPA
Program Director, Master of Public Administration; Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3579
- Email: kjames@apu.edu
- Office Location: Center for Public Affairs (Sacramento)
Jillian H. Gilbert, DSL, CF-LSP
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5785
- Email: jgilbert@apu.edu
- Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 620
Chang H. Kim, PhD
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2545
- Email: ckim@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, 212A
Wendi Dykes McGehee, PhD, CF-LSP
Director, Leadership and Organizational Psychology Programs; Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5881
- Email: wmcgehee@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 210
Also located at the High Desert Regional Campus
Patricia Skalnik, DBA
Director, Marketing and Entrepreneurship; Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-3838
- Email: pskalnik@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 215
Frances Wu, PhD
Associate Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5483
- Email: swu@apu.edu
Assistant Professors
Stacy Brecht, DBA (ABD)
Assistant Professor
- Email: sbrecht@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 221
Mark Cawman, DBA
Director, International Business; Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 812-3091
- Email: mcawman@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 218
LaShan Epperson, DBA (ABD)
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: lepperson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 203B
Stephanie Geter, MBA, CPA, CFE
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3405
- Email: sgeter@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 208
William Ingersoll, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: wingersoll@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 218
Ken A. Kederian, EdD, MBA, CPA, CGMA
Chair of Accounting and Economics; and Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3473
- Email: vkederian@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 114
Kristina Khederlarian, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3836
- Email: kkhederlarian@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 217
Jihye Oh, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-3819
- Email: jihyeoh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 212A
Marlon Ware, DBA
Program Director, Regional Campuses; Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-2186
- Email: mware@apu.edu
- Office Location: Murrieta Regional Campus, Room 104
Senior Adjunct Professors
Robert Baker, PhD (ABD)
Adjunct Professor
- Email: rbaker@apu.edu
Jake Baloian, MBA
Adjunct Professor
- Email: jebaloian@apu.edu
Steven Gabriel, DBA
Adjunct Professor
- Email: sgabriel@apu.edu
Rachel Mabiala, MBA, CPA
Adjunct Professor
- Email: rmabiala@apu.edu
Frank Markow, PhD
Adjunct Professor
- Email: fmarkow@apu.edu
Laurie Reinhart, MA
Adjunct Professor
- Email: lreinhart@apu.edu
Professors Emeriti
Roger Conover, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Email: rconover@apu.edu
Stanley Deal, MS, CPA
Professor Emeritus
- Email: sdeal@apu.edu
Jau-Lian Jeng, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Email: jjeng@apu.edu
Ron Jewe, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Email: rjewe@apu.edu
Gary Lemaster, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
- Email: glemaster@apu.edu
Michael Whyte, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Leadership; Provost Emeritus
- Email: mwhyte@apu.edu
Note: This information is current for the 2022-23 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.