Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Richard Robison, Ph.D.
Director, On-campus TESOL Programs; Chair and Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3416
- Email: rrobison@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Rooms 142/165
Professors
Tasha Bleistein, PhD
Faculty Director, Assessment, Graduate Studies & Research; Director, Online TESOL Programs; Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2414
- Email: tbleistein@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 116
Nori Henk, PhD
Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages; Director, Ethnic Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3373
- Email: nhenk@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 112
Mary Shepard Wong, PhD
Director, Field-based TESOL Programs; Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages; Fulbright Program Advisor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3483
- Email: mwong@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 169/165
Associate Professors
David Miyahara, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3844
- Email: dmiyahara@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 114
César Aroldo Solórzano, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3781
- Email: asolorzano@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 103
Adjunct Professors
Nancy Ackles, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Email: nackles@apu.edu
Denzil Barnett, MEd, MAT
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages, and American Language and Culture Institute
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3069
- Email: dbarnett@apu.edu
CyBelle Barthelmess, Ed.D. (ABD)
Adjunct Profesor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: cbarthelmess@apu.edu
Gena Bennett, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: gbennett@apu.edu
Abby Kleier, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 969-3434
- Email: abbykleier@gmail.com
Manar Metry, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: mmetry@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 165
Jerry Ruth, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (323) 919-4560
- Email: jruth@apu.edu
Erin Thorp, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2752
- Email: ethorp@apu.edu
Kimberly Todd, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (717) 826-4634
- Email: ktodd@apu.edu
Rita Van Dyke-Kao, MA TESOL
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages, and American Language and Culture Institute
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3569
- Email: rkao@apu.edu
Merari Weber, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Phone: (626) 815-3844
- Email: mlweber@apu.edu
Professor Emerita
June Hamlow, MA
Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Email: jhamlow@apu.edu
Professors Emeriti
Richard Christopherson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Email: rchristophers@apu.edu
Paul Hertig, PhD, ThM
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies
- Email: phertig@apu.edu
Maximo Rossi, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, TESOL, and Modern Languages
- Email: mrossi@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.