Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Christopher Leland, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Studies;
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3705
- Email: cleland@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #12
Professor
Bala Musa, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3490
- Email: bmusa@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #13
Associate Professors
Starla Anderson, MA, JD, LLM
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3105
- Email: sranderson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #17
Marcia S. Berry, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3503
- Email: mberry@apu.edu
- Office Location: Faculty Quad, #15
Courtney W. Davis, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2390
- Email: cwdavis@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 118
Ismael Lopez Medel, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3372
- Email: ilopezmedel@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, #21
Assistant Professor
Pamela Fisher, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies; Program Director, MA in User Experience Design; Regional Program Director, Murrieta Regional Campus
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3488
- Email: pfisher@apu.edu
Instructor
Jonathan Raber, MS
Instructor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: jwraber@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus
Adjunct Professors
Rebecca Baumann, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: rbaumann@apu.edu
Charity Capili, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Design
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
- Email: ccapili@apu.edu
Melinda Daffron, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: mldaffron@apu.edu
Isaiah Granados, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (909) 200-9483
- Email: igranados@apu.edu
Jeremiah Kitchel, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (909) 802-8600
- Email: jkitchel@apu.edu
Adam Lipson, M.A.
Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management; Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 387-5825
- Email: alipson@apu.edu
- Office Location: Administration West, Suite 205
Phil Lollar, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Cinematic Arts
- Phone: (626) 641-3526
- Email: plollar@apu.edu
Neal Montgomery, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: rnmontgomery@apu.edu
- Office Location: East Campus
Don Murray, D.Min.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: dmurray@apu.edu
Kellie Cabrera Nasont, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: knasont@apu.edu
Jeffrey Neu, M.S.
Adjunct Professor
- Phone: (626) 812-3044
- Email: jneu@apu.edu
Allison Oster, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Email: aoster@apu.edu
John Pate, M.A.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (951) 505-1328
- Email: jpate@apu.edu
- Office Location: Rose Garden, Adjunct Office
Professors Emeriti
David C. Bicker, PhD
Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3044
- Email: debicker5@yahoo.com
Lawrence ‘Ray’ McCormick, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3044
- Email: rmccormick@apu.edu