Meet the Faculty

Interim Dean

• John E. Simons, DMA

  Interim Dean, College of the Arts; Professor, School of Music

  • Phone: (626) 387-5728
  • Email: jesimons@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 100

Associate Dean

• Lyrica Taylor, Ph.D.

  Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, School of Visual and Performing Arts; Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5989
  • Email: ltaylor@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 235

Interim Associate Dean

• Zachary Cheney, PhD

  Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of the Arts; Chair and Assistant Professor of Screen Studies, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-3839
  • Email: zcheney@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Darling Hallway Art Gallery, Darling 169, West Campus

Professors

• William Catling, MFA

  Professor, Chair, Department of Art, Interim Chair, Department of Design

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3724
  • Email: bcatling@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 2
• Stephen Childs, MFA

  Professor, Department of Art; Exhibitions Director

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5835
  • Email: schilds@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 505
• Terry Dobson, MFA

  Professor, Department of Design

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5988
  • Email: tdobson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 234A
• Chuck Grieb, MFA

  Director, BA in Animation and Visual Effects, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-3856
  • Email: cgrieb@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Hugh and Hazel Darling Library, Room 167
• Christopher Leland, PhD

  Professor, Department of Communication Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3705
  • Email: cleland@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Rose Garden, #12
• Tim Samoff, MFA

  Program Director, BA in Games and Interactive Media, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6007
  • Email: tsamoff@apu.edu

Associate Professors

• Jill Brennan-Lincoln, MA

  Chair, Department of Theater Arts; Associate Professor, Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5536
  • Email: jlincoln@apu.edu
• Brent Everett Dickinson, MFA

  Associate Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5105
  • Email: bdickinson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 302
• Monica Ganas, PhD

  Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5460
  • Email: mganas@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, West Campus, Room 234A
• Christopher Keene, MFA

  Associate Professor of Technical Theater, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5116
  • Email: ckeene@apu.edu
• Nery Lemus, MFA

  Program Director, MFA in Visual Art; Associate Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5506
  • Email: nlemus@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 4A
• Kirsten Lundin Humer, MFA

  Program Director, BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen; Associate Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5865
  • Email: khumer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Department of Theater Arts, West Campus, Darling - Building Three, THTR Office Suite, Room 164

Assistant Professors

• 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
• Angela S. George, PhD

  Program Director, MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History; Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 397-5841
  • Email: ageorge@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 3
• Laurie Leinonen, MA

  Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 387-5875
  • Email: lleinonen@apu.edu
• Greg Michael, MFA

  Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6014
  • Email: gmichael@apu.edu
• Jesse Negron, MFA

  Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5114
  • Email: jnegron@apu.edu
• Jonathan Vermeer, MPW

  Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (310) 951-3921
  • Email: jvermeer@apu.edu

Instructor

• Gavan Wyrick, MA

  Instructor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5620
  • Email: gavanwyrick@apu.edu

Adjunct Professors

• Daniela Barbani, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Email: dbarbani@apu.edu
• David Barrera, MFA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: dbarrera@apu.edu
  • Office Location: West Campus
• Alisa Barsegyan, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
  • Email: abarsegyan@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 203
• Rachell Campbell

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5035
  • Email: racampbell@apu.edu
• Andi Chapman, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: annettechapman@apu.edu
• Yookyoung Choi, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: ychoi@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Andrew Cole, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: acole@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center
• Jesse Corti

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: jessecorti@apu.edu
• Kristen Cruz, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5035
  • Email: kcruz@apu.edu
• Marcus Doyle, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: mdoyle@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Karen M. Dunaetz

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Modern Languages

  • Phone: (626) 678-0346
  • Email: kdunaetz@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Kari Dunham, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: kdunham@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Amy Fox, MFA, MBA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: afox@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Gloria Garayua, BFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: ggarayua@apu.edu
• Erin Gaw, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5460
  • Email: egaw@apu.edu
• Tonja Graves Schmitt, MFA, MPS

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: tgraves@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Jeffrey Grubbs, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: jgrubbs@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Adam Hall, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
• Julia Heins, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: jheins@apu.edu
• Nathan Huff, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: nhuff@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Susan Isaacs

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5297
  • Email: sisaacs@apu.edu
• Ryan Izay

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5297
  • Email: rizay@apu.edu
• Eddie Kim, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Email: ekim@apu.edu
• James W. Lincoln, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (818) 599-0467
  • Email: jwlincoln@apu.edu
• Phil Lollar, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 641-3526
  • Email: plollar@apu.edu
• Chris Masi

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 390-6317
  • Email: cmasi@apu.edu
• Elaine McLemore, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 387-2064
  • Email: emclemore@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Michael Milligan, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: mmilligan@apu.edu
• Shelby Moser, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: slmoser@apu.edu
• Mark Nelson, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: msnelson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Becky Ogden, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: bogden@apu.edu
• Jess Paik, MEd

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Design

  • Email: jpaik@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Orange County Regional Campus
• Cheryl McKay Price, MA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5297
  • Email: cprice@apu.edu
• Jane Gillespie Pryor, MFA, MAT

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: jpryor@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Maryann Rachford, Ed.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: mrachford@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Leigh Rens

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (310) 497-7187
  • Email: leighrens@gmail.com
  • Office Location: East Campus
• Juan Rivera, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: jmrivera@apu.edu
• Carolyn Robertson, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: crobertson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Stephanie Sabo, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Design

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
  • Email: ssabo@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, WCAM 228
• Vance Sanders

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Design

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
  • Email: vsanders@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, WCAM 228
• James Schlenker

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Email: jschlenker@apu.edu
• Matt Schoepf

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts

  • Phone: (818) 292-9394
  • Email: schoepf.matt@gmail.com
  • Office Location: West Campus
• Daniel A. Siedell, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: dsiedell@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Gregory Sims, BFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: gsims@apu.edu
• Kevin Slay, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: kslay@apu.edu
• Jamie Sweetman, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: jsweetman@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Jill Thayer, PhD

  Department Chair, Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 414-3550
  • Email: jthayer@apu.edu
• Jeff Tirrell, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theology

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3710
  • Email: jtirrell@apu.edu
• Tamara Valdry, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: tvaldry@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Hannah Kim Varamini, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

  • Email: hvaramini@apu.edu
• Catherine Wagley

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art

  • Phone: (626) 815-2064
  • Email: cwagley@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Art Center, Room 1
• Brenda Whitehill Schlenker, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Design

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
  • Email: bwhitehillschlenker@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, WCAM 228B
• Alexandra Wright, MFA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts

  • Phone: (626) 815-5035
  • Email: arwright@apu.edu

Professors Emeritae

• Susan Ney, MA

  Professor Emerita, Department of Art

• Rebecca Roe, MFA, PhD

  Professor Emerita, Department of Design

Professors Emeriti

• Robert Bullock, MA

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Art

• Warren Koch, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Cinematic Arts

• David McGill, MFA

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Art

• Jim Thompson, Ed.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Art