Faculty
APU professors are respected scholars and leaders in higher education who bring rich, firsthand experience in their field and a deep respect for those who continue to advance their education. Because they understand the busy lives and schedules of their students, professors make each class and project relevant, dynamic, and applicable. Professor/student mentoring relationships form the backbone of APU programs, one of many Azusa Pacific University distinctives.
Chair
Chair, Department of Teacher Education; Professor of Multicultural Education
Chinaka DomNwachukwu, Ph.D.
Professors
Program Director, Multiple-Subject Teacher Credential Program, Tracks A and B; Professor of Education
Gregory Kaiser, Ph.D.
Program Director, Single-Subject Teaching Tracks A and B; Professor of Teacher Education
Gail Reeder, Ph.D.
Program Director, Master of Arts in Education: Teaching, and Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Contexts; Professor of Advanced Studies in Education
Susan Warren, Ph.D.
Director, Professional Development School (PDS); Coordinator, ELL/CTEL/CLAD Program; Professor of Education
Ivy Yee-Sakamoto, Ph.D.
Associate Professors
Multiple Subject Site Coordinator Orange County; Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Elizabeth Andersen, Ph.D.
Intern Grant Coordinator; Associate Professor of Education
Judith Hetzel, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education, San Diego Regional Center
JoAnn Jurchan-Rizzo, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Todd Morano, Ed.D.
Assistant Professors
Multiple Subject Site Coordinator Inland Regional Center, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Pamela Cotton-Roberts, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
John David Landers, M.Ed.
Multiple Subject Site Coordinator High Desert, Assistant Professor of Education
Ann Palmer-Bradley, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education, Orange County Regional Center
Adrienne Torry, M.A.
Multiple Subject Site Coordinator; Assistant Professor
Jane Taylor Wilson, Ph.D.
Instructor
PDS Coordinator and Instructor, Department of Teacher Education
Leansa Bryan, M.M.M.