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.
Dean
Professors
Professor of Music
Tao Chang, DMA
Director of Winds, Brass, and Percussion Studies; Conductor of Wind Ensemble and Handbells; Associate Professor of Music
Donavon Gray, DMA
Chair of Graduate Programs; Associate Professor of Music
Dennis Royse, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
Robert Sage, DMA
Director of Music Theory, Director of Music Technology; Professor of Music
Phil Shackleton, DMA
Associate Professors
Director of Commercial Music, Director of Jazz Ensemble; Assistant Professor of Music
David Beatty, M.M.
Director of Ethnomusicology; Associate Professor of Music
Kimasi Browne, Ph.D.
Conductor of Men's Chorale; Associate Professor of Music
Harold Clousing, M.A.
Associate Professor of Music
Melanie Galloway, DMA
Director of Church Music; Associate Professor of Music
Marvin McKissick, M.M.
Associate Dean of the School of Music; Associate Professor of Music
Donald Neufeld, M.A.
Assistant Professors
Chair of Undergraduate Studies; Conductor of University Choir and Orchestra; Professor of Music
Rodney Cathey, DMA
Director of Keyboard Studies; Assistant Professor of Music
Joel Clifft, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music
Claire Fedoruk, DMA
Conductor of Bel Canto Women's Choir; Assistant Professor of Music
David Hughes, DMA
Director of Undergraduate Music Education, Conductor of Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Marching Band; Assistant Professor of Music
Alexander Koops, M.M.
Director of Guitar Studies; Assistant Professor of Music
Michael Kozubek, M.M.
Director of Choral Activities, Conductor of Oratorio Choir; Assistant Professor of Music
John Sutton, M.A.
Artistic Director of the International Piano Institute; Assistant Professor of Music
Roza Kostrzewska Yoder, M.A.
Instructors
Instructor of Music
William Boocock, M.A.
Instructor, Double Bass
Timothy Eckert, M.M.
Director of Vocal Studies; Director of Opera Workshop; Instructor of Music
Patricia Edwards, M.M.
Instructor of Music
Janet Harms, Ed.D.
Conductor of Chamber Singers; Instructor of Music
Michelle Jensen, M.M.
Director of Chamber Music, Conductor of the Collegium Chamber Orchestra; Instructor of Music
Alex Russell, M.M.
Instructor of Music
Eniko St. Clair, DMA
Adjunct Professors
Adjunct Professor of Music
Michael Lee, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music
Eric Mathis, M.M., M.Div.
Director of Strings
Charles Stegeman, M.M.
