Karen Graham, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs & ALO
714.744.7672, kgraham@chapman.edu

Dr. Graham came to Chapman in 2002 as Associate Dean in University College. In 2003 she became Dean and established the academic infrastructure, faculty governance, academic policy, and academic procedures for the University College. In 2007 she joined the Chancellor’s staff. Prior to Chapman, Dr. Graham was Dean of Education and Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at Andrews University and Department Chair of education at Wittenberg University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy & Leadership & Professional Development from Ohio State University. Dr. Graham is a presenter in the fields of ethics, instructional development and accreditation in higher education.  

Jeanne Gunner joined the Chapman community in 2003 as Assistant Provost for General Education and Professor of English and Comparative Literature. She has been Director of Core Composition at Santa Clara University and Assistant Director of UCLA Writing Programs, and she is the editor of the NCTE journal College English. She received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Rutgers University. Among her publications are articles and chapters on writing and ideology and several textbooks for writing courses. Her current research focuses on ideological literacy among Salvadoran campesinos. At Chapman she is teaching writing and general education classes.

Menas Kafatos, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Special Projects
714.289.2048, kafatos@chapman.edu

Joining Chapman University in 2008, Dr. Kafatos is founding dean of the Schmid College of Science, director of the Center for Excellence in Applied, Computational, and Fundamental Science, and Professor of Physics, Computational Sciences and Engineering. His B.A. Physics is from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. Physics is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, he joined George Mason University where he was Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences from 1984-2008. He was dean of the School of Computational Sciences and director of the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research. He has published numerous books and articles on computational science, astrophysics, Earth systems science, general relativity, cosmology, foundations of quantum theory, and consciousness.

Raymond Sfeir, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration
714.997.6551, sfeir@chapman.edu

Dr. Raymond Sfeir holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He joined the Chapman University faculty in 1985 and is a Professor of Economics and Management Science in the Argyros School of Business and Economics. Dr. Sfeir has published numerous articles on inventory studies, efficiency in education, mutual funds performance, and uncertainty studies. He currently teaches statistics and forecasting courses.

Pradip K. Shukla, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship
714.997.6817, shukla@chapman.edu

Dr. P. K. Shukla received a MScBA degree from the University of Southern California and a Ph. D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He joined Chapman in 1985. His research focus is application of managerial and strategic decision-making tools within management and entrepreneurship. He is director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics in the Argyros School of Business and Economics. He has been a curriculum developer and test writer for economics and entrepreneurship for the US Academic Decathlon program. He served as a business reviewer for the Advanced Technology Program of the US Department of Commerce assessing business plans required for federal funding support and has consulted with a variety of entrepreneurial firms at all stages. Dr. Shukla sits on boards of directors for several Orange County nonprofit organizations.

Iris (Kemp-Blair) Gerbasi, M.A.
Assistant Chancellor
714.997.6676, gerbasi@chapman.edu

Ms. Gerbasi began teaching theatre in Chapman’s Communications Department in 1982. Before joining the Chancellor’s office she was Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Communication. Her oversight included curriculum, schedules, enrollments and budgets. For 20 years she served as tournament director for the Henry Kemp-Blair Annual Shakespeare Tournament. She was on the producing team for American Celebration from 1984-2005, serving in recent years as executive producer.  Ms. Gerbasi has a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in media production and a M.A. in English with a concentration in media writing.

Marisol Arredondo, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Research
714.628.7339, arredond@chapman.edu

Dr. Arredondo came to Chapman from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she served as a research associate in the Office of Institutional Research and Planning. She was the principal investigator for that institution's Campus Climate Survey project, was involved in the preparation of their accreditation self-study report, and worked to develop several campus-wide surveys. Before arriving at CSU Pomona, she was at the nationally recognized Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. Dr. Arredondo holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change, a M.A. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in counseling, and a B.A. in Psychology--all from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ron DiMelfi, Ph.D.
Director of Sponsored Research
714.744.7664, dimelfi@chapman.edu

Ron DiMelfi, holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from Stanford University. He has worked as a professor at the University of New Mexico, and as researcher and manager of research at several government laboratories. At Argonne National Laboratory, he was the manager of the Materials Behavior Section and founding Director of the Engineered Materials Center, established to foster collaborative projects between private industry and the Laboratory. He obtained more than $1M in research support and published more than 40 technical articles in refereed journals. In 2002, he was named Director of Sponsored Programs at National University. Just before joining Chapman in 2006, Dr. DiMelfi was in private practice in San Diego, where he obtained $500 K in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Academy of Sciences.

Mary Litch, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Technology and Digital Media
714.628.2753, litch@chapman.edu

Dr. Litch holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Before coming to Chapman in 2008 as founding Director of the Office of Academic Technology and Digital Media, she taught philosophy at UMass-Amherst, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Yale, where she also worked as an instructional technologist and digital media specialist. Her publications include Philosophy through Film, which reflects her interest in the relationship between the humanities and visual media. Dr. Litch’s primary responsibility at Chapman is working with faculty and a range of University offices to develop, support, and enhance the use of technology and digital media for academic purposes, especially in relation to scholarly and pedagogical projects. She will also be teaching occasionally in Chapman’s Philosophy Department.

Carol May, M.A.
Director of Academic Advising
714.744.7959, may@chapman.edu

Ms. May holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies and an M.A. in Counseling, both from Chapman University.  She re-joined the Chapman community in 2007 as Director of Academic Advising.  Prior to coming back to Chapman, Ms. May served as the Coordinator of Freshman Advisement at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), where she was responsible for coordinating advising services for more than 3,500 freshmen as well as creating advising programs for undeclared majors.  Prior to working at CSUF, she was an academic counselor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.  She is a member of the National Academic Advising Association and has presented at its regional conference.

Barbara Mulch, Ph.D.
Director of Fellowships and Scholar Programs
714.997.6733, mulch@chapman.edu

Dr. Mulch has been part of the Chapman University community since 1967. She taught classes as Associate Professor of History and served the institution in several academic administrative positions, including Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies. In recognition for this service, she was named Dean Emerita in 2003. Dr. Mulch earned her B.A. from McPherson College, pursued graduate studies in history at Stanford University, and earned her M.A. and a Ph.D. in the History of U.S. Diplomatic Relations with East Asia from the University of Kansas.