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Alcoholism/Drug Abuse

Michael Griffin, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Expertise: Pharmacology and neurochemistry.
Contact: (714) 997‑6864 or griffin@chapman.edu

Steven L. Schandler, Ph.D.
Senior Professor and Director, Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratories, Department of Psychology Expertise: Facts and fantasies; causes, effects and treatments of alcohol and substance abuse within society and within special populations, such as high school students, workers and persons with physical disabilities.
Contact: (714) 997‑6698 or schandle@chapman.edu

Ken Sumida, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Expertise: The effects of chronic alcohol consumption on the capacity of the liver to produce glucose; gender differences in alcohol detoxification and glucose production.
Contact: (714) 997‑6995 or sumida@chapman.edu

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Art/Dance

Paul Apodaca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of American Studies
Expertise: Folklore, mythology, symbolism, museums, museum history, art curation, as well as American Indian art and music.
NOTE: Paul is a regional advisor for the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, former curator of the Bowers Museum, editor of the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. He is a consultant for the Disney Corp., Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Pictures, as well as other cultural and art-funding agencies. In 1985, he also wrote and performed the musical score for the Academy Award-winning feature documentary Broken Rainbow.
Contact: (714) 744-7954 or apodaca@chapman.edu

Stephen Berens, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
Expertise: Contemporary art and photography.
Contact: (714) 744-7014 or berens@chapman.edu

Eric Chimenti, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
Expertise: Illustration, graphic design.
Contact: (714) 997-6807 or chimenti@chapman.edu

Micol Hebron, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
Expertise: Digital video, performance art, contemporary art theory, and late 20th/early 21st century art history.
Contact: (714) 744-7013 or hebron@chapman.edu

Claudine Jaenichen, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
Expertise: Graphic design, information design.
Contact: (714) 744-7034 or jaeniche@chapman.edu

David Kiddie, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
Expertise: Ceramics, sculpture and related technologies.
Contact: (714) 997-6748 or kiddie@chapman.edu

Robin Kish, M.F.A.
Instructor of Dance
Expertise: Dance kinesiology and physiology; injury prevention and education.
Contact: (714) 744-7067 or kish@chapman.edu

Liliana Leopardi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art
Expertise: Medieval and Renaissance Italian art, Carlo Crivelli, Marchigian 15th century painting, Northern Renaissance art, and Egyptian art.
Contact: (714) 997-6869 or leopardi@chapman.edu

Liz Maxwell, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Dance
Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis certified
Expertise: Somatics, yoga, Pilates, post-modern dance and arts, and dance history.
Contact: (714) 744-7073 or maxwell@chapman.edu

Dale A. Merrill, M.F.A.
Associate Dean, College of Performing Arts; Department of Dance Chair; Assistant Professor of Dance
(Former artistic director of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle)
Expertise: American jazz dance, classical ballet, arts management, dance production, arts fundraising, dance education, contemporary dance styles and choreography, and community arts program development.  
Contact: (714) 997-6849 or merrill@chapman.edu

Alicia Okouchi-Guy, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Dance
Expertise: Commercial dance, professional dance teams, contemporary dance, jazz dance, ballet dance, pointe, dance production, choreography, dance judge/adjudicator.
Contact: (714) 744-7086 or okouchi@chapman.edu

Maggie Owens, M.F.A.
University Curator; Co-director of Chapman's Guggenheim Gallery
Expertise: Art curator and building permanent collections.
Contact: (714) 744-7028 or mowens@chapman.edu

Stephen Polcari, Ph.D.
Professor of Art
Expertise: Modern art, mid-century American art, cultural and intellectual history, and Jackson Pollack.
Contact: (714) 628-7376 or polcari@chapman.edu

Wendy Salmond, Ph.D.
Department of Art Co-Chair and Professor of Art
Expertise: Russian and Soviet art, design and architecture, particularly icons and decorative arts; Art Nouveau; and arts and crafts.
Contact: (714) 997-6655 or salmond@chapman.edu

Marcella J. Stockstill, M.A.
Art History
Expertise: Northern Renaissance and Italian Renaissance (technical/cultural exchanges), Jan van Eyck, and the Dukes of Burgundy.
Interests: Fakes, forgeries, thefts, recoveries, repatriation of artworks; the impact of digital images on the field of art history; modern dance; and classical ballet.
Contact: (714) 744-7013 or stockstill@chapman.edu

Richard Turner, M.F.A.
Department of Art Co-Chair and Co-Director of Chapman's Guggenheim Gallery
Expertise: Contemporary Asian art and public art.
Contact: (714) 997-6800 or turner@chapman.edu

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Athletics/Sports

David Currey
Athletics Director
Expertise: Place and perspective of athletics; intercollegiate athletics.
Contact: (714) 997‑6789  or dcurrey@chapman.edu

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Biological & Health Sciences

Anna G. Brownell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Expertise: Gene cloning, recombinant DNA, molecular genetics, cell biology, stem cell research and the bioethics of recent advances in genetics.
Contact: (714) 997-6859 or brownell@chapman.edu

Virginia G. Carson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Expertise: Psychoneuropharmacology, physiology, pre-medical education and science education. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6696 or carson@chapman.edu

Frank Frisch, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences; Scientific Director, Science Teaching and Research (STAR) Institute
Expertise: Aging and nutrition, weight control, metabolism, drugs (steroids) and health.
Contact: (714) 997‑6667 or frisch@chapman.edu

Michael Griffin, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Expertise: Mechanisms of drug action. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6864 or griffin@chapman.edu

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Business — Economics, Finance & Money

Esmael Adibi, Ph.D.
Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis and Director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research
Expertise: Current and long‑range regional financial market, state and U.S. economic activity, the local (Orange County) housing market.
Contact: (714) 997‑6693 or adibi@chapman.edu

Hank Adler, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Expertise: Tax — individual, corporate and nonprofit; public company; and board of directors governance. 
Contact: (714) 628-7283 or adler@chapman.edu

Donald R. Booth, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Expertise: Price theory, environmental economics, Chinese economic systems and international trade. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6804 or booth@chapman.edu

Timothy A. Canova, J.D.
Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Global Trade & Development
Expertise: International trade, finance and economic institutions (the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization); NAFTA, trade and development in Mexico and Latin America, and the impact on immigration; federal reserve, monetary and fiscal policy, and public finance; animal welfare law, endangered species and marine mammal protection; and national security law and U.S. foreign policy.
Contact: (714) 628-2640 or canova@chapman.edu
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Bruce Dehning, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accounting
Expertise: Accounting information systems, strategic uses of information technology, and cluster initiatives.
Hobbies/Areas of Interest: International travel; Fulbright program.
Contact: (714) 628-2702 or bdehning@chapman.edu

James L. Doti, Ph.D.
Chapman University President and Donald Bren Distinguished Chair of Business and Economics
Expertise: Economics, local and global economies, econometric modeling, economic forecasting and presidential election forecasting. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6611 or doti@chapman.edu

Lynne Pierson Doti, Ph.D.
David and Sandra Stone Professor of Economics
Expertise: Banking, the Fed, the financial system, as well as history of the U.S. economy and business. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6805 or ldoti@chapman.edu

Francine J. Lipman, LL.M., J.D., C.P.A.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Expertise: Federal income taxation, alternative minimum tax, incentive stock options and corporations; disaster relief under the income tax code; and low-income taxpayer matters, including issues related to undocumented immigrants. 
Contact: (714) 997-6705 or lipman@chapman.edu

Raymond Sfeir, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics and Management Science
Expertise: Economics, California manufacturing and purchasing managers survey. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6551 or sfeir@chapman.edu

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Business — Marketing and Management

Ravi Kathuria, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management Science
Expertise: Trade-offs versus simultaneous pursuit of multiple competitive priorities; manufacturing leadership practices; competitive priorities and performance; alignment of corporate/business/functional strategic priorities; and international growth strategies of service firms.
Contact: (714) 628-2703 or kathuria@chapman.edu

Niklas Myhr, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Marketing
Expertise: Marketing and technology, business-to-business marketing, supply-chain management, alliances/partnerships, electronic commerce, CRM-customer relationship management and international business.
Contact: (714) 532-6092 or myhr@chapman.edu
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Prashanth U. Nyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing
Expertise: Consumer satisfaction and retention, customer lifetime value, complaining behavior and consumer behavior.
Contact: (714) 532‑6043 or nyer@chapman.edu  

P.K. Shukla, Ph.D.
Director, Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship
Expertise: Strategic management, international marketing, production and operations management, as well as consulting in marketing and management. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6684 or shukla@chapman.edu

Thomas A. Turk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
Expertise: Corporate entrepreneurship, strategic management, corporate governance, mergers, hostile takeovers, diversification, and corporate restructuring.
Contact: (714) 997‑6819 or turk@chapman.edu

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Communications/Media

Richard Doetkott, M.A.
Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Public speaking, especially the reduction of speech anxiety through radical pedagogy (oralism) and the impact of speakers on their audiences.
Contact: (714) 997‑6675 or doetkott@chapman.edu

Wenshan Jia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Intercultural communication in organizational, interpersonal and international contexts; international conflict management; U.S.-China relations; "facework" communication and globalization; diversity; Chinese communication and social change.
Interests: Swimming, Chinese chess, Ping-Pong and traveling; communication theory, political communication and political culture; and Chinese communication education and comparative studies.
Contact: (714) 997-6725 or jia@chapman.edu

Kevin T. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Political communication, televised presidential debates, marriage and relationship communication skills, gender communication, interpersonal communication, forgiveness, conflict management, as well as persuasion theory and practice.
Contact: (714) 744-7921 or kjones@chapman.edu

Allen Levy, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Pop music as a cultural force and the impact of media on society.
Contact: (714) 744‑7017 or levy@chapman.edu

Bernard McGrane, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Expertise: Media and advertising; subliminal advertising.
Contact: (714) 997‑6564 or mcgrane@chapman.edu

Susan Paterno, M.S.J.
Professor and Chair of Journalism
Expertise: Media criticism. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6646 or paterno@chapman.edu

Janell Shearer, M.J.
Professor, Public Relations and Advertising, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Expertise: Public relations topics: online public relations, nonprofit and educational public relations; PR campaigns; business presentations; desktop publishing; interviewing; writing.
Contact: (714) 997‑6647 or shearer@chapman.edu

Myron Yeager, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Arts and Communication, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Expertise: 18th- and 19th-century British literature; Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th Earl of Chesterfield); Samuel Johnson; James Boswell; Oliver Goldsmith; gay and lesbian literature; 18th-century English fiction and biography; business communication.
Contact: (714) 997‑6653 or yeager@chapman.edu

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Computers/Information Technology

Pamela Ezell, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of English
Expertise: The impact of the Internet and the World Wide Web, writing and publishing online, online education, and technology in the classroom.
Contact: (714) 532‑6089 or ezell@chapman.edu

Michael Fahy, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Computing and Professor of Computer Science
Expertise: Computer networks, data communications, the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Contact: (714) 997‑6879 or fahy@chapman.edu

Judy Montgomery, Ph.D.
Professor of Special Education, Past president of the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing Association
Expertise: Speech and language pathology, hearing loss prevention, communication disabilities, special education legislation, Response to Intervention (RTI), literacy and vocabulary development, and learning disabilities.
Contact: (714) 997‑6844 or montgome@chapman.edu

Atanas Radenski, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
Expertise: Distance learning, object-oriented software development, programming languages and computer science education.
Contact: (714) 744-7657 or radenski@chapman.edu

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Education

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Penny S. Bryan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Expertise: Educational leadership, policy/administration; school reform; district/university partnerships.
Contact: (714) 744‑7658 or pbryan@chapman.edu

Donna Cucunato, M.A.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Associate Professor, Athletic Training Education Program; Liberal Studies Coordinator
Expertise: Elementary teacher preparation: physical education for elementary schools.
Contact: (714) 744-7808 or cucunato@chapman.edu

Ky Kugler, Ed.D., A.T.C.
Director of the Athletic Training Education Program
Expertise: Sports medicine, athletic training, health issues, athletic training education, injuries/illnesses to the physically active population, and athletic fund raising.
Contact: (714) 997-6642 or kekugler@chapman.edu

Roxanne Greitz Miller, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Expertise: K-12 science education, literacy in the content areas, content area reading and writing, secondary education grades 6-12, gifted education K-12.
Contact: (714) 628-2628 or rgmiller@chapman.edu
Web site: www.roxannegmiller.com

Suzanne SooHoo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Expertise: Multicultural education and participatory research.
Contact: (714) 532-6024 or soohoo@chapman.edu

Barbara Tye, Ed.D.
Professor of Education
Expertise: Current issues in American public schooling, the deep structure of schooling, global/ international education, teacher preparation, and trends in K‑12 education.
Contact: (714) 997‑6845 or tye@chapman.edu

Higher Education

Joe Kertes, Ph.D.
Vice President and Dean of Students
Expertise: Student development, prestigious scholarships and fellowships, student conduct, diversity on campus, transition to college for both parents and students, and the co-curriculum.
Contact: (714) 997‑6721 or kertes@chapman.edu

Roberta Lessor, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Dean of Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences
Expertise: Value of the liberal arts today; student learning communities; and women's health and health care delivery.
Contact: (714) 997‑6947 or lessor@chapman.edu

Special Education

Donald N. Cardinal, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean of the School of Education
Expertise: Teacher education, demand for teachers in California, facilitated communication; education of persons with disabilities; behavior modification; inclusion of students with disabilities into the community; special education in higher education; research methods.
Contact: (714) 997‑6920 or cardinal@chapman.edu

Judy Montgomery, Ph.D.
Professor of Special Education, Past president of the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing Association
Expertise: Speech and language pathology, hearing-loss prevention, communication disabilities, special education legislation, Response to Intervention (RTI), literacy and vocabulary development, and learning disabilities.
Contact: (714) 997‑6844 or montgome@chapman.edu

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English, Literature & Writing

Mark R. Axelrod, Ph.D.
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Expertise: 19th-century French and 20th-century Latin American fiction. Creative writing: fiction, comparative literature, screenwriting, film studies and film adaptation.
Contact: (714) 997‑6586 or axelrod@chapman.edu

Pamela Ezell, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of English and Chair of Creative Writing
Expertise: Literature, computers and new technologies, Internet and online publishing, as well as creative writing.
Contact: (714) 532-6089 or ezell@chapman.edu

Baron Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Two-time Fulbright Scholar, Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African American Research
Expertise: 19th century Scandinavian dramatic literature, development of African American theater, and international lecturer on acting and voice technique.
Contact: (714) 997-6625 or bkelly@chapman.edu

Kent Lehnhof, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Expertise: Renaissance literature and drama, Shakespeare and Milton.
Contact: (714) 628-2746 or lehnhof@chapman.edu

Martin Nakell, Ph.D.
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Expertise: Modernist and post-modernist international fiction and poetry. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6609 or nakell@chapman.edu

Matthew T. Schneider, Ph.D.
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Expertise: 19th-century British literature and culture, baseball literature, Anglo-American literary relations, literary depictions of Abraham Lincoln, literature and popular music, and the Beatles.
Interests: Ice hockey, country-western music (and its deep roots in European–especially northern British–folk music), and NASCAR auto racing (and its history).
Contact: (714) 532‑6017 or schneide@chapman.edu

Myron Yeager, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Arts and Communication, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Expertise: 18th- and 19th-century British literature; Philip Dormer Stanhope (fourth Earl of Chesterfield); Samuel Johnson; James Boswell; Oliver Goldsmith; gay and lesbian literature; 18th-century English fiction and biography; and business communication.
Contact: (714) 997‑6653 or yeager@chapman.edu

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Entertainment

Allen Levy, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Pop music as a cultural force and the impact of media on society.
Contact: (714) 744‑7017 or levy@chapman.edu

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Entrepreneurship

Thomas A. Turk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
Expertise: Strategy, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate entrepreneurship.
Contact: (714) 997-6819 or turk@chapman.edu

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Environment/Environmental Issues

Denis Binder, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D.
Professor of Law 
Expertise: Emergency action planning, toxic torts and anti-trust.
Contact: (714) 628-2505 or dbinder@chapman.edu

Christopher S. Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences
Expertise: Environmental geochemistry of heavy metal contaminated sites; nanoparticle-based remediation of arsenic, copper, mercury and zinc; mercury speciation and sorption processes in abandoned mines of the California Coast Range; effects of particle size on natural metal distribution and removal.
Contact: (714) 628-7255 or cskim@chapman.edu

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Film and Television

Bob Bassett, M.A.
Dean, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Expertise: Film aesthetics, film festivals and film schools.
Contact: (714) 997‑6715 or bassett@chapman.edu

Jay Boylan, M.A.
Professor of Film and Television
Expertise: Multi-camera video production, documentary production and editing. Boylan is also the producer and director of KOCE-TV's weekly public affairs show, Dialogue with Jim Doti.
Contact: (714) 997‑6771 or boylan@chapman.edu

Pamela Ezell, M.F.A. 
Assistant Professor of English
Expertise: Women in film/TV, screenwriting, and film and television history.
Contact: (714) 532‑6089 or ezell@chapman.edu

Richard Ferncase, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Film and Television
Expertise: Art photography, lighting for film/video, infrared photography, virtual reality and computer graphics (Adobe Photoshop).
Contact: (714) 997‑1408 or ferncase@chapman.edu

Paul Gulino, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Film and Television
Expertise: Screenwriting, cinema, storytelling theory, as well as film and script analysis.
Contact: (714) 628-7284 or gulino@chapman.edu

Ken O'Donnell, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Film and Television
Expertise: Screenwriting and independent film production.
Contact: (714) 628-7368 or odonnell@chapman.edu

Joseph Slowensky, M.F.A.
Associate Professor; Chair, Graduate Film Program
Expertise: Screenwriting, film production and producing.
Contact: (714) 744-7882 or jslowens@chapman.edu

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Folklore and Mythology

Paul Apodaca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of American Studies
Expertise: Folklore, mythology, symbolism and urban legends.
Contact: (714) 744-7954 or apodaca@chapman.edu

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Food Science & Nutrition

Fred Caporaso, Ph.D.
Professor of Food Science
Expertise: Taste-testing (sensory evaluation) of food products; food safety; fat‑free foods; food labeling; additives; future food products; dieting; feeding the world's hungry; and food irradiation.
Contact: (714) 997‑6638 or caporaso@chapman.edu

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Foreign Affairs

Esmael Adibi, Ph.D.
Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis and Director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research
Expertise: Politics and economy of the Middle East.
Contact: (714) 997‑6693 or adibi@chapman.edu

Timothy A. Canova, J.D.
Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Global Trade & Development
Expertise: International trade, finance and economic institutions (the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization); NAFTA, trade and development in Mexico and Latin America, and the impact on immigration; federal reserve, monetary and fiscal policy, and public finance; animal welfare law, endangered species and marine mammal protection; and national security law and U.S. foreign policy.
Contact: (714) 628-2640 or canova@chapman.edu
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Wenshan Jia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Intercultural communication in organizational, interpersonal and international contexts; international conflict management; U.S.-China relations; "facework" communication and globalization; diversity; and Chinese communication and social change.
Interests: Swimming, Chinese chess, Ping-Pong and traveling; communication theory, political communication and political culture; and Chinese communication education and comparative studies. 
Contact: (714) 997-6725 or jia@chapman.edu

Donald Will, Ph.D.
Delp‑Wilkinson Professor of Peace Studies
Expertise: The Middle East, South Africa, the United Nations, general world affairs, Israeli‑Palestinian affairs, and racism in the United States.
Contact: (714) 997‑6620 or will@chapman.edu

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History/Political Science

Paul Apodaca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of American Studies
Expertise: Orange County and California history, the Bowers Museum, and local Indians.
Contact: (714) 744-7954 or apodaca@chapman.edu

William Cumiford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History and Director of Latin American Studies
Expertise: Latin American history and politics; modern Europe.
Contact: (714) 532‑6013 or cumiford@chapman.edu

Leland Estes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
Expertise: Local history and historic preservation.
Contact: (714) 997‑6550 or estes@chapman.edu

John A. Hall, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Law
Expertise: Military history.
Contact: (714) 628-2617 or jhall@chapman.edu

Lori Cox Han, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Political Science
Expertise: American government and politics, the presidency, women and politics, as well as media and politics.
Contact: (714) 744-7614 or lhan@chapman.edu

Robert Slayton, Ph.D.
Henry Salvatori Professor of American Values and Traditions
Expertise: Presidential elections, history of Catholicism in the U.S., urban studies, New York City, homelessness, immigration, race relations, and World War II.
Contact: (714) 997‑6969 or slayton@chapman.edu

William W. Sokoloff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Santa Maria Campus)
Expertise: Political theory, American politics Interests, 20th-century classical music and surfing.
Contact: (805) 348-3368 or sokoloff@chapman.edu

Carolyn E. Vieira-Martinez, Ph.D.
Instructor of History
Expertise: African history, historical linguistics and African languages; comparative study of Bantu, Kimbundu, Swahili and Angola languages.
Office: (714) 997-6834 or vieira@chapman.edu  

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The Holocaust

Marilyn Harran, Ph.D.
Stern Chair in Holocaust Education; Professor of Religious Studies; Director, The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education
Expertise: Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, and the roots of anti-Semitism.
Contact: (714) 532-6002 or harran@chapman.edu

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International/Multicultural

Donald Booth, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Expertise: International trade and relations; economics of China.
Contact: (714) 997‑6804 or booth@chapman.edu

Timothy A. Canova, J.D.
Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Global Trade & Development
Expertise: International trade, finance and economic institutions (the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization); NAFTA, trade and development in Mexico and Latin America, and the impact on immigration; federal reserve, monetary and fiscal policy, and public finance; animal welfare law, endangered species and marine mammal protection; and national security law and U.S. foreign policy.
Contact: (714) 628-2640 or canova@chapman.edu
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William Cumiford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History and Director of Latin American Studies
Expertise: Latin American history, ancient history, political theory and history of technology.
Contact: (714) 532‑6013 or cumiford@chapman.edu

John A. Hall, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Law
Expertise: Khmer Rouge tribunals, Cambodia; international law; human rights; torts; garment industry; Philippines; and globalization.
Interests: Military history.
Contact: (714) 628-2617 or jhall@chapman.edu

Wenshan Jia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Intercultural communication in organizational, interpersonal and international contexts; international conflict management; U.S.-China relations; "facework" communication and globalization; diversity; and Chinese communication and social change.
Contact: (714) 997-6725 or jia@chapman.edu

Baron Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Two-time Fulbright Scholar, Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African American Research
Expertise: 19th century Scandinavian dramatic literature, development of African American theater, and international lecturer on acting and voice technique.
Contact: (714) 997-6625 or bkelly@chapman.edu

Robert Slayton, Ph.D.
Henry Salvatori Professor of American Values and Traditions
Expertise: Presidential races; race relations; and the history of bigotry in the United States, especially anti-Catholicism.
Contact: (714) 997‑6969 or slayton@chapman.edu

Suzanne SooHoo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Expertise: Multicultural education.
Contact: (714) 532-6024 or soohoo@chapman.edu

Pilar Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Languages and International Studies
Expertise: Indigenous South American peoples and their languages; relationships between culture, language and society. Special interest in Amazonian languages, particularly Panoan.
Contact: (714) 997-6843 or valenzuela@chapman.edu

Nhan Thien Vu, J.D.
Associate Professor of Law
Expertise: Vietnamese history and the Vietnamese-American community in America.
Contact: (714) 628-2591 or vu@chapman.edu

Donald Will, Ph.D.
Delp‑Wilkinson Professor of Peace Studies
Expertise: The United Nations, South Africa, the Middle East, racism, as well as ethnic and nationalist conflict.
Contact: (714) 997‑6620 or will@chapman.edu

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Language & Literacy/Reading

Penny S. Bryan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Expertise: Emergent language and literacy; teaching reading to teachers.
Contact: (714) 744-7658 or pbryan@chapman.edu

Judy Montgomery, Ph.D.
Professor of Special Education, Past president of the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing Association
Expertise: Speech and language pathology, hearing loss prevention, communication disabilities, special education legislation, Response to Intervention (RTI), literacy and vocabulary development, and learning disabilities.
Contact: (714) 997‑6844 or montgome@chapman.edu

Pilar Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Languages and International Studies
Expertise: Indigenous South American languages; relationships between culture, language and society. Special interest in Amazonian languages, especially Panoan, intercultural bilingual education and anthropological linguistics.
Contact: (714) 997-6843 or valenzuela@chapman.edu

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Law/Legal Issues

Tom W. Bell, J.D.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Intellectual property and Internet law, blogging, copyright law, online free speech rights, Internet privacy, trademark and trade dress law, Internet gambling, and the Third Amendment.
Contact: (714) 628-2503 or tbell@chapman.edu  
Web site: http://www.tomwbell.com/
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Denis Binder, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Emergency action planning, toxic torts and anti-trust.
Contact: (714) 628-2505 or dbinder@chapman.edu
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Daniel Bogart, J.D.
Professor of Law
Bankruptcy law, real estate transactions, Chapter 11 and commercial leasing. 
Contact: (714) 628-2507 or bogart@chapman.edu
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Timothy A. Canova, J.D. 
Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Global Trade & Development
Expertise: International trade, finance and economic institutions (the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization); NAFTA, trade and development in Mexico and Latin America, and the impact on immigration; federal reserve, monetary and fiscal policy, and public finance; animal welfare law, endangered species and marine mammal protection; and national security law and U.S. foreign policy.
Contact: (714) 628-2640 or canova@chapman.edu
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Marisa S. Cianciarulo, J.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor of Law
Expertise: Immigration law, in particular asylum/refugee law and removal/deportation proceedings.
Interests: Literature, politics and traveling abroad.
Contact: (714) 628-2612 or cianciar@chapman.edu
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M. Katherine Darmer, J.D.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Criminal procedure (confessions, search and seizure), sentencing and sentencing guidelines, general criminal law, and national security issues.
Contact: (714) 628-2583 or kdarmer@chapman.edu
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Frank Doti, J.D., C.P.A.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Federal tax law and contracts law.
Contact: (714) 628-2511 or fdoti@chapman.edu
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John C. Eastman, Ph.D.
Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service, and Director of the Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Expertise: Constitutional law; legal history; federalism; civil rights; government structure; separation of powers; voting rights; election law; Boy Scouts membership policies; Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms; campaign contribution limitations; and restrictions of the power of federal government.
Contact: (714) 628-2587 or jeastman@chapman.edu
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John A. Hall, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Law
Expertise: Khmer Rouge tribunals, Cambodia; international law; human rights; torts; garment industry; Philippines; and globalization.
Hobbies: Military history.
Contact: (714) 628-2617 or jhall@chapman.edu
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Scott Howe, J.D.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Capital punishment, criminal procedure and evidence law.
Contact: (714) 628-2516 or swhowe@chapman.edu
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Scott Johns, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Academic Achievement
Expertise: Immigration policy and law, and aviation safety.
Contact: (714) 628-2661 or sjohns@chapman.edu
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Sheryl Summers Kramer, J.D.
Director of Law Library and Associate Professor of Law
Expertise: Legal research.
Contact: (714) 628-2537 or skramer@chapman.edu
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Michael Lang, J.D.
Professor of Law and Director of the LL.M. in Taxation Program
Expertise: Tax practice ethics, individual income tax, corporate tax and tax policy. 
Contact: (714) 628-2547 or mlang@chapman.edu
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Lisa Litwiller, J.D.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Civil procedure and California civil procedure.
Contact: (714) 628-2586 or llitwill@chapman.edu
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Celestine Richards McConville, J.D.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Capital punishment and constitutional law, such as government structure, due process and equal protection.
Contact: (714) 628-2592 or mcconvil@chapman.edu
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Jeremy M. Miller, J.D., LL.M.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Criminal procedure, criminal law, ethics and constitutional law.
Contact: (714) 628-2452, jeremym@chapman.edu or kayshva@aol.com
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Matthew Parlow, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Law
Expertise: Local government law, land use, eminent domain, sports law and redevelopment law. 
Contact: (714) 628-2649 or Parlow@chapman.edu
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Larry Rosenthal, J.D.
Associate Professor of Law
Expertise: Criminal law, First Amendment law, civil rights, policing and law enforcement, and local government law.
Contact: (714) 628-2650 or rosentha@chapman.edu
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Nancy Schultz, J.D.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Lawyering skills, negotiation, client counseling, trial and appellate advocacy, legal writing, ethics, professionalism, and law mediation.
Contact: (714) 628-2527 or nschultz@chapman.edu
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Robin Wellford Slocum, J.D.
Professor of Law and Director of Legal Writing
Expertise: Legal analysis and writing; client interviewing and counseling; professional responsibility; and negotiation.
Contact: (714) 628-2579 or slocum@chapman.edu
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Nhan Thien Vu, J.D.
Associate Professor of Law
Expertise: Civil and business litigation, civil rights litigation, international business and corporate governance.
Contact: (714) 628-2591 or vu@chapman.edu
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Parham Williams, LL.M., J.D.
Vice President and Dean of the School of Law
Expertise: Legal ethics, evidence law and criminal law.
Contact: (714) 628-2555 or wilham@chapman.edu
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Mathematics

Peter Jipsen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Expertise: Mathematics and theoretical computer science.
Hobby: Surfing.
Contact: (714) 744-7918 or jipsen@chapman.edu

M. Andrew Moshier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Math and Computer Science
Expertise: Simulation for energy conservation, theory of computing, and computational linguistics.
Contact: (714) 997‑6628 or moshier@chapman.edu

Luis Ortiz-Franco, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
Expertise: Mathematics education; problem-solving processes; culture and mathematics; ethnomathematics; language and mathematics; Latinos; and mathematics.
Contact: (714) 997-6595 or ortiz@chapman.edu

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Medical and Health Issues/Health Care

Jacklyn Heino Brechter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Expertise: Chronic pain, physical therapy, biomechanics and musculoskeletal practice management.
Contact: (714) 744-7649 or brechter@chapman.edu

Virginia G. Carson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Expertise: Alzheimer's disease, alcoholism, cholinergic nervous system, and careers in the health sciences.
Contact: (714) 997-6696 or carson@chapman.edu

Ky Kugler, Ed.D., A.T.C.
Director of Chapman University Athletic Training Education Program
Expertise: Sports medicine; athletic training; health issues; athletic training education; injuries/illnesses to the physically active population; athletic fund raising.
Contact: (714) 997-6642 or kekugler@chapman.edu

Roberta Lessor, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Dean of Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences
Expertise: Value of the liberal arts today; student learning communities, women's health and health care delivery.
Contact: (714) 997‑6947 or lessor@chapman.edu

Ken Sumida, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Expertise: The effects of chronic alcohol consumption on the capacity of the liver to produce glucose; gender differences in alcohol detoxification and glucose production.
Contact: (714) 997‑6995 or sumida@chapman.edu

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Native American Issues

Paul Apodaca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of American Studies
Expertise: American Indians (history, culture, literature, art); casino issues; land disputes; heritage; and continuance. Dr. Apodaca is also the regional advisor for the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, and he has been a board member of the California Council for the Humanities for six years.
Contact: (714) 744-7954 or apodaca@chapman.edu

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Natural Sciences

Fred Caporaso, Ph.D.
Professor of Physical Sciences, Pankey Chair in Food Science and Nutrition
Expertise: Charles Darwin, the Galapagos Islands, turtles of the world and herpetology.
Contact: (714) 997‑6638 or caporaso@chapman.edu

Peter A. Iyere, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Physical Sciences
Expertise: X-ray crystallography, inorganic chemistry and supramolecular complexes.
Interests: Soccer, tennis, walking, cooking, reading and dancing.
Contact: (714) 744-7947 or iyere@chapman.edu

Christopher S. Kim, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences
Expertise: Environmental geochemistry of heavy metal contaminated sites; nanoparticle-based remediation of arsenic, copper, mercury and zinc; mercury speciation and sorption processes in abandoned mines of the California Coast Range; and effects of particle size on natural metal distribution and removal.
Contact: (714) 628-7255 or cskim@chapman.edu

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Orange County

Paul Apodaca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of American Studies
Expertise: Orange County and California history; Bowers Museum; local Indians.
Contact: (714) 744-7954 or apodaca@chapman.edu

Leland Estes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
Expertise: Local history; historic preservation in Orange.
Contact: (714) 997‑6550 or estes@chapman.edu

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Peace Studies

Donald Will, Ph.D.
Delp‑Wilkinson Professor of Peace Studies
Expertise: The Middle East, South Africa, the United Nations, general world affairs, Israeli‑Palestinian affairs, and racism in the United States.
Contact: (714) 997‑6620 or will@chapman.edu

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Performing Arts: Dance/Music/Theater

Peter L. Atherton, D.M.A.
Director of Operatic Studies and Assistant Professor of Music, Conservatory of Music
Expertise: Vocal technique, interpretation of operatic and classical vocal repertoire, stage direction, character development, foreign language diction (Italian, German, French), and vocal pedagogy.
Contact: (714) 628-2727 or atherton@chapman.edu

Thomas Bradac, M.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre and Artistic Director of Shakespeare Orange County
Expertise: Producing and performing Shakespeare; Orange County theater.
Contact: (714) 744‑7016 or bradac@chapman.edu

Donna Cucunato, M.A.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Associate Professor, Athletic Training Education Program; Liberal Studies Coordinator
Expertise: Dance; dance education and activities; tap dance.
Contact: (714) 744‑7808 or cucunato@chapman.edu

Grace Fong, D.M.A.
Director of Keyboard Studies, Conservatory of Music
Expertise: Piano performance.
Contact: (714) 997-6895 or pianistgracefong@gmail.com

Don Guy, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Head of Entertainment Technology
Expertise: Lighting and scenic design, entertainment technology, general stagecraft, dance and theater production, and themed entertainment.
Contact: (714) 744-7059 or guy@chapman.edu

Baron Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Two-time Fulbright Scholar, Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African American Research
Expertise: 19th century Scandinavian dramatic literature, development of African American theater, and international lecturer on acting and voice technique.
Contact: (714) 997-6625 or bkelly@chapman.edu

Robin Kish, M.F.A.
Instructor of Dance
Expertise: Dance kinesiology and physiology; injury prevention and education.
Contact: (714) 744-7067 or kish@chapman.edu

Dale A. Merrill, M.F.A.
Associate Dean, College of Performing Arts; Department of Dance Chair; Assistant Professor of Dance
(Former artistic director of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle)
Expertise: American jazz dance, classical ballet, arts management, dance production, arts fundraising, dance education, contemporary dance styles and choreography, and community arts program development.  
Contact: (714) 997-6849 or merrill@chapman.edu

Michael Nehring, M.S.
Professor of Theatre
(Member of SAG and AEA; founding member of Shakespeare Orange County and Son of Semele Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles.)
Expertise: Acting, directing, theater history, and acting Shakespeare.
Contact: (714) 997‑6677 or nehring@chapman.edu

Daniel Alfred Wachs, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Instrumental Studies and Music Director, Chapman University Orchestras
Expertise: Classical piano, symphony orchestras and conducting.
Contact: (714) 997-6914 or wachs@chapman.edu

Tamiko Washington, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre
Expertise: Voice and movement for actors.
Contact: (714) 628‑7219 or washingt@chapman.edu

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Personal Financial Management

Frank Doti, J.D., C.P.A.
Professor of Law
Expertise: Income taxes and estate gift taxes.
Contact: (714) 628-2511 or fdoti@chapman.edu

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Philanthropy

Sheryl A. Bourgeois, M.A.
Vice President for University Advancement
Expertise: Philanthropy, capital campaigns, board development, volunteer recruitment, donor relations and stewardship.
Contact: (714) 997-6523 or sbourgeo@chapman.edu

Kay Vickery, M.A.
Director of Foundation Relations
Expertise: Foundations, proposal writing, annual giving, major gift fund raising and donor relations. Interests: Real estate investing, reading and animal welfare.
Contact: (714) 997‑6527 or vickery@chapman.edu

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Physical Therapy

Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, P.T., Ph.D., P.C.S.
Assistant Professor in Physical Therapy
Expertise: Pediatrics (specifically neonatal intervention, early intervention, toe walking, constraint-induced movement therapy and obesity); motor control/motor learning; movement analysis. Interests: Running, bicycling and ice hockey.
Contact: (714) 744-7626 or beuttler@chapman.edu

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Popular Culture

Mark Axelrod, Ph.D.
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Expertise: Screenwriting, creative writing, fiction and comparative literature.
Contact: (714) 997-6586 or axelrod@chapman.edu

Stephen Berens, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
Expertise: Contemporary art and photography.
Contact: (714) 744-7014 or berens@chapman.edu

John Flowers, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Expertise: Psychology and film. (Regular presenter at the national popular culture convention.)
Contact: (714) 997-6837 or flowers@chapman.edu

Allen Levy, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: Pop music as a cultural force and the impact of media on society.
Contact: (714) 744‑7017 or levy@chapman.edu

Michael Nehring, M.S.
Professor of Theatre
(Member of SAG and AEA; founding member of Shakespeare Orange County and Son of Semele Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles.)
Expertise: Musical theatre, acting in film and television, theatre and culture, ritual theatre, acting, and acting Shakespeare. Nehring also attends and presents papers at pop culture conventions.
Contact: (714) 997‑6677 or nehring@chapman.edu

Richard Watson, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Studies
Expertise: How TV violence affects us; the future of technology and communication; future human species; sociology of cults; the cultural consequences of 9/11; the development of outer space; Marshall McLuhan. Dr. Watson is also a jazz and klezmer-folk-music musician (clarinet and saxes), as well as a Flash animator (visit his Web site at www.psychocountry.com).
Contact: (714) 997-6650 or watson@chapman.edu

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Psychology/Psychological Issues

Carolyn Brodbeck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Expertise: Post-traumatic stress disorder; adult anxiety disorders; coping and resiliency.
Contact: (714) 744‑7641 or brodbeck@chapman.edu

John Flowers, Ph.D. 
Professor of Psychology
Expertise: How therapists fail; cinema portrayals of psychotherapists: good, evil, funny and flawed; psychopathology; psychologists and psychology in film; group psychotherapy.
Contact: (714) 997-6837 or flowers@chapman.edu

Mason Fries, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Expertise: Buddhist psychology; individual and family therapy; psychological testing and assessment; integration of Western psychology and Buddhist psychology.
Contact: (714) 997‑6840 or mfries@chapman.edu

Joe Kertes, Ph.D.
Vice President and Dean of Students
Expertise: Relationship counseling and counseling young adults.
Contact: (714) 997‑6721 or kertes@chapman.edu

Mary Mallory, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychology Program Director (Sacramento Valley–Roseville Campus)
Expertise: Personality development from infancy through adulthood; self-esteem; emotion; personality assessment; identity and self-concept.
Contact: (916) 789-6903 or mmallory@chapman.edu

Steven L. Schandler, Ph.D.
Senior Professor and Director of the Cognitive Phychophysiology Laboratories, Department of Psychology
Expertise: Stress and stress management; alcohol and substance abuse; psychology, medicine and the law; pain assessment and management; and the aging process.
Contact: (714) 997‑6698 or schandle@chapman.edu

Ronald L. Scott, Ph.D. 
Professor of Psychology
Expertise: Psychological assessment; clinical psychology; cognitive psychotherapy; clinical issues in human diversity; and gay, lesbian and bisexual psychology. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6932 or scott@chapman.edu

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Religion/The Church

Rev. Ronald L. Farmer, Ph.D.
Dean of the Wallace All Faiths Chapel and Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Expertise: New Testament; Koine Greek; hermeneutics; process philosophy/theology; ethics; contemporary religious thought (theology and ethics); religious pluralism/interreligious dialogue; Jewish and early Christian apocalyptic literature; the ethical treatment of farm animals, especially the practice known as "factory farming" (a.k.a. concentrated animal feeding operations) and sustainable/organic agriculture. 
Contact: (714) 628-7260 or rfarmer@chapman.edu

Marilyn Harran, Ph.D.
Stern Chair in Holocaust Education; Professor of Religious Studies; Director, The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education
Expertise: Protestant Reformation; Martin Luther; Nazi Germany and the Holocaust; roots of anti-Semitism.
Contact: (714) 532-6002 or harran@chapman.edu

Marvin Meyer, Ph.D. 
Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies, Departmental Co-Chair, Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute
Expertise: Jesus; the Gospels; New Testament and early Christian literature; the Gospel of Thomas; the Gospel of Judas; sayings of Jesus; magic and mystery religions in the ancient Mediterranean world; Albert Schweitzer.
Contact: (714) 997‑6602 or meyer@chapman.edu

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Sociology/Social Issues

Earl Babbie, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Expertise: World hunger, social science research, survey research and channeling.
Contact: (714) 997‑6565 or babbie@chapman.edu

Donna Cucunato, M.A.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Associate Professor, Athletic Training Education Program; Liberal Studies Coordinator
Expertise: Habitat for Humanity; faculty advisor for student chapter of the Habitat for Humanity organization.
Contact: (714) 744-7808 or cucunato@chapman.edu

Roberta Lessor, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Dean of Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences
Expertise: Value of the liberal arts today; student learning communities, women's health and health care delivery. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6947 or lessor@chapman.edu

Gordon A. Babst, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Expertise: Globalization; political philosophy/theory, specializing in church/state relations and contemporary liberalism; legal, religious and same-sex marriage issues. 
Contact: (714) 744-7696 or gbabst@chapman.edu

Bernard McGrane, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Expertise: Media, advertising, sociology of education and school, Buddhist sociology, and social construction of reality.
Contact: (714) 997‑6564 or mcgrane@chapman.edu

Ronald L. Scott, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Expertise: Gay, lesbian and bisexual issues.
Contact: (714) 997‑6932 or scott@chapman.edu

Robert Slayton, Ph.D.
Henry Salvatori Professor of American Values and Traditions
Expertise: Presidential races, homelessness, urban studies, immigration and race relations. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6969 or slayton@chapman.edu

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Theatre

John B. Benitz, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Expertise: Acting, acting for film, Stanislavski technique.  
Contact: 714-744-7055 or benitz@chapman.edu

Thomas Bradac, M.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre and Artistic Director of Shakespeare Orange County
Expertise: Producing and performing Shakespeare; Orange County theater.
Contact: (714) 744‑7016 or bradac@chapman.edu

Don Guy, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Head of Entertainment Technology
Expertise: Lighting and scenic design, entertainment technology, general stagecraft, dance and theater production, and themed entertainment.
Contact: (714) 744-7059 or guy@chapman.edu

Baron Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Two-time Fulbright Scholar, Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African American Research
Expertise: 19th century Scandinavian dramatic literature, development of African American theater, and international lecturer on acting and voice technique.
Contact: (714) 997-6625 or bkelly@chapman.edu

Michael Nehring, M.S.
Professor of Theatre
(Member of SAG and AEA; founding member of Shakespeare Orange County and Son of Semele Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles.)
Expertise: Acting, directing, theater history, and acting Shakespeare.
Contact: (714) 997‑6677 or nehring@chapman.edu

Tamiko Washington, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre
Expertise: Voice and movement for actors.
Contact: (714) 628‑7219 or washingt@chapman.edu  

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Women's Issues

Carolyn Brodbeck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Expertise: Worry in women.
Contact: (714) 744‑7641 or brodbeck@chapman.edu

Pamela Ezell, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of English
Expertise: Depiction of women in media. 
Contact: (714) 532‑6089 or ezell@chapman.edu

Roberta Lessor, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Dean of Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences
Expertise: Value of the liberal arts today; student learning communities, women's health and health care delivery. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6947 or lessor@chapman.edu

Mary Mallory, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychology Program Director (Sacramento Valley–Roseville Campus)
Expertise: Personality development from infancy through adulthood; self-esteem; emotion; personality assessment; identity and self-concept. 
Contact: (916) 561-1965 or mmallory@chapman.edu

Jeanne Walker, Ph.D. 
Director, Student Psychological Counseling Services
Expertise: Women's mental health; date and acquaintance rape; sexual harassment. 
Contact: (714) 744‑7078 or walker@chapman.edu

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