Search for a Chapman Expert by Subject Area

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

Michael A. Moodian, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Science (Irvine Campus)
Expertise: American government, U.S. political process, international relations, diplomacy, Orange County history, the evolving role of sports in society.
Contact: (949) 585-2994 or moodian@chapman.edu  

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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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Esmael Adibi, Ph.D.
Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis and Director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research
Expertise: U.S. Economic Outlook, Financial Markets, Regional Economy, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Housing Market, Global Economy, and Economic Forecasting.
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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James J. Coyle, Ph.D.
Director of Global Education and Program Director, Master of Arts in International Studies
Expertise: International Affairs: US National Security Policy; US Foreign Policy, Politics and Economics of the Middle East; Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Caucasus.
Contact: (714) 744-7074 or coyle@chapman.edu>

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 P. Doti, Ph.D.
David and Sandra Stone Professor of Economics
Expertise: Banking
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


Tibor R. Machan
R. C. Hoiles Chair, Business Ethics and Free Enterprise
Expertise: Ethcs, business ethics, political economy, government regulation, animal ethics, philosophy.
Contact: (714) 317-2116 or Machan@chapman.edu

Mark Roeske
Adjunct professor
Expertise: Strategy, Global Strategy, Global Business, Asia, Corporate Business Improvement/Turnarounds, Acquisition transitions, New Venture creation, Leadership
Contact: (714) 553-2124 or MRoeske@changeoutconsulting.com

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


Roman M. Sheremeta, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of economics
Expertise: Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, Public Economics
Contact; (714) 744-7604 or sheremet@chapman.edu
 

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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.
Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Plans, Creativity and Innovation, Marketing Research, Strategic Planning, Management, Strategy, and trends in business education. 
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

Can Uslay, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of marketing
Expertise: Strategic market/industry analysis; market orientation; predatory pricing; airline industry; marketing theory
Contact: 714-628-2658 or uslay@chapman.edu

Jennifer H. Waldeck, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of Communication Studies
Expertise:Instructional Communication, Organizational Communication, Business & Professional Communication, use of advanced collaborative communication technologies, training and development, communication consulting activities.
Contact: (714) 602-9536 or waldeck@chapman.edu

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Chemistry

Christopher S. Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences
Expertise: Mineralogical and geochemical trends in contaminated (e.g. mining, industrial) environments - Heavy metal (e.g. arsenic, mercury) concentration, distribution and speication in size-separated mine wastes - Heavy metal sorption to natural and synthetic Fe-oxyhydroxide mineral phases - Fe-oxyhydroxide nanoparticle growth, aggregation, and reaction mechanisms in aqueous systems - Synchrotron-based spectroscopic and microscopic methods for mineralogical/geochemical analysis.
www.chapman.edu/CS/chemistry/faculty/kim.asp /envgeo
Contact: (714) 628-7255 or cskim@chapman.edu

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


Joan Gladstone
Assistant professor of public relations and advertising
Expertise: Crisis communications. Gladstone has more than 15 years of experience consulting on high profile crisis cases including the County of Orange bankruptcy, chemical spills, political protests, food tampering and more. In addition to teaching at Chapman University, Gladstone is president of Gladstone International, a leading Southern California issues and crisis communications firm. See www.gladstonepr.com for case studies.
Contact: 714-744-7841 or jgladsto@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

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

Jennifer H. Waldeck, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of Communication Studies
Expertise:Instructional Communication, Organizational Communication, Business & Professional Communication, use of advanced collaborative communication technologies, training and development, communication consulting activities.
Contact: (714) 602-9536 or waldeck@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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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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Economic Science

Laurence R. Iannaccone
Professor of Economics
Expertise: Economics of religion, sociology of religion, religious extremism & fundamentalism, religious trends, non-market economics.
Contact: (703) 606-6087 or larry@econzone.com

Education

 Higher Education/Special Education

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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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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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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Lynne P. Doti, Ph.D.
David and Sandra Stone Professor of Economics
Expertise: Banking
Contact: (714) 997-6805 or ldoti@chapman.edu

P.K. Shukla, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Plans, Creativity and Innovation, Marketing Research, Strategic Planning, Management, Strategy, and trends in business education. 
Contact: (714) 997‑6684 or shukla@chapman.edu

Mark Roeske
Adjunct professor
Expertise: Strategy, Global Strategy, Global Business, Asia, Corporate Business Improvement/Turnarounds, Acquisition transitions, New Venture creation, Leadership
Contact: (714) 553-2124 or MRoeske@changeoutconsulting.com

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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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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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

James Gardner, M.F.A.
Associate Professor, Director of Television Studies
Expertise: Narrative television directing and producing (multiple camera and single camera, comedy and drama), acting for the camera collaboration between Theatre and Television/Film. MFA in Directing, Yale School of Drama; AFI Program in Directing.  Contact: 714-628-7291 or jgardner@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

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


Paul Wolansky, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts
Expertise: The Short Film; Writing the Short Screenplay; Feature Screenwriting; Feature Structure; Famous Hollywood Screenwriting Gurus (Robert McKee, John Truby, Christopher Vogler); Joseph Campbell; MYTHOLOGICALLY-BASED FILMS ("Mythmovies"); films of Akira Kurosawa
Contact: (714) 744-7647 or wolansky@chapman.edu

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

Paul Wolansky, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts
Expertise: The Short Film; Writing the Short Screenplay; Feature Screenwriting; Feature Structure; Famous Hollywood Screenwriting Gurus (Robert McKee, John Truby, Christopher Vogler); Joseph Campbell; MYTHOLOGICALLY-BASED FILMS ("Mythmovies"); films of Akira Kurosawa
Contact: (714) 744-7647 or wolansky@chapman.edu

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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

Anuradha Prakash, Ph.D.
Director, Food Sciences Program; Professor of Food Science and Nutrition
Expertise: Food irradiation, microwave heating of food, food processing, new food products and trends, sustainable food, world hunger, nutrition
Contact:  (714) 744-7826 or prakash@chapman.edu

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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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James J. Coyle, Ph.D.
Director of Global Education and Program Director, Master of Arts in International Studies
Expertise: International Affairs: US National Security Policy; US Foreign Policy, Politics and Economics of the Middle East; Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Caucasus.
Contact: (714) 744-7074 or coyle@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.
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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Health/health communications

Jennifer L. Bevan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Communications Studies
Expertise: Communication/Media Romantic, friend, and family communication, jealousy, conflict management, nonverbal communication, health communication Medical and Health Issues/Health Care Health communication, health literacy, caregiving.
Contact: (714) 532-7768 or bevan@chapman.edu

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

James J. Coyle, Ph.D.
Director of Global Education and Program Director, Master of Arts in International Studies
Expertise: International Affairs: US National Security Policy; US Foreign Policy, Politics and Economics of the Middle East; Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Caucasus.
Contact: (714) 744-7074 or coyle@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

Tibor R. Machan
R. C. Hoiles Chair, Business Ethics and Free Enterprise
Expertise: Ethcs, business ethics, political economy, government regulation, animal ethics, philosophy.
Contact: (714) 317-2116 or Machan@chapman.edu

Michael A. Moodian, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Science (Irvine Campus)
Expertise: American government, U.S. political process, international relations, diplomacy, Orange County history, the evolving role of sports in society.
Contact: (949) 585-2994 or moodian@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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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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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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James J. Coyle, Ph.D.
Director of Global Education and Program Director, Master of Arts in International Studies
Expertise: International Affairs: US National Security Policy; US Foreign Policy, Politics and Economics of the Middle East; Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Caucasus.
Contact: (714) 744-7074 or coyle@chapman.edu

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

Michael A. Moodian, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Science (Irvine Campus)
Expertise: American government, U.S. political process, international relations, diplomacy, Orange County history, the evolving role of sports in society.
Contact: (949) 585-2994 or moodian@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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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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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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Lynne P. Doti, Ph.D.
David and Sandra Stone Professor of Economics
Expertise: Banking
Contact: (714) 997-6805 or ldoti@chapman.edu

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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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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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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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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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

Michael A. Moodian, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Science (Irvine Campus)
Expertise: American government, U.S. political process, international relations, diplomacy, Orange County history, the evolving role of sports in society.
Contact: (949) 585-2994 or moodian@chapman.edu  

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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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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

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

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


Roger Lebow
Instructor of cello
Expertise: Music, cello,  chamber music
Contact: (626) 355-7620 or cellomojo@mindspring.com

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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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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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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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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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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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


David Pincus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Psychology
Expertise: Pain and pain management, guided imagery, psychotherapy, parenting, child psychopathology, obesity and overweight, child obesity and overweight, health psychology, behavioral medicine, chaos theory, complexity theory, interpersonal relationships, family dynamics.
Contact: (949) 395-7074 or pincus@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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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

Religion/Economic Science

Laurence R. Iannaccone
Professor of Economics
Expertise: Economics of religion, sociology of religion, religious extremism & fundamentalism, religious trends, non-market economics.
Contact: (703) 606-6087 or larry@econzone.com

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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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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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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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