Meet the Faculty
Dean
Stacy Kula, PhD
Dean and Professor, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Dean
Leah Fortson, PhD, MDiv
Associate Dean, School of Behavioral Sciences; Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5508
Email: lfortson@apu.edu
Professor
Ted Scott Bledsoe, PsyD
Director of Clinical Training (Internship) and Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
David Brokaw, PhD, ABPP
Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5511
Email: dbrokaw@apu.edu
Joy Bustrum, PsyD
Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Email: jbustrum@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Mary Hill 221
Rachel Castaneda, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Psychology and Department of Clinical Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2744
Email: rcastaneda@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Stephen Cheung, PsyD
Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5206
Alternative Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5206
Email: scheung@apu.edu
Brian Collisson, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
Kathryn Ecklund, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2740
Email: kecklund@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Holly Holloway-Friesen, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2729
Email: hfriesen@apu.edu
Stephen Lambert, PsyD
Professor, Department of Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2743
Email: slambert@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Alan Oda, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2746
Email: aoda@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Mary Rawlings, PhD, LCSW
Professor, Interim BSW Director, MSW Program
Phone: (626) 857-2403
Email: mrawlings@apu.edu
Regina Chow Trammel, PhD, LCSW
Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2759
Email: rtrammel@apu.edu
William Whitney, PhD, MFT
Professor, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2420
Email: wwhitney@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Associate Professor
Jenss Chang, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5202
Email: jchang@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Mary Hill Center, Room 215
Charles Chege, PsyD
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5999
Email: cchege@apu.edu
Samuel Girguis, PsyD
Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology; Director, PsyD Program; and Associate Professor
Matthew Heller, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000
Email: mheller@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Nathan Li, PhD, LCSW
Director, MSW Program (Azusa) and Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
Aimée M. Vadnais, PsyD, LMFT
Associate Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Candice R. Williams, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Phone: (626) 815-5091
Email: crwilliams@apu.edu
Assistant Professor
Shalom Alaichamy, PsyD
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Email: salaichamy@apu.edu
Antoinette Babers, MS, LMFT
Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training, MFT Program (Inland Empire and San Diego), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Phone: (909) 888-9977, Ext. 2251
Email: ababers@apu.edu
Alina Bond Chan, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work
Phone: (626) 815-6078 ext. 6078
Email: albond@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Wynn Academic Center, Suite 206 B
Evelyn Castro-Guillen, PhD, LCSW
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2768
Email: eguillen@apu.edu
Hilary Catling, MA, LMFT
Director, MFT Program (Inland Empire); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Phone: (951) 313-1077
Email: hcatling@apu.edu
Megan Collins, MA, LMFT
Chair and Director, MFT Program (Azusa) and Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Email: mcollins@apu.edu
Katheryn de Arakal
Director of Clinical Training and Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Phone: (626) 815-6000 ext. 2415
Email: kdearakal@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Mary Hill Center, Room 217
Shelly-Ann Dewsbury, MSW
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work
Phone: (626) 815-6079
Email: sdewsbury@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 1B
Lishelle Grant, MA, LMFT
Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Program (Orange County), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Phone: (714) 935-0260, Ext. 2258
Email: lgrant@apu.edu
Daniel Guzman, MSW, LCSW
Field Education Coordinator, BSW and Inland Empire MSW Programs, Assistant Professor
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2762
Email: djguzman@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 206D
Emily Kemp, LCSW, MSW
Director, MSW Program (Inland Empire) and Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work
Phone: (626) 857-2400
Email: ekemp@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 208B
Robert Linsalato, MA
Assistant Professor and Director, Professional Undergraduate Online Psychology, Department of Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000
Email: rlinsalato@apu.edu
Virginia Olivas, MSW
Assistant Professor, Field Education, L.A. DCFS Stipend Coordinator, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
Claudia Rivera, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
Kimberly Setterlund, PhD, LCSW
Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work
Phone: (626) 857-2402
Email: ksetterlund@apu.edu
Olivia Sevilla, EdD, LCSW
Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2769
Email: oesevilla@apu.edu
Tiffany Triplett
Director, Counseling Psychology Program and MFT Program (San Diego), Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Jean Un, PhD, LCSW
Director of Practicum Education and Assistant Professor
Phone: (626) 815-4691
Email: jun@apu.edu
Office Location: East Campus, Wynn Academic Center, Room 208
Molly Vasa Bertolucci, MSW, LCSW, PPSC
Assistant Professor, Clinical Practicum Faculty
Phone: (626) 815-5430
Office Location: East Campus, Wynn 208
Meghan Williams, MA, LMFT
Program Director (Orange County); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Email: mlwilliams@apu.edu
Instructor