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- Meet the Faculty: Jennifer Courduff, PhDJennifer Courduff, PhD, develops and teaches courses in the Master of Arts in Education: Digital Teaching and Learning program at Azusa Pacific University. She focuses on addressing needs of those with disabilities, integrating technology into curriculum, and glorifying God in the classroom setting. She is an active member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and ISTE’s special interest group for mobile learning (SIGml).
- Meet the Faculty: Stephanie Geter, CPA, CFE, MBAStephanie Geter, CPA, CFE, MBA, loves empowering and educating students at Azusa Pacific University in the areas of accounting and finance, auditing, and accounting information systems, with an additional emphasis on how God has blessed students with gifts and talents to be creative and collaborative solution providers. She brings an enthusiastic and practical educational style to the classroom.
- Meet the Faculty: Lu Ruan, PhD“Computer technology has changed the way we live, work, and play,” says Lu Ruan, PhD. As an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science at Azusa Pacific University, she enjoys challenging students to think creatively about how they can improve technology to solve problems and positively impact society. Ruan brings vast experience in the industry, having conducted research in optical networks, Internet topology, Internet routing, and content delivery networks. She has published nearly 50 papers in leading networking conferences and journals and is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. She is also a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
- Meet the Faculty: Catherine Heinlein, EdD, RD, MS, CDE, RNCatherine Heinlein, EdD, RN, RDN, CDE, is an associate professor in Azusa Pacific University’s School of Nursing, and also serves as associate director of APU’s Neighborhood Wellness Center in Azusa. Using her degrees in leadership, nursing, and nutrition, she applies a holistic care approach to her patients and in her instruction to nursing students as she prepares them to impact lives.
- Meet the Faculty: Lishelle Grant, MA, MFTLishelle Grant, MA, MFT, has been a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2003, and is passionate about walking alongside students on their journey to becoming psychotherapists. As the director of clinical training for the MA in Clinical Psychology program at the Orange County Regional Campus, she supports students in their transition to practicum work. She also enjoys teaching at APU and supervising trainees and interns in individual and group settings. Her clinical work focuses on helping women, teens, and couples work through barriers to emotional, relational, and spiritual wholeness. She is experienced in the areas of depression, anxiety, parenting, marital distress, grief/loss, and trauma/abuse.
- Meet the Faculty: Jillian Gilbert, DSL, CLI-CAJillian Gilbert, DSL, specializes in organizational leadership and development, personal leadership development, innovation, and strategy, and has 15 years of international experience, and 10 years of higher education and nonprofit experience. Her published works center around leadership/followership relationships and personal leadership innovation.
- Faculty Profile: Deshonna Collier-Goubil, PhDFor Deshonna Collier-Goubil, PhD, chair and associate professor in Azusa Pacific’s Department of Criminal Justice, the events that sparked her longtime passion for justice were the Rodney King incident and the subsequent Los Angeles riots of 1992.
- Meet The Faculty: Elizabeth Lopez, PhD, RN, FNP-CElizabeth Lopez, PhD, RN, FNP-C, is an assistant professor in the undergraduate nursing program at Azusa Pacific University. She brings extensive experience in the acute, home health, psychiatric mental health, community health, and school health settings. Lopez views her teaching role as an opportunity to prepare the next generation of nurses to care for and serve God's people.