Zahra Afrasiabi, PhD

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Phone: 949-480-4405

Fax: 949-480-4158

zafrasiabi@soka.edu

Robert Allinson, PhD

Professor of Philosophy

Phone: 949-480-4030

Fax: 949-480-4128

rallinson@soka.edu

Shane Barter, PhD

Associate Professor of Comparative Politics

Phone: 949-480-4487

Fax: 949-480-4158

sbarter@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/sbarter

Professor of Political Science

Phone: 949-480-4403

Fax: 949-480-4246

pburns@soka.edu

George Busenberg, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Policy

Phone: 949-480-4213

Fax: 949-480-4261

gbusenberg@soka.edu

Ryan Caldwell, PhD

Associate Professor of Sociology

Phone: 949-480-4325

Fax: 949-480-4246

rcaldwell@soka.edu

Monika Calef, PhD

Associate Professor of Physical Geography

Director of Environmental Studies

Phone: 949-480-4323

Fax: 949-480-4263

mcalef@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/mcalef/

Pablo Camus-Oyarzun, PhD

Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Culture

Phone: 949-480-4197

Fax: 949-480-4158

pcamus@soka.edu

Professor of Psychology

Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration

Phone: 949-480-4240

Fax: 949-480-4126

echang@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/echang

Hong-Yi Chen, PhD

Professor Emerita of Economics

Phone: 949-480-4023

Fax: 949-480-4264

hchen@soka.edu

Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Phone: 949-480-4321

Fax: 949-480-4126

dciccotelli@soka.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies

Phone: 949-480-4327

Fax: 949-480-4243

tcrowdertaraborrelli@soka.edu

http://www.tcrowdertaraborrelli.com/

Lisa Crummett, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology

Phone: 949-480-4369

Fax: 949-480-4263

lcrummett@soka.edu

Danielle Denardo, PhD

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Phone: 949-480-4216

Fax: 949-480-4246

ddenardo@soka.edu

Sarah England, PhD

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Phone: 949-480-4051

Fax: 949-480-4261

sengland@soka.edu

Edward M. Feasel, PhD

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Chief Academic Officer

Professor of Economics

Phone: 949-480-4133

Fax: 949-480-4246 or 949-480-4263

feasel@soka.edu

Arie Galles, MFA

Professor Emeritus of Painting/Drawing

Phone: 949-480-4167

Fax: 949-480-4263

agalles@soka.edu

http://www.ariegalles.com

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature

Director of Humanities

Phone: 949-480-4241

Fax: 949-480-4126

ogelikman@soka.edu

Michael D. Golden, DMA

Professor of Music Composition and Theory

Director of the Creative Arts Program

Phone: 949-480-4025

Fax: 949-480-4263

golden@soka.edu

M. Robert Hamersley, PhD

Associate Professor of Microbiology

Laboratory Director

Phone: 949-480-4409

Fax: 949-480-4263

rhamersley@soka.edu

John M. Heffron, PhD

Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change

Professor of Educational History and Culture

Phone: 949-480-4028

Fax: 949-480-4243

heffron@soka.edu

Nancy Hodes, PhD

Professor Emerita of Chinese Language & Culture

nhodes@soka.edu

Dongyoun Hwang, PhD

Professor of Asian Studies

Phone: 949-480-4031

Fax: 949-480-4264

dhwang@soka.edu

Osamu Ishiyama, PhD

Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Culture

Director of the Language and Culture Program

Phone: 949-480-4328

Fax: 949-480-4263

oishiyama@soka.edu

John Pavel Kehlen, MA

Lecturer of Asian Literature

Phone: 949-480-4210

Fax: 949-480-4263

jkehlen@soka.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Phone: 949-480-4199

Fax: 949-480-4261

jenlee@soka.edu

Xiaoxing Liu, PhD

Professor of Chinese Language & Culture

Director for the Pacific Basin Research Center

Phone: 949-480-4074

Fax: 949-480-4126

xliu@soka.edu

Junyi Liu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Economics

Phone: 949-480-4404

Fax: 949-480-4264

jliu@soka.edu

Edward Lowe, PhD

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Phone: 949-480-4387

Fax: 949-480-4158

elowe@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/elowe/

Lisa MacLeod, PhD

Associate Professor of International Studies

Phone: 949-480-4049

Fax: 949-480-4263

lmacleod@soka.edu

Hiroshi Matsumoto, PhD

Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Culture

Phone: 949-480-4183

Fax: 949-480-4126

hmatsumoto@soka.edu

Anthony Inder Mazeroll, PhD

Professor of Biology

Phone: 949-480-4056

Fax: 949-480-4263

amazeroll@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/amazeroll/

Diya Mazumder, PhD

Associate Professor of Economics

Phone: 949-480-4057

Fax: 949-480-4264

dmazumder@soka.edu

Jim Merod, PhD

Professor of American Literature

Phone: 949-480-4336

Fax: 949-480-4261

jmerod@soka.edu

Jonathan Lee Merzel, PhD

Professor of Mathematics

Phone: 949-480-4033

Fax: 949-480-4263

jmerzel@soka.edu

Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology and Assessment

Phone: 949-480-4173

Fax: 949-480-4158

kmoranjackson@soka.edu

Assistant Professor of Biology

Phone: 949-480-4084

Fax: 949-480-4128

mnydam@soka.edu

Tetsushi Ogata, PhD

Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies

Phone: 949-480-4396

Fax: 949-480-4158

togata@soka.edu

Rosemary Papa, EdD

Professor of Comparative & International Education and Leadership

Phone: 949-480-4186

Fax: 949-480-4158

rpapa@soka.edu

Associate Professor of Studio Art

Phone: 949-480-4042

Fax: 949-480-4263

apearce@soka.edu

Bryan E. Penprase, PhD

Dean of Faculty

Professor of Science

Phone: 949-480-4184

Fax: 949-480-4263

bpenprase@soka.edu

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Phone: 949-480-4050

Fax: 949-480-4128

kperry@soka.edu

Deike Peters, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental Planning & Practice

Director of Environmental Studies

Phone: 949-480-4013

Fax: 949-480-4263

dpeters@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/dpeters

Veronica Quezada, PhD

Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Culture

Phone: 949-480-4392

Fax: 949-480-4263

vquezada@soka.edu

Aneil Rallin, PhD

Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Phone: 949-480-4055

Fax: 949-480-4126

arallin@soka.edu

Nalini N. Rao, PhD

Associate Professor of World Art

Phone: 949-480-4034

Fax: 949-480-4126

nrao@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/nrao/

Ian Olivo Read, PhD

Associate Professor of Latin American Studies

Director of International Studies

Phone: 949-480-4217

Fax: 949-480-4243

iread@soka.edu

Sandrine Siméon, PhD

Assistant Professor of French Language and Culture

Phone: 949-480-4036

Fax: 949-480-4261

ssimeon@soka.edu

James O'Neil Spady, PhD

Associate Professor of American History

Phone: 949-480-4054

Fax: 949-480-4126

jspady@soka.edu

Tomoko Takahashi, PhD, EdD, LHD

Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment

Dean of the Graduate School

Professor of Linguistics and Education

Phone: 949-480-4047

Fax: 949-480-4062

tt@soka.edu

Seiji Takaku, PhD

Professor of Psychology

Institutional Research and Assessment Coordinator

Phone: 949-480-4058

Fax: 949-480-4261

stakaku@soka.edu

Gail E. Thomas, PhD

Professor Emerita of Sociology

Phone: 949-480-4038

Fax: 949-480-4264

thomas@soka.edu

Anna Varvak, PhD

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Phone: 949-480-4165

Fax: 949-480-4263

avarvak@soka.edu

Phat Vu, PhD

Associate Professor of Physics

Institutional Research and Assessment Coordinator

Phone: 949-480-4039

Fax: 949-480-4157

pvu@soka.edu

Associate Professor of Molecular/Cell Biology

Phone: 949-480-4076

Fax: 949-480-4128

swalsh@soka.edu

Michael Weiner, PhD

Associate Dean of Faculty

Director of Faculty Research and Development

Professor of East Asian History & International Studies

Phone: 949-480-4337

Fax: 949-480-4263

mweiner@soka.edu

http://sites.soka.edu/faculty/mweiner/

Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics

Phone: 949-480-4040

Fax: 949-480-4126

jwilliams@soka.edu

Kristi Wilson, PhD

Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Director of the Writing Program

Phone: 949-480-4326

Fax: 949-480-4243

kwilson@soka.edu