Eric Olsen
Associate Professor, Architecture
MARch, UCLA
818.252.5184
eric.olsen@woodbury.edu

Jose Parral
Assistant Professor, Architecture
MA Landscape Urbanism, Architectural Association School of Architecture
619.235.2900, Ext. 19
jose.parral@woodbury.edu

Nicholas W. Roberts AIA
Professor, Architecture
BA, MA, Cambridge University; Diploma, AA School of Architecture, London
818.252.5180
nick.roberts@woodbury.edu

Cate Roman
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
BA, Studio Art - Pitzer College, Claremont
818.252.5136
cate.roman@woodbury.edu

Paulette Singley
Professor, Architecture
B.Arch., University of Southern California School of Architecture;
MA, Cornell University School of Art, Architecture and Planning;
MA, Princeton University of Architecture; Ph.D., Princeton University School of Architecture
818.252.5156
paulette.singley@woodbury.edu

Gerard Smulevich
Professor, Architecture
Diploma of Architect, University of Buenos Aires; M. Arch., University of California, Los Angeles
818.252.5204
gerard_smulevich@hotmail.com

Randall A. Stauffer
Professor, Chair of Interior Architecture
B.Arch., Temple University; M.Arch., University of California, Berkeley
818.252.5144
randy.stauffer@woodbury.edu

Joshua G. Stein
Associate Professor, Interior Architecture
BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.Arch, University of California Los Angeles
818.252.5104
joshua.stein@woodbury.edu

Carolee Toon
Professor, Interior Architecture, Design Foundation
BA, MA, California State University, Northridge; MFA, Art Center College of Design
818.252.5137
carolee.toon@woodbury.edu

Susan D. Vessella
Chair and Associate Professor, Graphic Design, Environmental Graphics, Interior Architecture
BA, California State University, Northridge; MFA, California State University at Los Angeles
818.252.5158
sue.vessella@woodbury.edu

Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter
Associate Professor, Architecture, and Chair, undergraduate architecture, Burbank
BA, M.Arch., University of California, Los Angeles
818.252.5185
Ingalill.Wahlroos-Ritter@woodbury.edu

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Dean of the School of Business
Andre B. van Niekerk, Ph.D.
818.252.5284
andre.vanniekerk@woodbury.edu

Tahmoures A. Afshar
Associate Professor, Finance
BA, University of Tehran; MA, MBA, Ph.D., Indiana University
818.252.5170
tahmoures.afshar@woodbury.edu

Robert L. Bjorklund
Assistant Professor, Management and Business
BA, University of Sioux Falls, MS, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
818.252.5262
robert.bjorklund@woodbury.edu

Satinder Dhiman
Professor, Accounting, Management
B.Commerce, M.Commerce, Panjab University; M.Phil. (course work), Guru Nanak Dev University;
MBA, West Coast University; Ed.D., Pepperdine University
818.252.5138
satinder.dhiman@woodbury.edu
website

E.B. Gendel
Professor, Economics
BA, University of Connecticut; MA, Ph.D., Boston University
818.252.5134
eb.gendel@woodbury.edu
website

Lansing Gordon
Assistant Professor, Marketing
BS, MBA, Western International University; DBA, University of Western Sydney, Australia
818.252.5153
lansing.gordon@woodbury.edu

Yael Hellman
Assistant Professor, Organizational Leadership
BA, California State University, Northridge; Masters of Creative Arts Therapy, Hahnemann University; Ed.D., Pepperdine University
818. 252.5145
yael.hellman@woodbury.edu

Karen Kaigler-Walker
Professor, Marketing, Psychology
BS, MS, Texas Tech University; MA, Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
818.252.5131
karen.kaigler-walker@woodbury.edu

Jon W. Myers
Associate Professor, Accounting
BA, Claremont McKenna College; MBA, University of California, Berkeley; CPA
818.252.5133
jon.myers@woodbury.edu

Alexandra Saba
Assistant Professor, International Business, Management
BS, MA, Northern Arizona University; MC, Arizona State University; Licensed Psychologist
818.252.5152
alexandra.saba@woodbury.edu

Robert A. Schultz
Professor, Information Technology
AB, University of Chicago; AM, Ph.D., Harvard University
818.252.5297
bob.schultz@woodbury.edu

TRANSDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 

Director, Institute of Transdisciplinary Studies
Douglas J. Cremer, Ph.D.
Professor, History, Philosophy
BA, MA, University of California, Riverside; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
818.252.5146
douglas.cremer@woodbury.edu
website

Christine Carmichael
Assistant Professor, Physical Sciences, Mathematics
B.Sc., University of Edinburgh; Diploma in Ed., University of Edinburgh; Ph.D., University of New South Wales
818.252.5319
christine.carmichael@woodbury.edu

N. Rao Chekuri
Associate Professor, Physics, Mathematics
BS, Osmania University, India; MS, Vikram University, India;
MS, Simon Fraser University, Canada; Ed. D., University of Cincinnati
818.252.5140
rao.chekuri@woodbury.edu

Edward M. Clift
Associate Professor, Communication
BFA, Tisch School of the Arts; MA, University of Pennsylvania; MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design; Ph.D., University of Utah
818.252.5197
edward.clift@woodbury.edu

Mary Collins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
B.A. and M.A., California State University, Northridge; M.A., University of California at Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
818.252.5142
mary.collins@woodbury.edu

Zelda Gilbert
Professor, Psychology
BA, Chatham College; MA, West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
818.252.5178
artquest@woodbury.edu

Richard N. Matzen, Jr.
Associate Professor, Composition; Director of the Writing Center
BS, MA, Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
rich.matzen@woodbury.edu

Will McConnell
Assistant Professor, Writing
BA Hon., Saint Mary';s University, Nova Scotia; MA, University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., McMaster University, Ontario.
will.mcconnell@woodbury.edu

Leo J. O'Hara
Associate Professor, History
BA, St. Joseph University; MA, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
818.252.5143
leo.ohara@woodbury.edu

Phillip E. Pack
Professor, Biology, Mathematics
BS, University of Southern California; MA, University of California, Los Angeles;
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
818.252.5141
phil.pack@woodbury.edu

Amy Pederson
Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Art History
BA, MA, University of British Columbia; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
818.252.5198
amy.pederson@woodbury.edu

Elisabeth Sandberg
Professor, English
Cand. Mag., Cand. Phil., University of Oslo, Norway; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
818.252.5139
elisabeth.sandberg@woodbury.edu

D. Joye Swan
Associate Professor, Psychology
BA, California State University, Northridge; MA, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
818.252.5151
joye.swan@woodbury.edu

Martin Tippens
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
B.A. and M.S., California State University, Northridge
818.252.5154
marty.tippens@woodbury.edu

LIBRARY

Barbara J. Bowley
Associate Professor; Director, Library Services
BA, Rutgers College; MA, MS, Columbia University
818.252.5206
barbara.bowley@woodbury.edu

L. Nedra Peterson
Associate Professor; Head, Information Services
BA, Portland State University; MA, University of Arizona
818.252.5203
nedra.peterson@woodbury.edu