Faculty
world class
professors
Arizona Christian University faculty is committed to fostering an atmosphere wherein academics from a Biblical Worldview are not merely taught but lived. Professors, experts in their respective fields, and passionate about the subjects they teach, challenge, and stretch their students to reach their goals. Students are encouraged to think critically and analyze what they learn in the classroom thoroughly.
full time
Anthony A. Bryson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, CORE Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum
Tom Campbell, J.D.
Assistant Professor – Acting Department Chair
Department of Political Science and Government
Paul A. Creasman, Ph.D.
Professor – Department Chair
Department of Communication Studies
Gerald Fercho, M.A.
Assistant Professor – Department Chair
Department of Music
John Hinson, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Libbie Kent, M.M.
Associate Professor
Department of Music
Linnea Lyding, Ed.D.
Associate Professor – Assistant Dean
Head of the Shelly Roden School of Education
Kevin Parkinson, M.F.A.
Instructor
Department of Communication Studies
Warren Pettitt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – Department Chair
Department of Science
Benjamin Pundit, N.M.D.
Assistant Professor – Department Chair
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Steven Rutt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Master of Arts in Theology, Worldview and Culture
Adam Sonstroem, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Ron Strong, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
School of Business Administration
Douglas Wagner, B.A.
Director of Bands
Department of Music
Jeff Welsh, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
School of Business Administration
Anastasiya Campbell, M.A.
Instructor
Shelly Roden School of Education
Edward A. Clavell, D.Min.
Dean of Academic Affairs
Interim Head of the School of Business Administration
Kyle DiRoberts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – Interim Department Chair
School of Biblical and Theological Studies
Jess Harris, M.M.A.S.
Instructor
CORE Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum
Susan Johnson, M.A.
Assistant Professor
CORE Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum
Department of Political Science and Government
Joseph Kezele, M.D.
Associate Professor Biology
Department of Science
Amy Nichols, M.Ed.
Instructor
Shelly Roden School of Education
Carolyn Pela, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE
Professor – Assistant Dean
Head of the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities
Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Jeff Phillips, M.Div.
Assistant Professor
School of Biblical and Theological Studies
Accreditation Compliance
Adam Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CORE Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum
Nanci Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Master of Arts in Education
Matt Spivey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department, English Curriculum
Joseph Triolo, M.A.
Assistant Professor
CORE Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum
Juliana Witt, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor
Department of Music
contingent
Kevin Anderson, Ph.D.
Department of Science
Al Fadi, M.Div.
Assistant Professor
School of Biblical and Theological Studies
Lyssa Rickard, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
Shelly Roden School of Education
Vince Scarpinato, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Business Administration and Management
George Barna, Ph.D.
Professor
Executive Director of the Cultural Research Center
Kathy Mason, M.A.T.
Assistant Professor
School of Biblical and Theological Studies
Meghan Ruel, M.M.
Assistant Professor
Department of Music
Jann Stewart, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Studies
