Online and Professional Studies (OPS) Faculty
Name: Elaine Ahumada, D.P.A.
Title: Associate Professor of Political Science / MPA Director
Email: eahumada@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3929
Academic Areas: Public Administration; Andragogy; Leadership; Culture and Gender Issues
Title: Associate Professor of Political Science / MPA Director
Email: eahumada@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3929
Academic Areas: Public Administration; Andragogy; Leadership; Culture and Gender Issues
Name: Noemi Alexander, M.P.A.
Title: Lecturer
Email: nalexander@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3961
Academic Areas: Political Science
Title: Lecturer
Email: nalexander@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3961
Academic Areas: Political Science
Name: Jacob Avila, M.B.A.
Title: Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Email: javila@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3942
Academic Areas: Social Entrepreneurship, Collaborative Governance, Management, Disaster Recovery
Title: Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Email: javila@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3942
Academic Areas: Social Entrepreneurship, Collaborative Governance, Management, Disaster Recovery
Name: Matthew Barrett, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
Email: mbarrett@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3973
Academic Areas: Soteriology, The Doctrine of God, Christology, The Reformation, Augustine, Puritanism
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
Email: mbarrett@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3973
Academic Areas: Soteriology, The Doctrine of God, Christology, The Reformation, Augustine, Puritanism
Name: Gretchen Bartels, M.A.
Title: Assistant Professor of English
Email: gbartels@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3974
Academic Areas: English
Title: Assistant Professor of English
Email: gbartels@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3974
Academic Areas: English
Name: Julianna Browning, Ph.D., CPA, CMA
Title: Associate Professor of Business Administration
Email: jbrowning@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3972
Academic Areas: Accounting, Management
Title: Associate Professor of Business Administration
Email: jbrowning@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3972
Academic Areas: Accounting, Management
Name: Christina Crenshaw, M.Ed.
Title: Assistant Professor of Education
Email: ccrenshaw@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3975
Academic Areas: Education
Title: Assistant Professor of Education
Email: ccrenshaw@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3975
Academic Areas: Education
Name: Mary Crist, Ed.D.
Title: Professor of Education
Email: mcrist@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3931
Academic Areas: Special Education; Native American Education; Neurosciences and Education
Title: Professor of Education
Email: mcrist@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3931
Academic Areas: Special Education; Native American Education; Neurosciences and Education
Name: Robert Crosby, M.S.
Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: rcrosby@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3976
Academic Areas: Psychology
Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: rcrosby@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3976
Academic Areas: Psychology
Name: Dirk Davis, Ed.D
Title: Academic Dean for Online and Professional Studies / Associate Professor of Education
Email: ddavis@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3905
Academic Areas: Distance Learning, Classroom Management & Discipline
Title: Academic Dean for Online and Professional Studies / Associate Professor of Education
Email: ddavis@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3905
Academic Areas: Distance Learning, Classroom Management & Discipline
Name: Matthew Emerson, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
Email: memerson@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3933
Academic Areas: Biblical Theology, Biblical Interpretation, New Testament
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
Email: memerson@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3933
Academic Areas: Biblical Theology, Biblical Interpretation, New Testament
Name: John Gill, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry
Email: jgill@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3978
Academic Areas: Christian Ministry
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry
Email: jgill@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3978
Academic Areas: Christian Ministry
Name: Anna Grigorian-Routon, M.S.
Title: Lecturer
Email: agrigorian-routon@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3947
Academic Areas: Behavioral Sciences
Title: Lecturer
Email: agrigorian-routon@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3947
Academic Areas: Behavioral Sciences
Name: Beth Groves, M.P.A.
Title: Lecturer
Email: bgroves@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3948
Academic Areas: Political Science
Title: Lecturer
Email: bgroves@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3948
Academic Areas: Political Science
Name: Patricia Hernandez, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Communications
Email: phernand@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3979
Academic Areas: Social Media, Health Communication, Children and Media, International Communication
Title: Assistant Professor of Communications
Email: phernand@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3979
Academic Areas: Social Media, Health Communication, Children and Media, International Communication
Name: Tran Hong, Ed.D.
Title: Associate Vice President of Technology / Associate Professor of Information Technology and Computer Science
Email: thong@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3907
Academic Areas: Information Technology, Computer Science, Leadership, Management
Title: Associate Vice President of Technology / Associate Professor of Information Technology and Computer Science
Email: thong@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3907
Academic Areas: Information Technology, Computer Science, Leadership, Management
Name: Mitchell Hovey, Ed.D.
Title: Professor of Education
Email: mhovey@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3980
Academic Areas: Education
Title: Professor of Education
Email: mhovey@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3980
Academic Areas: Education
Name: Patricia Kircher, D.P.A.
Title: Professor of Political Science
Email: pkircher@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3930
Academic Areas: Public Administration; Public Policy; Policy Networks; Water Policy
Title: Professor of Political Science
Email: pkircher@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3930
Academic Areas: Public Administration; Public Policy; Policy Networks; Water Policy
Name: Mark Kling, D.P.A.
Title: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Email: mkling@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3936
Academic Areas: Criminal Justice
Title: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Email: mkling@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3936
Academic Areas: Criminal Justice
Name: Joshua Knabb, Psy.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: jknabb@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3937
Academic Areas: Clinical Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Marriage and the Family, Psychology and Christianity
Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: jknabb@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3937
Academic Areas: Clinical Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Marriage and the Family, Psychology and Christianity
Name: Douglas Lainson, Ph.D. (ABD)
Title: Assistant Professor of Marketing
Email: dlainson@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3981
Academic Areas: Strategic Management & Corporate Performance, Marketing, Shared Leadership, Game Theory
Title: Assistant Professor of Marketing
Email: dlainson@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3981
Academic Areas: Strategic Management & Corporate Performance, Marketing, Shared Leadership, Game Theory
Name: Nathan Lewis III, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
Email: nalewis@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3928
Academic Areas: Business Electronic Infrastructure; Communication; Storage; Retrieval; Applications
Title: Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
Email: nalewis@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3928
Academic Areas: Business Electronic Infrastructure; Communication; Storage; Retrieval; Applications
Name: Jeff McNair, Ph.D.
Title: Professor of Education
Email: jmcnair@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-4489
Academic Areas: Community integration of adults with disability
Title: Professor of Education
Email: jmcnair@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-4489
Academic Areas: Community integration of adults with disability
Name: Amy Miller, M.S.
Title: Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Email: amiller@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3934
Academic Areas: Fitness and Health Promotion, Kinesiology
Title: Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Email: amiller@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3934
Academic Areas: Fitness and Health Promotion, Kinesiology
Name: Elizabeth Morris, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Academic Dean for Online and Professional Studies / Associate Professor of Education and Mathematics
Email: emorris@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3923
Academic Areas: California Credential in Mathematics; Research in Math Anxiety
Title: Assistant Academic Dean for Online and Professional Studies / Associate Professor of Education and Mathematics
Email: emorris@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3923
Academic Areas: California Credential in Mathematics; Research in Math Anxiety
Name: MaryAnn Pearson, Ed.D.
Title: Associate Professor of Communication and Education
Email: mpearson@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3967
Academic Areas: Mentoring, Social Media Direction, Communication with Millennials, Educational Research
Title: Associate Professor of Communication and Education
Email: mpearson@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3967
Academic Areas: Mentoring, Social Media Direction, Communication with Millennials, Educational Research
Name: Laura Pedigo, Psy.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: lpedigo@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3982
Academic Areas: Psychology
Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: lpedigo@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3982
Academic Areas: Psychology
Name: David Poole, Ed.D.
Title: Vice President for Online and Professional Studies / Associate Professor of Leadership and Management
Email: dpoole@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3902
Academic Areas: Leadership and Management
Title: Vice President for Online and Professional Studies / Associate Professor of Leadership and Management
Email: dpoole@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3902
Academic Areas: Leadership and Management
Name: Cammy Purper, M.A.
Title: Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Studies
Email: cpurper@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3935
Academic Areas: Early Childhood Education, Program Development and Administration
Title: Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Studies
Email: cpurper@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: 951.343.3935
Academic Areas: Early Childhood Education, Program Development and Administration
Name: Joseph Putulowski, M.B.A.
Title: Lecturer
Email: jputulowski@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3949
Academic Areas: Small Business, Family Business, Entrepreneurship
Title: Lecturer
Email: jputulowski@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3949
Academic Areas: Small Business, Family Business, Entrepreneurship
Name: Sarah Robblee, M.A.
Title: Lecturer
Email: srobblee@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3946
Academic Areas: Communications
Title: Lecturer
Email: srobblee@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3946
Academic Areas: Communications
Name: Riste Simnjanovski, D.P.A.
Title: Assistant Professor of Education
Email: rsimnjan@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3968
Academic Areas: Education
Title: Assistant Professor of Education
Email: rsimnjan@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3968
Academic Areas: Education
Name: R. Lucas Stamps, M.Div.
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
Email: lstamps@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3983
Academic Areas: Christian Studies
Title: Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
Email: lstamps@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3983
Academic Areas: Christian Studies
Name: Yvonne Thai, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology
Email: ythai@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3984
Academic Areas: Social Psychology, Identity & Identity Processes, Morality, Altruism, Organizations & Institutions
Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology
Email: ythai@calbaptist.edu
Work Number: (951) 343-3984
Academic Areas: Social Psychology, Identity & Identity Processes, Morality, Altruism, Organizations & Institutions
