Cal Lutheran welcomes 27 new faculty

THOUSAND OAKS, CA (August 2005) – Along with a record number of freshmen, there will be 27 new faculty starting the fall semester at California Lutheran University when classes begin on Aug. 31. The largest number of new faculty in the history of the University will teach in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, and the School of Business.

College of Arts and Sciences:
Lisa Bjelke, M.A. (Boston College)
French Instructor/Director of Study Abroad

James Bland, Ph.D. (Harvard University)
Assistant Professor, English

Barry Burns, B.F.A. (University of Houston)
Instructor, Multimedia

Jonathan Cordero, Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Assistant Professor, Sociology

Richard Derderian, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Assistant Professor, History

Rainer Diriw?chter, Ph.D. (Clark University)
Assistant Professor, Psychology

Victor Dorff, J.D. (Stanford University)
Instructor, Mathematics

Haco Hoang, Ph.D. (Boston University)
Assistant Professor, Political Science

Jing Jiang, Ph.D. (University of South Carolina)
Assistant Professor, Communication

Thomas Langley, Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego)
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Frank Lee, Ph.D. (Louisiana State University)
Associate Professor, Computer Science

Beth LePoire, Ph.D. (University of Arizona)
Associate Professor, Communication

Helen Lim, Ph.D. (Indiana University)
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

Barbara Lipinski, Ph.D. (University of Southern California)
Associate Professor, Psychology
Associate Director of Graduate Programs in Psychology

Michael Pearce, M.F.A. (University of Southern California)
Assistant Professor, Art

Patrick Quade, M.F.A. (University of Minnesota)
Visiting Professor, Communication and Theatre Arts

Linda Ramos, Ph.D. (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Instructor, Sociology

Christina Soderlund, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Brian Stethem, M.F.A. (California Institute of the Arts)
Assistant Professor, Art

School of Business:
Bruce Gillies, Psy.D. (Alliant International University)
Assistant Professor, Business
Director of Adult Degree Evening Program

Veronica Guerrero, Ed.D. (Pepperdine University)
Senior Lecturer, Business

Kenneth Kambara, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Assistant Professor, Business

Paul Marselian, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Senior Lecturer, Business

School of Education:
Terence Cannings, Ed.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
Professor and Dean, School of Education

Lisa Buono, M.S. (California Lutheran University)
Senior Lecturer, School of Education

Bob Fraser, Ed.D. (University of LaVerne)
Senior Lecturer, School of Education

Nancy Myers, M.A. (California State University, Los Angeles)
Senior Lecturer, School of Education