Faculty
Uncompromising commitment to Christ and Scripture.
We are the faculty of The Master’s University. Together, we are dedicated to the sufficiency, inerrancy, and authority of God’s inspired Word—from Genesis to Revelation. We affirm and teach every point of TMU’s doctrinal statement, which has remained fundamentally unchanged since the institution was formed in 1927. In every respect, our mission and our educational philosophy are rooted in Scripture.
Our faculty contains about 50 full-time members across 6 schools (excluding the School of Online). Most faculty hold a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree, and we all reaffirm our commitment to Christ and Scripture every year in writing. Our absolute doctrinal unity is unique among Christian universities, creating a level of camaraderie and educational consistency found nowhere else.
School of Biblical Studies
Todd Bolen - Professor of Biblical Studies
Abner Chou - Interim President, John F. MacArthur Endowed Fellow
John D. Street - Chair, Graduate Program of Biblical Counseling
J. Gregory Behle - Professor of Christian Education
William C. Varner - Professor of Biblical Studies & Greek
Thomas A. Halstead - Dean, School of Biblical Studies Professor of New Testament & Greek
Stuart Scott - Professor, Graduate Program of Biblical Counseling
Jason Beals - Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Greg E. Gifford - Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling
Shelbi L. Cullen - Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Women's Ministries
Nathan Foreman - Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, IBEX Program
Pearl C. Schaffer School of Education
Jordan Morton - Associate Professor and Dean, Pearl C. Schaffer School of Education
Cindy Hallman - Associate Professor of Education
Matthew Brown - Associate Professor of Education
John P. Stead School of Humanities
John Stead - Professor of History & Political Studies
Jeffrey A. Jensen - Associate Professor of History
Esther Chua - Chairperson, Department of English, Assistant Professor of English
Grant Horner - Professor of Renaissance and Reformation Studies
Kurt Hild - Professor of English
Jo Suzuki - Associate Professor of English
Clyde P. Greer, Jr. - Chairperson, Department of History and Political Studies Professor of History
Gregg L. Frazer - Dean, John P. Stead School of Humanities, and Professor of History & Political Studies
School of Music
Paul T. Plew - Dean, School of Music, Professor of Choral Studies
Ruta Bloomfield - Associate Professor of Music
Lauren Mason - Assistant Professor of Music Piano, Pedagogy, and Music Theory
Sarah Dixon - Director of Vocal Studies
Ben Mason - Director of Instrumental Studies, Music Composition & Audio Production
Ian Vo - Adjunct Faculty, Saxophone
Sam Rotman - Guest Faculty, PIano
Scott Weber - Adjunct Faculty, Audio Technology
Mark Converse - Adjunct Faculty, Percussion
Maciej Flis - Adjunct Faculty, Bassoon
Marissa Honda - Adjunct Faculty, Oboe & Music Education
Gary Woodward - Adjunct Faculty, Flute
John Hester - Adjunct Faculty, String Bass
Janet Crouch Shulman - Adjunct Faculty, Cello & Alexander Technique
Robert Berg - Adjunct Faculty, Viola
Michael Ferril - Adjunct Faculty, Violin
Tavi Jinariu - Adjunct Faculty, Guitar
Kellie Cunningham - Adjunct Faculty, Pedagogy
Brian Walsh - Adjunct Faculty, Clarinet
Joseph Jackson - Adjunct Faculty, Tuba
Gary Kuo - Adjunct Faculty, Composition
Eric Carampatan - Adjunct Faculty, Voice
Preston Shepard - Adjunct Faculty, Horn
Claire Blackwell - Adjunct Faculty, Music & Mathematics
Kenneth Mays - Adjunct Faculty, Piano
Carolyn Simons - Accreditation Consultant
Shaniee Kennedy - Adjunct Faculty, Clarinet
School of Business & Communication
Michael Forgerson - Professor of Business Administration
Kevin Hill - Chairperson, Online MBA Program, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
R.W. Mackey, II - Professor of Business Administration
Dwight D. Ham - Chairperson, Department of Business Administration, Professor of Business Administration
Todd Kostjuk - Associate Professor of Business Administration
Bob Dickson - Chairperson, Communication Department Associate Professor of Communication
Julie Larson - Professor of Communication
Matt Green - Associate Professor of Communication
John Beck - Dean, School of Business and Communication; Associate Professor of Business and Communication Chairperson, Marketing Media
Wayne Rasmussen - Chairperson, New Program Development Associate Professor of Business Administration
Geoffrey Branda - Professor of Business
Peter Shickle - Adjunct Faculty
Jefferson Henson - Adjunct Faculty
Tricia Hulet - Adjunct Faculty, Theatre Arts, Production Techniques & Stage Training
Laura Tagliere - Adjunct Faculty
Robert Taylor - Adjunct Faculty, Business
John Russell - Adjunct Faculty, Business
Paul Butler - Adjunct Faculty, Business
School of Science, Mathematics, Technology & Health
John S. Eickemeyer - Professor, Computer Science
David R. Larsen - Chairperson, Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Jonathan Skaar - Assistant Professor of Kinesiology & Physical Education
Michael Button - Chairperson, Department of Mathematics
Joe Francis - Chairperson, Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, Dean, School of Science, Mathematics, Technology & Health, and Professor of Biology
Ross S. Anderson - Professor of Biochemistry
Michael Kornoff - Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Matthew McLain - Associate Professor of Biology and Geology
Dawn Okonowski - Assistant Professor, Biological and Physical Sciences
David T. Crater - Chair & Associate Professor, Computer & Information Sciences
Monica Vroman - Visiting Professor of Computer Science
Joey Kim - Assistant Professor, Biological and Physical Sciences
Carl Roske - Adjunct Faculty
Dhon Wellons - Adjunct Faculty, Adapted Physical Education