Academic Affairs

Academic Office

Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Contact the Office at: (530)226-4763

John Ayabe, Ph.D.

Provost
(530) 226-4152
jayabe@simpsonu.edu

LeAnna Avery

Executive Assistant to the Provost
(530) 226-4736
lavery@simpsonu.edu

Abigail Barber

Institutional Data Analyst & Assistant Accreditation Liaison Officer
(530) 226-4703
abarber@simpsonu.edu

Deans, Directors, & Department Chairs

Patrick Blewett, Ph.D.

Executive Dean, A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary & School of Biblical Studies
(530) 226-4144
pblewett@simpsonu.edu

Adrienne Currington

Registrar
(530) 226-4127
acurrington@simpsonu.edu

Lisa Scott, FNP, MSN, RN

Dean, Betty M. Dean School of Nursing
(530) 226-4542
lscott@simpsonu.edu

Vacant

Dean, Arts & Sciences

Ruth Scherschligt, Ed.D.

Dean, School of Education
(530) 226-4112
rscherschligt@simpsonu.edu

Dan Sloan, D.B.A., M.S. Fin, M.A.T., M.B.A.

Chair, Department of Business
(530) 226-4125
dsloan@simpsonu.edu

Brian Larsen, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of English
(530) 226-4948
blarsen@simpsonu.edu

Lauren Dillon, Chair of Music

Chair, Department of Music
(530) 226-4159
ldillon@simpsonu.edu

Molly Rupert, M.A.

Chair, Department of Communication
(530) 226-4607
mrupert@simpsonu.edu

Scott Barnett, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Leadership Studies
(530) 226-4970
sbarnett@simpsonu.edu

Stacey Lemmer, Psy.D., M.S.W.

Director of Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Program
(530) 226-4178
slemmer@simpsonu.edu

Heather McCulley

Director of Library Services
(530) 226-4117
hmcculley@simpsonu.edu

Kelli Napp

Interim Chair, Department of Psychology
(530) 226-4104
knapp@simpsonu.edu

Tim Orr

Chair, Department of History & Political Science
(530) 226-4725
torr@simpsonu.edu

Berkeley Shorthill

Chair, Department of Science & Math
(530) 226-4980
bshorthill@simpsonu.edu