faculty:
Liberal Arts
Chair of Liberal Arts
Norman Leonard
Norman Leonard is an educator and writer with a diverse academic background, holding a B.A. in English with a Creative Writing Option from California State University, Long Beach, an M.A. in English from the same institution, and an MFA in Film: Screenwriting from Chapman University. When not teaching, Norman is a prolific writer, having published…
Chair of Art History
Marcella Stockstill
Marcella Stockstill is Associate Professor and Co-Chair, Liberal Arts + Art History. Her research and teaching explore the interconnected histories of the visual arts and sciences from the 15 th to 17 th centuries. After completing her undergraduate studies at UC Irvine, Marcella earned her MA in Art History from the University of North Carolina…
Adjunct Faculty
Laura Black
Laura Black is a curator, educator, and writer based in Long Beach, CA. Her practice is dedicated to developing culturally significant projects and supporting emerging and mid-career artists. Black is the Founder and Executive Director of Universal Voice, a non-profit dedicated to providing exhibition, publication, and professional development opportunities for artists from historically under-recognized backgrounds.…
Adjunct Faculty
Bonnie Blackburn
Adjunct Faculty
Kimberly Bowcutt
Kimberly Bowcutt, MFA Creative Writing (Chapman University), is a writer, educator, and developmental editor with a distinguished background in creative writing, narrative nonfiction, and research. She has taught at several institutions, bringing her love of language and storytelling to each course. In the classroom, she cultivates an environment where students discover their authentic voices while…
Adjunct Faculty
Christina Brubaker
Christina Brubaker was married with two small children when her husbands job relocated them to Brooklyn, NY. For him, a native Californian, the change was a bit of a shock, but since Christina was born in Queens and lived on Long Island until she was nine, the move felt more like going home. She decided…
Adjunct Faculty
Lisa Caraway
Dr. Lisa Caraway, Ed.D., offers a wealth of experience in bridging creative passion with business acumen. Her extensive managerial experience spans multiple sectors, including pivotal roles in education and community-focused projects. There, she effectively combined theoretical insights with practical application to drive success. Lisa has led initiatives that required precise budgeting, financial forecasting, and resource…
Adjunct Faculty
Keith Ellis
Keith has a passion for mathematics and making it accessible for everyone--even those who have previously had bad experiences with it. He is also an advocate for the arts. Professionally, he has years of experience as a technology leader creating business plans, managing budgets and companies. He has taught in business settings and at the…
Adjunct Faculty
Chris Engel
Chris Engel has been employed as a professional Industrial Designer for 25 years and counting. He is currently employed at Titleist Golf in Carlsbad, CA as an Advanced Senior Industrial Designer. His job at Titleist is to create design concept sketches and renderings that help sell his ideas. He holds a BFA degree from the…
Adjunct Faculty
Ben Garceau
Ben Garceau has taught at multiple universities in the United States and abroad, including Indiana University, the University of Paris X Nanterre, and the University of California, Irvine. He has published research on Old English poetry, Seamus Heaney, and Jorge Luis Borges. As an academic, his research specializes in the cultures and contexts of late…
Adjunct Faculty
Ashton Haugen
Ashton Haugen is a voice talent, actor, teacher and coach from the greater Los Angeles area. She is currently a working voice actor and acting coach and is represented by Trailer Voice Artists. Ashton has worked for the past 20+ years to expand her skills as an actor and voice talent by studying and taking…
Adjunct Faculty
Sunkyung Kim
Sunkyung Kim (B.A., M.A., Seoul National University, Korea; Ph.D., Duke University) specializes in the history of religious art, focusing on Buddhist sculpture, ritual space, mortuary practices, and the visual culture of medieval China and Korea. Before joining LCAD as faculty, she was an Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral fellow and taught at the University of Southern…
Adjunct Faculty
Nicole Lima-Hartshorn
Nicole Lima-Hartshorn is an art historian and independent scholar of Roman art with a sub-specialization in Global Arts. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and California State University Long Beach, and received additional art history training at California State University Fullerton. Nicole has over 16 years of University and College teaching…
Adjunct Faculty
Dani Michaeli
Adjunct Faculty
Luis Morales
Luis Emilio Morales is an adjunct lecturer and researcher with more than six years worth of combined research and teaching experience at the secondary and university level. He holds two advanced degrees, one in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (MA), and the other in qualitative sociological research (MPhil). While a student at the University…
Adjunct Faculty
Maxwell Murphey
Max Murphey is a teacher and researcher working in philosophy, mathematics, logic, and other related areas. He holds a bachelors degree in philosophy and mathematics from Columbia University and a doctorates degree in Philosophy from University of California, Riverside (UCR). Since 2015, Max has been teaching middle-school and high-school math classes at ACI Institute in…
Adjunct Faculty
Gwendolyn Oxenham
Gwendolyn Oxenham is a writer, teacher, and producer. Her new audio docuseries, HUSTLE RULE, hosted by Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham, features the untold stories of women's soccer players, and is based on her book Under the Lights and in the Dark. She also wrote Finding the Game: Three Years, Twenty-Five Countries and the Search for…
Adjunct Faculty
Kimberly Parkan
Kimberly is an inquisitive and driven Physical Therapist in the outpatient orthopedic setting with an emphasis on manual therapy treatment. She is a Physical Therapist and an adjunct professor for LCAD, teaching Scientific Anatomy. She has always been fascinated by the human body and all of its unique, dynamic intricacies, and she finds great pleasure…
Adjunct Faculty
Bryan Price
Adjunct Faculty
Ariana Rizo
Ariana Rizo is an art historian with over 7 years of combined museum and teaching experience. She specializes in Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Latin American and Latinx art production.She currently works as a Curatorial Research Assistant at the Getty Research Institute.
Adjunct Faculty
Danielle Samuels
Adjunct Faculty
Genevieve Scott
When I was nine, the things I liked best in the world were writing rambling stories, tennis lessons on Toronto's weather-cracked courts, and playing "school" with the kids across the street. In high school and college, I didn't write as much, played less, and studied more boring things. In 2005, I got an MSc in…
Adjunct Faculty
Joshua Steadman
Josh Steadman is joining LCAD for his first year teaching the course Sketching for Entertainment Design. Previous to joining LCAD, Josh has spent nearly 23 years as a Set Designer, Concept Designer, Show Designer, Illustrator, Production Designer, and Creative Director, working in T.V., Theater, and Theme Park Design and Build. He has worked with numerous…
Adjunct Faculty
Todd Uglow
Professor Uglow has a law degree from Western State University College of Law and a degree in Business Administration from Cal State San Bernardino. He has written employee handbooks and developed policies concerning sexual harassment for Fortune 500 companies, and has also been hired by organizations to develop policies and strategies designed to reduce premises…
Adjunct Faculty
Noelle Volkmann
Noelle Volkmann graduated from California State University, Fullerton in 2016 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Animation and Entertainment Art. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Art in Art Education from California State University, Long Beach with an emphasis in creativity and play. Noelle brings her passion for and understanding of playful curriculum…
Adjunct Faculty
Lisbeth Welch-Stamos
Lisbeth began her LCAD teaching career in 1987, but after taking a full-time high school teaching job and having a family, she stepped away from LCAD, returning in 2016 to an utterly reimagined campus and college. Lisbeth regularly teaches Language Arts 104 and 111. She earned a bachelors degree in Creative Writing and Magazine Journalism…