Faculty & Staff

Department of History and Government

Chase Porter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science
Department Chair, History and Government
Office Phone: (951) 552-8199
E-mail: cporter@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point A-111

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Political Science	University of Alabama	2018
M.Div.	Divinity	Samford University	2013
B.A.	Christian Studies/Political Science	Mississippi College	2009

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Elaine Ahumada, D.P.A.

Professor of Public Administration
Program Director, Doctor of Public Administration (Online)
Office Phone: (951) 343-3929
E-mail: eahumada@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: 10370 Hemet Street Suite 200 Riverside, CA 92503

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
D.P.A.	Public Administration	University of La Verne	2005
M.P.A.	Public Administration	University of La Verne	1995
B.A.	Theatre Arts	University of La Verne	1989

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Noemi Alexander, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Public Administration
Director of Online Education for History and Government
Office Phone: 951-343-3961
E-mail: nalexander@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: 10370 Hemet St., Suite 100; Riverside, CA 92503

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Political Science	Claremont Graduate University	2020
M.P.A.	Public Administration & Policy	California State University at Long Beach	2001
B.A.	Social Work Policy	California State University at Long Beach	1998

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Jim Bishop, J.D.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Business Law
Office Phone: (951) 343-4342
E-mail: jbishop@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point 224

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
J.D.	Law	University of the Pacific	1975
B.A.	Political Science	California State University at San Bernardino	1972

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Mark Blincoe, Ph.D.

Professor of History
Office Phone: (951) 343-4953
E-mail: mblincoe@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point 125

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	History	University of Minnesota	2008
M.A.	History	University of Pennsylvania	2000
B.A.	History and Sociology	Whitworth University	1998

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Eric C. Brook, Ph.D.

Professor of History and Humanities
Office Phone: (951) 343-4308
E-mail: ebrook@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point 124

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	History of Philosophy	University of Essex	2013
M.A.	Humanities	California State University, Dominguez Hills	2007
M.A.	Theology	Concordia University	2000
B.A.	Philosophy (with Honors)	California Baptist College	1999

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Kenya Davis-Hayes, Ph.D.

Professor of History
Office Phone: (951) 343-4370
E-mail: kdavis@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point 121

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	American Studies, History	Purdue University	2005
M.Ed.	Social Studies Education	Campbell University	2000
B.A.	American History	Campbell University	1998

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Beth Groves, D.P.A.

Associate Professor of Public Administration
Program Director, Master of Public Administration (Online)
Office Phone: (951) 343-3948
E-mail: bgroves@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: 10370 Hemet St., Suite 200, Riverside, CA 92503

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
D.P.A.	Public Administration	University of La Verne	2019
M.P.A.	Public Administration	California State University Long Beach	1994
B.A.A.	Journalism	Central Michigan University	1983

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Troy Hinrichs, J.D.

Professor of Criminal Justice
Fellow, Dr. Paul & Annie Kienel Leadership Institute
Office Phone: (951) 343-4692
E-mail: thinrichs@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point, Room 221

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
J.D.	Law	Texas Tech University School of Law	1993
B.A.	Philosophy	Hardin-Simmons University	1991
B.A.	English	Hardin-Simmons University	1991

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Mark Kling, D.P.A.

Professor of Criminal Justice
Program Coordinator, B.S. in Criminal Justice (Online)
Office Phone: (951) 343-3936
E-mail: mkling@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Tyler Plaza

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
D.P.A.	Public Administration	University of La Verne	2004
M.P.A.	Public Administration	University of La Verne	1999
B.A.	Business Management	University of Phoenix	1996

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Chris McHorney, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science
Office Phone: (951) 343-4757
E-mail: cmchorney@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point 111

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Political Science	University of California at Riverside	1997
M.S.	International Studies	Troy State University at Dothan	1990
B.A.	Political Science	University of California at Los Angeles	1984

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Brett Provance, Ph.D.

Professor of Humanities
Office Phone: (951) 343-5561
E-mail: bprovance@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: 10370 Hemet St., Riverside, CA 92503

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Religion (New Testament and Christian Origins)	Claremont Graduate University	2006
M.A.	Religion	Claremont Graduate University	2001
B.S.	Communication Arts	California State Polytechnic University at Pomona	1987

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Robert Rose, DPA

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Office Phone: 951-343-4610
E-mail: rrose@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point 216

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
DPA	Public Administration	University of La Verne	2014
MPA	Public Administration	California Baptist University	2009
Bachelor of Science	Criminal Justice	California Baptist University	2007

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Riste Simnjanovski, DPA

Professor of Public Administration
Office Phone: (951) 343-3968
E-mail: rsimnjan@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Tyler Plaza, Suite 200

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
DPA	Public Administration	University of La Verne	May 2010
MA	Education: Higher Education Administration	University of Redlands	May 2004
BA	Liberal Studies / Teaching Credential	University of Redlands	May 2002

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Linda Marie Sundstrom, D.P.A.

Professor of Public Administration
Office Phone: (951) 343-2172
E-mail: lsundstrom@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: 10370 Hemet St., Suite 200, Riverside CA 92503

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution
D.P.A.	Public Administration	University of LaVerne
M.P.A.	Public Administration	CSU, San Bernardino
B.A.	International Business & Marketing	Cal Poly Pomona

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