Outstanding Faculty
May 24, 2023 2026-09-11 13:11Outstanding Faculty
About Anaheim University
Anaheim University Faculty
Every graduate professor holds a doctoral or terminal degree, and teaches live — not through recorded lectures. Three of them are past Presidents of TESOL International. Several wrote the books their subject is taught from.
100%
of graduate professors hold a doctoral or terminal degree
3
past Presidents of TESOL International teach here
1998
teaching real-time online degree programs since
40+
countries students have joined from
Academic leadership
The deans and program designers who set the direction of each school.
Dr. Robert Robertson
Dean, Akio Morita School of Business
Ph.D. Management · MIT certifications · University of London Senior Research Fellow · Fulbright Specialist
Dr. Rod Ellis
Designer, Ed.D. in TESOL
Duke of Edinburgh Prize for the best book in applied linguistics, for The Study of Second Language Acquisition
Dr. David Desser
Founding Dean, Akira Kurosawa School of Film
Ph.D. Cinema Studies, USC · has taught at USC, UCLA, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kansai, Hong Kong Baptist and Illinois
Dr. David Nunan
David Nunan TESOL Institute
Past President, TESOL International · the Institute carries his name
Akio Morita School of Business
Doctoral degrees from some of the world’s most esteemed universities, paired with real experience running businesses. A number have served as Department Chairs and Deans at major universities throughout the United States, and the faculty teaches from Japan, Europe and the Americas. The school also staffs the Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute and the Carland Entrepreneurship Institute.
Dr. Robert Robertson
Dean, Akio Morita School of Business
Ph.D. Management · MIT certifications · University of London Senior Research Fellow · Fulbright Specialist
Dr. Kwok Shum
Sustainable management
Has run Clinton Foundation C40 workshops
Dr. Stavros Sindakis
Entrepreneurship
Author, Entrepreneurial Rise in Southeast Asia
Tamara Myatt
Global sustainable management
Former Executive Director, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women in Afghanistan
Vince Carter
Sustainable management
Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management
Chris Raymond
Sustainable management
Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management
Graduate School of Education & David Nunan TESOL Institute
The Ed.D. and MA in TESOL are taught by linguists and authors published by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Cengage, Prentice-Hall, Longman and McGraw-Hill. Three members of the faculty are past Presidents of TESOL International, the world’s largest language teaching organization.
Dr. Rod Ellis
Designer, Ed.D. in TESOL
Duke of Edinburgh Prize for the best book in applied linguistics, for The Study of Second Language Acquisition
Dr. David Nunan
David Nunan TESOL Institute
Past President, TESOL International · the Institute carries his name
Dr. MaryAnn Christison
Ed.D. and MA in TESOL
Past President, TESOL International
Dr. Andy Curtis
Ed.D. and MA in TESOL
Past President, TESOL International
Dr. Luke Plonsky
Graduate Diploma and Certificate in TESOL
Applied linguistics and research methods
Dr. Ken Beatty
Graduate Diploma in TESOL
Critical and creative thinking in language teaching
Jimalee Sowell
Undergraduate Diploma in TESOL
David Nunan TESOL Institute
Akira Kurosawa School of Film
Scholars alongside working practitioners. Faculty integrate practical exercises, mentorship and industry collaboration into every course, so students leave with both the theory and the craft.
Dr. David Desser
Founding Dean, Akira Kurosawa School of Film
Ph.D. Cinema Studies, USC · has taught at USC, UCLA, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kansai, Hong Kong Baptist and Illinois
Vikram Channa
Associate Dean, Akira Kurosawa School of Film
Warner Bros. Discovery Networks — Head of Production, Asia-Pacific
Henryk Cymerman
Cinematography
Credits include Star Trek: First Contact
Carrie Hamilton Entertainment Institute
The BA in Creative Communications is taught by people who have built careers inside the studios, not only studied them.
Raphael Raphael
Creative communications
BA in Creative Communications
Douglas Montgomery
Creative communications
Former Vice President, Warner Bros.
Eric Van Hamersveld
Animation
Animated for Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera
How our faculty teach
Nobody here records a lecture and walks away. Every program is built around live classes with the professor in the room, small enough that you speak in them.
Ed.D. and MA in TESOL
a weekly 90-minute live webcam class
Nine-week courses, a new one every 10 weeks. The Ed.D. adds two required four-day residential sessions, held once a year, plus a dissertation committee and a $2,000 research reserve fund.
DBA, MBA and Master of Entrepreneurship
two 90-minute live seminars per course
Faculty teach from Japan, Europe and the Americas, so seminar times are set to work across time zones.
MFA in Digital Filmmaking
a weekly 90-minute live class, often with an industry guest
Includes a one-week hands-on residential in Hollywood.
BA in Creative Communications
a 90-minute live class, the first hour led by the professor
The second half is worked through with classmates, so the cohort matters as much as the lecture.
Who teaches your program
Every degree, diploma and certificate Anaheim University offers, and the faculty who teach on it.
| Program | School or institute | Taught by | Live class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed.D. in TESOL | Graduate School of Education | Rod Ellis, whose book won the Duke of Edinburgh Prize; David Nunan, MaryAnn Christison and Andy Curtis, three past presidents of TESOL International | a weekly 90-minute live webcam class |
| MA in TESOL | Graduate School of Education | David Nunan, MaryAnn Christison and Andy Curtis, three past presidents of TESOL International, and Rod Ellis | a weekly 90-minute live webcam class |
| Graduate Diploma in TESOL | Graduate School of Education | Luke Plonsky, Rod Ellis, David Nunan, MaryAnn Christison, Andy Curtis and Ken Beatty | a weekly 90-minute live webcam class |
| Graduate Certificate in TESOL | Graduate School of Education | Luke Plonsky, Rod Ellis, David Nunan, MaryAnn Christison and Andy Curtis | a weekly 90-minute live webcam class |
| Undergraduate Diploma in TESOL | David Nunan TESOL Institute | Dr David Nunan, past president of TESOL International, and Jimalee Sowell | self-paced, no live class |
| TESOL Certificate | David Nunan TESOL Institute | designed by Dr David Nunan, past president of TESOL International | self-paced, no live class |
| TEYL Certificate | David Nunan TESOL Institute | designed by Dr David Nunan, past president of TESOL International | self-paced, no live class |
| DBA in Management | Akio Morita School of Business | Dean Robert Robertson, a Fulbright Specialist, with a faculty who all hold doctorates and have run real businesses | two 90-minute live seminars per course |
| DBA in International Business | Akio Morita School of Business | Dean Robert Robertson and a faculty teaching from Japan, Europe and the Americas | two 90-minute live seminars per course |
| DBA in Sustainable Management | Akio Morita School of Business | Kwok Shum, who has run Clinton Foundation C40 workshops, and Dean Robert Robertson | two 90-minute live seminars per course |
| DBA in Entrepreneurship | Akio Morita School of Business | Stavros Sindakis, author of Entrepreneurial Rise in Southeast Asia, and Dean Robert Robertson | two 90-minute live seminars per course |
| MBA in International Business | Akio Morita School of Business | a faculty who all hold doctorates and have run real businesses, led by Dean Robert Robertson | two live online seminars per course |
| MBA in Sustainable Management | Akio Morita School of Business | Tamara Myatt, former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women in Afghanistan, and Kwok Shum | two 90-minute live seminars per course |
| Graduate Diploma in International Business | Akio Morita School of Business | the Akio Morita School of Business faculty, all holding doctorates | two 90-minute live classes per course |
| Graduate Certificate in International Business | Akio Morita School of Business | the Akio Morita School of Business faculty, all holding doctorates | two 90-minute live classes per course |
| Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management | Akio Morita School of Business | Tamara Myatt, Vince Carter and Chris Raymond | two 90-minute live classes per course |
| Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management | Akio Morita School of Business | Tamara Myatt, former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women in Afghanistan | two 90-minute live classes per course |
| Master of Entrepreneurship | Carland Entrepreneurship Institute | a faculty who all hold doctorates, led by Dean Robert Robertson | two 90-minute live seminars per course |
| MFA in Digital Filmmaking | Akira Kurosawa School of Film | Vikram Channa, a Warner Bros. Discovery Vice President, and Henryk Cymerman, a cinematographer whose credits include Star Trek: First Contact | a weekly 90-minute live class, often with a guest speaker from the industry |
| BA in Creative Communications | Carrie Hamilton Entertainment Institute | Raphael Raphael, Douglas Montgomery, a former Warner Bros. Vice President, and Eric Van Hamersveld, who animated for Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera | a 90-minute live class, the first hour led by the professor |
Books by our faculty
Faculty here publish with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Cengage, Prentice-Hall, Longman and McGraw-Hill — in several cases, the standard text for the subject they teach.
Teach at Anaheim University
Applications are open for the Akio Morita School of Business, the Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute, the Akira Kurosawa School of Film and the Graduate School of Education. Professors teach from home or office, on infrastructure built for live online delivery since 1998.
Minimum requirement: a doctoral degree in a relevant subject, plus significant teaching and professional experience in the subjects taught.
Requirements by school
What each school asks for. If you have the qualifications and the professional experience, and teaching global professionals from your own home or office interests you, we would like to hear from you.
Akio Morita School of Business
A doctoral degree in a relevant subject, and significant teaching and professional experience in the subject taught. Professors are expected to make a strong commitment to providing daily online feedback during each course.
Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute
Professors are currently being sought. Candidates should have a doctoral degree and teaching or professional experience related to corporate social responsibility, sustainability or the environment.
Graduate School of Education
A doctoral degree in a TESOL or Linguistics-related subject, and significant teaching and professional experience in the subject taught.
Akira Kurosawa School of Film
Requirements vary greatly depending on the course. Tell us what you teach and we will tell you where it fits.
You do not need special equipment. Anaheim University has taught real-time online degree programs since 1998, to students in more than 40 countries. All software is hosted on the University’s own servers, and the infrastructure is built so that professors who are not confident with technology can still teach comfortably online. A computer and an internet connection are enough.
To apply, send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected].
