Professor Robert Busek: Robert Busek is a Catholic homeschooling father of six, five of whom are still at home.  He graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1999 with his M.A. in Medieval Studies.  After a few years of bumping around corporate America in the Washington DC area, he moved to northern Colorado with his wife Susan in 2002 to teach middle and high school history at a nationally recognized K-12 charter school.  He joined the Department of History and Military History at APUS in 2008 as an adjunct instructor, becoming a full-time instructor in 2010.

In addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Busek has recently started publishing short opinion essays on a variety of subjects, including the current crisis in American education.  His work can be found online at The Federalist, The American Conservative, and The American Spectator.  He looks forward to working with the Students for Life at this exciting time for the pro-life movement.

Dr. Heather Thornton: Dr. Thornton (Dr. T) is an associate professor of history at American Public University System (APUS). She is a wife and mother of one daughter and a devoted aunt of two nephews and one niece. Dr. Thornton has an MDiv (Master of Divinity) from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway Seminary) and a Ph.D in History from Louisiana State University. Geaux Tigers. She and her husband Brandon live in the Greater Baton Rouge Area. She joined the Department of History and Military History at APUS as an adjunct in 2009 and became a full-time faculty member in 2012.   She teaches both undergraduate and graduate classes including directing MA theses for APUS. Dr. T’s research interests are mostly related to the Church of England and the connection between the church and state in high churchmen.

She is happy to serve in this role as a faculty advisor for the Pro-Life community on campus.