Full-Time Faculty

The tenured and tenure-track faculty members of the Department of Psychology are listed below. You can also visit the web page for faculty research for more information on the research interests of each faculty member.

Note: ASCL = Wallis Annenberg Integrated Science Complex-Wing A (La Kretz Hall); KH = Martin Luther King Hall. When calling from off-campus, the area code and prefix for all telephone extensions is (323) 34x-xxxx.

Senqi Hu, Ph.D.

Chair, Psychology

Professor, joined faculty in 2011
Ph.D., 1990, Pennsylvania State University
Office: KH C-3104

Tel: 3-2252
E-mail: shu6@calstatela.edu
Web: Senqi Hu webpage.html

Theodore Bell, Ph.D.

Professor
PhD., 1986, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Lab: The Human Auditory Lab
Office: KH C-3058

Tel: 3-5060
E-mail: tbell2@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/tbell2/tbell2.htm

Jessica Dennis, Ph.D.

Director, MA Program

Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2005
Ph.D., 2003, University of California, Riverside
Research Lab: Multicultural Research Center
Office: KH C-3062

Tel: 3-2276
E-mail: jdennis@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jdennis/

Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.

Professor
Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Lab: Health Psychology Lab
Office: KH D-3085

Tel: 3-5948
E-mail: rdurvas@calstatela.edu

Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/rdurvas/

Mitchell Eisen, Ph.D.

Director, Forensic MS program

Professor
Ph.D., 1993, University of Miami
Research Lab: Forensic Psychology Lab
Office: KH C-3060

Tel: 3-5006
E-mail: meisen@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/meisen/meisen.htm

Joel Ellwanger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2002
Ph.D., 1997, Northwestern University
Research Lab: Human Psychophysiology Laboratory
Office: KH C-3089

Tel: 3-2266
E-mail: jellwan@calstatela.edu

Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jellwan/

Gaithri Fernando, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D., 1996, Fuller Theological Seminary
Research Lab: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Lab
Office: KH C-3089

Tel: 3-2260
E-mail: gfernan2@calstatela.edu

Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/psych/gfernan.html

Alicia Izquierdo-Edler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2003, George Washington University
Research Lab: Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience
Office: ASCL 254

Tel: 3-2283
E-mail: aizquie@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/aizquie/

Robert Kennison, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2006
Ph.D., 2000, Claremont Graduate University
Research Lab: Silver Eagle Memory and Aging Lab
Office: KH C-3105

Tel: 3-2265
E-mail: rkennis@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/rkennis/

Kimberly King, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, joined faculty in 1998
Ph.D., 1998, University of California at Los Angeles
Research Lab: Social Justice and Community Lab
Office: KH D-3076C

Tel: 3-2277
E-mail: kking3@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/kking3/kking3.htm

Eric L. Kohatsu, Ed.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D., 1992, University of Maryland, College Park
Research Lab: Cross-Cultural Research Center
Office: KH A-3038

Tel: 3-2270
E-mail: ekohats@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/ekohats/

Brigitte Matthies, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2003
Ph.D., 1993, McGill University
Research Lab:
Office: KH D-3073

Tel: 3-5109
E-mail: bmatthi@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/bmatthi/

Pamela Regan, Ph.D.

Professor, joined faculty in 1996
Ph.D., 1994, University of Minnesota
Research Lab: Social Relations Lab
Office: KH D-3071

Tel: 3-2289
E-mail: pregan@exchange.calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/pregan/Pamela-Regan.htm

Heidi Riggio, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2005
Ph.D., 2001, Claremont Graduate University
Research Lab:
Office: KH D-3083

Tel: 3-5617
E-mail: hriggio@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/psych/html/Riggio.htm

Gloria Romero, Ph.D.

Professor
Ph.D., 1983, University of California, Riverside
Research Lab:
Office: KH C-4060

Tel: 3-2269
E-mail: gromero@calstatela.edu

Henry Schlinger, Ph.D.

Director, ABA MS program

Associate Professor
Ph.D., 1985, Western Michigan University
Research Lab: Behavior Analysis Lab
Office: KH A-3043

Tel: 3-2250
E-mail: hschlin@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/psych/hschlin.html

Munyi Shea, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, joined faculty in 2009
Ph.D., 2001, Columbia University

Office: KH C-3062

Research Lab: Multicultural Prevention and Intervention Lab

Tel: 3-2256
E-mail: mshea3@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/mshea3/

Ji Son, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2007, Indiana University
Research Lab: Learning Lab
Office: KH C-3061

Tel: 3-2261
E-mail: json2@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/json2/

Doug Stenstrom, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2008, University of Southern California
Research Lab:
Office: KH C-3060

Tel: 3-2258
E-mail: dstenst@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Doug_Stenstrom

Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Ph.D.

Professor, joined faculty in 2006
Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Lab: Media and Language Lab
Office: KH C-3061

Tel: 3-2279
E-mail: ksubrah@calstatela.edu
Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/ksubrah/SUBRA.HTM