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: KH = Martin Luther King Hall. When calling from off-campus, the area code and prefix for all telephone extensions is (323) 34x-xxxx.
Full-Time Faculty
Corinne Bower, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2017, Pennsylvania State University
Research Lab: Child Development and Learning Lab
Phone: 3-5109
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: Dr. Bower
Mitchell Eisen, Ph.D. [Director, Forensic MS program]
Professor
Ph.D., 1993, University of Miami
Research Lab: Forensic Psychology Lab
Phone: 3-5006
Edward Eivers Ph.D. [Interim Department Chair]
Interim Department Chair
Ph.D., University of Galway, Ireland
Phone: 3-2252
Email: [email protected]
Joel Ellwanger, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D., 1997, Northwestern University
Research Lab: Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory
Phone: 3-2266
Gaithri Fernando, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Ph.D., 1996, Fuller Theological Seminary
Research Lab: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Lab
Phone: 3-2266
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: Dr. Fernando
Steven Frenda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2014, University of California, Irvine
Phone: 3-2277
Senqi Hu, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., 1990, Pennsylvania State University
Phone: 3-5890
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: Dr. Hu
Matthew Jackson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2017
Ph.D., 2013, University of California, Los Angeles
Phone: 3-2259
Robert Kennison, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D., 2000, Claremont Graduate University
Research Lab: Silver Eagle Lab on Aging, Cognition, and Emotion
Phone: 3-2265
Alma Olaguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2021, University of California, Irvine
Phone: 3-5109
Pamela Regan, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D., 1994, University of Minnesota
Research Lab: Social Relations Lab
Phone: 3-5697
Heidi Riggio, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D., 2001, Claremont Graduate University
Phone: 3-5890
Dana Saifan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2022, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Lab: FREEDOM Lab: Facilitating Research for Equity, Empowerment, and Decolonization of Mental Health
Henry D. Schlinger, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D., 1985, Western Michigan University
Research Lab: Behavior Analysis Lab
Crystal Slanzi, PhD, BCBA-D
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2021, University of Florida
Research Lab: Behavioral Science and Health
Phone: (323) 343-2250
Email: [email protected]
Ji Son, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D., 2007, Indiana University
Research Lab: Learning Lab
Douglas Stenstrom, Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D., 2008, University of Southern California
Research Lab: Decision-Making Lab
Yvette Z. Szabo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, joined faculty in 2022
Ph.D., 2017, University of Louisville
Research Lab: Psychoneuroimmunology Research On Stress, PTSD, Emotion and Recovery (PROSPER) Lab
Karen Wu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2017
Ph.D., 2016, University of California, Irvine
Research Lab: Culture and Relationships Lab