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Psychology College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies

Meet Us

Staff

Sharon Furtak, Ph.D.

Interim Department Chair

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Pat Hughes

Administrative Support Coordinator II

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Saba Kbrom

Administrative Support Coordinator I

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Logan Wonderly

Administrative Support Coordinator I

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Manar Huwieh

Student Assistant

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Faculty/Major Advisors

Itzel Aceves-Azuara, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural Psychology

Phillip Akutsu, Ph.D.

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  • Location: AMD 351D
  • Phone: (916) 278-6364
  • Pronouns: he/him/his
  • Specialty & Interests: Clinical Psychology

Rachel August, Ph.D.

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  • Location: AMD 364A
  • Phone: (916) 278-6814
  • Pronouns: she/her/hers
  • Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Lisa Bohon, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Evolutionary Psychology, Life History, and Risk

Denys Brand, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis

Jeffrey Calton, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Behavioral Neuroscience

Rebecca Cameron, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Not available Spring 2025.
  • Specialty & Interests: Clinical Psychology

Melikşah Demir, Ph.D.

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  • Location: AMD 351C
  • Phone: (916) 278-4581
  • Pronouns: he/him/his
  • Specialty & Interests: Rekhi Singh Endowed Professor in Happiness, Developmental Psychology

Erin Rose Ellison, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community Psychology

Sharon Flicker, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Not available Spring 2025.
  • Specialty & Interests: Clinical Psychology

Paulette Garcia Peraza, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural Psychology

David Giguere, Ph.D.

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  • Location: AMD 353D
  • Phone: (916) 278-8447
  • Pronouns: he/him/his
  • Specialty & Interests: Developmental Psychology

Lisa Harrison, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Social Psychology

Megan Heinicke, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis

Gregory Hurtz, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Quantitative Psychology

Gregory Kim-Ju, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural Psychology

Casey Knifsend, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Developmental Psychology

Ciobha McKeown, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis

Caio Miguel, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis

Alexandra Morrison, Ph.D.

Graduate Coordinator

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  • Specialty & Interests: Cognitive Psychology

Becky Penrod, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis

Jianjian (J.J.) Qin, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Cognitive Psychology

Zach Schudson, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Social Psychology

Kehan Shen, Ph.D.

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  • Location: AMD 357D
  • Phone: (916) 278-1160
  • Pronouns: he/him/his
  • Specialty & Interests: Counseling Psychology

Oriel Strickland, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Catherine Warren, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Emily Wickelgren, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Sensation/Perception

Brittany Young, Ph.D.

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  • Specialty & Interests: Developmental Psychology

Lecturers

Mayrose Acob, M.S.

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Lilian Cabrera-haro, Ph.D.

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Marcus Cappiello, Ph.D.

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Manveen Dhindsa, Ph.D.

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Jeanne Edman, Ph.D.

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JeNell Flanagan, M.A.

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Tim Gaffney, Ph.D.

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Sara Gorchoff, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Not available Spring 2025.

Andrea Hindes, Ph.D.

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Shannon Hurtz, Ph.D.

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Shannon Luoma, M.A.

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Javier Mesa, Ph.D.

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Nathaniel Mills, Ph.D.

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  • Location: BNC 1020
  • Phone: (916) 278-4585
  • Pronouns: her/him

Ju Hui Park, Ph.D.

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Blaise Parker, Ph.D.

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Pu Peng, Ph.D.

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John Pugliese, Ph.D.

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Kim Roberts, Ph.D.

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Sarah Strand, Ph.D.

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  • Location: AMD 356
  • Phone: (916) 278-6962
  • Pronouns: she/her/hers

Jordan Tackett Russell, Ph.D.

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Teri Tanaka, Ph.D.

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Paul Whiteley, Ph.D.

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Total Members: 55