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​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.
Corinne Bower, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, joined faculty in 2022
Ph.D., 2017, Pennsylvania State University
Research Lab: Child Development and Learning Lab
Phone: 3-5941
E-mail: cbower3@calstatela.edu | Web: https://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/corinne-bower
Mitchell Eisen, Ph.D. [Director, Forensic MS program]
Ph.D., 1993, University of Miami
Research Lab: Forensic Psychology Lab
E-mail: meisen@calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/psych/html/Eisen.htm
Joel Ellwanger, Ph.D. [Department Chair]
Professor, joined faculty in 2002
Ph.D., 1997, Northwestern University
Research Lab: Human Psychophysiology Laboratory
E-mail: jellwan@calstatela.edu | Web: https://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/joel-ellwanger
Gaithri Fernando, Ph.D. [Department Associate Chair]
Ph.D., 1996, Fuller Theological Seminary
Research Lab: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Lab
E-mail: [email protected] | Web: https://www.calstatela.edu/academic/psych/gfernan.html
Steven Frenda, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2014, University of California, Irvine
E-mail: s[email protected] | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/steven-frenda-phd
Senqi Hu, Ph.D.
E-mail: [email protected] | Web: Senqi Hu webpage
Matthew Jackson, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2013, University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Kennison, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2000, Claremont Graduate University
Research Lab: Silver Eagle Memory and Aging Lab
E-mail: [email protected] | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/rkennis/
Eric L. Kohatsu, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 1992, University of Maryland, College Park Los Angeles
E-mail: ekohats@calstatela.edu
Alma Olaguez, Ph.D.
Research Lab: Legal Attitudes Lab
E-mail: aolague3@calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/alma-olaguez-muros
Brigitte Matthies, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 1993, McGill University
E-mail: bmatthi@calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/brigitte-matthies
Pamela Regan, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 1994, University of Minnesota
Research Lab: Social Relations Lab
E-mail: pregan@exchange.calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/dr-pamela-regan
Heidi Riggio, Ph.D.
E-mail: hriggio@calstatela.edu
Henry D. Schlinger, Jr., Ph.D.
Ph.D., 1985, Western Michigan University
Research Lab: Behavior Analysis Lab
E-mail: hschlin@calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/psych/hschlin.html
Ji Son, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2007, Indiana University
Research Lab: Learning Lab
E-mail: json2@calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/ji-son
Doug Stenstrom, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2008, University of Southern California
E-mail: dstenst@calstatela.edu
Yvette Z. Szabo, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2017, University of Louisville
Research Lab: Psychoneuroimmunology Research On Stress, PTSD, Emotion and Recovery (PROSPER) Lab
E-mail: yszabo@calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/yvette-szabo
Karen Wu, Ph.D. [Director, MA program]
Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2017
Research Lab: Culture and Relationships Lab
E-mail: kwu25@calstatela.edu | Web: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/karen-wu