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
Mitchell Eisen, Ph.D. [Director, Forensic MS program]
Professor,
Ph.D., 1993, University of Miami
Research Lab: Forensic Psychology Lab
Phone: 3-5006
Joel Ellwanger, Ph.D.
Professor, joined faculty in 2002
Ph.D., 1997, Northwestern University
Research Lab: Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory
Phone: 3-2266
Professor, Emerita
Ph.D., 1996, Fuller Theological Seminary
Research Lab: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Lab
Phone: 3-2260
Steven Frenda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2016
Ph.D., 2014, University of California, Irvine
Phone: 3-2277
Professor, joined faculty in 2011, Emeritus
Ph.D., 1990, Pennsylvania State University
Phone: 3-2260
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, joined faculty in 2006
Ph.D., 2000, Claremont Graduate University
Research Lab: Silver Eagle Lab on Aging, Cognition, and Emotion
Phone: 3-2265
E-mail: rkennis@calstatela.edu
Professor, Emeritus
Ph.D., 1992, University of Maryland, College Park Los Angeles
Research Lab: Center for Cross-Cultural Research
Phone: 3-2270
E-mail: ekohats@calstatela.edu
Alma Olaguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2021, University of California, Irvine
Phone: 3-5109
Pamela Regan, Ph.D.
Professor, joined faculty in 1996
Ph.D., 1994, University of Minnesota
Research Lab: Social Relations Lab
Phone: 3-2289
Heidi Riggio, Ph.D. [Department Chair]
Professor, joined faculty in 2005
Ph.D., 2001, Claremont Graduate University
Phone: 3-2252
Dana Saifan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, joined faculty in 2023
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
Doug 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. [Director, MA program]
Associate Professor, joined faculty in 2017
Ph.D., 2016, University of California, Irvine
Research Lab: Culture and Relationships Lab