Students should see a Faculty Advisor to discuss the following topics:
- Questions about psychology careers (visit an advisor who has expertise that aligns with your interests)
- Approval of Academic Probation Forms
- Course Adds, Withdrawals, etc.
To report a conduct concern, please contact the Chair of the Psychology Department. Appointments can be made by emailing the Assistant to the Chair, Singing Chen. Please include your phone number and available days/times.
| Faculty Advisor | Contact Information | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
|
Ben-Zeev, Avi
Ph.D., Yale, 1997 |
Office: N/A Phone: N/A |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Cognitive Psychology Mathematical Reasoning Stereotyping |
|
Cookston, Jeff
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2000 |
Office: EP 503B Office Hours: Spring 2026, By Appointment Phone: (415) 405-2132 Email: cookston@sfsu.edu Lab website: Family Interaction Research lab Website: Jeff Cookston |
Psychology Department Graduate Program Coordinator Social Construction of Family |
|
Eschleman, Kevin
Ph.D., Wright State University, 2011 |
Office Hours: Spring 2026, Drop-In Only via Zoom on Thursday 11:30AM to 1:30PM Zoom ID: 831-227-4170 Zoom Passcode: brains Phone: (415) 338-1030 Email: kesch@sfsu.edu Web: Health and Organizational Psychology Lab |
Industrial/Organizational Human Performance Job Stress & Health Career Pursuit |
|
Gard, David
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2005 |
Office: EP 241 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By appointment Phone (415) 338-1440 Email: dgard@sfsu.edu Web: Motivation and Emotion Research Lab |
Coordinator - Clinical Experimental Psychopathology Schizophrenia |
|
Geisler, Mark
Ph.D., Stony Brook, 1994 |
Office: EP 325 Office Hours: Spring 2026, Monday 2:30pm - 4:00pm By Appointment Phone: (415) 338-6026 Email: mgeisler@sfsu.edu Lab: Cognitive Psychophysiology Lab |
Coordinator - Mind, Brain, and Behavior Human Cognitive Psychophysiology Sensory-Cognitive Processing |
|
Hagan, Melissa
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2013 |
Office: EP 239 Phone: (415) 338-2210 |
Clinical Stress/Trauma Mental Health Disparities Resilience Psychophysiology Interventions |
|
Harris, Diane
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1980 |
Office: EP 234 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By Appointment Phone: (415) 338-7064 Email: dharris@sfsu.edu |
School Clinical Eating Disorders Childhood Overweight Obesity |
|
Holley, Sarah
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2010 |
Office: EP 236 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By Appointment Phone: (415) 405-0760 Email: sholley@sfsu.edu Web: Relationships, Emotion and Health Lab Booking Link: https://sholley-sfsu.youcanbook.me/ |
Clinical Relationships Emotions Health |
|
Howell, Ryan
Ph.D., UC Riverside, 2005 |
Office: EP 202 Office Hours: Spring 2026, email schen9@sfsu.edu for an appointment Phone: (415) 338-7555 Email: rhowell@sfsu.edu Web: PWB Research Lab |
Department Chair Social, Personality, Affective/Mind, Brain, and Behavior |
|
Ihorn, Shasta
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2013 |
Office: EP 237 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By Appointment Phone: (415) 338-3218 Email: sihorn@sfsu.edu Web: Calendly |
Coordinator - School Psychology Educational Psychology Interdisciplinary Research Equity and Diversity in STEM |
|
Karras, Juliana
Ph.D., City University of New York, 2018 |
Office Hours: Spring 2026, Not Available Phone: (415) 405-3417 Email: jkarras@sfsu.edu |
Developmental Inequality and Social Development Civic Engagement Children’s Rights Ethnic-Racial Identity Immigrant-Origin Children and Youth |
|
Kim, John J.
Ph.D., M.I.T., 1993 |
Office: EP 421 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By Appointment Email: johnjkim@sfsu.edu Web: |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Development |
|
Liu, Shuyi
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2022 |
Office: EP 235 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By appointment Phone: (415) 338-7546 Email: shuyil@sfsu.edu The TRANSFORM Lab |
Clinical Mental Health Impact of Minority Stress (e.g., Racial Discrimination, Acculturative Stress, and Bicultural Stress) Promoting Effective Cross-Cultural Clinical Supervision |
|
Matsumoto, David
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1986 |
Office: EP 328 Office Hours: Spring 2026, Not Available Phone: (415) 338-1114 Email: dm@sfsu.edu |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior/Social Culture and Emotion |
|
Mello, Zena
Ph.D., Penn State University, 2005 |
Office: EP 309 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By appointment Phone: (415) 338-7557 Email: zmello@sfsu.edu Web: https://faculty.sfsu.edu/~zmello |
Social, Personality, Affective Science Adolescence development Social Class Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups Discrimination, Stereotypes, Bias Time Perspective |
|
Morsella, Ezequiel
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002 |
Office: EP 324 Office Hours: Spring 2026, Fridays 10:30am - 12:30pm (zoom) By appointment (In person) Zoom Link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/81504531922?pwd=azlteVcwbFdYMjJwZ1k1QXdZQkZPUT09 Email: morsella@sfsu.edu Web: https://faculty.sfsu.edu/~morsella |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Neuroscience of Consciousness and Action Control |
|
Paik, Jae
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2004 |
Office: EP 305 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By appointment Phone: (415) 405-0577 Email: jaepaik@sfsu.edu Web: Learning and Developmental Lab |
Coordinator - Developmental Social and Emotional Learning Cognitive Development Service Learning in Psychology Culture and Development |
|
Sanchez, Diana R.
Ph.D., Colorado State, 2017 |
Office: EP 507 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By appointment Phone: (415) 338-1059 Email: sanchezdianar@sfsu.edu Zoom Link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/81753034939?pwd=eb737bUloBKFRsmyQAHTfKgOoa0jKl.1 Web: Workplace Technology Lab |
Industrial/Organizational Workplace Technology, Training & Development, Virtual Reality, Assessment, Gamification & Game-Based Solutions |
|
Singh, Anisha Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2023 |
Office: EP 327 Office Hours: Spring 2026, Thursdays 2:00pm - 4:00pm, By Appointment Phone: 415-338-1267 Email: asingh56@sfsu.edu Web: LETR Lab (Learning and Technology Research Lab) - https://sites.google.com/view/letrlab |
Social, Personality, Affective Science Reading across Different Media |
|
Smith, Amy Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz, 2004 |
Office: EP 508 Office Hours: Spring 2026, Thursdays 8:00am-9:00am and By Appointment Phone: (415) 338-1275 Email: smithae@sfsu.edu |
Legal Legal/Forensics Psychology and Law Social Justice Jury Deliberations/Decision Making |
| Suri, Gaurav R. Associate Professor Joined SF State in 2016 Ph.D., Stanford, 2015 |
Office: EP 306 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By Appointment Email: suri@sfsu.edu Web: Readiness, Activation, and Decision Making Lab |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Computational Neuroscience |
|
Tate, Charlotte
Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006 |
Office: EP 310 Zoom: https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/89928505637?pwd=b0JUKzNKZGVFanJWajBFS2dpRmx6UT09 |
Coordinator - Social, Personality, Affective Science Gender Sexuality Statistics/Psychometrics |
|
Wolf, Jaclyn
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021 |
Office: EP 238 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By Appointment (email for zoom link) Phone: (415) 338-1104 Email: jaclynwolf@sfsu.edu Web: The TRANSFORM Lab |
Clinical Educational and Mental Health Experiences and Needs of K-12 Students from Minoritized Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds Training of Culturally Competent Educators and Practitioners, Child/Adolescent Psychology |
|
Wright, Chris
Ph.D., University of South Florida, 1996 |
Office: EP 509 Office Hours: Spring 2026, Via Zoom Wednesdays 10:00am-12:00pm and By appointment Phone: (415) 338-1465 Email: cwright@sfsu.edu Web: Employee Research Lab |
Coordinator - Industrial/Organizational Employee Selection and Retention Test Development and Validation Job Analysis |
|
Yang, Shiyu Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 |
Office: EP 202 Office Hours: Spring 2026, By appointment Phone: (415) 338-2712 Email: shiyu.yang@sfsu.edu Web: https://sites.google.com/view/shiyuyang Lab: People in Organizations Lab |
Industrial/Organizational Workplace diversity Behavioral Ethics Culture Creativity |