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 Dr. Ryan Howell, Chair of the Psychology Department, directly at rhowell@sfsu.edu. You’re also welcome to send a calendar invite to any open time on his Outlook calendar between 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Monday–Thursday. His calendar is kept current.
| 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
|
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 |