Faculty & Staff

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   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2001

 

Ph.D., Yale, 1997

Office: N/A   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, not available

Phone: N/A   
Email: abenzeev@sfsu.edu   
Web: Cognition and Social Equity Lab

Mind, Brain, and Behavior   
Cognitive Psychology   
Mathematical Reasoning   
Stereotyping   
 

Cookston, Jeff   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2002

 

Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2000

Office: EP 503B   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Wednesdays 3:00pm - 5:00pm and 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   
Adolescence   
Parenting   
Marital/Family Conflict   
Divorce and Separation

Eschleman, Kevin   
Professor   
Joined SF State inn 2012

 

Ph.D., Wright State University, 2011

Office: Via Zoom   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, by appointment   
Phone: (415) 338-1030   
Email: kesch@sfsu.edu   
Web: Health and Organizational Psychology
Coordinator -Industrial/Organizational    
Job Satisfaction   
Job Stress & Health   
Career Pursuit

Gard, David   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 1997

 

Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2005

Office: EP 241   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Tuesday 8am to 10am   
Email For Appointment and Zoom Link.   
Phone (415) 338-1440   
Email: dgard@sfsu.edu   
Web: Motivation and Emotion Research Lab
Coordinator - MS Clinical   
Experimental   
Psychopathology   
Schizophrenia

Geisler, Mark   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 1999

 

Ph.D., Stony Brook, 1994

Office: EP 325   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Tuesdays 2:30pm to 4pm   
Phone: (415) 338-6026   
Email: mgeisler@sfsu.edu   
Lab: Cognitive Psychophysiology Lab
Coordinator - MA Mind, Brain, and Behavior   
Human Cognitive   
Psychophysiology   
Sensory-Cognitive Processing

Hagan, Melissa   
Associate Professor   
Joined SF State in 2015

 

Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2013

Office: EP 239   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Email for appointment   
Phone: (415) 338-2210   
Email: mjhagan@sfsu.edu   
Web: www.sfsustarlab.com
Clinical   
Stress/Trauma   
Mental Health Disparities   
Resilience   
Psychophysiology   
Interventions 

Harris, Diane   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 1990

 

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1980

Office: EP 234   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available   
Phone: (415) 338-7064   
Email: dharris@sfsu.edu   
 
School   
Clinical   
Eating Disorders   
Childhood Overweight   
Obesity

Holley, Sarah   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2011

 

Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2010

Office: EP 236   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available, on Sabbatical   
Link for appointment scheduling   
Phone: (415) 405-0760   
Email: sholley@sfsu.edu   
Web: Relationships, Emotion and Health Lab
Clinical   
Relationships   
Emotions   
Health

Howell, Ryan   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2007

 

Ph.D., UC Riverside, 2005

Office: EP 202   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, email schen9@sfsu.edu for an appointment   
Phone: (415) 338-7555   
Email: rhowell@sfsu.edu   
Web: PWB Research Lab

Department Chair

Mind, Brain, and Behavior   
Quantitative Methods

Ihorn, Shasta   
Associate Professor   
Joined SF State in 2018

 

Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2013

Office: EP 237   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Tuesday 10am-12pm   
Phone: (415) 338-3218   
Email: sihorn@sfsu.edu   
Web: Calendly
Coordinator - School Psychology   
Educational Psychology Interdisciplinary Research   
Equity and Diversity in STEM

Karras, Juliana   
Associate Professor   
Joined SF State in 2020

 

Ph.D., City University of New York, 2018

Office Hours: Fall 2024, Available by appointment on youcanbookme   
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.   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 1995

 

Ph.D., M.I.T., 1993

Office: EP 421   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, not available    
Phone: (415) 405-4155   
Email: johnjkim@sfsu.edu   
Web:
Mind, Brain, and Behavior   
Cognitive Psychology   
Cognitive Development

Liu, Shuyi   
Assistant Professor   
Joined SF State in 2022

 

Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2022

Office: EP 235   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By appointment   
Phone: (415) 338-7546   
Email: shuyil@sfsu.edu   
Psychology For the People! 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   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 1989

 

Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1986

Office: EP 328   
Fall 2024, Monday 9:00am -11:00am

 

Phone: (415) 338-1114   
Email: dm@sfsu.edu

Mind, Brain, and Behavior/Social   
Culture and Emotion

Mello, Zena   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2013

 

Ph.D., Penn State University, 2005

Office: EP 309   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, No Available

Phone: (415) 338-7557   
Email: zmello@sfsu.edu   
Web: The Time Lab

Social   
Adolescence   
Ethnic Minority Groups   
Time Perspective   
Social Class

Morsella, Ezequiel   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2007

 

Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002   
 

Office: EP 324   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Fridays 10:30am to 12:30pm (via zoom link) and by appointment   
Phone: (415) 338-1831   
Zoom Link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/81504531922?pwd=azlteVcwbFdYMjJwZ1k1QXdZQkZPUT09   
Email: morsella@sfsu.edu   
Web: Action and Consciousness Lab
Mind, Brain, and Behavior   
Neuroscience of Consciousness and Action Control

Paik, Jae   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2004

 

Ph.D., Indiana University, 2004

Office: EP 305   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Wednesdays 8am-10am and 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.   
Associate Professor   
Joined SF State in 2017

 

Ph.D., Colorado State, 2017

Office: EP 305   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Thursdays 8am and by appointment      
Phone: (415) 338-1059   
Email: sanchezdianar@sfsu.edu   
Web: Workplace Technology Lab
Industrial/Organizational   
Workplace Technology, Training & Development, Virtual Reality, Assessment, Gamification & Game-Based Solutions

Singh, Anisha   
Assistant Professor   
Joined SF State in 2023

Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2023

Office: EP 327   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, 12:30pm-2:00pm   
Phone: (415) 405-0909   
Email: asingh56@sfsu.edu   
Web: LETR Lab (Learning and Technology Research Lab) - https://sites.google.com/view/letrlab
Reading across Different Media   
Multiple Source Use in Online Environments   
Effects of Multilingualism in Digital Communication

Smith, Amy   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2004

Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz, 2004   
J.D., University of Michigan, 1998

Office: EP 508   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Thursdays 8am-10am on zoom and by appointment.    
Phone: (415) 338-1275   
Email: smithae@sfsu.edu   
 
Social   
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: Fall 2024, Monday 3:30pm-5:30pm   
Phone: (415) 405-3477   
Email: suri@sfsu.edu   
Web: Readiness, Activation, and Decision Making Lab

Mind, Brain, and Behavior

Computational Neuroscience   
Neural Networks   
Decision Making   
Emotion and Emotion Regulation

Tate, Charlotte   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2009

 

Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006

Office: EP 310   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Mondays 1pm - 2pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays 11am-12pm, Wednesdays 4pm - 5pm and By Appointment Zoom: https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/89928505637?pwd=b0JUKzNKZGVFanJWajBFS2dpRmx6UT09   
Phone: (415) 338-2267   
Email: ctate2@sfsu.edu   
Web: Social Perception, Attitudes, Mental Simulation Lab
Coordinator- MA Social   
Prejudice and Discrimination   
Identity   
Sexuality

Wolf, Jaclyn   
Assistant Professor   
Joined SF State in 2022

 

Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021

Office: EP 238   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Mondays11:00am-1:00pm (email for zoom link).    
Phone: (415) 338-1104   
Email: jaclynwolf@sfsu.edu   
Web: Psychology For The people! 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, Christian   
Professor   
Joined SF State in 2003

 

Ph.D., University of South Florida, 1996

Office: EP 509   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Wednesdays 9:00am-11:00am in-person, and by appointment   
Phone: (415) 338-1465   
Email: cwright@sfsu.edu   
Web: Employee Research Lab
Industrial/Organizational   
Employee Selection and Retention   
Test Development and Validation   
Job Analysis

Yang, Shiyu   
Assistant Professor   
Joined SF State in 2024

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022

Office: EP 202   
Office Hours: Fall 2024, by appointment   
Phone: Not available yet   
Email: shiyu.yang@sfsu.edu   
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/shiyuyang
Industrial/Organizational   
Workplace diversity    
Behavioral Ethics   
Culture   
Creativity

The Chair of the Psychology Department is Professor Ryan Howell. Appointments can be made by emailing the Assistant to the Chair, Singing Chen. Please include your phone number and available days/times.

Psychology Department Lecturers
Lecturer Contact Information  
Anders-Jefferson, Regina Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: reginaa@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Brody, Helen Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024 By Appointment
Email: helenbrody@sfsu.edu
 
Burciaga, Ashley Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By appointment
Email: burciaga@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Chandler, Sean Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: schandle@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Chen, Ivy Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment and right after
class 4:45pm Tuesdays HSS 130
Email: ivychen@sfsu.edu
 
Chen, Yufei Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: ychen72@sfsu.edu
 
Christensen, Eric Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: ericchristensen@sfsu.edu
 
Elsabbagh, Tala Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: telsabbagh@sfsu.edu
 
Estell, Deborah Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: destell@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Feinberg, Giles Office: Via Google Voice
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: naptron@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Halligan, Jim Office: EP 311
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: halligan@sfsu.edu
 
Hennigan, Sean Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Friday 8am - 9am By Appointment
Email: shennigan@sfsu.edu
 
Hill, Adrienne Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: ah@sfsu.edu
Zoom Link
 

Holcomb, Madeline

 

Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: mholcomb@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Hua, Jessica Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: jessica.hua@sfsu.edu
 
 
Jeanpierre, Adrianna Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: annaj@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Kaufman, Cari Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: ckaufman4@sfsu.edu
 
Kaur, Rupinder Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: rkaur1@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Kawasaki, Kentaro Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: kkawasaki@sfsu.edu
 
Krepack, Alan Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: akrepack1@sfsu.edu
 
Leong, Susana Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: leong@sfsu.edu
 
Lucier, Dawn Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: dlucier@sfsu.edu
 
Martell, Zoe Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: zmartell@sfsu.edu
 
Mclachlan, Jessica Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: jmclachl@sfsu.edu
 
Miller, Raquel Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: rmiller4@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Mota, Bruna Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: bmota@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Parsons, Shannon Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: scparsons@sfsu.edu
 
Peng, Wagner Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Tuesday 6pm - 7pm By Appointment
Email: wpeng1@sfsu.edu
 
Perry, Chris Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: chrisp@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Pritchard, Loïc Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: loicp@sfsu.edu.
 
Purnell, Sarah Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: spurnel1@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Ravaglioli, Stephanie Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Not Available
Email: sravagli@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Rodriguez, Rita Office: EP 326
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: ritar@sfsu.edu
 
Sgambati, Tyrone Office: Via Zoom/EP 304
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Tuesday 12pm-12:50pm By Appointment
Email: tyronesr@sfsu.edu
 
Shrayber, Mark Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: mshraybe@sfsu.edu
 
Shooshani, Roxanne Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: roxys@sfsu.edu
 
Sinervo Paul, Aviva Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email:asinervo@sfsu.edu
 
Tinson, Leslye Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: ltinson@sfsu.edu
 
Wright-Wilson, Latoya Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: lwrightwilson@mail.sfsu.edu
 
Yow, Jennifer Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, By Appointment
Email: jyow@sfsu.edu
 

 

GTA Contact Information
Gil, Gilberto Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, available by appointment
Email: ggil1@mail.sfsu.edu
Nirjhar, Rodela Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, available by appointment
Email: rnirjhar@sfsu.edu
Pathak, Sonia Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, available by appointment
Email: spathak@sfsu.edu
Ramanathan, Priya Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, available by appointment
Email: pramanathan@sfsu.edu
Rodriguez, Kiara Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, available by appointment
Email: krodriguez23@sfsu.edu
Shanmugavel, Krithika Office: Via Zoom
Office Hours: Fall 2024, available by appointment
Email: sshanmugavel@sfsu.edu
ISA Contact Information
Diaz, Ivelisse Email: idiaz@sfsu.edu
Morales, Yani Email: ymorales@sfsu.edu
Moreno, Rodrigo Email: rmoreno8@sfsu.edu
Stewart, Schylon Email: sstewart9@sfsu.edu
Wetteland, Ulysses Email: dwetteland@sfsu.edu

 

Psychology Department Emeritus/Emerita Faculty
Emeritus/Emerita Faculty      
Dr. K. Bartelme
Emeritus since 1988
Dr R. Grissom
Emeritus since 2000
Dr. H. Lindgren
Emeritus since 1984
Dr. V. Saunders 
Emerita since 2007
Dr. L. Berry, 
Emerita since 2004
Dr. M. Heinstein
Emeritus since 2003
Dr. W. Littel 
Emeritus since 1992
Dr. T. Spencer 
Emeritus since 2010
Dr. R. Bowler
Emerita since 2005
rbowl@sfsu.edu
Dr. F. Hovell
Emeritus since 2001
Dr. B. Loewy 
Emerita since 2002
Dr. T. Steiner
Emeritus since 2010
Dr. W. Coppcock
Emeritus since 1988
Dr. S. Hunter
Emeritus since 1989
Dr. J. Luft 
Emeritus since 1986
Dr. R. Suczek
Emeritus since 1990
Dr. G. Cox,
Emerita since 1987
Dr. S. Insel 
Emeritus since 1992
Dr. R. Mayer
Emeritus since 2010
Dr. S. Zipf
Emerita since 2003
gs74@sfsu.edu
Dr. J. DeCecco
Emeritus since 2003
Dr. A. Jacobson 
Emeritus since 1991
Dr. N. McCoy
Emerita since 2007
Dr. J. Newton
Emeritus since 2012
Dr. H. Einhorn
Emeritus since 1996
Dr. M. Kardush
Emerita since 2005
Dr. D. Piontkowski
Emerita since 2003
Dr. S. Waldman
Emerita since 2011
Dr. P. Eskilden
Emeritus since 1992
Dr. T. Kroeber,
Emeritus since 1992
Dr. J. Podell
Emeritus since 1990
Dr. M. Lynch
Emerita since 2015
Dr. R. Fresco Emeritus since 1994 Dr. L. Kroeker
Emeritus since 2008
lkroeker@sfsu.edu
Dr. S. Rauch
Emeritus since 1992
Dr. K. Mosier
Emerita since 2016
Dr. R. Goldman,
Emerita since 2001
Dr. R. LaForge
Emeritus since 1988
Dr. R. Rust,
Emeritus since 1987
Dr. D. Terrell,
Emeritus since 2021
Dr. J. Lewis,
Emeritus since 2022
Dr. K. Monteiro
Emeritus since 2023
Dr. M. Hughes Stone
Emeritus since 2023

Dr. K.Paap

Emeritus since 2024

University Administration
Administrator Contact Information Specialty
Bunge, Sacha
Professor
at SF State since 1989
Ph.D., Berkeley
Office: HSS 359
Office Hours:
not available this semester
Dean of Faculty Affairs
Phone: (415) 338-1846
E-mail: sbunge@sfsu.edu
Clinical / Developmental
Psychology Department Office Staff
Staff Contact Information Role
Vivian Toy 
Department Office Manager
Office: EP 301 
Phone: (415) 338-2714 
Email:  viv@sfsu.edu
PSY office manager                  Hiring/Payroll 
APDB 
Purchasing/Reimbursements 
Department Budget 
Course Schedule Building
Chen, Singing 
Assistant to the Chair
Office: EP 301 
Phone: (415) 338-7555 
Email: schen9@sfsu.edu
Department Chair Calendar 
Supply Order Inventory 
Assist Front desk
Fields, Christopher 
Student Services Coordinator 
Office Support Coordinator
Office: EP 301 
Phone: (415) 338-2711 
Email:  cfields5@sfsu.edu
Front desk supervisor 
BA in Psychology program information services 
Basic Advising for PSY 
Student Outreach/Internships
Riley, Lauren 
Clinic Coordinator 
Graduate Services Liaison 
Office: EP 240 
Office Hours: 
Phone(Clinic): (415) 338-2856 
Phone(GSL): (415) 338-2234 
Email: lriley1@sfsu.edu 
Web: SF State Training Clinic
Psychology Clinic 
Test Library 
Graduate program information services 
MA/MS Program Admissions