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 |
|---|---|---|
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Ben-Zeev, Avi
Ph.D., Yale, 1997 |
Office: N/A Phone: N/A |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Cognitive Psychology Mathematical Reasoning Stereotyping |
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Cookston, Jeff
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2000 |
Office: EP 503B Office Hours: Fall 2025, Tuesdays 11:00am - 1:00pm 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 |
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Eschleman, Kevin
Ph.D., Wright State University, 2011 |
Office Hours: Fall 2025, Drop-In Only via Zoom on Tuesdays 9:15AM to 11:15AM 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 |
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Gard, David
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2005 |
Office: EP 241 Office Hours: Fall 2025: By appointment Phone (415) 338-1440 Email: dgard@sfsu.edu Web: Motivation and Emotion Research Lab |
Coordinator - Clinical Experimental Psychopathology Schizophrenia |
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Geisler, Mark
Ph.D., Stony Brook, 1994 |
Office: EP 325 Office Hours: Fall 2025, 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 |
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Hagan, Melissa
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2013 |
Office: EP 239 Phone: (415) 338-2210 |
Clinical Stress/Trauma Mental Health Disparities Resilience Psychophysiology Interventions |
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Harris, Diane
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1980 |
Office: EP 234 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Phone: (415) 338-7064 Email: dharris@sfsu.edu |
School Clinical Eating Disorders Childhood Overweight Obesity |
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Holley, Sarah
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2010 |
Office: EP 236 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Mondays 12:00pm - 2:00pm and 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 |
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Howell, Ryan
Ph.D., UC Riverside, 2005 |
Office: EP 202 Office Hours: Fall 2025, 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 |
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Ihorn, Shasta
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2013 |
Office: EP 237 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Tuesdays 10:00am - 12:00pm By Appointment Phone: (415) 338-3218 Email: sihorn@sfsu.edu Web: Calendly |
Coordinator - School Psychology Educational Psychology Interdisciplinary Research Equity and Diversity in STEM |
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Karras, Juliana
Ph.D., City University of New York, 2018 |
Office Hours: Fall 2025, 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 |
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Kim, John J.
Ph.D., M.I.T., 1993 |
Office: EP 421 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Thursdays 10:00am to 12:00pm and By Appointment Email: johnjkim@sfsu.edu Web: |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Development |
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Liu, Shuyi
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2022 |
Office: EP 235 Office Hours: Fall 2025, 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 |
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Matsumoto, David
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1986 |
Office: EP 328 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Mondays 9:00am - 11:00am and By appointment Phone: (415) 338-1114 Email: dm@sfsu.edu |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior/Social Culture and Emotion |
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Mello, Zena
Ph.D., Penn State University, 2005 |
Office: EP 309 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Thursday 2:30pm - 3:30pm, By appointment Phone: (415) 338-7557 Email: zmello@sfsu.edu Web: The Time Lab |
Social, Personality, Affective Science Adolescence Ethnic Minority Groups Time Perspective Social Class |
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Morsella, Ezequiel
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002 |
Office: EP 324 Office Hours: Fall 2025: Friday 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 |
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Paik, Jae
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2004 |
Office: EP 305 Office Hours: Fall 2025, 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 |
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Sanchez, Diana R.
Ph.D., Colorado State, 2017 |
Office: EP 507 Office Hours: Fall 2025: Mondays 4:00pm - 5:00pm 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 |
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Singh, Anisha Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2023 |
Office: EP 327 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Thursdays 12:30pm - 2:30 pm, 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 |
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Smith, Amy Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz, 2004 |
Office: EP 508 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not available 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: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: suri@sfsu.edu Web: Readiness, Activation, and Decision Making Lab |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Computational Neuroscience |
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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 |
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Wolf, Jaclyn
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021 |
Office: EP 238 Office Hours: Fall 2025, Monday 11:00am - 1:00pm, 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 |
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Wright, Chris
Ph.D., University of South Florida, 1996 |
Office: EP 509 Office Hours: Fall 2025: Email for Office Hours, 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 |
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Yang, Shiyu Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 |
Office: EP 202 Office Hours: Fall 2025, 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 |
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.
| Lecturer | Contact Information | |
|---|---|---|
| Anders-Jefferson, Regina | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: reginaa@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Brody, Helen | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: helenbrody@sfsu.edu |
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| Burciaga, Ashley | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: burciaga@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Chandler, Sean | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: schandle@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Chen, Ivy | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: ivychen@sfsu.edu |
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| Chen, Yufei | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: ychen72@sfsu.edu |
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| Christensen, Eric | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: ericchristensen@sfsu.edu |
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| Elsabbagh, Tala | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall2025, Not Available Email: telsabbagh@sfsu.edu |
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| Estell, Deborah | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: destell@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Feinberg, Giles | Office: Via Google Voice Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: naptron@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Hennigan, Sean | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: shennigan@sfsu.edu |
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| Hill, Adrienne | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment CPaGE Instructor Email: ah@sfsu.edu Zoom Link |
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Holcomb, Madeline
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Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: mholcomb@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Hua, Jessica | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: jessica.hua@sfsu.edu |
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| Jeanpierre, Adrianna | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: annaj@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Kaufman, Cari | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: ckaufman4@sfsu.edu |
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| Kaur, Rupinder | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: rkaur1@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Kawasaki, Kentaro | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Availablet Email: kkawasaki@sfsu.edu |
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| Krepack, Alan | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: akrepack1@sfsu.edu |
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| Leong, Susana | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: leong@sfsu.edu |
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| Lucier, Dawn | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: dlucier@sfsu.edu |
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| Martell, Zoe | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: zmartell@sfsu.edu |
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| Mclachlan, Jessica | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: jmclachl@sfsu.edu |
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| Miller, Raquel | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: rmiller4@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Mota, Bruna | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: bmota@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Parsons, Shannon | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: scparsons@sfsu.edu |
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| Peng, Wagner | Office: EP 304A Office Hours: Fall 2025: By Appointment Email: wpeng1@sfsu.edu |
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| Perry, Chris | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: chrisp@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Pritchard, Loïc | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment Email: loicp@sfsu.edu. |
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| Ravaglioli, Stephanie | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By appointment CPaGE Instructor Email: sravagli@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Rodriguez, Rita | Office: EP 326 Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: ritar@sfsu.edu |
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| Sgambati, Tyrone | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: tyronesr@sfsu.edu |
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| Shooshani, Roxanne | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: roxys@sfsu.edu |
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| Shrayber, Mark | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: mshraybe@sfsu.edu |
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| Sinervo Paul, Aviva | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email:asinervo@sfsu.edu |
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| Tinson (Whitehead), Leslye | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: ltinson@sfsu.edu |
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| Wright-Wilson, Latoya | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, Not Available Email: lwrightwilson@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Yow, Jennifer | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, By Appointment Email: jyow@sfsu.edu |
| GTA | Contact Information |
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| Aleman, Jose Luis | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: jose.l.aleman@sfsu.edu |
| Cardoza, Marisol | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: mcardoza2@mail.sfsu.edu |
| Duffield, Skyler | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: sduffield@sfsu.edu |
| Garber, Emma | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: egarber@sfsu.edu |
| King, Kayla | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: kking@sfsu.edu |
| Nirjhar, Rodela | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: rnirjhar@sfsu.edu |
| Shanmugavel, Krithika | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: sshanmugavel@sfsu.edu |
| Zavala, Marcelina | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2025, available by appointment Email: mzavala8@sfsu.edu |
| ISA | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Bautista, Kimberly | Email: kbautista1@sfsu.edu |
| Mata, Obsidian | Email: omata1@sfsu.edu |
| Moua, Abraham | Email: amoua@sfsu.edu |
| Penny, Jackson | Email: jpenney@sfsu.edu |
| Pomo, Lisa | Email: lpomo@sfsu.edu |
| Reyes, Victoria | Email: lpomo@sfsu.edu |
| Sabale, Jeremiah | Email: jsabale@sfsu.edu |
| Wetteland, Danielle | Email: dwetteland@sfsu.edu |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |