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 Professor Joined SF State in 2001 Ph.D., Yale, 1997 |
Office: EP 327 Phone: N/A |
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 Phone: (415) 405-2132 |
Psychology Department Graduate Program Coordinator Social Construction of Family |
| Eschleman, Kevin Professor Joined SF State inn 2012 Ph.D., Wright State University, 2011 |
Office: Via Zoom |
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 |
Coordinator - MS Clinical Experimental Psychopathology Schizophrenia |
| Geisler, Mark Professor Joined SF State in 1999 Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook, 1994 |
Office: EP 325 Office Hours: Fall 2023, Tuesday and Thursday: 2:30pm - 4:00pm in EP 325 Phone: (415) 338-6026 Email: mgeisler@sfsu.edu |
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 2023, TU: 10:30am-12:00pm, Email for Zoom link Phone: (415) 405-3555 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 2023, 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 2023, Mondays 12pm - 2pm 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 |
Department Chair Mind, Brain, and Behavior |
| Ihorn, Shasta Assistant Professor Joined SF State in 2018 Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2013 |
Office: EP 237 Phone: (415) 338-3218 |
Coordinator - School Psychology |
| Karras, Juliana Assistant Professor Joined SF State in 2020 Ph.D., City University of New York, 2018 |
Office: EP 307 |
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 2023, 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 2023, Wed: 2pm - 4pm and 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 Office Hours: Fall 2023, Mon: 9am - 11am or by appointment Zoom Link Phone: (415) 338-1114 |
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 Phone: (415) 338-7557 |
Social Adolescence Ethnic Minority Groups Time Perspective Low Socioeconomic Status |
| Morsella, Ezequiel Professor Joined SF State in 2007 Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002 |
Office: EP 324 |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Neuroscience of Consciousness and Action Control |
| Paap, Ken Professor Joined SF State in 2004 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1975 |
Office: EP 503A Office Hours: Fall 2023, Tue & Thurs: 3:15 to 4:00pm Phone: (415) 338-6840 Email: kenp@sfsu.edu |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior Language Attention Cognitive Engineering |
| Paik, Jae Professor Joined SF State in 2004 Ph.D., Indiana University, 2004 |
Office: EP 305
Phone: (415) 405-0577 |
Coordinator-Developmental |
| Sanchez, Diana Associate Professor Joined SF State in 2017 Ph.D., Colorado State, 2017 |
Office: EP 305 |
Industrial/Organizational |
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Singh, Anisha Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2023 |
Office: TBA Office Hours: Fall 2023 available Mon 12:30pm-2:30pm and virtually by appointment via https://calendly.com/asingh56/office-hours Phone: (415) 405-0909 Email: asingh56@sfsu.edu Web: TBA |
Reading across Different Media |
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Smith, Amy Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz, 2004 |
Office: EP 508 Office Hours: Fall 2023, Thu 11:00am-1:00pm and available by appointment Phone: (415) 338-1275 Email: smithae@sfsu.edu Office hours zoom link |
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 |
Mind, Brain, and Behavior |
| Tate, Charlotte Professor Joined SF State in 2009 Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006 |
Office: EP 310 |
Coordinator- MA Social |
| Wolf, Jaclyn Assistant Professor Joined SF State in 2022 Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021 |
Office: EP 238 Email: jaclynwolf@sfsu.edu |
Clinical Educational and Mental Health Experiences and Needs of Students from Minoritized Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds Training of Culturally Competent Educators and Practitioners |
| Wright, Christian Professor Joined SF State in 1998 Ph.D., University of South Florida, 1996 |
Office: EP 301 Office Hours: Fall 2023, on Sabbatical Phone: (415) 338-1465 Email: cwright@sfsu.edu Web: Employee Research Lab |
Industrial/Organizational Human Resource Selection Test Development Validation Job Analysis |
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.
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| Anders-Jefferson, Regina |
Office: Via Zoom |
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Burciaga, Ashley |
Office: Via Zoom |
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| Chandler, Sean | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: schandle@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Chen, Ivy | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, After Tuesdays class: By Appointment Email: ivychen@sfsu.edu |
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| Chen, Yufei | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: ychen72@sfsu.edu |
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| Christensen, Eric | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: ericchristensen@sfsu.edu |
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| Elsabbagh, Tala | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: telsabbagh@sfsu.edu |
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| Estell, Deborah | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: destell@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Feinberg, Giles |
Office: Via Google Voice |
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Halligan, Jim |
Office: EP 311 |
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Hill, Adrienne |
Office: Via Zoom |
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Holcomb, Madeline
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Office: Via Zoom |
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Jean Pierre, Adrianna |
Office: Via Zoom |
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Kaufman, Cari |
Office: Via Zoom |
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Kaur, Rupinder |
Office: Via Zoom |
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| Krepack, Alan | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, not available Email: akrepack1@sfsu.edu |
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| Leong, Susana | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: leong@sfsu.edu |
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| Lucier, Dawn | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: dlucier@sfsu.edu |
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| Martell, Zoe | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, Thur: 4:30pm-6:30pm and By Appointment Email: zmartell@sfsu.edu |
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| Mclachlan, Jessica | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: jmclachl@sfsu.edu |
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| Miller, Raquel | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: rmiller4@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Mota, Bruna | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: bmota@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Parker, Jana | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, not available Email: janaparker@sfsu.edu |
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| Parsons, Shannon | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: scparsons@sfsu.edu |
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Peng, Wagner |
Office: Via Zoom |
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| Perry, Chris | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: chrisp@mail.sfsu.edu |
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| Pritchard, Loïc |
Office: Via Zoom |
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| Purnell, Sarah |
Office: Via Zoom |
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Ravaglioli, Stephanie |
Office: Via Zoom |
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| Rodriguez, Rita | Office: EP 326 Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: ritar@sfsu.edu |
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| Shrayber, Mark | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, By Appointment Email: mshraybe@sfsu.edu |
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Sinervo, Aviva |
Office: Via Zoom |
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| Sooshani, Roxanne | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, not available Email: roxys@sfsu.edu |
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Tinson, Leslye |
Office: Via Zoom |
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White, Nathan |
Office: Via Zoom |
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| Wright-Wilson, Latoya |
Office: Via Zoom |
| GTA | Contact Information |
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| Derbier, Pierre | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: pderbier@sfsu.edu |
| Doker, Sean | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: sdoker@mail.sfsu.edu |
| Hennigan, Sean | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: shennigan@sfsu.edu |
| Kawasaki, Kentaro | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: kkawasaki@sfsu.edu |
| Le, Kelly | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: kle39@sfsu.edu |
| Tocchini, Nicolo | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: ntocchini@sfsu.edu |
| Trinh, Brian | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: btrinh7@sfsu.edu |
| Yow, Jenn | Office: Via Zoom Office Hours: Fall 2023, available by appointment Email: jyow@sfsu.edu |
| ISA | Contact Information |
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Amaya, Fernanda |
Email: famaya@mail.sfsu.edu |
| Bielz, Brittney | Email: bbielz@mail.sfsu.edu |
| Ramirez, Jeanea | Email: jramirez@sfsu.edu |
| Sedlar, Abigail | Email: asedlar@sfsu.edu |
| Siu, Chloe | Email: csiu2@mail.sfsu.edu |
| Emeritus/Emerita Faculty | |||
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| 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, |
| Dr. J. Lewis, Emeritus since 2022 |
Dr. K. Monteiro |
| Administrator | Contact Information | Specialty |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Fields, Christopher |
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 |
Office: EP 240 Office Hours: Phone: (415) 338-2856 Email: lriley1@sfsu.edu Web: SF State Training Clinic |
Psychology Clinic Test Library |
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Kwong, Megan |
Office: EP 301 Phone: (415) 338-2713 Email: mwkwong@sfsu.edu |
Graduate program information services MA/MS Program Admissions |