Meet the Faculty

Dean

• Robert Welsh, Ph.D., ABPP
  Dean, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences; Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology

Associate Dean

• Rukshan Fernando, Ph.D.
  Associate Dean, School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences

Professors

• David Brokaw, Ph.D., ABPP
  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Joy Bustrum, Psy.D.
  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Stephen Cheung, Psy.D.
  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Brian Eck, Ph.D.
  Chair Emeritus and Professor, Department of Psychology
• Kathryn Ecklund, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology
• Marv Erisman, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Marjorie Graham-Howard, Ph.D.
  Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Sue Hebel, Ed.D., ATC
  Internship Coordinator, B.S. in Kinesiology Program, and Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Eileen Hulme, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Alexander Jun, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Gary Lemaster, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Karen A. Longman, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Loren Martin, Ph.D.
  Professor and Research Director, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Cynthia McKnight, Ph.D., ATC
  Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Alan Oda, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Psychology
• Mary Rawlings, Ph.D., LCSW
  Chair and Professor, Department of Social Work
• Laurie Schreiner, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Sheryn T. Scott, Ph.D.
  Director of Psy.D. Clinical Training and Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Dennis Sheridan, Ph.D., Ed.D.
  Professor, Department of Higher Education; Program Director, Higher Education Leadership, Ed.D.
• Susan Shore, PT, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Theresa Clement Tisdale, Ph.D., Psy.D.
  Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Annie Y. Tsai, Ph.D.
  Vice President for Vocation, Innovation, and Alumni; Professor, Department of Psychology
• Michael Whyte, Ph.D.
  Professor, Leadership; Provost Emeritus

Associate Professors

• Andrew Alstot, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Ted Scott Bledsoe, Psy.D.
  Director of Psy.D. Clinical Training (Internship); Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Rachel Castaneda, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Wendy Chung, PT, DSc
  Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Deshonna Collier-Goubil, Ph.D.
  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
• Christopher S. Collins, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Mark Dickerson, Ph.D., JD
  Senior Vice President; Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Management
• Holli Eaton, Psy.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Matthew Heller, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Anupama Jacob, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, BSW Program; Department of Social Work
• Young K. Kim, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Jeannine Kranzow, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Kathryn Kumagai Shimamura, PT, DPT, NCS, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT
  Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Stephen Lambert, Psy.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Sharon Lehman, Ed.D.
  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Jennifer Livingston, Ph.D., ATC
  Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Michelle Louis, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Shaynah Neshama-Bannister, Ph.D., MSW
  Associate Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Katharine Putman, Psy.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Christopher Schmidt, Ph.D., ATC
  Director, M.S. in Athletic Training Program, and Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Jennifer Shepard Payne, Ph.D., LCSW
  Associate Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Eric Sorenson, Ph.D., ATC
  Director, Kinesiology Program, and Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Cindy Tanis, Ph.D., ATC
  Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Program Director, Graduate Physical Education
• William ”Jody“ Wilkinson, MD
  Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Michael Wong, PT, DPT, O.C.S., FAAOMPT
  Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Scott Wood, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Chong Ho (Alex) Yu, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Assistant Professors

• Edgar Barron, Ed.D.
  Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Greg Bellinder, M.S.
  Director, Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization, and Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• L. Paul Bernard, ABD, LPCC, NCC, CCMHC
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology (Murrieta Regional Campus)
• Emily Blackmer, MSW
  Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Baron K. Brown, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; Director, Bachelor’s Completion Program, Inland Empire Regional Campus
• Hilary Catling, M.A., LMFT
  Director, MFT Program (Inland Empire); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Jenss Chang, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Maddie Cheaney, M.S.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Charles Chege, Psy.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Mary Cipriani-Price, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Melissa Cole, PT, DPT, PCS
  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Brian Collisson, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Doug Crowell, Ph.D., CSCS, CEP
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Priscila Diaz, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Director of Student Development
• Robert Dudley, M.S.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• David Dunaetz, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Wendi Dykes, ABD, CLI-CA
  Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Program Director, M.S. in Organizational Psychology
• Julianne Edwards, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Tamara Eichelberger, PT, CSCS, Ph.D., NCS
  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Daniel A. Farwell, PT, DPT
  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Donna Gallup, MSW, LSW
  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Jillian Gilbert, DSL, CLI-CA
  Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Samuel Girguis, Psy.D.
  Director, Psy.D. Program; Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
• Lishelle Grant, M.A., MFT
  Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training, MFT Program (Orange County), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Christy Hancock, DAT, ATC
  Clinical Education Coordinator, M.S. in Athletic Training Program, and Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Froylana Heredia-Miller, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, and Director of Field Education, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Candice R. Hodge, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
• Holly Holloway-Friesen, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Elizabeth James, M.A., LMFT, LPCC
  MFT Programs Clinical Administrator; Director of Clinical Training, MFT Program (Azusa); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Barbara Johnson, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor and Director, BSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Annette Karim, PT, DPT, Ph.D., OCS, FAAOMPT
  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Rebecca Kenyon, Psy.D., MFT
  Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training, MFT Program (San Diego), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Marc Kinon, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology (High Desert Regional Campus)
• Shawna L. Lafreniere, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Margaret Lee, Ph.D., MSW
  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Curtis Lehmann, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Robert Linsalato, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Mari Luna De La Rosa, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Benjamin Uel Marsh, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Grace Matsuda, PT, DPT
  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Karen Maynard, M.A.
  Assistant Professor and Director of Student Services, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Nate Meckes, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Analicia Mejia Mesinas, Ph.D. (Cand.)
  Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
• Kandy Mink Salas, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education; Program Director, M.S. in College Counseling and Student Development
• Adria Navarro, Ph.D., LCSW
  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Helen Nazarian, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Virginia Olivas, MSW
  Assistant Professor and Coordinator, University Consortium for Children & Families, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Gewnhi Park, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Chris Patterson, PT, DPT, OCS
  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Teresa K. Pegors, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Lynn Raine, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Danielle Reitsma, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Angela Robles, Ed.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Paul Saville, Ph.D., CSCS
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Kimberly Setterlund, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor and Director, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Olivia Sevilla, Ed.D., LCSW
  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Derrick Sueki, PT, DPT, Ph.D. (ABD), GCPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Paul Svagdis, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Baseball
• Amy Tauati, MSW
  Field Education Coordinator, Assistant Professor, BSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Regina Chow Trammel, Ph.D., LCSW
  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Louis Tuthill, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
• Jean Un, MSW, LCSW
  Assistant Professor, MSW Program, Department of Social Work
• Aimée M. Vadnais, Psy.D., MFT
  Director, MFT Program (San Diego); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Charity Vasquez, M.S., CCLS
  Assistant Professor, Director of M.S. in Child Life Program, Department of Psychology
• Carrie Webber, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Softball
• William Whitney, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Charles K. Wilhite, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; Director, Bachelor's Completion Program, Murrieta and San Diego Regional Campuses
• Tona DeAune Wilson, Ph.D., CHC, CMES, CSFNS, NBPTS
  Coordinator, Physical Education Teacher Education Program, and Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Frances Wu, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Melissa L. Zwart, M.S., M.A., LMFT
  Director, MFT Program (Orange County); Assistant Professor, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Instructors

• Chris Keife, M.S.
  Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Volleyball
• Justin Leslie, MBA
  Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
• Victor Santa Cruz, M.A.
  Instructor, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Football

Clinical Faculty

• Vicki Ewing, M.A., MFT
  MFT Programs Administrator; Director, MFT Program (Azusa); Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Academic Administrators

• David Blomquist, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Men’s Soccer
• Rudy Carlton, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Assistant Coach, Football
• Timothy Kyle, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Women’s Swimming and Diving
• Sally Mansour, M.S., LMFT
  Director, Community Counseling Center; Administrative Faculty, Department of Graduate Psychology
• Cesar Rivas-Sandoval, M.Ed.
  Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Defensive Coordinator, Football
• Julie Snodgrass, M.A.
  Administrative Faculty, Department of Kinesiology; Head Coach, Women’s Water Polo
• Mark Stanton, Ph.D., ABPP
  Provost; Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology

Adjunct Professors

• Heather Backstrom, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• John Baugus, MBA, MDR, SPHR
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Richard Benjamin
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Jeffrey S. Boian, M.A.
  Assistant Professor and Program Director, Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies and Exploring Program; Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Faraah Mullings Brown, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Lacey Dang, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Francisco dela Cruz, PT, DPT, OCS
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
• Jennette Diamond, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Stephanie Fenwick, Ed.D.
  Director of Faculty Support, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Adjunct Professor, M.A. in Leadership Program
• Bill Fiala, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Clare Frank, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy; Director, Postprofessional Clinical Fellowship in Movement and Performance
• Andrew Gonzales, ABD
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Samuel Gonzalez, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
• Ann Hamilton, Ed.D., RN
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Luke Hedden, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Andrew Henck, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Harmony Jackson, MS, CCLS
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology
• Cindy Jarvis, M.A.
  Senior Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Paul Kaak, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Executive Director, Office of Faith Integration
• Joon Kim, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Mitzi Kincaid, M.S.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Joseph Marcos, Ed.D.
  Senior Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology
• Todd Pheifer, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Don Pierro, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Ebenezer Puplampu, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Elaine Richardson, Ph.D.
  Director, Office of Women's Development; Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Kristin Ritzau, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Ralph A. Rocha, JD
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
• Edwin Romero, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education
• Amy Rosdil, M.Ed.
  Adjunct Faculty, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Crystel Vargas, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Gina Day Padre Vaughan, M.S., CCLS, CIMI (R)
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology
• Chris Voth, ABD
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
• Rochelle Woods, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Higher Education