Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Alan Oda, PhD
Department Chair; Professor, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2746
- Email: aoda@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Program Directors
Matthew Heller, PhD
Program Director of MS in Research Psychology; Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: mheller@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Robert Linsalato, MA
Assistant Professor and Director, Professional Undergraduate Online Psychology, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: rlinsalato@apu.edu
Charity Vasquez, PhD, CCLS
Assistant Professor, Director of MS in Child Life Program, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 857-2237
- Email: cvasquez@apu.edu
Professors
Rachel Castaneda, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Psychology and Department of Clinical Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2744
- Email: rcastaneda@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Brian Collisson, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: bcollisson@apu.edu
Kathryn Ecklund, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2740
- Email: kecklund@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Stephen Lambert, PsyD
Professor, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2743
- Email: slambert@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Associate Professors
Holly Holloway-Friesen, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2729
- Email: hfriesen@apu.edu
Hannah Knott, PhD, CCLS
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
- Email: hknott@apu.edu
William Whitney, PhD, MFT
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2420
- Email: wwhitney@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center
Assistant Professor
Carissa Howard, M.S., CCLS
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
- Email: cjhoward@apu.edu
Note: This information is current for the 2023-24 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.