PhD Program Faculty: Los Angeles Campus

Core Faculty:

Linda Beckman
Distinguished Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1969; University of California, Los Angeles
Research interests: women’s health; substance abuse; population psychology; social-psychological models in health promotion

Ellin L. Bloch
Program Director; Director of Professional Field Training; Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1972; University of Cincinnati
Research interests: post-traumatic stress disorder; trauma and crisis intervention

Ron E. F. Duran
Associate Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1994; University of California, Los Angeles
Research interests: group-based interventions for persons living with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions; collaboration with community based agencies to improve health-related service delivery; the measurement of social and academic adjustment of non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students

Michi Fu
Associate Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 2002; California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles
Research interests: cross-cultural (Asian-American) mental health issues; sexual abuse and trauma of women and children; nonverbal therapies and female mental health issues; advocacy of diverse populations and mental health needs

James Garbanati
Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1980; University of Connecticut
Research interests: chronic disease conditions and behavior; smoking in adolescents; chronic illnesses and pain conditions; interactions of health and mediators of coping, such as social support, communication and cultural factors; biological underpinnings/constraints on behavior; development of regulation/stability in physiological and behavioral systems, development of affective behaviors

Tracy L. Heller
Associate Dean, CSPP; Associate Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1994; University of California, Los Angeles
Research interests: children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); behavioral, social and cognitive components of ADHD; multimodal treatments of ADHD

Paula Johnson
Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1974; University of California, Los Angeles
Research interests: peace studies; values related to war; gender roles and power; community psychology models of system interventions; social policy research using social and community psychology models; values and methodology

Richard Mendoza
Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1980; University of California, Irvine
Research interests: acculturation among refugees and immigrant individuals; implications for mental health, psychopathology, and psychotherapy

Nicholas Noviello
Associate Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1985; University of California, Irvine
Research interests: personality traits and emotional expressiveness, content analysis of speech and text, personal belief systems, well-being

Susan J. Regas
Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1983; Purdue University
Research interests: sex, intimacy and relationship problems; differentiation assessment; couple therapy effectiveness

Peter Theodore
Assistant Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 2005; University of Miami
Research interests: intersection of substance abuse and HIV-related risk behaviors among gay and bisexual men (GBM); understanding culturally-relevant psychosocial variables that motivate drug-using and sexual risk behaviors among GBM; health disparities among LGBT persons

Kathryn White
Professor, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD, 1982; University of North Carolina; HMD, 1995; Hahnemann College of Homeopathy; MTDM, 1995; Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
Research interests: psychology and complementary and alternative medicind (acupuncture, Chinese medicine, herbology, homeopathy, Ayurveda, nutritional medicine); psychotherapy East-West; psychology and meditation; clinical health psychology; somatic therapies; sexual and physical abuse; women’s issues; object relations; self psychology

Lecturers

Terece S. Bell
Principal Lecturer, Los Angeles, PhD Program
PhD,1982, University of Southern California