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| Alliant International University, which prepares professional practitioners in many areas of psychology, education and business, has experts in fields ranging from autism, child abuse, domestic violence and executive coaching to US foreign policy and solar powered housing.
Our faculty members are happy to provide you with background and also to comment on news stories.
The following list of topics provides you with a quick guide to PhD-level experts in many fields; for more detail on their backgrounds, check our faculty web pages.
Topics for which Alliant can provide expert opinion & comment
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- ADHD - Dr. Alan Lincoln, alincoln@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4768
- ADHD - Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- African American mental health – Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, kshorter-gooden@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3042
- Alternative teacher certification, Surviving the first year of teaching, Persistence in the teaching profession – Dr. Trudy Day, tday@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2102
- Attachment, violent attachment - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Autism, developmental disorders - Dr. Alan Lincoln, alincoln@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4768
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- Business Skills for Holistic Health Practitioners – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4840
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- Canada – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4840
- Change in organizations- the process of having it be successful - Dr. Michel Vinitsky, mvinitsky@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3029
- Child Abuse – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Child custody; parenting - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Closed head injuries and brain development; expert witness testimony and issues – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Community psychology – Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, kshorter-gooden@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3042
- Community psychology - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Complex trauma - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Crime prevention - Dr. Mary-Ellen Brooks, mbrooks@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4831
- Criminal offenders and death penalty cases - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Cross-border business – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4840
- Cross-cultural management – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4840
- Culture of Mexican Americans - Dr. Fernando Ortiz, fortiz@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4721
- Custody evaluation, how custody decisions are made - Dr. Neil Ribner, nribner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4554
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- Death penalty cases and criminal defendants - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Developmental neuropsychology – Dr. Alan Lincoln, alincoln@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4768
- Developmental psychopathology - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Disabilities, children, adolescents, or adults - Dr. Rhoda Olkin, rolkin@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2129
- Discrimination and ethnic minorities - Dr. Fernando Ortiz, fortiz@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4721
- Discrimination in the workforce – Dr. Jay Finkelman, jfinkelman@alliant.eduOffice: (626) 284-2777 x3160
- Diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion in organizations – Dr. Bernardo Ferdman, bferdman@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4408
- Divorce, remarriage – Dr. Neil Ribner, nribner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4554
- Domestic violence – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Domestic violence - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
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- Ecological economics – David Bainbridge, dbainbridge@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4616
- Ecoentrepreneurship - – David Bainbridge, dbainbridge@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4616
- Employment – Dr. Jay Finkelman, jfinkelman@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3160
- English as a Second Language - Dr. Judy M. Law, jlaw@alliant.edu Office (858) 635-4855
- English (Grammar) - Dr. Judy M. Law, jlaw@alliant.edu Office (858) 635-4855
- Entrepreneurship – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4840
- Entrepreneurship & Family Business – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu, Office: (858) 635-4840
- Environmental accounting - – David Bainbridge, dbainbridge@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4616
- Ethnic and cultural identity – Dr. Bernardo Ferdman, bferdman@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4408
- Ethnic minorities and Discrimination - Dr. Fernando Ortiz, fortiz@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4721
- Ethnic studies - Dr. Mary-Ellen Brooks, mbrooks@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4831
- Executive coaching-enhancing individual performance and high performance work teams - Dr. Michel Vinitsky, mvinitsky@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3029
- Executive development and leadership – Dr. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, kgschuyler@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2143
- Exploited children - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
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- Immigrant populations and mental health - Dr. Fernando Ortiz, fortiz@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4721
- India as a market for educational degrees - Dr. Rachna Kumar, rkumar@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4551
- India as an offshore destination Dr. Rachna Kumar, rkumar@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4551
- Intercultural Communication - Dr. Judy M. Law, jlaw@alliant.edu Office (858) 635-4855
- International Relations - Dr. David Felsen, dfelsen@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4467
- Interpersonal relationships, intimacy and the impact of psychological factors on health; relationships in the workplace – Dr. Rebecca Turner, rturner@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2122
- Iraq invasion and US mistakes - Dr. Mohamed Khalil, mkalhil@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4601
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- Mental health and African Americans – Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, kshorter-gooden@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3042
- Mental health and immigrant populations - Dr. Fernando Ortiz, fortiz@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4721
- Mexican Americans and culture - Dr. Fernando Ortiz, fortiz@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4721
- Mexico – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4840
- Mexico, Cross-border – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu, Office: (858) 635-4840
- Middle East balance of power - Dr. Mohamed Khalil, mkalhil@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4601
- Multicultural and community psychology – Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, kshorter-gooden@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3042
- Muslim world, impact of US and Europe - Dr. Mohamed Khalil, mkalhil@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4601
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- Neurological development as a result of early trauma - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Non-physicans - Increased scope of practice issues - Dr. Steven Tulkin, stulkin@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2162
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- Offshore projects - managing them - Dr. Rachna Kumar, rkumar@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4551
- Organizational inclusion of minorities - Dr. Bernardo Ferdman, bferdman@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4408
- Organizational openness – Dr. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, kgschuyler@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2143
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- Qualitative and quantitative research methodologies - Dr. Mary-Ellen Brooks, mbrooks@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4831
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- Self-harm, self-mutilation - Dr. Milton Z. Brown, mbrown@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4880
- Sex crimes - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Sexual abuse/assault - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Sexual assault/rape – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- School, youth and teen violence – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Social autopsy - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Social justice - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Sociology of science - Dr. Mary-Ellen Brooks, mbrooks@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4831
- Software productivity improvement - Dr. Rachna Kumar, rkumar@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4551
- Solar and sustainable buildings – David Bainbridge, dbainbridge@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4616
- Staffing – Dr. Jay Finkelman, jfinkelman@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3160
- Strategic change in an international context – Dr. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, kgschuyler@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2143
- Strategic Management – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4840
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- Teaching, alternative credentialling - Dr. Trudy Day, tday@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2102
- Teaching, persistence in teaching - Dr. Trudy Day, tday@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2102
- Teaching, surviving the first year - Dr. Trudy Day, tday@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2102
- Technology mediated learning, emotions and culture in organizational success - Dr. Rachna Kumar, rkumar@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4551
- Technology transfer to developing nations - Dr. Rachna Kumar, rkumar@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4551
- Teen violence; interpersonal aggression; youth and school violence – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Teen violence - - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
- Trauma - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 527-1860 ext. 4050
- Trauma – Dr. Ellin Bloch, ebloch@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3009
- Trauma - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
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- Underserved populations and mental health - Dr. Steven Tulkin, stulkin@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2162
- US and Europe and impact of Muslim world - Dr. Mohamed Khalil, mkalhil@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4601
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- Youth issues (LGBT, homeless, thrown away, runaway) - Dr. Dawn Griffon, dgriffon@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4620
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