Resources for the Media

Need Help Quick? Call Nicolette Toussaint Assistant Vice President, Communications Office: (415) 955-2037 Cellphone: (415) 794-6956 ntoussaint@alliant.edu She has home and cellphone numbers for many of the experts listed on this page.

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 

A	ADHD - Dr. Alan Lincoln, alincoln@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4768 ADHD - Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 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 Autism, developmental disorders - Dr. Alan Lincoln, alincoln@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4768
B	Business Skills for Holistic Health Practitioners – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu  Office: (858) 635-4840
C	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) 623-2777 ext. 405 Child custody; parenting - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 Closed head injuries and brain development; expert witness testimony and issues – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 Community psychology – Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, kshorter-gooden@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3042 Criminal offenders and death penalty cases - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 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 Custody evaluation, how custody decisions are made - Dr. Neil Ribner, nribner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4554
D	Death penalty cases and criminal defendants - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 Developmental neuropsychology – Dr. Alan Lincoln, alincoln@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4768 Disabilities, children, adolescents, or adults - Dr. Rhoda Olkin, rolkin@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2129 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) 623-2777 ext. 362  Divorce, remarriage – Dr. Neil Ribner, nribner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4554 Domestic violence – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405
E	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 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) 623-2777 ext. 362  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
F	Family business – Dr. Louise Kelly, lkelly@alliant.edu  Office: (858) 635-4840 Family/domestic violence – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405
G	Gay & Lesbian Individual and Family Issues – Dr. Robert-Jay Green, rjgreen@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2115 Green business – David Bainbridge, dbainbridge@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4616 Group and intergroup behavior  – Dr. Bernardo Ferdman, bferdman@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 362
H	Healthy organizations and  how to develop them – Dr. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, kgschuyler@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2143 Human resources  – Dr. Jay Finkelman, jfinkelman@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3160
I	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 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
L	Latinos/Latinas in the United States  – Dr. Bernardo Ferdman, bferdman@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 362
M	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 Middle East Issues - Dr. Michael Turner, mturner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4617 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
N	Non-physicans - Increased scope of practice issues - Dr. Steven Tulkin, stulkin@alliant.edu  Office: (415) 955-2162
O	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) 623-2777 ext. 362  Organizational openness – Dr. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, kgschuyler@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2143
P	Prescription Authority for Psychologists - Dr. Steven Tulkin, stulkin@alliant.edu  Office: (415) 955-2162
R	Rape, sexual assault – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 Remarriage – Dr. Neil Ribner, nribner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4554 Rorschach tests – Dr. Donald J. Viglione, dviglione@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4542
S	Self-harm, self-mutilation - Dr. Milton Z. Brown, mbrown@alliant.edu Office: (858) 635-4880  Sexual assault/rape – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 School, youth and teen violence – Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 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
T	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) 623-2777 ext. 405 Trauma - Dr. Bob Geffner, bgeffner@alliant.edu Office: (858) 623-2777 ext. 405 Trauma – Dr. Ellin Bloch, ebloch@alliant.edu Office: (626) 284-2777 x3009
U	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
W	Workforce discrimination – Dr. Jay Finkelman, jfinkelman@alliant.eduOffice: (626) 284-2777 x3160 Workplace relationships - Dr. Rebecca Turner, rturner@alliant.edu Office: (415) 955-2122

Not sure who to call? Contact:

Nicolette Toussaint, Director of Communications
One Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
ntoussaint@alliant.edu
Office: (415) 955-2037
Cellphone (415) 794-6956