Faculty
Miya Barnett, PhD, Central Michigan University, Associate Professor (Dissemination and implementation; Mental health service disparities for ethnic minority children and families; Parent-child interaction therapy)
Alison Cerezo, PhD, University of Oregon, Associate Professor (Reducing social and health disparities with sexual and gender diverse communities; Latinx and African American communities; immigrant communities; alcohol use disorders, coping and resilience)
Andres Consoli, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Professor (Transnational collaborations; Multicultural supervision; Psychotherapy integration and training; Systematic treatment selection; Ethics and values in psychotherapy; Access and utilization of mental health services within a social justice framework; Bilingual (English/Spanish) academic and mental health workforce)
Erin Dowdy, PhD, University of Georgia, Professor (Behavioral/social-emotional assessment and classification particularly early identification of child behavior problems and strengths; School-based mental health; Culturally-responsive assessment and prevention practices)
Erika Felix, PhD, DePaul University, Professor (violence prevention; bullying; youth; school based interventions; disaster mental health; trauma; PTSD; community violence)
Jon Goodwin, PhD, Lecturer Potential SOE (Assessment of learning differences; psychoeducational services for high ability students; and identification of students for gifted/talented programs and academic acceleration)
Tania Israel, PhD, Arizona State University, Professor (Interventions to support the psychological well-being of sexual and gender minorities [LGBTQ people]; Bisexuality; Dialogue across political lines)
Shane Jimerson, PhD, University of Minnesota, Professor (Early intervention and prevention behavior and academic; School violence and safety; Dropouts; Reading education; Safety education; Educational psychology; Educational measurement; Elementary education; Behavior sciences: abnormal, developmental, social development)
Maryam Kia-Keating, PhD, Boston University, Professor (Developmental psychopathology; Empirically support treatments; Risk and protective factors; Resilience; Culture and acculturation; Immigrant and refugee youth; Exposure to violence and trauma; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Stress and coping; School-based mental health programs; Community participatory research; School, family, and community partnerships)
Nolan Krueger, Assistant Professor
Arlene Ortiz, PhD, Lecturer Potential SOE (Bilingual assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students; training and supervision of bilingual school psychologists)
Matt Quirk, PhD, University of Georgia, Professor (School readiness; academic assessment and intervention; academic motivation and engagement; early reading development)
Jill Sharkey, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Professor (Antisocial Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Developmental Psychopathology, Risk and Resilience, School Violence, Student Engagement, Assessment and Measurement)
Shola Shodiya-Zeumault, Assistant Professor
Steve Smith, PhD, University of Arkansas, Senior Lecturer SOE (Psychodynamic/interpersonal psychotherapy, psychology education)
Miriam Thompson, PhD, Lecturer Potential SOE (Training and professional issues in psychology; psychological assessment; recruitment and retention of junior faculty of color)
Ty Vernon, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Associate Professor (Autism; assessment and measurement)
Heidi Zetzer, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Senior Lecturer SOE (Family violence; culturally competent and empirically-based treatment; multicultural supervision)
Emeriti Faculty
Michael Brown, PhD, Southern Illinois University
Jesus Casas, PhD, Stanford University
Merith Cosden, PhD, University of New Mexico
Michael Furlong, PhD, UC Santa Barbara
Robert Koegel Jr, PhD, UC Los Angeles Joint Appointment: EDUC
Gale Morrison, PhD, UC Riverside