We have three Major Areas of Study:
- Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology (BMed)
- Experimental Psychopathology (EP)
- Neuropsychology (Neuro)
The list of faculty interested in taking a student for Fall 2025 will be updated by the end of August 2024 on our Admissions/Faculty Mentorship webpage.
| First Name | Last Name | Profile Link | Faculty | Affiliation | Research Area Key Words | Major Area of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory | Aarons, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/gregory-a-aarons-phd/ | Gregory Aarons, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Implementation Science; Child Neglect; HIV Prevention; International | BMed/EP |
| Niloofar | Afari, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/niloofar-afari-phd/ | Niloofar Afari, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Pain; Obesity; Trauma; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; eHealth Technology; Veterans | BMed/EP |
| Natacha | Akshoomoff, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/natacha-akshoomoff-phd/ | Natacha Akshoomoff, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Pediatric Neuropsychology; Preterm Birth; Academic Development; Children; Prenatal Substance Exposure; Rare Genetic Syndromes; Autism Spectrum Disorders | Neuro |
| Nader | Amir, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/nader-amir/ | Nader Amir, Ph.D. | SDSU | Anxiety Disorders; Interventions; Etiology | EP |
| Greg | Appelbaum, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/greg-appelbaum-phd/ | Greg Appelbaum, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuroimaging; EEG; Neurostimulation | Neuro/EP |
| Elva | Arredondo, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/elva-arredondo | Elva Arredondo, Ph.D. | SDSU | Latino families; Cancer Screening; Physical Activity Promotion; Health Disparities; Dissemination and Implementation Science | BMed |
| Catherine | Ayers, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/catherine-r-ayers-phd/ | Catherine Ayers, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Hoarding Disorders; Interventions; Lifespan | EP |
| Katherine | Bangen, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/katherine-bangen-phd/ | Katherine Bangen, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Neuroimaging; Aging; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Dementia; Alzheimer’s Disease | Neuro |
| Sarah | Banks, Ph.D., ABPP/CN | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/sarah-banks-phd-abpp-cn/ | Sarah Banks, Ph.D., ABPP/CN | UC San Diego | Alzheimer's; PET; MRI; Cognition; Aging | Neuro |
| Ursula | Bellugi, EDD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/ursula-bellugi-edd/ | Ursula Bellugi, EDD | UC San Diego | Language; Cognition; Cognitive Neuroscience | Neuro |
| Amanda | Bischoff-Grethe, Ph.D. | https://profiles.ucsd.edu/amanda.grethe | Amanda Bischoff-Grethe, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Eating Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Neuroimaging, Pediatric/Adolescents | NP/EP |
| Aaron | Blashill, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/aaron-blashill/ | Aaron Blashill, Ph.D. | SDSU | Body Image, Sexual Orientation, HIV, Eating Pathology, Skin Cancer Prevention, Anabolic Steroids, Health Disparities, Medication Adherence | BMed/EP |
| Cinnamon | Bloss, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/cinnamon-s-bloss-phd/ | Cinnamon Bloss, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Biomedical Technology; Genetics; Biomedical Ethics; Mobile Health | BMed/EP |
| Jessica | Bomyea, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jessica-bomyea-phd/ | Jessica Bomyea, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | PTSD; Anxiety; Cognition; Neuroimaging | EP/NP |
| Mark | Bondi, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/mark-w-bondi-phd/ | Mark Bondi, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Aging; Dementia; Neuroimaging; Older Adults; Alzheimer’s Disease | Neuro |
| Kerri | Boutelle, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/kerri-boutelle-phd/ | Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Obesity; Eating Disorders; Children; Adolescents; Parenting Interventions; Cue Reactivity | BMed/EP |
| Lauren | Brookman-Frazee, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/lauren-brookman-frazee | Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Implementation Science; Community Effectiveness and Implementation Trials; Children’s Mental Health Services; Community Services for Autism Spectrum Disorder; Parent-mediated Interventions; Clinician Training | EP |
| Sandra A. | Brown, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/sandra-a-brown-phd/ | UC San Diego | Substance Use Disorders; Adolescents; Adults; Stress and Coping; Psychiatric Comorbidity | BMed/EP | |
| Kristin | Cadenhead, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/kristin-cadenhead-md/ | Kristin Cadenhead, MD | UC San Diego | Schizophrenia; Interventions | EP/Neuro |
| Ruth | Carper, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/ruth-carper | Ruth Carper, Ph.D. | SDSU | Autism Spectrum Disorders; Neuroimaging; Neuroanatomy; MRI; Cognition; Aging; Children; Lifespan; Development | Neuro/BMed |
| Leslie | Carver, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/leslie-j-carver-phd/ | Leslie Carver, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Social Development; Cognitive Development; Memory; Face Processing; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Typical Development; Children | Neuro |
| Mariana | Cherner, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/mariana-cherner-phd/ | Mariana Cherner, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | CNS effects of HIV and substance use; Cannabis; Methamphetamine; Culturally/Linguistically Competent Assessment; Spanish-Speakers | Neuro |
| Jody | Corey-Bloom, MD, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jody-corey-bloom-md-phd/ | Jody Corey-Bloom, MD, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Dementia; Alzheimer’s Disease; Huntington’s Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Treatment | Neuro |
| Kelly | Courtney, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/kelly-courtney-phd/ | Kelly Courtney, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Substance Use; Addiction; Craving; Virtual Reality; Neuroimaging; Interventions | EP |
| Thereasa | Cronan, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/thereasa-cronan/ | Thereasa Cronan, Ph.D. | SDSU | Health Disparities; Cancer Prevention; Empowerment Based Interventions; Social Support; Coping with Chronic Diseases; Multicultural Issues | BMed/Neuro |
| Zafiris 'Jeff' | Daskalakis, MD, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/zafiris-jeff-daskalakis-md-phd/ | Zafiris 'Jeff' Daskalakis | UC San Diego | Depression, Neurophysiology, Schizophrenia, rTMS, Treatments | EP |
| Lisa | Delano-Wood, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/lisa-delano-wood-phd/ | Lisa Delano-Wood, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Normal Aging; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Alzheimer’s Disease; Dementia; Cognitive Functioning; Vascular Risk; Traumatic Brain Injury; Neuroimaging | Neuro |
| Dean | Delis, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/dean-c-delis-phd/ | Dean Delis, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Neuropsychology; Neuropsychological Test Development | Neuro |
| Colin | Depp, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/colin-depp-phd/ | Colin Depp, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Bipolar Disorder; Aging; Psychosocial Interventions; Adherence | EP/BMed |
| Neal | Doran, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/neal-r-doran-phd/ | Neal Doran, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Tobacco Use and Interventions | BMed/EP |
| Emily | Edmonds, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/emily-c-edmonds-phd/ | Emily Edmonds, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Early Dementia Diagnosis; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Vascular Risk; Normal Aging; Mild Cognitive Impairment | Neuro |
| Lisa | Eyler, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/lisa-t-eyler-phd/ | Lisa Eyler, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Functioning; Emotional Functioning; Neuroimaging; Schizophrenia; Bipolar Disorder; Aging; Autism; Healthy Aging; Older Adults | Neuro |
| J. Vincent | Filoteo, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/j-vinvent-filoteo-phd/ | J. Vincent Filoteo | UC San Diego | Cognitive Neuroscience; Memory; Categorization; Attention; Visual Perception; Subcortical Neurological Disease | Neuro |
| Inna | Fishman, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/inna-fishman | Inna Fishman, Ph.D. | SDSU | Autism Spectrum Disorders; Neurodevelopmetal Disorders; Neuroimaging; MRI; Developmental Neuropsychology; Children & Adolescents | Neuro/EP |
| Linda | Gallo, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/linda-gallo | Linda Gallo, Ph.D. | SDSU | Sociocultural Factors; Chronic Disease Interventions; Diabetes; Cardiovascular Disease; Health Disparities; Hispanic/Latino Health | BMed |
| Jay | Giedd, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jay-giedd-md/ | Jay Giedd, MD | UC San Diego | Brain Imaging; Genetics; Neuroscience; Brain Development; Digital Technology; Children | BMed/Neuro |
| Paul | Gilbert, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/paul-gilbert | Paul Gilbert, Ph.D. | SDSU | Aging; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Alzheimer’s Disease; Huntington’s Disease; Parkinson’s Disease | Neuro |
| Tamar | Gollan, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/tamar-h-gollan-phd/ | Tamar Gollan, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Functining in Biligualism; Aging; Alzheimer’s Disease; Differential Diagnosis | Neuro |
| Amanda | Gooding, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/amanda-gooding-phd/ | Amanda Gooding, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Rehabilitation; Epilepsy; Schizophrenia; Alzheimer’s Disease; Post-Operative Recovery; Cross-cultural Neuropsychology; Normative Studies | Neuro |
| Eric | Granholm, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/eric-granholm-phd/ | Eric Granholm, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Schizophrenia, Dementia; Cognitive Neuropsychology; Psychophysiology; Pupillometry; Attention; Memory; CBT for Psychosis | EP/Neuro |
| Igor | Grant, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/igor-grant-md/ | Igor Grant, MD | UC San Diego | Stressors; Human Coping; Health; Alcohol Use Disorders; Drug Abuse; HIV; AIDS | Neuro/BMed |
| Erik | Groessl, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/erik-j-groessl-phd/ | Erik Groessl, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Hepatis C; Complimentary Medicine; Integrative Medicine; Yoga; Chronic Diseases; Aging | BMed |
| Frank | Haist, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/frank-haist-phd/ | Frank Haist, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience; Perception; Face and Object Processing; Children; Memory; Language; Attention; FMRI | Neuro |
| Deborah | Harrington, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/deborah-l-harrington-phd/ | Deborah Harrington, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Neuroimaging, Cognition, Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, imaging genetics | EP/Neuro |
| Robert | Heaton, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/10048-2/ | Robert Heaton, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | HIV Infection; Schizophrenia; Clinical vs. Statistical Prediction; Demographic Influences on Test Performance; Everyday Functioning; Cross-cultural (International) Neuropsychology | Neuro |
| Eric | Hekler, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/eric-hekler-phd/ | Eric Hekler, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Digital Health; Behavior Change; Optimization of Behavioral Interventions; Micro-randomization Trials; Control Systems Engineering as Applied to Human Behavior | BMed |
| Jonathan | Helm, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/jonathan-helm | Jonathan Helm, Ph.D. | SDSU | Quantitative Psychology; Longitudinal Data Analysis; Measurement of Psychological Constructs | BMed/EP |
| Matthew | Herbert, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/matt-herbert-phd/ | Matthew Herbert, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Chronic pain; Mindfulness; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Biopsychosocial model | BMed |
| Phillip | Holcomb, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/phillip-holcomb | Phillip Holcomb, Ph.D. | SDSU | Language Comprehension; Healthy Adults; Children; Cognitive Impairment; Multi/Bilingual Language Processing; Event-Related Potentials (ERPs); MRI; Magnetoencephalography (MEG) | Neuro |
| Suzi | Hong, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/suzi-hong-phd/ | Suzi Hong, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Inflammation; Immunity; Stress; Mood; Cognition; Obesity; Fitness/Exercise; Cardiovascular Diseases; HIV | BMed |
| Keith | Horvath, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/keith-horvath | Keith Horvath, Ph.D. | SDSU | HIV; Mobile Health; Sexual/Gender Minorities; Adolescents; Medication Adherence; International | BMed |
| Tristen | Inagaki, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/tristen-inagaki | Tristen Inagaki, Ph.D. | SDSU | Neuroimaging; MRI; Social and Affective Neuroscience; Health Neuroscience; Pharmacology; PNI; Psychophysiology; Social Support; Close Relationships; Emotion | BMed/NP |
| Jennifer | Iudicello, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jennifer-e-iudicello-phd/ | Jennifer Iudicello, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | HIV; Substance Use Disorders; Aging; Vascular Injury | Neuro |
| Diane | Jacobs, Ph.D. | https://profiles.ucsd.edu/diane.jacobs | Diane Jacobs, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Cognitive Aging, Outcomes Measurement, Clinical Trials, Cognitive Neuropsychology | NP |
| Joanna | Jacobus, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/joanna-jacobus-phd/ | Joanna Jacobus, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Healthy Adolescent Neurodevelopment; Substance Use; Alcohol; Cannabis; Neuroimaging; Risk Taking Behaviors; Interventions | Neuro |
| Amy | Jak, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/amy-j-jak-phd/ | Amy Jak, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Traumatic Brain Injury; Aging; Veterans; Mental Health Comorbidities; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Protective Behavioral Factors | Neuro |
| R. Joanne | Jao Keehn, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/r-joanne-jao-keehn/ | R. Joanne Jao Keehn, Ph.D. | SDSU | LGBTQ+ Health Equity; Eating Disorders; Body Image Disorders; Suicide Prevention; HIV Prevention; Skin Cancer Prevention Autism; Sensory Processing; Multisensory Integration; Sensorimotor Development; Functional Neuroimaging; Stress Responsivity | NP/EP |
| Terry | Jernigan, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/terry-l-jernigan-phd/ | Terry Jernigan, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Neuroimaging; Developing Children; Genetic Factors; HIV | Neuro |
| Emily | Kappenman, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/emily-kappenman/ | Emily Kappenman, Ph.D. | SDSU | Cognition; Emotion; Neuroscience; Anxiety; Schizophrenia; Event-Related Potentials (ERPs); Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) | EP/Neuro |
| John | Kelsoe, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/john-r-kelsoe-jr-md/ | John Kelsoe, MD | UC San Diego | Genetics of Psychiatric Illness; Bipolar Disorder; Molecular Genetics | EP |
| William | Kremen, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/william-kremen-phd/ | William Kremen, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Behavioral Genetics; Twin Studies; Cognitive Aging; Dementia; Neuroimaging; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Alzheimer’s Disease | Neuro/EP |
| Marta | Kutas, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/marta-kutas-phd/ | Marta Kutas, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Neuroscience; Language; Memory; Electrophysiology; Mood | Neuro |
| Ariel | Lang, Ph.D., MPH | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/ariel-j-lang-phd-mph/ | Ariel Lang, Ph.D., MPH | UC San Diego | Anxiety Disorders; Trauma-related Disorders; Assessment; Interventions | EP |
| Gregory | Light, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/gregory-light-phd/ | Gregory Light, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Schizophrenia; Neurophysiological Endophenotypes; Neurocognitive Endotypes | Neuro/EP |
| Annika | Linke, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/annika-linke | Annika Linke, Ph.D. | SDSU | Autism Spectrum Disorders; Children; Lifespan Development; Sensory Processing; Neuroimaging; Multimodal MRI | Neuro |
| Vanessa | Malcarne, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/vanessa-malcarne/ | Vanessa Malcarne, Ph.D. | SDSU | Cancer; Rheumatic Diseases; Health Disparities; Prevention; Quality of Life; Test Construction/Validation; Multicultural Issues | BMed/EP |
| Thomas | Marcotte, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/thomas-d-marcotte-phd/ | Thomas Marcotte, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cannabis; Cognition; Everyday Functioning; HIV | Neuro |
| Ksenija | Marinkovic, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/ksenija-marinkovic | Ksenija Marinkovic, Ph.D. | SDSU | Neuroimaging; MEG/EEG; Cognitive Control; Alcohol Intoxication; Binge Drinking; Language; Face Processing; Autism | Neuro/BMed |
| Georg | Matt, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/georg-matt | Georg Matt, Ph.D. | SDSU | Tobacco Smoke Exposure; Quantitative Psychology; Program Evaluation; Meta-Analysis | BMed/EP |
| Sarah | Mattson, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/sarah-mattson-weller | Sarah Mattson, Ph.D. | SDSU | Developmental Disabilities; Children; Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Attention; Response Inhibition; Jacobsen Syndrome | Neuro |
| Brent | Mausbach, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/brent-mausbach-phd/ | Brent Mausbach, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Stress and Coping; Health Outcomes; Adults; Aging; Schizophrenia | BMed/EP |
| Jeffrey | Max, MMBCH-MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jeffrey-e-max-mmbch-md/ | Jeffrey Max, MMBCH-MD | UC San Diego | Traumatic Brain Injury; Stroke; Neuroimaging; Children; Adolescents | Neuro |
| Jessica | McCurley, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jessica-mccurley | Jessica McCurley, Ph.D. | SDSU | Health Behaviors; Health Equity; Low-Wage Workers; Depression; Type 2 Diabetes; Physical Activity; Social Determinants of Health; Health Policy; Participatory Research; Border Health/Migrant Health | BMed |
| Carrie | McDonald, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/carrie-mcdonald-phd/ | Carrie McDonald, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Epilepsy; Impact of Surgical Resection; Neuroimaging; Localization of Language And Memory Processing; Alzheimer’s Disease; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Brain Tumors | Neuro |
| Victoria | Merritt, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/victoria-merritt | Victoria Merritt, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | TBI; Cognition; Sports-related Concussion; Military/Veterans; Mental Health | Neuro |
| Jessica | Montoya, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jessica-montoya-phd/ | Jessica Montoya, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Implementation Science; Integrated Care; Mobile Health Interventions; Substance Use Disorders; HIV/AIDS; Aging | BMed |
| Eileen | Moore, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/eileen-moore | Eileen Moore, Ph.D. | SDSU | Neurodevelopment; Lifespan; Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders | Neuro |
| Raeanne | Moore, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/raeanne-moore-phd/ | Raeanne Moore, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Mobile Technologies; Cognitive Functioning; Emotional Functioning; Older Adults; Chronic Medical Conditions; HIV; Serious Mental Illness; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Everyday Functioning Among; Real-Time Assessment | Neuro/EP |
| David | Moore, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/david-j-moore-phd/ | David Moore, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | HIV; HIV prevention; Bipolar Disorder; Depression; Alzheimer’s Disease; Successful Aging; Substance Use Disorders; Neuropsychology, Everyday Functioning; Medication Adherence, Mobile Assessment and Intervention | Neuro/BMed |
| Erin | Morgan, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/erin-e-morgan-phd/ | Erin Morgan, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | HIV; Addiction; Everyday Functioning; Cognitive Reserve; Intraindividual Variability; Social Cognition; Emotional Cognition | Neuro/BMed |
| Leslie | Morland, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/leslie-a-morland-phd/ | Leslie Morland, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | PTSD; Veterans; Telehealth | EP/BMed |
| Claire | Murphy, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/claire-murphy | Claire Murphy, Ph.D. | SDSU | Sensory-Perceptual Changes; Aging; Cognitive Function; Dementia; Alzheimer’s Disease; Evoked Potentials; FMRI | Neuro |
| Mark | Myers, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/mark-g-myers-phd/ | Mark Myers, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Tobacco Cessation; Adolescents; Young Adults; Psychiatric Disorders | BMed |
| Sharon | Nichols, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/sharon-l-nichols-phd/ | Sharon Nichols, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Pediatric Neuropsychology; Development; Behavioral Inhibition; Attention; Working Memory; Early Brain Injury; HIV Infection in Children | Neuro |
| Marc | Norman, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/marc-norman-phd/ | Marc Norman, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Neuropsychology Norms; Stroke; Organ Transplantation; Brain Tumors; High Altitude Cerebral Edema | Neuro |
| Sonya | Norman, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/sonya-norman-phd/ | Sonya Norman, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Co-Occuring PSTD and Alcohol/Substance Use Disorders; Treatment Evaluation; Treatment Development; Guilt; Veterans | EP |
| Judy | Pa, Ph.D. | https://profiles.ucsd.edu/judy.pa | Judy Pa, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Aging, Neuroimaging, Lifestyle Intervention, Sex Differences, Alzheimer's Disease | NP |
| Barton | Palmer, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/barton-w-palmer-phd/ | Barton Palmer, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Aging; Schizophrenia; PTSD; Loneliness; Positive Mental Health; Capacity; Decision Making | Neuro/EP* |
| Matthew | Panizzon, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/matthew-s-panizzon-ph-d/ | Matthew Panizzon, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive and Brain Aging; Dementia; Neuroendocrinology; Sex Differences; Genetic Factors | Neuro |
| Barbara | Parry, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/barbara-l-parry-md/ | Barbara Parry, MD | UC San Diego | Chronobiology of Depression; Sleep and Light Therapy; Melatonin; Women; Children; Adolescents; Premenstrual, Pregnancy/Postpartum, Menopausal, Mood Disorders | EP |
| Kevin | Patrick, MD, MS | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/kevin-patrick-md-ms/ | Kevin Patrick, MD, MS | UC San Diego | Mobile Technology | BMed |
| Thomas | Patterson, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/thomas-l-patterson-phd/ | Thomas Patterson, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | HIV; Sexually Transmitted Illness Risk; Drug Users; Sex Workers; International; Psychosis | BMed |
| William | Pelham, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/william-pelham | William Pelham, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Substance Use; Delinquency; Externalizing Spectrum; Children; Adolescents | BMed/EP |
| William | Perry, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/william-perry-phd/ | William Perry, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Attention; Working Memory; Executive Dysfunction; Information Processing; Cross-species Studies; Liver Disease; HIV; Methamphetamine | Neuro |
| Joseph | Price, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/joseph-price | Joseph Price, Ph.D. | SDSU | Developmental Psychopathology; Social Behavior Problems; Child Maltreatment; Social Cognition; Social Behavior; Foster Care; Children | EP |
| Scott | Roesch, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/scott-roesch | Scott Roesch, Ph.D. | SDSU | Quantitative Psychology; Stress and Coping; Personality; Culture; Ethnicity | BMed |
| Thomas | Rutledge, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/thomas-rutledge-phd/ | Thomas Rutledge, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cardiovascular Diseases; Chronic Pain; Obesity; Diabetes; Interventions; Veterans | BMed |
| Georgia | Sadler, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/georgia-sadler-phd/ | Georgia Sadler, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cancer | BMed |
| David | Salmon, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/david-p-salmon-phd/ | David Salmon, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Neuropsychology; Alzheimer’s Disease; Cross-cultural Studies of Dementia | Neuro |
| Dawn | Schiehser, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/dawn-m-schiehser-phd/ | Dawn Schiehser, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Neuropsychological Functioning; Neuroimaging; Cognitive Rehabilitation; Movement Disorders; Parkinson’s Disease; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Neuro |
| Marc | Schuckit, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/marc-a-schuckit-md/ | Marc Schuckit, MD | UC San Diego | Psychopharmacology; Substance Abuse; Geriatric Psychiatry; Genetics; Psychiatric Diagnosis | EP |
| William | Sieber, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/william-j-sieber-phd/ | William Sieber, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Mind-Body Medicine; Quality of Life; Interventions; Chronic Diseases; Primary Care | BMed |
| Alan | Simmons, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/alan-simmons-phd/ | Alan Simmons, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | MRI; Neuroimaging; Anxiety; PTSD | Neuro |
| Andrea | Spadoni, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/andrea-spadoni-townsend-phd/ | Andrea Spadoni, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Neuroimaging; FMRI; PTSD; Alcohol Use Disorders; Comorbidities; Empirically Supported Treatment; Affective Disorders | Neuro |
| Steven | Sparta, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/steven-sparta-phd/ | Steven Sparta, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Law and Psychology; Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice; Child Abuse; Trauma; Pediatric/Child Clinical Psychology | EP/BMed |
| Nicole | Stadnick, Ph.D., MPH | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/nicole-a-stadnick-phd-mph/ | Nicole Stadnick, Ph.D., MPH | UC San Diego | Implementation Science; Autism; Pediatrics; Mental Health Services; Health Policy; Community Engagement; Public Health; Health Equity; Global Health; Mixed Methods; Capacity Building; System Interventions; HIV Prevention and Intervention | EP |
| Murray | Stein, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/murray-b-stein-md/ | Murray Stein, MD | UC San Diego | Anxiety Disorders; Phobic Disorders; Social Phobia; PTSD; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Pharmacologic Interventions; Autonomic Nervous System; Neuroimaging; Epidemiology | EP/BMed |
| Ariana | Stickel, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/ariana-stickel | Ariana Stickel, Ph.D. | SDSU | Latinos; Cognitive Aging; Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors; Neuroimaging; Acculturation | Neuro |
| Steffanie | Strathdee, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/steffanie-strathdee-phd/ | Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Injection Drug Use; HIV; Hepatis; Prevention; Barriers to Care | BMed |
| Erin | Sundermann, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/erin-sundermann-phd/ | Erin Sundermann, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Alzheimer's; Aging; NeuroHIV; HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder; Sex Differences; Reproductive History; Women's Mental Health | Neuro |
| Neal | Swerdlow, MD, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/neal-r-swerdlow-md-phd/ | Neal Swerdlow, MD, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Tourette Syndrome; Neuropharmacology; Limbic System; Basal Ganglia | EP |
| Susan | Tapert, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/susan-f-tapert-phd/ | Susan Tapert, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Substance Use Disorders; Adolescents; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychological Assessment; Conduct Disorder; Risk Factors; Gender Differences; Cue Reactivity; Craving | Neuro |
| Charles | Taylor, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/charles-t-taylor-phd/ | Charles Taylor, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Anxiety Disorders; Depressive Disorders; Treatment Outcome Research; Social Relationship Functioning; Positive/Negative Valence; Interventions to Enhance Positive Emotions | EP |
| Jennifer | Thomas, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/jennifer-thomas | Jennifer Thomas, Ph.D. | SDSU | Behavioral Teratology; Neurotoxicology; Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse; Learning; Memory; Cognition | Neuro |
| Kelsey | Thomas, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/kelsey-thomas | Kelsey Thomas, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cognitive Aging; Alzheimer's Disease; MCI; Subtle Cognitive Decline; Biomarkers; Vascular Risk; Diabetes; Everyday Functioning | Neuro |
| Jeanne | Townsend, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/jeanne-townsend-phd/ | Jeanne Townsend, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Autism Spectrum Disorders; Developmental Disorders; Event Related Potentials (ERPs); EEG; Eye Tracking; Attention; Arousal; Sensory Function; Motor Function | Neuro/EP |
| Doris | Trauner, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/doris-a-trauner-md/ | Doris Trauner, MD | UC San Diego | Metabolic Disorders; Brain Injury; Children; Prosody; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Language; Visual Processing | Neuro |
| Emily | Treichler, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/emily-treichler | Emily Treichler, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Serious Mental Illness; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Person-Centered Care; Collaborative Decision-Making; Mixed Methods; Community-Engaged Research; Implementation | EP/Neuro |
| Elizabeth | Twamley, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/elizabeth-twamley-phd/ | Elizabeth Twamley, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Severe Mental Illness; Traumatic Brain Injury; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Dementia; Compensatory Cognitive Training; Supported Employment; Homelessness; Cognitive Rehabilitation; PTSD | Neuro/EP |
| Sylvanna M. | Vargas, Ph.D., MPH | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/sylvanna-vargas | Sylvanna M. Vargas, Ph.D., MPH | SDSU | Mental Health Disparities; Suicide Prevention; Implementation Science; Health Services; Intersectional Minority Stress | EP |
| Feion | Villodas, Ph.D. | https://psychologyclinic.sdsu.edu/people/feion-villodas | Feion Villodas, Ph.D. | SDSU | Health Disparities; African-Americans; Latinos; Acculturation, Cultural Competence, Community-based Participatory Research; Treatment Implementation | BMed |
| Miguel | Villodas, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/miguel-villodas | Miguel Villodas, Ph.D. | SDSU | Externalizing Behavior Problems; Diversity; Multicultural Issues; Children; Adolescents; Evidence-Based Interventions; Child Maltreatment | EP |
| Natasha | Wade, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/natasha-wade-phd/ | Natasha Wade, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Cannabis; Adolescent Substance Use; Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use; Neurocognition; Neuropsychology; Hair Toxicology; Secondhand Cannabis Smoke; Secondhand Smoke | Neuro |
| Tamara | Wall, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/tamara-l-wall-phd/ | Tamara Wall, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Substance Abuse; Protective Factors; Sociocultural Factors; Multicultural Issues; Behavioral Genetics; Psychopharmacology | EP |
| V. Robin | Weersing, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/v-robin-weersing | V. Robin Weersing, Ph.D. | SDSU | Anxiety; Depression; Intervention Development; Children; Adolescents | EP/BMed |
| Cory | Weissman, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/cory-weissman | Cory Weissman, MD | UC San Diego | TMS; rTMS; TMS-EEG; Accelerated TMS; Theta Burst Stimulation; Suicidality; Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD); Psychedelics; Interventional Psychiatry | BMed/EP |
| Kristen | Wells, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/kristen-wells | Kristen Wells, Ph.D. | SDSU | Cancer Disparities; Cancer Communication; Patient Navigation Interventions; Medication Adherence; Technology | BMed |
| Julie | Wetherell, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/julie-loebach-wetherell-phd/ | Julie Wetherell, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Geropsychology; Anxiety; Depression; Intervention Development; Older Adults; Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction; Exercise | EP |
| Christina | Wierenga, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/christina-e-wierenga-phd/ | Christina Wierenga, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Alzheimer’s Disease; Eating Disorders; Functional Neuroimaging; Language; Memory; Cognitive Control; Reward Processing; Interoception; Aging | Neuro/EP |
| Jillian Lee | Wiggins, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/jillian-lee-wiggins | Jillian Lee Wiggins, Ph.D. | SDSU | Socio-emotional Development; Brain Activation; Genetics; Social Factors; Children; Adolescents; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Depression; Anxiety; Irritability; Neuroimaging | Neuro/EP |
| Jennalee | Woolridge, Ph.D. | https://profiles.ucsd.edu/jennalee.wooldridge | Jennalee Woolridge, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Diabetes, Chronic Illness, Health Behavior Change, Ecological Momentary Assessment, Social Support, Physical Activity, Digital Health | BMed |
| May | Yeh, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/people/may-yeh | May Yeh, Ph.D. | SDSU | Mental Health Services; Children; Adolescents; Cultural Issues; Treatment Outcomes; Cultural Competence; Racial/Ethnic Disparities; School-based Services | EP |
| Fadel | Zeidan, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/fadel-zeidan-phd/ | Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Mindfulness; Neuroimaging; Pain; Health | BMed |
| Shu-Hong | Zhu, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/shu-hong-zhu-phd/ | Shu-Hong Zhu, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Behavioral Intervention; Population Study of Health Behavior; Tobacco Use; Vaping; Marijuana Use | BMed |
| Sidney | Zisook, MD | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/sidney-zisook-md/ | Sidney Zisook, MD | UC San Diego | Grief; Bereavement; Affective Disorders; PTSD | EP |
| Zvinka | Zlatar, Ph.D. | https://psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clinical/zvinka-zlatar/ | Zvinka Zlatar, Ph.D. | UC San Diego | Aging; Brain Plasticity; MRI; Perfusion; Physical Activity; Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Lifestyle Interventions; Older Adults; Hispanic Populations; Subjective Cognitive Decline; Depression | Neuro |
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