College of Behavioral and Social Science: Psychology

Faculty Expert Database List

College of Behavioral and Social Science

Phone: 530-898-6171

Psychology

Phone: 530-898-5147

Margaret Bierly

Professor, Psychology
PhD, Stanford University
Developmental Psychology, Adult Attachment, Interpersonal Relationship Quality and Personality Variables

Phone: 530-898-5377
Email: MBierly@csuchico.edu

Katherine Cushing

Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Arizona
Assessment of Student Learning, K-12 Education/Teaching, Expertise/Expert-Novice Differences, Leadership Development, Mentoring/Induction Program, Qualitative Data Analysis

Phone: 530-898-5281
Email: KCushing@csuchico.edu

Michael Ennis

Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Davis
Stress Responses, Anxiety, Interoception and Coping Strategies, Human Psychophysiology

Phone: 530-898-4963
Email: mennis@csuchico.edu

Lawrence Herringer

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Riverside
Personality Structure and Assessment, Self-Concept and Personal Identity, Quantitative Methods/Applications, Psychology and Religion

Phone: 530-898-4803
Email: LHerringer@csuchico.edu

David Hibbard

Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas
Developmental Psychology, Adolescent Social Development, Development of Perfectionism, Gender Differences in Social Interaction

Phone: 530-898-5430
Email: drhibbard@csuchico.edu

Leesa Huang

Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Northern Colorado
School Psychology, Assessment for Intervention, Legal and Ethical Issues for Psychologists, Crisis Intervention

Phone: 530-898-5164
Email: LHuang@csuchico.edu

Linda Kline

Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, Colorado State University
Social and Environmental Psychology, Human-Animal Bond, Women's Issues, Exercise and Sports Psychology

Phone: 530-898-6263
Email: LKline@csuchico.edu

Penelope Kuhn

Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, Georgetown University
Central Nervous System Regeneration and Plasticity, Growth Factors, Spinal Cord Injury, Oligodendrocyte Response to Injury, Mouse Models of Central Nervous System Disease

Phone: 530-898-6750
Email: PKuhn@csuchico.edu

Peter Lopez

Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of New York, Buffalo
Sexual Behavior, Aggression, Technology (Especially the Web) As a Teaching/Research Tool, Individual, Group and Family Therapy, Child Therapy, Family Systems, Process Issues in Counseling, Multicultural Issues Including Gender and Sexual Orientation

Phone: 530-898-5292
Email: PLopez@csuchico.edu

Sandra Machida

Professor, Psychology, Coordinator of Child Development Program
PhD, Stanford University
Developmental Psychology With a Focus on Variations in Socialization Contexts Including Parenting Styles, Cross-Cultural Variations, Intervention Programs, Poverty and Early Childhood Development, School Readiness

Phone: 530-898-4912
Email: SMachida@csuchico.edu

Marvin Megibow

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Maryland
Prejudice/Racism, Hate and Violence, Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychology, Family Therapy, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout/Stress, Health Psychology and Wellness Issues

Phone: 530-898-6366
Email: MMegibow@csuchico.edu

Brian Oppy

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Davis
Reading, Pedagogy, Technology and Learning, Cognition, Human Memory, Perception, Applied Research

Phone: 530-898-4609
Email: BOppy@csuchico.edu

Joseph Russo

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Utah
Counseling Process and Outcome Issues and Intervention Modalities, Counselor Training and Supervision Issues and Processes, Couple's Communication and Intimacy Issues, Competition and Collaboration Research, Anxiety and Depression Research, Multicultural Issues Including Gender and Sexual Identity Issues, Psychopharmacology Research, Research Related to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Self-Esteem Models and Research

Phone: 530-898-5368
Email: JRusso@csuchico.edu

Jane Rysberg

Professor, Psychology
PhD, Arizona State University
Developmental Psychology, Successful Aging, Parent-Child Relations, Fathering/Step-Fathering, Sibling Relationships

Phone: 530-898-5178
Email: JRysberg@csuchico.edu

Art Sanchez

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Family Therapy, Multicultural Counseling, Group Counseling, Individual Counseling

Phone: 530-898-6760
Email: ASanchez@csuchico.edu

Neil Schwartz

Professor, Psychology
PhD, Arizona State University
Learning, Cognition and Instruction Broadly Defined. Current Research Focus Areas Are: Learning and Problem Solving in Web-Based Environments, Development of Web-Based Instructional Systems in Science, Metaphorical Graphics in Instruction, Theoretical Study of Configurational Knowledge and Metacognition in Web-Based Learning

Phone: 530-898-4968
Email: NSchwartz@csuchico.edu

Theodore Singelis

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Hawaii
Cultural Influences on, and Differences in, Social Behavior, Self-Conceptions and Health Behaviors Across the Life Span, Embarrassment and Its Communication, Social Beliefs Across Cultures and Across the Life Span

Phone: 530-898-4009
Email: TSingelis@csuchico.edu

Daniel Stuempfig

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Illinois
Learning in the Schools, Academic Motivation, Prejudice and Discrimination

Phone: 530-898-5158
Email: DStuempfig@csuchico.edu

Martin van den Berg

Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Virginia
Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Synethesia

Phone: 530-898-3472
Email: mvandenberg@csuchico.edu

Edward Vela

Professor, Psychology
PhD, Texas A&M University
Memory and Concept Formation in Children and Adults, Problem Solving, Creativity, Motion Perception, Theories of Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

Phone: 530-898-6262
Email: EVela@csuchico.edu

David Winzenz

Professor, Psychology
PhD, Stanford University
Human Learning

Phone: 530-898-5264
Email: DWinzenz@csuchico.edu

James Wolfe

Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Georgia
School Psychology, Cognitive Assessment, Socio-Emotional Assessment, Neuropsychology

Phone: 530-898-4093
Email: JWolfe@csuchico.edu

Daniel Worthen

Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, Colorado State University
Animal Learning, Cognition and Behavior, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neural Network Modeling, Animal Welfare Issues, Philosophical Issues in Behavioral and Neural Sciences

Phone: 530-898-5363
Email: DWorthen@csuchico.edu