Pepperdine News and Events

Faculty Experts Guide

Members of the GSEP faculty have diverse expertise, and are are glad to impart their knowledge when requested by the media or other interested parties. If you seek to obtain a comment on a particular subject, please review our faculty experts guide for a list of relevant spokespeople.

EDUCATION

Literacy

• Dr. Kathy Church
• Dr. Cynthia Dollins
• Dr. Cara Garcia

Leadership

• Dr. Farzin Madjidi
• Dr. Linda Purrington
• Dr. June Schmeider-Ramirez

Education Policy

• Dr. Anthony Collatos
• Dr. J.L. Fortson (No Child Left Behind Act)
• Dr. Cara Garcia

Urban Education

• Dr. Anthony Collatos (educational models, parent-teacher partnerships)
• Dr. Spring Cooke
• Dr. J.L. Fortson

Bilingual Education

• Dr. J.L. Fortson
• Dr. Reyna Garcia-Ramos
• Dr. Martine Jago

Cross-Cultural Competency

• Dr. Spring Cooke
• Dr. Reyna Garcia-Ramos
• Dr. Martine Jago
• Dr. Farzin Madjidi
• Dr. Margaret Weber

Mentoring and Faculty Development

• Dr. Margaret Weber

Test-taking Anxiety and Study Strategies

• Dr. Kathy Church
• Dr. Cara Garcia

Bullying, Gangs, and School Violence Prevention

• Dr. Ronald Stephens

Technology Integration in Education and Online Learning

• Dr. Eric Hamilton (future learning environments)
• Dr. Linda Polin
• Dr. Margaret Riel
• Dr. Paul Sparks

 

PSYCHOLOGY

Aging

• Dr. Brian Betz
• Dr. Pamela Dirham

Stress

• Dr. Lou Cozolino
• Dr. Steven Sultanoff (humor therapy)
• Dr. Stephanie Woo

Trauma

• Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis (sexual abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, genocide)
• Dr. Lou Cozolino (child abuse and neglect)
• Dr. David Foy (sexual abuse, combat veterans and PTSD)

Critical Thinking

• Dr. David Levy
• Dr. Richard Mascolo

Bilingual Practice

• Dr. Aaron Aviera
• Dr. Miguel Gallardo

Psychopathology

• Dr. Lou Cozolino (schizophrenia)
• Dr. Kathleen Eldridge (mood and anxiety disorders)
• Dr. Carolyn Keatinge (bipolar disorder)
• Dr. David Levy
• Dr. Laurie Schoellkopf (addiction)
• Dr. Stephanie Woo (schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders)

Forensic Psychology

• Dr. Brian Betz
• Dr. Susan Hall
• Dr. Carolyn Keatinge

Homeless Population

• Dr. Aaron Aviera
• Dr. Cary Mitchell
• Dr. Duncan Wigg

Prescription Privileges

• Dr. Miguel Gallardo

Correctional Institutes

• Dr. Brian Betz
• Dr. Laurie Schoellkopf

Theories of Personality

• Dr. Michael Tredinnick

Spirituality and Psychology

• Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis
• Dr. Kathleen Eldridge
• Dr. Susan Hall
• Dr. Edward Shafranske

Cross-Cultural Competency

• Dr. Joy Asamen (mental health in the Asian American community)
• Dr. Aaron Aviera (mental health in the Latino community)
• Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis (mental health in the African American community)
• Dr. Miguel Gallardo (mental health in the Latino community)
• Dr. Shelly Harrell (mental health in the African American community)
• Dr. Daryl Rowe (mental health in the African American community)
• Dr. Amy Tuttle

Ethics and Professional Practice

• Dr. Robert deMayo
• Dr. Pamela Harmell

Psychological Testing and Assessment

• Dr. Susan Himelstein
• Dr. David Levy
• Dr. Stephanie Woo

Celebrity, Sports, and Media Psychology

• Dr. David Levy

Physiological Psychology and Neuroscience

• Dr. Brian Betz
• Dr. Lou Cozolino

Spectrum Disorders (Autism, ADD, and ADHD)

• Dr. Brian Betz
• Dr. Drew Erhardt

Premarital and Marital Relationships and Divorce

• Dr. Ken Canfield (marital communication, fathering, family)
• Dr. Pamela Dirham
• Dr. Kathleen Eldridge
• Dr. Dennis Lowe