Faculty and Staff

Psychology Faculty

Photo Name Contact Information
Anthony Andre Anthony Andre
Lecturer
ENG 485
Anthony.Andre@sjsu.edu
Arlene Asuncion Arlene Asuncion
Professor, Social Psychology; Major Advisor 
DMH 322
Arlene.Asuncion@sjsu.edu
408-924-5609
Summer 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30 PM-2:30 PM & Thursday 11:00 PM-12:00 PM & by appointment
Désia Bacon photo

Désia Bacon

Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology

DMH 323 

Desia.Bacon@sjsu.edu

408-924-5640 

Trevor Basil

Trevor Basil

Lecturer

DMH 232

Trevor.Basil@sjsu.edu

Nicholas Bathurst

Nicholas Bathurst

Lecturer

DMH 230
Nicholas.Bathurst@sjsu.edu

 

Jacquelyn Brady Jacquelyn Brady
Associate Professor, I/O Psychology

DMH 320
Jacquelyn.Brady@sjsu.edu
408-924-7855

 

Sylvia Branca Sylvia Branca
Lecturer

Sylvia.Branca@sjsu.edu
408-924-5632

Lucinda Cabral Lucinda Cabral
Lecturer

DMH 230
Lucinda.Cabral@sjsu.edu

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only

Amy Caffrey Amy Caffrey
Lecturer
DMH 352
Amy.Caffrey@sjsu.edu
408-924-6181
Glen Callaghan photo Glenn Callaghan
Professor, Clinical Psychology

DMH 322
Glenn.Callaghan@sjsu.edu
408-924-5610

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Monday 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Matthew Capriotti Matthew Capriotti
Professor, Clinical Psychology

DMH 318
Matthew.Capriotti@sjsu.edu
408-924-5641

Valerie Carr Valerie Carr
Professor, Biological Psychology; Associate Chair

DMH 318
Valerie.Carr@sjsu.edu
408-924-5630

Cheryl Chancellor-Freeland Cheryl Chancellor-Freeland
Professor, Biological Psychology; Major Advisor 

DMH 317
Cheryl.Chancellor-Freeland@sjsu.edu
408-924-5645

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only

Hyesang Chang

Hyesang Chang

Lecturer

DMH 230

Hyesang.Chang@sjsu.edu

408-924-4402

Li Shen (Jess) Chong Li Shen (Jess) Chong
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology 

 DMH 315

Jess.Chong@sjsu.edu 

408-924-3831

Jill Citron Jill Citron
Lecturer

DMH 352
Jill.Citron@sjsu.edu
408-924-5606

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 12:00 PM-12:45 PM

Patrick Cravalho Patrick Cravalho
Lecturer

DMH 232
Patrick.Cravalho@sjsu.edu
408-924-5622

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Steven Del Chiaro Steven Del Chiaro
Lecturer

DMH 352
Steven.DelChiaro@sjsu.edu
408-924-5612

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only

Michael Dillinger Michael Dillinger
Lecturer

DMH 230

Mike.Dillinger@sjsu.edu

408-924-5661

 

Sisi Dong

Sisi Dong

Lecturer

DMH 230

Sisi.Dong@sjsu.edu

408-924-5657

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 12:15 PM-12:45 PM

Shinchieh (CJ) Duh Shinchieh (CJ) Duh
Associate Professor, Developmental Psychology

DMH 324
CJ.Duh@sjsu.edu
408-924-6039

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 AM-11:00 AM 

Greg Feist Greg Feist
Professor, Adult Development and Personality

DMH 313
Greg.Feist@sjsu.edu
408-924-5617

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only

Cary Feria Cary Feria
Associate Professor, Perception

DMH 312
Cary.Feria@sjsu.edu
408-924-5620

Jennifer Gregg Jennifer Gregg
Professor, Clinical Psychology; Major Advisor

DMH 317
Jennifer.Gregg@sjsu.edu

408-924-5621

Leighton Hinkley

Leighton Hinkley

Lecturer

 

Leighton.Hinkley@sjsu.edu 

 

Bianca Hinojosa

Bianca Hinojosa

Assistant Professor

DMH 319
Bianca.Hinojosa@sjsu.edu
408-924-5741

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Friday 1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Terrell Holmes

Terrell Holmes

Lecturer

DMH 230

Terrell.Holmes@sjsu.edu

408-924-5584

Laree Huntsman Laree Huntsman
Professor, Psychology of Language

DMH 313
Laree.Huntsman@sjsu.edu
408-924-5633

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only

Karin Jeffery Karin Jeffery
Lecturer

DMH 230
Karin.Jeffery@sjsu.edu

Elena Klaw Photo Elena Klaw
Professor, Clinical Psychology

CL 203
Elena.Klaw@sjsu.edu
408-924-6961

Sean Laraway Sean Laraway
Professor, Behavior Analysis and Motivation
DMH 311
Sean.Laraway@sjsu.edu 
408-924-5679
Simone Lundquist Simone Lundquist
Lecturer

DMH 310
Simone.Lundquist@sjsu.edu
408-924-5634

Christine Ma-Kellams Christine Ma-Kellams
Associate Professor, Social Psychology, Graduate Coordinator,
Research/Experimental

DMH 312
Christine.Ma-Kellams@sjsu.edu
408-924-5642

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Monday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Steven Macramalla Steven Macramalla
Lecturer
DMH 352
Steven.Macramalla@sjsu.edu
408-924-5660 
Summer 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 PM-3:00 PM
Amy Nguyen Amy Nguyen
Lecturer

DMH 232
MyNgoc.Nguyen@sjsu.edu

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Thursday 12:30 PM-1:30 PM & Friday 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Chiaki Nomoto

Chiaki Nomoto 

Lecturer

DMH 232

chiaki.nomoto@sjsu.edu 

Brian Oliveira Brian Oliveira
Lecturer

DMH 310
Brian.Oliveira@sjsu.edu

Evan Palmer photo Evan Palmer
Professor, Human Factors Psychology; Department Chair 

DMH 157
Evan.Palmer@sjsu.edu
408-924-5547

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Lesther Papa Lesther Papa
Assistant Professor,
Clinical Psychology

DMH 323
408-924-5671
Lesther.Papa@sjsu.edu

Juan Peña

Juan Peña 
Assistant Professor,
Clinical Psychology

DMH 321

Juan.M.Pena@sjsu.edu 
408-924-5947

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Neelam Rattan

Neelam Rattan

Lecturer

DMH 352
Neelam.Rattan@sjsu.edu
408-924-5653

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Desiree Ryan

Desiree Ryan

Assistant Professor

DMH 316

desiree.ryan@sjsu.edu 

408-924-5545

Gregory Savage Gregory Savage
Lecturer
DMH 230
Gregory.Savage@sjsu.edu
408-924-5648
Ginerva Scherini Ginevra Scherini
Lecturer

DMH 232
Ginevra.Scherini@sjsu.edu
408-924-5658

Robin Schulte Robin Schulte
Lecturer

DMH 230
Robin.Schulte@sjsu.edu

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only

David Schuster David Schuster
Professor, Human Factors Psychology

DMH 321
David.Schuster@sjsu.edu
408-924-5659

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Thursday 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Thomas Shirley

Thomas Shirley

Lecturer

BT 557

Thomas.Shirley@sjsu.edu

408-924-8032

Susan Snycerski Susan Snycerski
Professor, Biological Psychology

DMH 311
Susan.Snycerski@sjsu.edu
408-924-5662 

Ravneet Tiwana Ravneet Tiwana
Lecturer

DMH 230
Ravneet.Tiwana@sjsu.edu
408-924-5611

Howard Tokunaga Howard Tokunaga
Professor
Graduate Coordinator, I/O

DMH 320 
Howard.Tokunaga@sjsu.edu
408-924-5649

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 PM-2:30 PM

Sandra Trafalis Sandra Trafalis
Lecturer

DMH 232
Sandra.Trafalis@sjsu.edu

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only

Christina Tzeng Christina Tzeng
Assistant Professor, Cognitive Psychology

DMH 319
Christina.Tzeng@sjsu.edu

408-924-5706

Mark Van Selst Mark Van Selst
Professor, Cognitive Psychology; Major Advisor

DMH 314
Mark.VanSelst@sjsu.edu
408-924-5674

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday
8:30 AM-9:00 PM

Jason Ventura Jason Ventura
Lecturer

DMH 352
Jason.Ventura@sjsu.edu
408-924-5625
Summer 2025 Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Naomi Wagner Naomi Wagner
Lecturer

DMH 310
Naomi.Wagner@sjsu.edu 
408-924-5646

Maipeng Wei Maipeng Wei
Lecturer

DMH 230

Maipeng.Wei@sjsu.edu

408-924-5628

Leslye Whitehead

Leslye Whitehead

Lecturer

DMH 232
Leslye.Whitehead@sjsu.edu 
408-924-6415

Summer 2025 Office Hours: By Appointment Only
Headshot Erin Woodhead
Professor
Clinical Psychology; Graduate
Coordinator, Clinical Psychology

DMH 316
Erin.Woodhead@sjsu.edu
408-924-5654

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday
9:30 AM-10:30 PM

Alen Yaghoubi Alen Yaghoubi
Lecturer

DMH 232
Alen.Yaghoubi@sjsu.edu
408-924-3667

Summer 2025 Office Hours: Friday 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Psychology Staff

 

Photo Name Contact Information
Nha-Nghi Nguyen Nha-Nghi Nguyen
Administrative Analyst/Specialist
DMH 157
Nha-Nghi.Nguyen@sjsu.edu
408-924-5602
Jeanne Stamm Jeanne Stamm
Administrative Support Coordinator
DMH 157
Jeanne.Stamm@sjsu.edu
408-924-5603

James Lai

James Lai

Administrative Support Coordinator

DMH 157 

James.lai@sjsu.edu

408-924-5604