Faculty & Staff
See our Advising Page for PSY or CD Faculty Advisor information.
| Name | OFFICE | PHONE |
Winter 2026 OFFICE HOURS |
Degree/ Discipline |
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Department Chair/Associate Chair
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Pronouns: she, her, hers Department Chair Pronouns: she, her, hers
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47-24C |
805-756-2033 |
clangner@calpoly.edu |
Please see Advising Page 1st:
https://psycd.calpoly.edu/undergraduate/academic-advising
Drop-in hours: Mondays 2:30-4pm
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Social and Personality Psychology |
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Associate Chair Internship Coordinator |
47-21P | 805-756-2077 | jkaczoro@calpoly.edu |
Zoom by appointment: |
Clinical Psychology |
Current Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
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Pronouns: he, him, his |
47-23N | jwantony@calpoly.edu |
In person or by appointment: M, T 12-1pm |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
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| Jennifer Beatty-Wright | 47-23Q | 805-756-1851 |
jfbeatty@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, In person, or by appointment: W 2:30-4:30pm |
Social Psychology |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-23E | 805-756-6159 | ybenchar@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: W 1-4pm |
Organizational Behavior |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-23A | 805-756-2674 | kbennion@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: M 4:10-5pm |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
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Pronouns: they, them, theirs |
47-21C | 805-756-6178 | jbetterg@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, In person, or by appointment: T 10-11am |
Counseling Psychology |
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Professor Emerita Pronouns: she, her, hers |
sburn@calpoly.edu |
Zoom or by appointment: T 12pm-1pm |
Applied Social Psychology | ||
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-23M |
805-756-2703 |
lcacciam@calpoly.edu |
In person, or by appointment: T, Th 1-2pm Zoom, T, Th 1-2pm |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-21M |
805-756-2106 |
ddaniels@calpoly.edu |
Zoom by appointment or In person: M 2-3pm, W 11am-12pm |
Developmental Psychology |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-21D | 805-756-2004 | nduell@calpoly.edu |
In person or by appointment: |
Developmental Psychology |
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Pronouns: he, him, his |
47-23K | MS Program Director | aaestrad@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: M 9:30-10:30 & 11:30-12:30 |
Clinical Psychology |
| 38-211 |
805-756-2357 |
lfreberg@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: M-Th 11am-12pm |
Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
jgarci31@calpoly.edu |
Out of Department: Associate Dean, CLA
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Social Psychology |
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Pronouns: he, him, his
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47-23D | 805-756-0897 | iherna93@calpoly.edu |
In person, or by appointment: T, Th 9-11am |
Social Psychology |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-23C |
805-756-2934 |
jjipson@calpoly.edu |
Zoom: Th 10am-11am In person by appointment: |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
jjovanov@calpoly.edu |
Out of Department: Director of University Honors Program |
Developmental Psychology |
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| Corinna Klein | 47-23L | 805-756-1852 | cklein17@calpoly.edu |
In person,or Zoom by appointment: T 9-11am |
Clinical Psychology |
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Professor Emeritus |
52-24E |
805-756-2811 |
glaver@calpoly.edu |
Zoom or by appointment: Th 10:00-11:30 am
Zoom ID: 932 6792 6964 |
Cognitive Psychology |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-21B |
805-756-2611 |
llee10@calpoly.edu |
T 9-11am |
Developmental Psychology |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-21Q | 805-756-6131 | slopeza@calpoly.edu |
Zoom by appointment or in person: Th 2:10-3pm |
Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology |
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Professor Emeritus |
47-21M | 805-756-2805 | kmoreno@calpoly.edu |
Counseling Psychology |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
1-209B | 805-756-2359 | jpedrott@calpoly.edu |
Out of Department
CLA Associate Dean for Diversity and Curriculum |
Counseling Psychology |
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Pronouns: he, they
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47-21R | 805-756-1603 |
Zoom, and by appointment: T 9-11am |
Social-Community Psychology | |
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Pronouns: he, him, his |
47-21N |
805-756-2854 |
tsmith82@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, in person, or by appointment: W 9-11am |
Clinical Psychology |
| Tessa Sun | 47-23F | tbai@calpolu.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: T 2-4pm |
Social Psychology | |
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Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-21A |
805-756-6123 |
lsweatt@calpoly.edu |
In person, or by appointment: T 11am-12pm, 3:30pm-4:30pm Th 11am-12pm
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Counseling Psychology |
| Julie Vaisarova | 47-21L | 805-756-1853 | jvaisaro@calpoly.edu |
Zoom by appointment or in person: W 3-4pm |
Developmental Psychology |
Current Lecturers
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Kari Applegate Pronouns: she, her, hers |
38-127 | 805-756-2220 | kapple02@calpoly.edu |
In person and by appointment: W 2pm-3pm |
Child Development |
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Elizabeth Barrett Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-21A |
Zoom, or in person: M,W 8am-9:30am
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Counseling Psychology |
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Sara Bartlett Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-23B |
805-756-1641 |
spbartle@calpoly.edu |
In person, and by appointment: M,W 8:30-9:00am |
Gerontology |
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Marta Block Pronouns: she, her, hers |
52-E24 | mbblock@calpoly.edu |
In-person or by appointment: T,Th 11-12pm |
Psychology | |
| Patty Clarkson | 38-125 |
805-756-2220 |
pkclarks@calpoly.edu |
In-person or by appointment: T 11am-12pm |
Educational Leadership |
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Henry Danielson Pronouns: he, him, his |
38-127 | hdaniels@calpoly.edu |
In person by appointment: T, Th 3pm-4pm |
Educational Technology |
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| Mari Garcia | mgarc533@calpoly.edu |
Virtual or by appointment: T, T 6-7pm |
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Eric Goodman |
47-21L | 805-756-2805 |
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James Elliott Pronouns: he, him, his |
jellio06@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: T 10-11am Th 1-2pm |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
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Brenna Giordano
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47-23Q |
805-756-2914 |
blgiorda@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: Th 9-10am |
Clinical Psychology
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| Marc Halusic | mhalusic@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: M 1-3pm |
Social Psychology | ||
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Amarilis Iscold Pronouns: she, her, hers |
38-127 | aiscold@calpoly.edu |
In person or Zoom by appointment: T, Th 9-9:40am and 11am-12pm |
Pediatrics, Human Development |
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Kristin Makena
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Dexter 34 - 237 |
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kmakena@calpoly.edu |
Zoom by appointment only: M, W
In person or by appointment: M, W 3-4pm |
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Matthew Melendrez
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34-234 | 805-756-6151 | mmelendr@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: T 11am-12pm |
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| Courtney Moore | 34-234 | 805-756-5138 | cmoore90@calpoly.edu |
Zoom or by appointment: T, Th 2-4pm |
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| Jens Omli | 805-756-2091 | jomli@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, and by appointment: M 4:10pm- 6pm T 10:10-12pm |
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| Codie Place | coplace@calpoly.edu |
In person or by appointment: M 1pm-2pm W 12pm-2pm |
Criminal Psychology and Criminology | ||
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Roxanne Rassti Pronouns: she, her, hers |
34-237 | rrassti@calpoly.edu |
In person or by appointment: M 3-4pm |
Counseling Psychology (Forensic Concentration) | |
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Hannah Roberts Pronouns: she, her, hers |
34-234 | hrober02@calpoly.edu |
In Person/Zoom: Th 12pm-2pm |
Clinical Psychology |
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| Kara Samaniego | 52-E24 | 805-756-2343 | kasamani@calpoly.edu |
In person or by appointment, M 10am-12pm, T-W 11am-12pm |
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| Dara Sheik | 47-21L | dsheik@calpoly.edu |
Virtual, in-person, or by appointment: T 4-5pm |
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Jodie Steele Pronouns: she, her, hers |
46T-104 | jsteel01@calpoly.edu |
Zoom, or by appointment: T 11:30-12:30pm
In person, or by appointment: M 2-3pm |
Social Psychology |
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Thomas Steffora Pronouns: he, him, his
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52-E24-B | tsteffor@calpoly.edu |
M, W 10am-11am In person, or by appointment: T, Th 11am-12pm
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Counseling Psychology |
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| Leah Thomas | 47-21M | lrthomas@calpoly.edu |
Zoom by appointment.
In person or by appointment: W 4:30-5:30pm Th 2:30-3:30pm |
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Kristianne Toledo
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47-23B |
805-756-0697 |
krtoledo@calpoly.edu |
In person: |
Psychology/ Neuroscience Behavior |
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Debra Valencia-Laver Professor Emerita Pronouns: she, her, hers |
52-E24-A |
805-756-2811 |
dlvalenc@calpoly.edu |
In person, or by appointment: M,W 2:15pm-3:30pm Th 2:30pm-3:30pm (graduate students only) |
Cognitive Psychology |
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Sara Valverde
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47-21L | 805-756-2805 | Teaches Winter Quarter | MS Program | |
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Kendra Williams Pronouns: she, her, hers |
47-21A | 805-756-6151 | knwillia@calpoly.edu |
In person, or Zoom by appointment: M, W 10am-12pm |
Clinical Psychology |
Professors Emeriti
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| Doug Epperson | |||||
| Gary Laver | |||||
| Linden Nelson | |||||
| Ned Schultz | |||||
| Chuck Slem | |||||
Preschool Learning Lab Staff
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Patricia Clarkson Pronouns: she, her, hers |
38-125 | 805-756-2220 | pkclarks@calpoly.edu |
In person, or by appointment: T 1-2pm |
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Kari Applegate Pronouns: she, her, hers |
38-127 |
805-756-2220 |
kapple02@calpoly.edu |
In person and by appointment: W 2pm-3pm |
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Laura Deichen Early Childhood Teacher Pronouns: she, her, hers |
38-125 | 805-756-2220 | ldeichen@calpoly.edu | ||
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Carol Trautman Early Childhood Teacher |
38-125 | 805-756-2220 | |||
Department Office Staff
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| Christine Brizzolara Administrative Support Coordinator II |
47-24D | 805-756-2456 | cbrizzol@calpoly.edu |
In-Office: M-TH 7:30am-4:30pm
Zoom by appointment F 7:30am-4:30pm |
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Beatriz Peralta Administrative Support Coordinator I |
47-24 | 805-756-2034 | bperal01@calpoly.edu |
In Office: M-W,F 9am-5:30pm
Zoom by appointment Th 8:30am-5:00pm |
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Emilia Datuin Administrative Support Assistant II |
47-24 | 805-756-2033 | edatuin@calpoly.edu | In Office: M-Th 8:30am-2pm | |