Meet Us
Staff
Sharon Furtak, Ph.D.
Interim Department Chair

- Location: AMD 350A
- Phone: (916) 278-6254
- psychology@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
Pat Hughes
Administrative Support Coordinator II

- Location: AMD 352
- Phone: (916) 278-6255
- pathughes@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Saba Kbrom
Administrative Support Coordinator I

- Location: AMD 350B
- Phone: (916) 278-7595
- stk28@xyschool.net
Logan Wonderly
Administrative Support Coordinator I

- Location: AMD 350
- Phone: (916) 278-7597
- wonderly@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Faculty/Major Advisors
Itzel Aceves-Azuara, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 351B
- Phone: (916) 278-6944
- itzel.aceves-azuara@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella
- Specialty & Interests: Cultural Psychology
Phillip Akutsu, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 351D
- Phone: (916) 278-6364
- akutsup@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Specialty & Interests: Clinical Psychology
Rachel August, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 364A
- Phone: (916) 278-6814
- raugust@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Lisa Bohon, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 361D
- Phone: (916) 278-6240
- bohonlm@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Evolutionary Psychology, Life History, and Risk
Denys Brand, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 361C
- Phone: (916) 278-5476
- denys.brand@xyschool.net
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis
Jeffrey Calton, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 363B
- Phone: (916) 278-5601
- calton@xyschool.net
- Specialty & Interests: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rebecca Cameron, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 350
- Phone: (916) 278-6254
- cameron@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Office Hours: Not available Spring 2025.
- Specialty & Interests: Clinical Psychology
Melikşah Demir, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 351C
- Phone: (916) 278-4581
- demir@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Specialty & Interests: Rekhi Singh Endowed Professor in Happiness, Developmental Psychology
Erin Rose Ellison, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 555C
- Phone: (916) 278-7591
- ellison@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/they/them
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Community Psychology
Sharon Flicker, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 353B
- Phone: (916) 278-5605
- flicker@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Office Hours: Not available Spring 2025.
- Specialty & Interests: Clinical Psychology
Paulette Garcia Peraza, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 363A
- Phone: (916) 278-6365
- garciaperaza@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/ella
- Specialty & Interests: Cultural Psychology
David Giguere, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 353D
- Phone: (916) 278-8447
- giguere@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Specialty & Interests: Developmental Psychology
Lisa Harrison, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 361B
- Phone: (916) 278-6815
- laharrison@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Social Psychology
Megan Heinicke, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 364C
- Phone: (916) 278-7592
- megan.heinicke@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis
Gregory Hurtz, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 555B
- Phone: (916) 278-7593
- ghurtz@xyschool.net
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Quantitative Psychology
Gregory Kim-Ju, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 351A
- Phone: (916) 278-6738
- kimju@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Cultural Psychology
Casey Knifsend, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 555A
- Phone: (916) 278-6191
- casey.knifsend@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Developmental Psychology
Ciobha McKeown, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 363C
- Phone: (916) 278-6552
- ciobha.mckeown@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis
Caio Miguel, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 364D
- Phone: (916) 278-6813
- miguelc@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis
Alexandra Morrison, Ph.D.
Graduate Coordinator

- Location: AMD 353C
- Phone: (916) 278-6892
- alexandra.morrison@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Cognitive Psychology
Becky Penrod, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 361A
- Phone: (916) 278-6457
- penrodb@xyschool.net
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis
Jianjian (J.J.) Qin, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 357B
- Phone: (916) 278-5606
- qinj@xyschool.net
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Cognitive Psychology
Zach Schudson, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 353A
- Phone: (916) 278-5714
- schudson@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: he/they
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Social Psychology
Kehan Shen, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 357D
- Phone: (916) 278-1160
- k.shen@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Specialty & Interests: Counseling Psychology
Oriel Strickland, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 555D
- Phone: (916) 278-5609
- ojstrick@xyschool.net
- Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Catherine Warren, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 364B
- Phone: (916) 278-4613
- catherine.warren@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Specialty & Interests: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Emily Wickelgren, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 363D
- Phone: (916) 278-6871
- wickelgr@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Specialty & Interests: Sensation/Perception
Brittany Young, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 357C
- Phone: (916) 278-2240
- b.young@xyschool.net
- Specialty & Interests: Developmental Psychology
Lecturers
JeNell Flanagan, M.A.

- Location: AMD 355
- Phone: (916) 278-6856
- jenell.flanagan@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Sara Gorchoff, Ph.D.

- Location: BNC 1018
- Phone: (916) 278-4733
- gorchoff@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her
- Office Hours: Not available Spring 2025.
Shannon Hurtz, Ph.D.

- Location: BNC 1004
- Phone: (916) 278-4593
- shannon.hurtz@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her
Shannon Luoma, M.A.

- Location: BNC 1004
- Phone: (916) 278-4593
- shannonluoma@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Nathaniel Mills, Ph.D.

- Location: BNC 1020
- Phone: (916) 278-4585
- nmills@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: her/him
Ju Hui Park, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 356
- Phone: (916) 278-6962
- juhui.park@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Sarah Strand, Ph.D.

- Location: AMD 356
- Phone: (916) 278-6962
- sstrand@xyschool.net
- Pronouns: she/her/hers