Clinical Faculty

(Ph.D., 2015, University of Virginia)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Population genetic studies of cognitive aging, dementia, personality, and psychopathology; social pain and grief; advanced quantitative methods

 

(Ph.D., 2015, Southern Illinois University Carbondale)

Associate Professor of the Practice of Psychology & Associate Director of Clinical Training

(Ph.D., 1965, Stanford University)

Professor of Psychology & Gerontology

Cognitive-behavioral assessment and therapy; values, ethics, and politics in clinical decision-making

*May be considering applications for the 2025-26 year*

(Ph.D., 2021, Ohio State University)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Cognitive-behavioral therapy; depression, psychotherapy, process-outcome, digital intervention

*May be considering applications for the 2025-26 year*

(Ph.D., 2004, University of Massachusetts Boston)

Professor of Family Medicine & Neurology, Keck School of Medicine
Professor of Psychology & Gerontology, University of Southern California
Visiting Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences & Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center

(Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles)

Associate Professor of Psychology & American Studies and Ethnicity

Treatment of juvenile offenders; psychotherapy with children and adolescents; culture and psychotherapy

Katharina Kircanski

*May be considering applications for the 2025-26 year* (Joining faculty in August 2025)

(Ph.D., 2011, University of California, Los Angeles)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Mood and anxiety disorders; developmental psychopathology; affective neuroscience; fMRI; cognitive-behavioral therapy; quantitative methods

(Ph.D., 2017, University of Southern California)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

(Ph.D., 2009, University of California Los Angeles)

Professor of Psychology & Director of Clinical Training

Neuroendocrinological correlates of family environments; risk and resilience; critical windows in development

(Ph.D., 2014, University of Southern California)

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Psychology & Director, Psychology Services Center

*May be considering applications for the 2025-26 year*

(Ph.D., 2016, Temple University)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Mood disorders; suicide; affect regulation; flexibility; risk factors; fMRI; ambulatory assessment; psychophysiology

Emilio Valadez

*May be considering applications for the 2025-26 year*

(Ph.D., 2019, University of Delaware)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Neurocognitive predictors of psychopathology risk among youth; multimodal neuroimaging; anxiety; early adversity; temperament; EEG; fMRI

Emeritus

Steven Lopez

(Ph.D., 1983, University of California, Los Angeles)

Professor of Psychology

Culture and psychopathology; assessment, and intervention; Latino mental health

Gayla Margolin

(Ph.D., 1976, University of Oregon)

Professor of Psychology & Pediatrics

Family and couple conflict and violence; Risk and resilience in adolescents and young adults; Intergenerational transmission of aggression

Affiliated Faculty (Can Admit and Supervise Graduate Students)

(Ph.D., 2000, University of Southern California)

Professor (Research) of Psychology

Genetic and ethnic group differences in alcohol involvement; real-time studies of drinking patterns

(Ph.D., 2000, Princeton University)

Professor of Gerontology and Psychology
Assistant Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs

(Ph.D., 2017, The Pennsylvania State University)

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics

Development of emotion and emotion regulation; impact that these early individual differences have on socioemotional development; how children process social information

(Ph.D., 2004, University of Virginia)

Director, Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology Internship
Associate Director for Psychology Training
Attending Psychologist
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Psychology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Pediatric mood and anxiety disorders; biological and psychological mechanisms of treatment response; intervention implementation with diverse, underserved youth

Jointly Appointed Faculty and Clinic Associates (Do Not Admit and Supervise Students)

Jointly Appointed Faculty Clinical Associates
Steven Frankel, Ph.D.

Jenna Axelrod, Ph.D.

Jonathan Kellerman, Ph.D. Barbara Cadow, Ph.D.
Carol A. McCleary, Ph.D. Catherine Delsol, Ph.D.
Gail Murdock, Ph.D. Tonya Wood Huey, Ph.D.
Marian Williams, Ph.D.

Louise Macbeth, Ph.D.

Kendal Maxwell, Ph.D.
Claudette Pierre, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Young, Ph.D.