Contact Us

*If you are a student, please reach out to an academic advisor regarding any assistance you might need BEFORE contacting the Department Chair.

Department of Psychology
University of Southern California
SGM 501
3620 S. McClintock Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061
Telephone: 213-740-2203
Fax: 213-746-9082

Department Chair
Dr. Antoine Bechara

Undergraduate Academic Advisors

Vivian Hsu-Tran, vhsu@usc.edu, 213-740-6163

Giovanna Kurtz, gkurtz@usc.edu, 213-740-7561 

Ingrid Popper, popper@usc.edu, 213-740-2204

To ensure the most effective advising, it is strongly encouraged to email/contact one (1) academic advisor with the same general question and/or concern. If you don’t have a preference of which advisor responds to you, you can email us at psycadvisor@dornsife.usc.edu. We thank you for your understanding as we do this to promote a faster response time.

D class assignments for PSYC 100-499 level classes can be requested using this link:

uscdornsife.usc.edu/secure/psyc/dclearance.cfm

Website: https://dornsife.usc.edu/psyc/undergraduate/

Master of Science in Applied Psychology

Dr. Ellen L. Leggett, eleggett@usc.edu, 213-740-2222, Program Director

Don Ward, warddl@usc.edu, 213-740-2282, Program Administrator 

Garrett Ludlum, ludlum@usc.edu, 213-740-4883, Admissions Counselor

Website: appliedpsychology.usc.edu

Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)                                      

Dr. Jonathan Tarbox, jtarbox@usc.edu, 213-821-9729, Program Director

Website: https://dornsife.usc.edu/aba/

PhD Advisor for Psychology Doctoral Program 

Jennifer Vo, psychologyphd@usc.edu, Graduate Advisor

Website: https://dornsife.usc.edu/psyc/areas-of-study/

D class assignments for PSYC 500-above level classes can be requested by emailing: psychologyphd@usc.edu.  Please include your full name, USC ID, major and email.