Adam L. Aréchiga
PsyD, Psychology - Loma Linda University, 2006
DrPH, Public Health - Loma Linda University, 2006
- Clinical health psychology
- Obesity management
- Lifestyle change
- Health promotion/preventive care
- Trauma, pain, and anxiety
Hector M. Betancourt
PhD, Psychology - University of California, Los Angeles, 1983
- Social, cultural, and health psychology
- Cognition (attribution)-emotion processes in interpersonal and inter-group behavior
- Role of culture in psychological processes and behavior
- Culture, diversity, and behavior in health and social issues
- Cultural and psychological factors in social inequities and health disparities
Maya Boustani
PhD, Psychology (Child and Adolescent Clinical Science) - Florida International University, 2016
- Child and adolescent evidence-based treatments
- Mental health prevention and promotion
- Community-based research
- Dissemination and implementation research
Kendal C. Boyd
PhD, Psychology - Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology, 1999
- Psychology of religion
- Spirituality/religion in psychotherapy
- Factor analysis
Colleen A. Brenner
PhD, Psychology - University of Indiana, Bloomington, 2006
- Serious mental illness (focus on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)
- Clinical neuropsychology
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Resiliency, self-efficacy, overall health, and well-being in serious mental illness
Patricia M. Flynn
PhD, Psychology - Loma Linda University, 2005
- Cultural and health psychology
- Health disparities and inequities
- Cultural and psychological factors in health behavior and outcome
- Cultural competence training in graduate medical education
- Implicit bias in patient-provider clinical interactions
Richard E. Hartman
PhD, Behavior, Brain and Cognition - Washington University, 2001
- Behavioral neuroscience
- Experimental psychology
Grace J. Lee
PhD, Clinical Psychology - Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology, 2009
- Clinical neuropsychology
- Cognitive aging
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Neuroimaging correlates of cognition and behavior
Holly E. R. Morrell
PhD, Clinical Psychology - Texas Tech University, 2007
- Adolescent cigarette smoking prevention
- E-cigarette use
- Smoking cessation and mental illness
- Addiction
- Advanced multivariate analysis
Kelly R. Morton
PhD, Life-Span Developmental Psychology - Bowling Green State University, 1992 (Joint Appointment with LLU School of Medicine)
- Relationship between early life stress, negative emotions, and physical health outcomes
- Stress and health
- Social support and health
- Religion and health
- Care quality in primary care
- Primary care psychology
Cameron L. Neece
PhD, Clinical Psychology - University of California, Los Angeles, 2011
- Developmental psychology
- Childhood disorder (emphasis on intellectual disabilities, autism, and disruptive behavior disorders)
- Parenting and family processes
- Treatment outcome research (focus on mindfulness approaches)
Bridgette J. Peteet
PhD, Clinical Psychology - University of Cincinnati, 2005
- Multicultural psychology
- Substance use prevention and intervention
- Health disparities and inequities
- Cultural consciousness/equity and inclusion training
Tori R. Van Dyk
PhD, Clinical Psychology - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016
- Pediatric health psychology
- Pediatric health behavior promotion and intervention
- Behavioral sleep medicine
- Interaction between physical and mental health in youth
David A. Vermeersch
PhD, Clinical Psychology - Brigham Young University, 1998
- Psychotherapy outcome
- Psychotherapy quality management
- Therapist effects on outcome
- Effects of therapist/patient feedback on outcome
- Reducing deterioration in psychotherapy
- Effectiveness and patient-focused research
- Outcome test construction