Faculty

Winetta A. Oloo, PhD, MS, LMFT
Chair, Department of Counseling and Family Sciences
Associate Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Areas: recovery-oriented care; clinical supervision; adolescent and transitional-aged youth development; treating severe mental illness
Email woloo@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 42099

Michelle A. Minyard-Widmann, MS, CCLS
Associate Chair, Department of Counseling and Family Sciences
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Director, Child Life Specialist MS Program
Areas: child development; stress and coping in the hospital environment; grief and loss; program development
Email maminyard@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47072

Heather Beeson, DMFT, MA, LMFT
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Areas: program evaluation research; program design and development; community mental health; clinical work with sexual and gender minority populations; prevention and early intervention programs; professional mentoring; self-of-the-therapist
Email hbeeson@llu.edu
 

Bryan Cafferky, PhD, MS, MDiv
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Areas: meta-analysis; structural equation modeling; qualitative research; Bowen family systems; family violence; military families
Email bcafferky@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47002

Brian J. Distelberg, PhD, MA
Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Areas: health; chronic illnesses; translational research; family systems; research methodologies; statistics; multivariate analysis
Email bdistelberg@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47019

Zephon D. Lister, PhD, MS, MA, LMFT
Associate Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Director, Systems, Families, and Couples PhD Program
Areas: couples and chronic illness; medical family therapy/integrated behavioral health; religion and family functioning; global mental health; low dose interventions for acute and low resource settings
Email zlister@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47009

Lena Lopez Bradley, PhD, MS, LMFT
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Director of Clinical Training, MFT Programs
Areas: couples therapy; at-risk youth; anger management; crisis intervention and trauma; clinical training and supervision; school-based programs; mandated clients; program development
Email llopezbradley@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47010

Mary E. Moline, DrPH, PhD, MPH, MS
Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Director, Marital and Family Therapy MS Program
Areas: treatment of couples; legal and ethical issues; family theory; group therapy
Email mmoline@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47004

Nichola Ribadu, DMFT, MS, LMFT
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Director, Doctor of Marital and Family Therapy (DMFT) Program
Areas: at-risk youth; group homes for at-risk youth; program development; staff development and trainings (group home, managed care, community mental health); community mental health; professional mentoring; narrative therapy; diversity; self-of-therapist
Email nribadu@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47005

Alisha Saavedra, MA, CCLS
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Director of Clinical Training, Child Life Specialist MS Program
Areas: child development; stress and coping in the hospital environment; grief and loss; clinical training and supervision; promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in child life
Email asaavedra@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47225

Randall Walker, MS, LMFT
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Director, LLU Counseling and Family Sciences Clinic
Director, Drug and Alcohol Counseling Certificate
Interim Director, Counseling MS Program and School Counseling Certificate
Areas: substance use treatment and recovery; mindfulness-based relapse prevention; clinical supervision
Email rrwalker@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47012

Jacqueline M. Williams-Reade, PhD, MS, LMFT
Associate Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Areas: medical family therapy; adult and pediatric illness; palliative and hospice care; grief; qualitative research; narrative therapy; spirituality and meaning-making; women's professional development in academia
Email jwilliamsreade@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47025

Administrative Staff

Suzanne Monell
Administrative Assistant Senior
Email smonell@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47001
Griggs Hall, Room 209

Patrice Harris
Administrative Assistant
Doctoral Programs
Email pdharris@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47003
Griggs Hall, Room 202

David A. Vermeersch, PhD
Chair, Department of Psychology
Professor, Psychology
Areas: 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
Email dvermeersch@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-7116

Kendal C. Boyd, PhD, MA
Associate Chair, Department of Psychology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Director of Clinical Training, PsyD Program
Areas: psychology of religion and spirituality; cognitive behavior therapy
Email kboyd@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8574

Holly E. R. Morrell, PhD, MA
Associate Professor, Psychology
Director of Clinical Training, PhD Program
Areas: combustible cigarette use; e-cigarette use; video game addiction; advanced multivariate analysis
Email hmorrell@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-7221

Adam L. Aréchiga, PsyD, DrPH, MA
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, School of Behavioral Health
Associate Professor, Psychology
Areas: clinical health psychology; trauma, pain, and anxiety; lifestyle change; health promotion and preventive care
Email aarechiga@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8717

Hector M. Betancourt, PhD, MA
Distinguished Professor, Psychology
Areas: 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
Email hbetancourt@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8708

Maya Boustani, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Areas: child and adolescent evidence-based treatments; mental health prevention and promotion; community-based research; dissemination and implementation research
Email mboustani@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-7680

Colleen A. Brenner, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology
Areas: 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; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp)
Email cbrenner@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8617

Patricia M. Flynn, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Areas: cultural and health psychology; health disparities and inequities; cultural and psychological factors in both health behavior and outcome; cultural competence training in graduate medical education; implicit bias in patient-provider clinical interactions
Email pflynn@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-7738

Richard E. Hartman, PhD
Professor, Psychology
Areas: behavioral neuroscience with an emphasis on improving the brain's resiliency against neurodegenerative conditions (e.g., Alzheimer's, stroke, traumatic brain injury) via a variety of therapeutic strategies, but especially diet/nutrition
Email rhartman@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8709

Grace J. Lee, PhD, MA
Associate Professor, Psychology
Areas: clinical neuropsychology; cognitive aging; neurodegenerative disorders; neuroimaging correlates of cognition and behavior
Email gracelee@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8710

Kelly R. Morton, PhD, MA
Professor, Psychology
Professor, Family Medicine, School of Medicine
Areas: relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), negative emotions, and physical health outcomes; stress and health; social support and health; religion and health; care quality in primary care; primary care psychology; dietary intake and morbidity and mortality
Email kmorton@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8721

Aarti Nair, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Areas: autism spectrum disorder; early-onset psychosis; neuroimaging; social cognition; translational neuroscience; pediatric neuropsychology
Email anair@llu.edu

Cameron L. Neece, PhD, MA
Associate Professor, Psychology
Areas: developmental psychology; childhood disorder (emphasis on intellectual disabilities, autism, and disruptive behavior disorders); parenting and family processes; treatment outcome research (focus on mindfulness approaches)
Email cneece@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8615

Bridgette J. Peteet, PhD, MA
Associate Professor, Psychology
Areas: multicultural psychology; substance use prevention and intervention; health disparities and inequities; cultural consciousness/equity and inclusion training
Email bpeteet@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-8717

Tori R. Van Dyk, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Areas: pediatric health psychology; pediatric health behavior promotion and intervention; sleep; pediatric pain and headache/migraine; child and adolescent mental health; integrated behavioral health
Email tvandyk@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-7412

Administrative Staff

Beverly J. Buckles, DSW
Dean, School of Behavioral Health
Chair, Department of Social Work and Social Ecology
Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Email bbuckles@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7572

Kimberly R. Freeman, PhD, MSW
Executive Associate Chair, Department of Social Work and Social Ecology
Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Director, Master of Social Work (MSW), Criminal Justice MS, Gerontology MS Programs, and Play Therapy Certificate
Areas: child mental health; assessment; childhood trauma; adolescent self-harm; community based wellness
Email kfreeman@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7589

Qais Alemi, PhD, MPH, MBA
Associate Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Areas: psychosocial needs of populations affected by political violence; stigma, prejudice, racial, and religious discrimination; immigrant and refugee acculturation, adjustment, identity, and resiliency; mental health help-seeking behaviors
Email qalemi@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7592

Kelly Baek, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Areas: mental health; culturally-sensitive interventions; program development and evaluation; community-based research
Email kbaek@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7583

Christi Bell, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Areas: child welfare; child abuse and neglect; LGBTQ+ youth in the foster care system; trauma-informed parenting; trauma-informed practice with children; trauma-informed management in the workplace; preventing burnout and compassion fatigue in social work settings
Email cebell@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7572

Monte Butler, PhD, MSW
Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Areas: social work administration; Medicare
Email mdbutler@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7584

Talolo Lepale, MSW, MBA, LCSW
Assistant Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Director, Field Education
Areas: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT); individual psychotherapy; team building; psychosocial oncology; medical social work; working with adults and older adults; trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and end-of-life
Email tlepale@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7581

Susanne B. Montgomery, PhD, MPH, MS
Associate Dean for Research, School of Behavioral Health
Head, Division of Interdisciplinary Studies
Director of Research, Behavioral Health Institute
Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Areas: research design and analyses; translational research (clinical and applied); community-involved and -based research; health disparities research; program evaluation and evaluation research
Email smontgomery@llu.edu
Phone 909-651-5881

Larry Ortiz, PhD, MSW
Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Director, Social Policy and Social Research PhD and Doctor of Social Work (DSW) Programs
Areas: race and ethnic studies; critical theory; Latino/a issues; community practice; program evaluation; social justice practice
Email larryortiz@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7585

Administrative Staff

Doreen Flores
Administrative Assistant Senior
Email doflores@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7572

Sheri Ryder
Administrative Assistant Senior
Email sryder@llu.edu
Phone 909-379-7590