Department of Counseling and Family Sciences

Winetta A. Oloo, PhD
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
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
Email maminyard@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47072

Bryan Cafferky, PhD
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
Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Areas: research methodologies, statistics, community and organizational systems, multivariate analysis, community based research, social and behavioral health
Email bdistelberg@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47019

Zephon D. Lister, PhD
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, trauma informed couples therapy
Email zlister@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47009

Lena Lopez Bradley, PhD
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
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
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
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
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
Email asaavedra@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47225

Randall Walker, MS
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, cognitive behavioral therapy
Email rrwalker@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-4547, ext. 47012

Jacqueline M. Williams-Reade, PhD
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