Faculty Directory

Faculty

David A. Vermeersch, PhD

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: [email protected]
Phone: 909-558-7116

Colleen A. Brenner, PhD

Colleen A. Brenner, PhD

Professor, Psychology
Director of Clinical Training, PhD Program

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)
Lab Website: The Brain Potential Lab
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 909-558-8617

Lorraine T. Benuto, PhD, MA

Lorraine T. Benuto, PhD, MA

Professor, Psychology

Areas: trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder; racial trauma and race-based traumatic stress; interpersonal violence; Latinx mental health; mental health disparities and health equity; culturally responsive and culturally adapted psychological interventions; behavioral health among racially and ethnically minoritized populations; barriers to mental health treatment and treatment engagement; diversity and representation in psychological research
Email: [email protected]

Hector M. Betancourt, PhD, MA

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
Lab Website: The Culture and Behavior Laboratory
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 909-558-8708

Sharon Y. Lee, PhD, MS, MA

Sharon Y. Lee, PhD, MS, MA

Assistant Professor, Psychology

Areas: cardiovascular behavioral medicine; health psychology; biobehavioral mechanisms linking stress and health; stress physiology; trauma and resilience; mind-body interventions
Email: [email protected]

Kelly R. Morton, PhD, MA

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: [email protected]
Phone: 909-558-8721

Faculty Emeriti

Louis E. Jenkins, PhD

Louis E. Jenkins, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Psychology
Alvin J. Straatmeyer, PhD

Alvin J. Straatmeyer, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Psychology

Administrative Staff

Lesley Taylor

Lesley Taylor

Senior Administrative Assistant to the Chair
Clinical Training Coordinator

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 909-558-8706
Office: Central Building, Suite 101