Joan Avis, Ph.D.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Counseling psychology; adult development, life transitions counseling; life planning and consultation; personality; psychology of women.

e-mail: avisj@usfca.edu

Cori Bussolari, Psy.D.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Pediatric health psychology; bereavement; the relationship between chronic/terminal illness and family coping; the human-animal bond; complexity science as a framework for counseling.

e-mail: bussolari@usfca.edu

Elena Flores, Ph.D.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Latino adolescent sexuality; family functioning and adolescent health risk behaviors; Latino mental health; multicultural psychology and counseling.

e-mail: florese@usfca.edu

Brian Gerrard, Ph.D.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Marital and family therapy; school-based family counseling; cognitive-behavioral therapy; research methods; psychological type; grief counseling; health psychology.

e-mail: gerrardb@usfca.edu

Judy Goodell, Ph.D.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Adult development; life transitions and how people adapt to change; aging and eldership; the relationship between positive psychology and counseling/therapy; spiritual development across the life span; the application of indigenous wisdoms and cross-cultural methods to modern mental health and personal growth.

e-mail: goodell@usfca.edu

Terence Patterson, Ed.D., ABPP

Terence Patterson, Ed.D., ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and is Board certified in Family Psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. He also chairs the USF Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (Research). He is on the boards of professional journals, and has recently published books and articles in his interest areas. Dr. Patterson was President of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association in 2001, and is currently active in promoting diversity and competence in specialty areas in psychology.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Family psychology, ethical issues, and theoretical orientation in psychotherapy.

e-mail: pattersont@usfca.edu

Christine Yeh, Ph.D.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Immigrant youth cultural adjustment and negotiations; indigenous healing methods and perspectives; cultural conceptualizations of self, collectivistic coping, and mental health; multicultural school counseling.

e-mail: cjyeh@usfca.edu

Steven Zlutnick, Ph.D.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Behavioral therapy and behavioral health/medicine; single subject experimental research; accountable mental health systems; iatrogenic issues in education, psychology and medicine.

e-mail: zlutnicks@usfca.edu