Faculty & Staff
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Brian Distelberg, PhD, MA, MAMFT, PhD
Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Office Phone: 951-552-8372
E-mail: bdistelberg@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 115
Joshua Knabb, PsyD, ABPP, MA
Professor of Psychology
Associate Dean, Division of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Director, PsyD Program
Office Phone: 951-343-4405
E-mail: jknabb@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W. E. James Building, Room J116
Antonio Mejico Jr., EdD, MA, PPSC
Associate Professor of Social Work
Associate Dean of the Division of Social Work and Associate Dean for Academic Services
Office Phone: 951-552-8949
E-mail: amejico@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 114
Mischa Routon, PhD, MS, CLMFT #33140 since April 30, 1996 and CLPCC #1572 since October 13, 2014
Professor of Psychology
Associate Dean of Faculty Development, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Director, Master in Counseling Psychology program
Office Phone: 951-343-4206
E-mail: mrouton@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 110
Elisa Shepard, PhD, MA
Professor of Psychology
Associate Provost for Online Education
Office Phone: 951-343-3946
E-mail: eshepard@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room C214
Douglas Wallace, PhD, MA
Professor of Sociology
Associate Dean, Division of Family and Culture, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Office Phone: 951-552-8722
E-mail: dwallace@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 117
Ed Garrett, PsyD, BMHC, CH-C
Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology (Tenure)
Department Chair for Undergraduate Psychology
Co-Director, The Center for Sport and Performance Psychology
Office Phone: 601-667-9706
E-mail: egarrett@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 128C
Hailey Arellano, MS, BA, LMFT, APCC, CCTP
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8355
E-mail: harellano@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103
Liza Arellano, DSW, MSW, DSW, LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Master of Social Work (MSW) Program Director
Division of Social Work Accreditation Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-552-8409
E-mail: larellano@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 140
Aine Bergin, PsyD, MS, California Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist, #40818
Professor of Psychology & Christian Behavioral Science
Office Phone: 951-343-4815
E-mail: abergin@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 128C
Emilio R. Bermejo, DSW, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8319
E-mail: rbermejo@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 277
George Beshara, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor
Office Phone: 951-552-8838
E-mail: gbeshara@calbaptist.edu
Maritza Bojorquez, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Advisor for Social Work Association for Multicultural and Multilingual Practice (SWAMMP)
E-mail: mbojorquez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 371
Philip Breitenbucher, EdD, MSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Director, Office of Professional and Career Development
MSW Online Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-552-8984
E-mail: pbreitenbucher@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 123B
Guadalupe Buitron, DSW, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8247
E-mail: gbuitron@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103 & Virtual (Zoom)
Noel Cooper, PsyD, MA, Clinical Psychologist, PSY 27664
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, Psychological Services of Riverside
Office Phone: 951-552-8391
E-mail: ncooper@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: 2900 Adams Ave, Ste C-10
Robert Crosby, PhD, MS
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-3976
E-mail: rcrosby@calbaptist.edu
Angela Deulen, EdD, MS, MFC #39894; PCC #1392
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-4204
E-mail: adeulen@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W. E. James Building, Room 128B
Thomas Donavan, PsyD, MA
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-4746
E-mail: tdonavan@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 126a
Merna Eissa, DMFT
Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
Office Phone: 951-552-8973
E-mail: meissa1@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 280
Kendra Flores-Carter, DSW, MSW, Maternal Mental Health Certificate, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Certificate, Equity and Social Justice Certificate
Associate Professor of Social Work
Co-Director, Center for Community Engagement and Social Innovation (CESI)
Co-Chair, Global Engagement Committee
Office Phone: 951-552-8198
E-mail: kflores@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Complex Room 271
Thomas Frederick, PhD, MA, MFT
Professor of Psychology
Online Master of Science in Counseling Psychology Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-343-2191
E-mail: tfrederick@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Rm 130
Laura Freeman, PsyD, MA, Licensed Psychologist in CA
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-3982
E-mail: lfreeman@calbaptist.edu
Joshua Fuller, PhD, MA
Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8147
E-mail: jofuller@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 133B
Ana Gamez, PhD, MS, PSY#24833
Professor of Psychology
Program Director, Forensic Psychology
Practicum Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-343-4791
E-mail: agamez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 128a
Lizbeth Gaona, PhD, MSW, LCSW, ACT, PE
Associate Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-343-4440
E-mail: lgaona@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 286
Stacey Gerhart
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Director, Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy Program
E-mail: sgerhart@calbaptist.edu
Julie Goodman-Bowling, PhD, MA, TESL, GRI Certification
Professor of Anthropology
Chair, Division of Family & Culture in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Program Coordinator, Anthropology
Office Phone: 951-343-4468
E-mail: jgoodman@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 139
Kristina Gordon, DSW, Master's in Social Work
Assistant Professor of Social Work
BSW Program Director
Office Phone: 951-552-8647
E-mail: kgordon@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 280
Anna Grigorian-Routon, Psy D, MS
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, Clinical Training: Counseling Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-3947
E-mail: agrigorian-routon@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 367
Julia Guan, PhD, MA, LMFT, EMDR I
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8696
E-mail: jguan2@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 280
Virgo Handojo, PhD, MA, CFLE
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-4465
E-mail: vhandojo@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 370
Krystal Hays, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8145
E-mail: khays@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 132
Froylana Heredia-Miller, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Professor of Social Work
Director of MSW Field Education
Office Phone: 951-552-8393
E-mail: fherediamiller@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 275
Nathan Iverson, PhD, MA, PhD
Program Director, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-4437
E-mail: niverson@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, Room 131
Naomi Joyce
Assistant Professor for Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-4487
E-mail: njoyce@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 269
Caleb Kim, PhD, MDiv, MDiv, LCSW
Professor of Social Work
Director, Doctor of Social Work Program
Office Phone: 951-552-8523
E-mail: cakim@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 132
Autumn King, DSW, MS, MFT, PCC
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-343-4220
E-mail: aking@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 273
Adrienne Knabb, DMFT, MA, LMFT
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8229
E-mail: aknabb@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 372
Catherine Leach, EdD , MA
Associate Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-343-4842
E-mail: cleach@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building Room 281
Jong Cheon Lee, PhD, MA, LPC
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8317
E-mail: jolee@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 376
Viola Lindsey, PhD, MSW, ASW # 75111
Professor of Social Work
DSW Advisor; Advisor, Phi Alpha Honor Society, DELTA KAPPA NU CHAPTER; Member Faculty Senate; Member Judicial Review Board
Office Phone: 951-552-8958
E-mail: vlindsey@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Shared Space, Room 103
Jessie Lowell, PsyD, BA
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8392
E-mail: jlowell@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 369
Brittany Lytle-Rodriguez, DrPH, MSW, MSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Director, BSW Field Education
Undergraduate Program Representative, Board of Directors Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) | 2026鈥�2029 Term
Office Phone: 951-552-8366
E-mail: blytlerodriguez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 266
Dretona Maddox, DSW, MSW, RN-PHN, LCSW
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director for the Center for Faculty Development
Office Phone: 951-343-4314
E-mail: dmaddox@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: 105
Kristin Mauldin, PhD, MA
Associate Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology
Director, Sport and Performance Psychology Program
Office Phone: 951-343-4391
E-mail: kmauldin@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 136B
Erica McIntosh, DSW, MSW, LCSW (California and Delaware)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Co-Director, MSW Social Work Curriculum
E-mail: emcIntosh@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Bldg. Room 368
Jerri Middleton, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor in Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8297
E-mail: jmiddleton@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 284
Carol A. Minton-Ryan, PhD, MS, Mental Health First Aid MHFA Certificate
Professor of Sociology
Academic Advisor for the International Sociology Honor Society AKD
Office Phone: 951-343-5072
E-mail: cminton-ryan@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: W.E. James Building, Room 136 A
Yakiciwey Mitchell, DSW, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 657-217-6632
E-mail: ymitchell@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103
Deogratius Mshigeni, PhD, BA
Associate Professor of Sociology
Program Coordinator, BA in Human Services (Online)
Office Phone: 951-343-2454
E-mail: dmshigeni@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Bldg #364
Sophia Mun, PhD, MA
Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences
Program Coordinator for Behavioral Science
Director of BEH Research Sequence
Office Phone: 951-552-8293
E-mail: smun@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 380
Rashael Nevels, DSW , MS, AMFT, PCC
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-343-4222
E-mail: rnevels@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 274
Jenny Nuccio, EdD, MEd, Ed.D
Instructor of Social Work
Co-Chair of Global Engagement
E-mail: jnuccio@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Remote - https://calbaptist-edu.zoom.us/j/9793554769
Christine Oh, PhD
Instructor of Sociology
Office Phone: 951-552-8714
E-mail: coh@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103
John Park, PhD, MDiv, Psychology License CA #30065
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8382
E-mail: jopark@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 126A
Robert Pate, PsyD, MA, Licensed Psychologist
Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training, PsyD Program
Office Phone: 951-343-4588
E-mail: rpate@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 125B
Susan Purrington, PsyD, MA
Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-3998
E-mail: spurrington@calbaptist.edu
Veronica Regueiro
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-343-4252
E-mail: vregueiro@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 373
Erica Roth, PsyD, MSEd, Clinical Psychologist
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8146
E-mail: eroth@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 127
Erin Smith, PhD, MA
Professor of Psychology
Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Research
Director of Research, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Office Phone: 951-552-8626
E-mail: esmith@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Cottage 18
Amy Stumpf, PhD, MA
Professor of Religion & Society
Office Phone: 951-343-4451
E-mail: astumpf@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 278
Shane Teran, PsyD, MSW, Psy.D., MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Assistant Professor, Division of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8514
E-mail: steran@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103 Co-working Space
Yvonne Thai, PhD, MA
Professor of Sociology
Director of Online Education for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Program Coordinator Sociology, BA
Office Phone: 951-343-3984
E-mail: ythai@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 127
Selena Villa, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Instructor of Social Work
E-mail: svilla@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Tele, James 103
Evangela Williams, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 323-909-2057
E-mail: ewilliams@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103
Katie Angkiangco
Director of Academic Operations
Office Phone: 951-552-8645
E-mail: kangkiangco@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 115
Amanda Carney
Office Manager for Psychological Services of Riverside
Office Phone: 951-552-8137
E-mail: acarney@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: PSR 2900 Adams Rm. 103
Denitria Davidson
Department Secretary, Division of Family and Culture
Office Phone: 951-343-4676
E-mail: ddavidson@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 118
Judy Latham
Field Education Placement Coordinator, Division of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8380
E-mail: jlatham@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 115
Rebecca Menchaca
Operations Manager of Division of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8486
E-mail: rmenchaca@calbaptist.edu
Remija Serrano, MA
Operations Manager for the Division of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8361
E-mail: rehernandez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 106 A
Rebecca Vilas
Clinical Coordinator - MS Counseling Psychology Program
Office Phone: 951-552-8711
E-mail: rvilas@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 106B
Rosemary Welsh
Operations Manager for the Division of Psychology
Office Phone: 951-552-8249
E-mail: rwelsh@calbaptist.edu