
Our Faculty
Counseling and School Psychology


Alexandra Spencer
Department CoordinatorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-5106
Nola Butler-Byrd, Ph.D.
Director & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCBB Multicultural Community CounselingSDSU[email protected]619-594-3128NE 293
Selam Gebrekristos, LMFT
Director, Graduate Advisor, & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCounseling and Trauma-informed CareSDSU[email protected]NE 81
Joey Nuñez Estrada, Ph.D.
Director & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]619-594-1823NE 289
Afarin Rajaei, Ph.D., LMFT, MedFT
Director, AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]
Samuel Song, Ph.D., NCSP
Director & ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 190
Sarah Kahn, Ph.D.
Director & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCounseling and Social ChangeSDSUFaculty: [email protected]CSC Program: [email protected]NE 287
Sesen Negash, Ph.D., LMFT
AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]619-594-1209NE 187
marcela polanco, Ph.D., LMFT
Advisor, AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]NE 189
Nellie Tran, Ph.D.
ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCounseling and Social ChangeSDSU[email protected]619-594-5333NE 183
Jan Ewing, Ph.D., LMFT
Coordinator of Clinical Training, AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & Full-time FacultyDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]619-594-0778NE 188
Jeffrey Brown, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Katina Lambros, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-7196NE 194
Jennica Paz, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-3198NE 191
Vanessa Placeres, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]NE 179
Patricia Sánchez Lizardi, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Brent Taylor, Ph.D., LMFT
Executive Director, Center for Community Counseling and Engagement, AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]619-594-3871NE 180
Juan Camarena, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCBB Multicultural Community CounselingSDSU[email protected]619-594-6579AH 215
Brittany N. Glover, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]NE 179
Colette Ingraham, Ph.D., NCSP
Professor EmeritaDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]
Gerald Monk, Ph.D., LMFT, LPCC
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]
Carol Robinson-Zañartu, Ph.D.
Professor EmeritaDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-7725NE 283
Leticia Gonzalez Pileski, Psy.D., LMFT
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]
Laura Owen, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Equity and Postsecondary Attainment & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]NE 179
Diego Arias
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]
Elley Berg
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]
Briana Boyd, Ph.D.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCounseling and Social ChangeSDSU[email protected]NE 179
Jeff Bucholtz, M.A.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCounseling and Social ChangeSDSU[email protected]NE 179
Elvia Estrella, Ed.D.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]
Letti Estrella, M.S., LMFT
AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Megan Galligan, Ph.D.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]
Armando Godinez, Ed.S.
Practicum Supervisor, Bilingual School Psychologist & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Mariana Gomez, Ph.D.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]
Oscar Grajeda, Ed.S.
Bilingual School Psychologist & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Tonika Green, Ph.D.
SDSU Associate Vice President for Campus Community Affairs & Affiliated FacultyDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4467NE 183
Gabriel Gutiérrez, Ph.D.
School Psychologist & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Rose Hartzell, Ph.D., Ed.S., CHES, LMFT, I.F.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]
Ticey Hosley, Ph.D.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]
Josie Kamida, M.S., AMFT, LMFT
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]
Andy Kim, Ed.S.
School Psychologist & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Antara Kobayashi, M.S., LMFT
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]
Jessica Lambert, Ph.D.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]NE 179
James Diego Rogers, Psy.D.
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School Psychology & Department of Child and Family DevelopmentMarriage and Family TherapySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Ruben Sanchez, Ed.S.
Bilingual School Psychologist & LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 179
Margaret Slaska, Ph.D., LMFT
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCounseling and Trauma-informed CareSDSU[email protected]AL 336
Marie Tanaka, Ph.D., NCSP
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]
Tuan "Timmy" To, Ph.D., PsyD
Full-time LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologyCBB Multicultural Community CounselingSDSU[email protected]
Reggie Washington
LecturerDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySchool CounselingSDSU[email protected]
