Carolyn Brodbeck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	brodbeck@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)744-7641
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	203 Smith Hall
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Carolyn Brodbeck has been on the faculty at Chapman University since 1994. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed an APA-approved internship at the Los Angeles County-University of California Medical Center.

From 1991-1994, Dr. Brodbeck taught clinical psychology at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. She has worked with a wide range of clinical populations and has extensive experience in cognitive-behavioral assessment and treatment of adult anxiety disorders. Dr. Brodbeck teaches advanced psychopathology, critical thinking, cross-cultural psychology, professional ethics and legal issues, and applied research/bibliographic methods on a regular basis. Her research interests include coping processes and resiliency in trauma, strategies for enhancing interpersonal problem-solving and effective decision-making, and treatment outcome evaluation of cognitive-behavioral interventions integrated with meditation/contemplative approaches in refractory anxiety disorders. Dr. Brodbeck has published in various journals, including Cognitive Therapy and Research, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, and International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health.

Ruby Brougham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	brougham@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)744-2729
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	204 Smith Hall
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Dr. Brougham is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department. She joined Chapman University in 2001 after completing two years as a post-doctoral scholar for the National Institutes of Aging. Dr. Brougham’s research interests focus on adult decision-making and problem solving in financial and health domains. She is director of the Studies of Age Laboratory (SAGE). Currently, three research projects are underway: 1) an investigation of age differences in preventive health practices, 2) an exploration of the differences in overconfidence between young and old, and 3) creating and building models of well-being in retirement for women and minorities. As a teacher, Dr. Brougham stimulates curiosity, enhances critical thinking skills and empowers students to reach a conceptual understanding of significant psychological ides and theories. In 2004 Dr. Brougham’s teaching was awarded in Who’s Who Among Teachers.

Edward R. Dana, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	eddana@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)744-7945
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	Smith Hall 110A
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In his leisure time, he enjoys college football; owns a 1967 Firebird 400 convertible; and works out a lot. He recently “benched” 550 pounds (all natural) at 205 lbs. bodyweight and can currently succeed with over 400. He also has 7 lovebirds and 1 Myers parrot.

Georg Eifert, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology and Chair of Department

E-mail:	geifert@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)628-2729
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	114 Smith Hall
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Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Chapman since 2002. Dr. Eifert is a Fulbright Scholar and an internationally renowned researcher and teacher in behavioral psychotherapy. His career started in his native Germany with a Ph.D. from the University of Frankfurt in 1983. He taught clinical psychology at James Cook University in Australia before becoming Chief of Psychology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and later Eberly Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at West Virginia University. In 1998 Dr. Eifert was ranked in the Top 30 of Researchers in Behavior Analysis and Therapy in the 1990s. He has authored over 100 publications (articles and book chapters) on psychological causes and behavioral treatments of anxiety and other emotional disorders. He is a clinical fellow of the Behavior Therapy and Research Society, a member of numerous national and international psychological associations, and serves on several editorial boards of leading clinical psychology journals. He also is a licensed clinical psychologist in two states.

In addition to teaching students, Dr. Eifert regularly gives workshops for professionals in the U.S. and Europe on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for anxiety and related disorders.

Dr. Eifert’s primary research has been the development of integrative behavioral models and treatments of anxiety disorders, particularly panic, specific phobias, and illness anxiety. Mostly together with his students, he has written over 100 publications such as research journal articles, book chapters, and books. Dr. Eifert’s recent research focuses on how new acceptance-based behavioral psychotherapy approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be integrated with existing empirically supported behavioral interventions for anxiety, anger, and anorexia. He recently published a client workbook on ACT for anorexia and has just finished writing a treatment manual with Dr. John Forsyth (State University of New York at Albany) that outlines a unified acceptance-based treatment approach for persons suffering from anxiety disorders. This book, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, is due out in August 2005. In collaboration with Dr. Michelle Craske at UCLA, Dr. Eifert is now testing this treatment in a large clinical effectiveness study in the UCLA Psychology Clinic. Dr. Eifert and Dr. Forsyth are also developing an ACT-based treatment book on anger.

John V. Flowers, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	flowers@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)997-6837
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	Smith Hall 110B
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John Flowers received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and was a Professor of Social Ecology at the University of California at Irvine before coming to Chapman University as a Professor of Psychology. Dr. Flowers’ areas of research are cognitive-behavioral therapy process and outcome studies with special emphasis on group therapy, and in addition to numerous publications he has been an editor of three of the foremost journals devoted to group therapy. More recently Dr. Flowers has focused on the area of psychology and film. His most recent work, Psychotherapists on Film, 1899-1999: A Worldwide Guide to over 5000 Films (2004) is the result of a collaborative project with the late Dr. Paul Frizler.

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Shari Young Kuchenbecker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Current Classes: Child Development, Life Span Development, Research Methods, Critical Thinking, Introduction to psychology

Dr. Shari Young Kuchenbecker first joined Chapman faculty while completing her Ph.D. in Developmental Studies at UCLA.  Her B.A. degree from Stanford University included work at the Stanford Bing Nursery School and research with Dorothea Ross.   Teaching at small, private institutions while raising 3 children, she returned to Chapman in the Spring, 2007 to do what she loves most… teaching and doing research among a community of like-hearted fellow scholar professors.   Her research and publication areas include developing our understanding of positive psychology principles as applied across the life span specifically focusing on empathy mediation of prosocial behavior, development of empathy and helping people find can-do attitudes and behaviors (self-efficacy).  A line of this research with Stanford Honor Women graduates looks at women’s non-linear paths and how community service reciprocally benefits all.  Specifically of current interest, 19 studies with Chapman students are exploring how positive emotional tones frame situations, challenges and help individuals discover more beneficial actions for both the individual and their environment.  Our interconnected global community requires our individual and group commitment toward positive life long actions.

Dr. Kuchenbecker is an active member several professional associations including American Psychological Association – Developmental, Social, Society for the Study of Psychological Issues (SPSSI), Society for the Psychology of Women, Media Psychology, Exercise and Sport Psychology, Western Psychological Association and AFTRA. 

Her book, Raising Winners: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids Succeed On and Off the Playing Field, published by Random House is currently distributed through League of Fans in Washington, D.C..  She is a member of American Psychological Association’s media panel and regularly consults with publications including Parent, Parenting, Sports Illustrated for Women, Los Angles Times, Boston Herald,  Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and others.  She has appeared several times on CNN and CBS Early Show on topics of helping parents provide quality support for their children in sports, exercise and life activities.

 
She loves teaching and mentoring students most of all and received Chapman University’s Teaching Excellence Award during her first tenure at Chapman as well as teaching awards at other institutions including the Loyola Marymount University Psi Chi Psychology Distinguished Faculty of the Year.

Brennan D. Peterson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training

E-mail:	peterson@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)744-7915
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	Smith Hall 116B
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David Pincus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	pincus@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)744-7917
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	Smith Hall 106C
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Steven L. Schandler, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	schandle@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)997-6698
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	Smith Hall 210
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Senior Professor of Psychology, M.A., Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Southern California. Director, Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratories and Behavioral Sciences Computing Laboratory. Professor Schandler joined the Chapman Faculty in 1976 and established the Psychology Research and the Behavioral Sciences Computing Laboratories. With funding from private and government grants, these laboratories have successfully trained over one thousand student researchers.

Professor Schandler’s primary research examines the factors that promote and maintain alcohol and substance abuse. With over $4.1 million in federal and private grant funding, he has conducted a 30-year research program using brain imaging, psychophysiological, performance and clinical measures to examine whether the risk for alcohol addiction and for nicotine addiction are inherited. The research findings have been widely published in national and international journals and books and presented as invited symposia at such international venues as Australia, Denmark, the People’s Republic of China, and the United Kingdom.

Professor Schandler’s professional memberships include the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Society for Psychophysiological Research, and the Research Society on Alcoholism. He is also a member of Sigma Xi and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor Schandler’s teaching interests include introduction to psychology; history and philosophy of psychology; research methods; learning, perception, and cognition, physiological psychology; and psychopharmacology and substance abuse.

Ronald L. Scott, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	scott@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)997-6932
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	Smith Hall 205
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Dr. Ron Scott, Professor of Psychology, joined the Chapman faculty in 1979 after serving six years at another college. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and maintains a small private practice in addition to his work at Chapman. He teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in the areas of clinical, personality and multicultural psychology. Dr. Scott is an active teacher-scholar with approximately 20 journal articles and book chapters. His early work focused on the use of the MMPI-2/A to assess individuals with eating disorders, substance abuse, and sexual abuse. Most recently his research has been in the area of international development of the MMPI-2/A. He has conducted research and taught invited workshops in five Spanish-speaking countries. He is the producer of a popular educational video series, “Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients,” which has won several awards and is used for training students in over 250 universities. Dr. Scott has also been an active leader in the academic life of the university as well as professional psychology organizations.

Connie Shears, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology

E-mail:	shears@chapman.edu
Phone:	(714)744-7914
Fax:	(714)997-6780
Office:	Smith Hall 116A
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