Psychology at University of California, Irvine

31 faculty and 30 courses in Psychology at University of California, Irvine.

Faculty

• Julian F. Thayer, Distinguished Professor of Psychology h-index 113
  Health psychology, psychopathology, health disparities, heart rate variability, emotions, stress, neuroimaging People Directory Menu Faculty Directory Emeriti Faculty Affiliated Faculty Graduate Student Directory Staff Directory Administrat
  Notable: “A meta-analysis of heart rate variability and neuroimaging studies: Implications for heart rate variability as a marker of stress and health” (2011) · 3,149 citations
• Elizabeth F. Loftus, Distinguished Professor, Criminology, Law and Society; Psychology; School of Law h-index 92
  Notable: “A spreading-activation theory of semantic processing.” (1975) · 8,103 citations
• Chuansheng Chen, Distinguished Professor of Psychology Science and Education h-index 78
  Notable: “Response Style and Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Rating Scales Among East Asian and North American Students” (1995) · 876 citations
• Jutta Heckhausen, Distinguished Professor of Psychology h-index 66
  Notable: “A life-span theory of control.” (1995) · 1,727 citations
• Candice L. Odgers, Professor of Psychology, Director for Research and Faculty Development h-index 64
  Es on how both early adversity and daily experiences influence children’s health and development. With over 20 years of experience leading research on adolescent mental health, her team captures the daily lives of adolescents on their smart
  Notable: “Group-Based Trajectory Modeling in Clinical Research” (2010) · 2,706 citations
• Roxane Cohen Silver, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Medicine, and Public Health; Vice Provost h-index 62
  Notable: “Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science” (2020) · 6,055 citations
• Stephen Schueller, Professor of Psychology h-index 62
  Notable: “Barriers to and Facilitators of User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review” (2021) · 1,105 citations
• Elizabeth Cauffman, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Education and Law h-index 61
  Notable: “Age differences in sensation seeking and impulsivity as indexed by behavior and self-report: Evidence for a dual systems model.” (2008) · 1,545 citations
• Susan Turk Charles, Professor of Psychology and Nursing Science h-index 53
  Notable: “Taking time seriously: A theory of socioemotional selectivity.” (1999) · 4,069 citations
• Peter H. Ditto, Professor of Psychology h-index 53
  Notable: “Mapping the moral domain.” (2011) · 2,592 citations
• Jessica Borelli, Professor of Psychology h-index 43
  Notable: “Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action.” (2020) · 718 citations
• Jason Schiffman, Director of Clinical Training, Professor of Psychology h-index 41
  Notable: “Current diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.” (2013) · 254 citations
• Elizabeth A. Martin, Professor of Psychology h-index 38
  Notable: “Facial Emotion Perception in Schizophrenia: A Meta-analytic Review” (2009) · 937 citations
• Alyson Zalta, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 36
  Notable: “Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed children and adolescents: meta-analysis” (2014) · 900 citations
• Jodi Quas, Professor of Psychology and Nursing Science h-index 35
  Notable: “Filial Dependency and Recantation of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations” (2007) · 224 citations
• Sarah Pressman, Professor of Psychology h-index 33
  Notable: “Does positive affect influence health?” (2005) · 2,084 citations
• Paul K. Piff, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 32
  Notable: “Having less, giving more: The influence of social class on prosocial behavior.” (2010) · 1,473 citations
• Ilona S. Yim, Professor of Psychology h-index 31
  Notable: “Biological and Psychosocial Predictors of Postpartum Depression: Systematic Review and Call for Integration” (2015) · 745 citations
• Kate Kuhlman, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 27
  Notable: “Developmental psychoneuroendocrine and psychoneuroimmune pathways from childhood adversity to disease” (2017) · 207 citations
• DeWayne Williams, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 24
  Notable: “Body fatness and risk for elevated blood pressure, total cholesterol, and serum lipoprotein ratios in children and adolescents.” (1992) · 655 citations
• Nicholas Scurich, Department Chair, Professor of Psychology and Criminology, Law and Society h-index 20
  Notable: “(Mis)use of scientific measurements in forensic science” (2020) · 83 citations
• Angela Lukowski, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 19
  Notable: “Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive functioning at 19 years: evidence of long-term deficits in executive function and recognition memory” (2010) · 296 citations
• Denise Werchan, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 17
  Developmental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, sociocultural contexts, self-regulation, attention & learning Faculty website People Directory Menu Faculty Directory Emeriti Faculty Affiliated Faculty Graduat
  Notable: “A novel ecological account of prefrontal cortex functional development.” (2017) · 102 citations
• Amy L. Dent, Associate Professor of Teaching of Psychological Science h-index 15
  Meta-analysis, academic context and consequences of self-regulation, educational and developmental psychology of academic learning People Directory Menu Faculty Directory Emeriti Faculty Affiliated Faculty Graduate Student Directory Staff D
  Notable: “The Relation Between Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement Across Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-Analysis” (2015) · 763 citations
• J. Zoe Klemfuss, Associate Professor of Psychology h-index 15
  Notable: “Increased brain activation during verbal learning in obstructive sleep apnea” (2006) · 116 citations
• Oliver Sng, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 14
  Notable: “Mate preferences do predict attraction and choices in the early stages of mate selection.” (2013) · 220 citations
• Jenny Rinehart, Associate Professor of Teaching h-index 13
  Notable: “Arm Use After Left or Right Hemiparesis Is Influenced by Hand Preference” (2008) · 98 citations
• Pia Dietze, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 5
  Es on the consequences and antecedents of societal inequality. Click here for my CV . Graduate students Ishita Singhal I am a fourth year Ph.D. student here in the Department of Psychological Science. I study how individuals conceptualise a
  Notable: “Social Class Predicts Emotion Perception and Perspective-Taking Performance in Adults” (2020) · 74 citations
• Sule Guney, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Psychology h-index 5
  Judgment and decision making under risk and ambiguity, strategic decision making, cognitive psychology Faculty website People Directory Menu Faculty Directory Emeriti Faculty Affiliated Faculty Gradua
  Notable: “Overcoming Ambiguity Aversion Through Experience” (2014) · 42 citations
• Joanne F. Zinger, Professor of Teaching h-index 4
  Notable: “At Least Bias Is Bipartisan: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Partisan Bias in Liberals and Conservatives” (2018) · 541 citations
• Tao Jiang, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Courses

• Introduction to Psychology PSCI 9
• Psychology Fundamentals PSCI 11A
• Life Span Developmental Psychology PSCI 101D
• Abnormal Psychology PSCI 102C
• Health Psychology PSCI 103H
• Social Animal: An Introduction to Social Psychology PSCI 104S
• Infant Development PSCI 110D
• Child Development PSCI 111D
• Adolescent Development PSCI 112D
• Adult Development PSCI 113D
• Cognitive Development PSCI 115D
• Human Sexuality PSCI 118D
• Development of Motivation Across the Lifespan PSCI 126D
• Behavioral Medicine PSCI 136H
• Human Stress PSCI 137H
• The Hardiness Approach to Stress Management PSCI 140H
• Health and Social Relationships PSCI 144H
• Clinical Psychology PSCI 150C
• Clinical Child Psychology PSCI 152C
• Developmental Psychopathology PSCI 153C
• Forensic Psychology: Advanced Seminar PSCI 156C
• Clinical Neuropsychology PSCI 159C
• Clinical Neuroscience PSCI 160C
• Forensic Psychology PSCI 161C
• Psychodynamic Studies PSCI 162C
• Special Topics in Social Behavior PSCI 100
• Psychology of Success PSCI 122D
• Attachment Relationships PSCI 127D
• The Science and Practice of Wellness and Resilience PSCI 143H
• + 1 more courses

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.