FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
TED G. ALPER
(510) 885-3095
AE301
tedalper@comcast.net
Professor. Ph.D., University of Oregon, M.S., California State University, Los Angeles, B.A. Michigan State University, Post Doctoral Fellow Student, Stanford University, Post Doctoral Training, Palo Alto and Menlo Park Veterans Administration Hospitals: Neuropsychology. Dr. Alper has been at CSUH since 1970.His interests include Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Neuropsychology, Curriculum Based Assessment and Intervention, Learning Disabilities, and Clinical/ School Psychology.
WENDY CHENG
(510) 885-3334
AE384A
wendy.cheng@csueastbay.edu
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. & M.A.: University of Michigan, B.A.: Smith College, Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of California San Francisco, Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Cheng's research & scholarly interests focus on developing enhanced mental health and substance abuse service delivery to underserved populations, including Asian Americans and troubled adolescents. Current studies include: (1) an American Cancer Society and San Francisco Treatment Research Center funded project assessing primary care physicians' clinical behavior in providing depression, alcohol abuse, and nicotine addiction interventions to Chinese American patients, (2) an investigation on adolescents' attitude, knowledge and response to suicide prevention and peer substance abuse.
RANDI COWDERY
(510) 885-3515
AE384A
randi.cowdery@csueastbay.edu
Dr. Cowdery received her Ph.D. at Loma Linda University in Marital and Family Therapy. Her research and clinical interests currently focus on death, dying, and bereavement, narrative approaches to grief, older adults, motherhood, couples and gender equality, and children in foster care. In her personal life she loves spending family time with her husband and their two boys. She spent many years as a clown and enjoys going to the circus and juggling.
JACK M. DAVIS
(510) 885-3052
AE373A
jack.davis@csueastbay.edu
Associate Professor, Ph.D. and M.A., U.C. Berkeley, B.S., Drexel University. Dr. Davis is a Licensed Psychologist and holds both a School Psychologist and School Counseling Credential. Dr. Davis has worked in the public schools, a community psychology clinic, an HMO Psychiatry Department.He also serves as Clinical Director of an Institute that specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children and adults with learning disorders. His research and writing interests are in the areas of learning disorders, mental health consultation, crisis intervention and prevention, and the impact of systems on people.
BONNIE HO
(510) 885-3820
Department Chair
AE 366A
bonnie.ho@csueastbay.edu
Dr. Ho has a wide range of experiences and academic interests and teaches in the School Psychology and School Counseling programs. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, a credentialed and Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and a credentialed School Counselor and Administrator. She has extensive experience as a psychologist in local schools, clinics and hospitals, with a specialization in working with children, adolescents, and families. Dr. Ho also has provided leadership within communities in collaboratively developing family-centered, integrated, school-based intervention and prevention programs and mental health services for children and their families. This current model of service delivery is an emphasis in her teaching and a continuing research interest.
GREG JENNINGS
(510) 885-2296
AE382A
greg.jennings@csueastbay.edu
Dr. Jennings’ current research and professional interests are in students’ resiliency, the marked capacity of individuals to cope with and overcome setbacks and stressors. He has presented nationally on the role of the school psychologist in promoting student coping and resources through family, school, and community systems. Current research focuses on individual, school, and family sources of resiliency among diverse, urban youth. Dr. Jennings teaches courses in mental health consultation, individual development, assessment, delivery of school psychology services, and supervision. He consults as a school psychologist in the Bay Area.
ROLLA E. LEWIS
(510) 885-3095
AE373C
rolla.lewis@csueastbay.edu
Rolla E. Lewis, Ed.D, NCC, is an associate professor in educational psychology and school counseling coordinator at California State University, East Bay. His research and scholarly interests are informed by an eco-contextual model. He has passion for developing school counseling education programs and practices, using structured narratives in counseling and supervision, and creating university-community collaborations that place counselors-in-training in service to high-need youth and families. When at Portland State University (PSU), he was recognized twice with the Civic Engagement Award for creating programs that build upon local knowledge and community service. Dr. Lewis has published numerous chapters and articles, and has developed web-based venues for professional school counselors to share what works best in their learning communities to construct programs that help all students live up to their greatest potential. He was awarded the Oregon Counseling Association’s Leona Tyler Award for outstanding contributions to professional counseling.
JANET LOGAN
(510) 885-4398
AE368C
janet.logan@csueastbay.edu
Associate Professor, Ph.D., M.Ed., University of Wyoming; B.A., San Jose State University. Dr. Logan is a Nationally Certified Counselor, a Licensed Professional Counselor (South Dakota), and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. Dr. Logan has served at all levels of education, as well as in mental health settings with at risk infants, toddlers, children, teenagers, and their families. At CSU East Bay, Dr. Logan serves as the Director of the Community Counseling Clinic. Dr. Logan’s research interests and publications include supervision interventions for use with school and mental health professionals-in-training, ethical and legal issues, guided imagery combined with classical music and play therapy in the schools and community agency settings for children and their parents. In April 2006, Dr. Logan was the first professor to be awarded the Housker-Irlbeck Faculty Mentoring Award at the University of South Dakota.
DAN ROMERO
(510) 885-3319
AE373B
dan.romero@csueastbay.edu
Professor. Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of New Mexico. A licensed Psychologist, Dr. Romero’s professional specialists include: cross cultural counseling and consultation, student services and counseling in higher education, career development in schools and organizations, and supervision in counseling.
TERRY SOO-HOO
(510) 885-3070
AE 373E
terry.soohoo@csueastbay.edu
Associate Professor, Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley, M.A., San Francisco State University, B.A., California State University, Northridge. Licensed psychologist. He has worked for over 20 years in San Francisco Community Mental Health System, prior to his moving on to university teaching. He has vast experience with a wide range of types of mental health problems and populations. He taught in the Doctor of Psychology Program at University of San Francisco for many years. He has published on multi-cultural issues in psychotherapy and consultation and the application of Brief Multicultural Integrative Therapy and consultation. In addition, he has specific interests in innovative and non-traditional approaches to psychotherapy, particularly in relations to Asian American Families. He has also provided extensive training and consultation on these topics to agencies and other professionals.