Faculty

Gerontology Faculty List

  • Pauline Abbott
    Degree and Year: Ed.D. 1994
    Institution where received degree: University of Southern California
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Workforce Development for resources in aging, Older Adult/LifeLong Learning, Community Capacity Building, Gerontology/Geriatric Education
    Phone: 657-278-4686
    E-mail: pabbott@fullerton.edu
    Office: RGC-8
  • Tony Bell
    Degree and Year: Ph.D. 1977
    Institution where received degree: University of Texas, Austin
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Sociology of Death and Dying: Grief Processes, Funeral Practices, Physician Assisted Suicide, Suicide
    Phone: 657-278-3531
    E-mail: tbell@fullerton.edu
    Office: CP-900
  • Dennis Berg
    Degree and Year: PH.D. - 1972
    Institution where received degree: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Poverty and Development, Environmental Sociology, Research Methods and Analysis, and Southeast Asia
    Phone: 714-657-278-7044
    E-mail: dberg@fullerton.edu
    Office: CP-919
  • Echo Chang 
    Degree and Year: Ph.D. in Gerontology, 2008
    Institution where received degree: University of Southern California 
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Technology and Aging, Public Policy and Aging, Retirement, Childlessness and Aging, Family Relationships in later years
    Phone: 657-626-6731
    E-mail: echang@fullerton.edu
    Office: CP-918
  • John A. Doyle 
    Degree and Year: Ph.D. in Social Ethics with Emphasis is Gerontology, 1985
    Institution where received degree: University of Southern California
    Academic Interests and Research Areas: cultural diversity competence, professional ethics in the helping professions, issues of development and aging over the lifecycle, developmental disabilities, technology in human services education, and technology in human services delivery.
    Phone: 657-278-2254
    E-mail: jdoyle@fullerton.edu
    Office: EC-474
  • Wendy Elliott-Scheinberg
    Degree and Year: PhD 2000
    Institution where received degree: Claremont Graduate University
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: History, Gerontology, Oral History, Inter-Tribal Student Council (Native American) Faculty Advisor
    Phone: 657-278-3660
    E-mail: welliott@fullerton.edu
    Office: H-820H
  • Jessica L Grimes
    Degree and Year: M.A. in Sociology - Cal State Fullerton (2004)
    Institution where received degree: MSW - Master of Social Work - University of Southern California (2001)
    BS in Human Development - Hope International University (1999)
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Community and social psychology as it relates to natural disasters and social crisis.
    Phone: 657-278-8547
    E-mail: jgrimes@fullerton.edu
    Office: CP-939
  • Jessie Jones
    Degree and Year: PhD. Exercise Science, Minor Health Psychology 1983
    Institution where received degree: Ohio State
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Aging, cognition, and physical performance; chronic pain management.
    Phone: 657-278-2620
    E-mail: jjones@fullerton.edu
    Office: KHS-243
  • Edythe M. Krampe
    Degree and Year: Master's in Social Work (MSW) degree: 1966
    Ph.D. in Sociology: 1983
    Institution where received degree: MSW at the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California and Ph.D. at the University of Southern California
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Successful Aging, Sexuality and Aging, Intergenerational Relations and Father-Adult Child Relations, Depression and Addiction
    Phone: 657-278-4859
    E-mail: ekrampe@fullerton.edu
    Office: CP-909
  • Karen Lee Perell-Gerson
    Degree and Year: Ph.D. (1994)
    Institution where received degree: UCLA
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: biomechanics of rehabilitative disorders; facilitators/barriers to physical activity
    Phone: 657-278-4384
    E-mail: kperell@fullerton.edu
    Office: KHS-135
  • Davina Ling
    Degree and Year: Ph.D. in Economics (1999)
    Institution where received degree: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Economics of Pharmaceuticals and Aging; Health Policy
    Phone: 657-278-8216
    E-mail: dling@fullerton.edu
    Office: LH-719
  • Melanie Horn Mallers
    Degree and Year: Ph.D Human Development and Family Studies, 2003
    Institution where received degree: University of Arizona, Tucson
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Research focus is on stress, health and coping across middle and later adulthood with emphasis on integrating family systems , social ecology and bio psychosocial models of human development
    Phone:657-278-3890
    E-mail:mhornmallers@fullerton.edu
    Office:EC-456
  • Carl Renold
    Degree and Year: Ph.D in Gerontology, 1995
    Institution where received degree: University of Southern California
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: end-of-life care issues, assisted suicide, and technology and aging, Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
    Phone:657-278-5106
    E-mail:crenold@fullerton.edu
    Office:EC-460
  • Debbie Rose
    Degree and Year: PhD 1985
    Institution where received degree: Penn State University
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Postural control in older adults; Assessment and treatment of balance disorders; Healthy Aging
    Phone:657-278-5846
    E-mail:drose@fullerton.edu
    Office:KHS 245
  • Peggy Weatherspoon
    Degree and Year: BS Psychology 1974; MSG 1976
    Institution where received degree: Psych Degree from CSU Dominguez Hills; MSG from USC 
    Academic Interests and Research Areas - Behavioral Health Older Adults; Public Policy; Program Development
    Phone: 714- 282-0441
    E-mail: peggyjw@pacbell.net
    Office: CP-916
  • Joseph A. Weber
    Degree and Year: Ph.D. in Family Science, 1981
    Institution where received degree: Oklahoma State University
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Social Ethics and Aging, Grand parenting, Intergenerational Family Relationships
    Phone: 657-278-7043
    E-mail: jweber@fullerton.edu
    Office: CP-903
  • Karen Wong
    Degree and Year: MS in Gerontology, 2006
    Institution where received degree: California State University, Fullerton
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Vision and the Elderly, Intergenerational Relationships, Grand parenting
    Phone: 657-626-6727
    E-mail: kwong@fullerton.edu
    Office: CP-916
  • Laura Zettel-Watson
    Degree and Year: Ph.D. in Psychology and Social Behavior, 2004
    Institution where received degree: University of California, Irvine
    Academic Interests/Research Areas: Social Relationships & Health, Marital Status Differences in Later Life, Death, Dying, and Bereavement
    Phone: 657-278-3898
    E-mail: lzettel-watson@fullerton.edu
    Office: H-710H
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    Peggy Weatherspoon, Dr. Pauline Abbott, Dr. Joe Weber