Bachelor of Science in Business Psychology

Helena Maria Ting, Ed.D.

Professor and Director, Business Psychology Program

Dr. Ting earned her doctorate degree in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco (USF). Her dissertation title was, "The Relationship Between Team Effectiveness and Job Performance", comparing Malaysian and Californian teams. She was on the adjunct faculty in the Leadership and Organization Doctorate Program in the School of Education at USF for seven years and in the Organization Psychology Doctorate Program at the California School of Professional Psychology for two years. She has over twenty years of national and international experience in education management, high technology business planning and strategy, organization design, and management training development with a variety of companies including AMD, National Semiconductor, Daimler-Benz, and Lucent. As Senior Vice President at Visa, Inc., she fostered best-in-class organization and business development before starting her own consulting practice. Helena speaks Chinese, has traveled extensively in Europe, Scandinavia, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia, and appreciates different cultures and religions.

"Business leaders are increasingly turning to psychology to help organizations and individuals perform more effectively, solve problems, and grow professionally in today's global, multicultural work environment."

Paul J. Marcille, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, P3 Program

Dr. Marcille joined the PAU faculty from the American University of Paris in France, where he was the Vice-President and Dean of Student Affairs and Chairman of the Psychology Department. He is a Clinical Psychologist with a specialty working with adolescent and university age students. During his tenure in Paris, he also maintained a private practice and was a member and one-time President of the International Counseling Service (ICS), an association of Anglophone psychologists and psychiatrists in France. He was on the board of directors of several international schools and is an expert on international education. His clinical and research interests include culture shock, multilingualism, developmental issues in late adolescence and early adulthood.

Dr. Marcille obtained his BA in Psychology from Ohio University and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago Medical School. Prior to his moving to Europe in 1988, he was the Director of Psychology at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, Virginia.

"Anyone can use business psychology skills. They provides you with a good foundation for moving into any type of organization-for-profit or nonprofit."

Matt Abrahams, M.A.

Professor

Matt Abrahams received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford; his graduate degree in communication studies from UC Davis; and his secondary education teaching credential from SFSU. Matt is considered a passionate, collaborative and innovative teacher who teaches for Palo Alto University, De Anza College and Stanford University’s Continuing Studies Program. He is particularly interested in applying communication knowledge to real world issues. He has published several research articles on cognitive planning, persuasion, and interpersonal communication. Prior to teaching, Matt spent a decade as a high tech executive, where he created and ran global training and development organizations. In addition to his teaching and research activities, Matt runs a successful consulting practice.

Author:

"Speaking up without freaking out: 25 techniques for calm, confident, and competent speaking."

Steven E. Kane, MBA, JD

Professor

Steve Kane holds a BS from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, where he serves on the Dean's Advisory Council of the School. He also earned an MBA from Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management. Finally, he obtained a JD from the University of Akron School of Law.

Dr. Kane's career in industry was spent primarily at Baxter International. There he served in various leadership roles, including Group VP Human Resources, VP Compensation, VP Employee Relations and Staffing, VP Corporate and Government Affairs as well as Associate General Counsel. A former NYSE arbitrator, he now serves as a labor arbitrator for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, advises progressive employers on human resources matters, and is frequently interviewed by the media on HR issues. Steve spends most of his time trying to give back to the community. In that vain, Professor Kane is a director and Immediate Past Chair of the board of the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC), incoming President of the Oakland Zoo Board and a Trustee of Palo Alto University. He is a member  and prior Chair of the Cornell HR Steering Committee and of the Cornell HR Advisory Committee. Steve is also a member of the Texas and Ohio Bar associations.

Joshua Avera, M.A.

Professor

Professor Avera obtained his B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy, his M.A. in Communication, a second M.A. in Psychology from California State University, Fresno. He is finishing his third M.A. in Philosophy.

Professor Avera has worked extensively in the field of domestic violence for a decade in central California, serving as Director of the Marjaree Mason Center in Fresno, facilitating over 2,500 groups, directing. He has taught as an adjunct faculty member in various communication and psychology departments since 2000. He is currently an adjunct faculty in Communication at De Anza College and the Undergraduate Psychology program at PAU. His professional trainings extend to various social systems including mental health clinicians, doctors, lawyers, community leaders, and graduate/undergraduate students on the psychology of intimate relationships. He has also traveled the world studying symbolic iconography of the major world's religions.

Areas of Research:

Relational dynamics, counseling psychology, identity development, and East-West philosophy.

Mark C. Healy, M.A.

Professor

Mark Healy teaches Statistics for the Social Sciences and Research Methods in the PAU/De Anza consortium. He is an adjunct faculty member at De Anza College, where he teaches General Psychology and Introductory Psychology. He also co-facilitates a LinC course, "Mind Control" with a member of the Speech Communication faculty. When not teaching, Mark is an industrial/organizational psychologist who helps Fortune 500 companies use data and measurement to address people issues in the workplace. He also assists other psychologists with evaluation and validation of their assessment tools.
In addition to De Anza, Mark has served as an adjunct faculty member at Cal State University, Hayward and the University of Akron, Ohio; in addition, he teaches a yearly Special Topics course at the Florida Institute of Technology. He obtained his B.A. from UC Santa Cruz. He earned his MA in Psychology from the University of Akron.

Areas of Research:

Leadership effectiveness; recruitment and employee selection; psychometrics and individual differences.

Selected Publications and Reports:

Healy, M. C., & Rose, D. S. (2006). Validation of a 360-degree feedback instrument gainst retail sales performance. In S. Reddy (Ed.) Multi-source Performance Assessments: Perspectives and Insights. Hyderabad, India: ICFAI Press.
Healy, M. C., & Rose, D. S. (2000). Level IV Evaluation of Whirlwind's Reading Comprehension through Dance Program. 3D Group Technical Report #2120. Berkeley, CA: Data Driven Decisions, Inc.
Doverspike, D., Winter, J. L., Healy, M. C., & Barrett, G. V. (1996). Simulations as a Method of Illustrating the Impact of Differential Weights on Personnel Selection Outcomes. Human Performance, 7, 31-54.
Healy, M. C., Lehman, M., & McDaniel, H. A. (1995). Age and Voluntary Turnover: A Quantitative Review. Personnel Psychology, 48, 335-345.

Aneel Chima

Professor

Professor Chima obtained his B.A. in Consciousness Studies with Honors from UC Santa Cruz and his M.A. in Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP), where he is currently finishing his Ph.D.

Aneel works as a consultant providing market intelligence and executive training for mission driven organizations and businesses. He is also Vice President of the Veteran, Immigrant, and Refugee Trauma Institute of Sacramento (VIRTIS), a research and service organization partnering with the the University of California system, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and other national and international NGOs. Additionally, Aneel serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Transpersonal Psychologists. Previously, he served on the ITP Board of Trustees and was an award-winning physics and mathematics educator at Everett Alvarez High School in Salinas, CA where his teaching excellence was recognized by the SUHS District Trustees.

Research Interests:

Aneel's research focuses on leveraging wisdom and emotional-social intelligence for effective organizational leadership. Additionally, he is developing empirically validated training modules that increase individual and team leadership capacity while enhancing individual and organizational well-being

Nader Vasseghi

Professor

Nader received his BS and MS degree from USCB and University of Southhampton respectively. He has been working in the Silicon Valley in the hi-tech industry since 1981 and has held leadership and executive roles in public and private companies. He is a serial entrepreneur and sold his last start-up company, AuroraNetics, to Cisco in 2001. He was Senior Director and General Manager of a business unit in Cisco prior to founding his new start-up company, SelfOptima, in the healthcare IT space. His areas of specialty and interests are team building, leadership, strategy and business development, organizational development, creativity and innovation.

Kristel Nazzal

Professor and Program Coordinator

Kristel Nazzal graduated cum laude in International Business from the University of San Francisco (USF). She worked in Human Resources for a multinational organization for over five years in various capacities including employee relations, recruitment, training, and analyst work. One of those years was spent in London, England, where she offered support to colleagues in over 15 countries. Kristel earned her Professional in Human Resources certification, an industry credential for human resource professionals. Kristel left the corporate world and is currently in the process of earning her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from PGSP. Kristel is also the coordinator for the PAU’s Business Psychology program and will be teaching in the spring.

Research Areas:

Human Resources, Interpersonal Skills, Communications and Diversity and Community Mental Health

L. Jennifer Chou,

Student Services Coordinator

Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree in Biological Science at the University of California, Irvine and a second bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an emphasis on social action in PAU’s undergraduate program. She is a doctoral student in PGSP’s Clinical Psychology program. Jennifer has worked in the pharmaceutical industry and has also worked as a domestic violence advocate. In addition, she has experience in teaching and tutoring Biology to middle and high school aged students. Jennifer will earn her doctorate in Clinical Psychology and will research, teach and work with ethnic minority individuals in the future.

Research Areas:

Jennifer is interested in finding more effective mental health treatments for ethnic minorities diagnosed with mood disorders. She has a special interest in researching on and working with the Asian American community.