Joanna Pashdag PH.D.

College of Liberal Arts - Department of Psychology

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
PH.D. – OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2004

M.A. – PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, PSYCHOLOGY, 1998 

GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT:

DOCTORAL:
​PSY 6010: Introduction to the Practice of Professional Psychology
​PSY 6365: Psychopathology and Psychodiagnostic Assessment
​PSY 6765: Approaches to Case Formulation and Treatment Planning
​PSY 6775: Core Clinical Skills
​PSY 7701/7702/7704/7708: Clinical Psychology Practicum
​PSY 8000: Risk Management in Clinical Practice
​PSY 8800: Dissertation Preparation
​PSY 8814: Advanced Topics – Forensic Psychology
​PSY 9000: Dissertation Individual Supervision 

MASTERS:
PSY 6200: Research Methods in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
PSY 6701: Therapeutic Interventions II: Practice
PSY 6730: Trauma and Crisis Intervention
PSY 7100/7101/7102: Clinical Practice and Supervision I – Community Internship

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT:
PSY 3310: Forensic Psychology
PSY 3350: Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY 3600: Abnormal Psychology
PSY 3925/4925: Psychology Research Seminar

BACKGROUND AND INTERESTS: Dr. Pashdag is a licensed psychologist in Hawaii and California, and a registered (licensed) clinical and forensic psychologist in the United Kingdom. Her professional experience has ranged from private practice to a California state hospital, public and private healthcare organizations, and community mental health agencies, and she has conducted court-ordered forensic psychological evaluations in California, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Before joining HPU, she taught at a number of universities in the US and the UK, and she was previously program leader for the MSc Forensic Psychology programs at the University of Winchester and Middlesex University in the UK. Her research and scholarly interests are focused primarily around gender diversity, the psychological effects of psychedelics, and the intersection of depth psychology, phenomenology, and narrative. She has also conducted research on LGBTQ+ training issues in healthcare programs and on dissociation and trauma. A former motion picture and television writer, she is a member of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAWest) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). She occasionally writes speculative fiction under the name Joanna Horrocks. 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Psychological Association (APA)
British Psychological Society (BPS)
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
National Register of Health Service Psychologists
Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals 

DIRECTOR, CENTER OF DIVERSITY AND ANOMALY IN PSYCHOLOGY (CODA Lab)

Joanna Pashdag

Assistant Professor
PH.D.

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