Faculty | B.S. in Psychology
Rosemead School of Psychology
Cayla Bland
- Director, Online Psychology Program
- Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
- Ph.D. Counselor Education & Supervision, Regent University, Dec. 2012
- M.A. Clinical Psychology, Wheaton College, May 1988
- B.A. Psychology, Oral Roberts University, May 1986
Dr. Cayla Bland has almost 25 years experience teaching in Christian higher education both at the graduate and undergraduate level. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of California. Her scholarship includes clinical supervision, counselor/therapist training, faith integration and clinical practice.
Courses
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
- Abnormal Psychology
- Counseling Techniques
- Capstone Course
Graduate Courses Taught:
- Structure & Process of Therapy
- Helping Skills
- Systemic Foundation & Family Issues
- Family Counseling
- Marriage, Couple, & Family Consultation (on-line)
- Family Education Experience
- Marriage, Couple, & Family Practicum & Internship
- Clinical Mental Health Internship
- Career Counseling (on-line)
- Post Modern Advanced Theories
- Supervision in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Advanced Statistics, Teaching Assistant
Peter Hill
- Director, Office of Academic Research and Grants
- Professor of Psychology
- Ph.D., University of Houston; Social Psychology
- M.A., University of Houston
Peter C. Hill, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, in La Mirada, CA. Before coming to Rosemead in 2002, he served for 17 years as Professor of Psychology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. In 2006 he was honored with a faculty appointment at the University of Cambridge as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Advanced Religious and...
Research Interests
- Religious/Spiritual Measurement
- Religious Fundamentalism
- Development of Positive Virtues
- The Affective Basis of Religion
John Williams
- Professor of Psychology
- Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
- M.A., California State University, Fresno
- B.S., University of California, Davis
Dr. Williams received his PhD in Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He regularly teaches undergraduate classes in Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, and Physiological Psychology, and has taught a graduate course in the Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior. Dr. Williams is currently involved with research with both graduate and undergraduate students....
Research Interests
- Measuring event-related potentials (ERPs) of Cognitive Processes
- Implicit Measures of Gratitude
- Implicit Measures of Forgiveness
- Implicit Measures of Emotion
- Implicit Measures of Humility
Jason Brunt
- Associate Professor of Psychology
- Ph.D., University of Texas
- M.A., University of Texas
- B.A., University of Maine
Dr. Brunt's research includes various topics across developmental psychology, including language, identity, and culture. A recent project includes measuring gaze patterns as people observe photojournalistic images. The project includes data collection in Indonesia, Haiti, Texas, and Southern California, as an investigation into whether culture and geographic history are related to how people...
Research Interests
- Language Development
- Identity and Culture
- Eye Tracking
Laura Dryjanska
- Associate Professor of Psychology
- Ph.D., Sapienza University of Rome
- M.A., University of Warsaw
- B.A., Global University
- B.A., Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja
Dr. Laura Dryjanska obtained a European/International Joint PhD in Social Representations and Communication in the field of social psychology at the Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) in 2012. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Sapienza University of Rome and is currently an associate professor for Rosemead School of Psychology. Her research interests include social...
Research Interests
- Positive organizational psychology
- Migration
- Human trafficking
- Aging
John Poston
- Associate Professor of Psychology
- PhD, Purdue University
- MS, Western Carolina University
- BA, Bryan College
John Poston teaches courses related to personality theory, psychodynamic theory, psychological assessment and the empirical foundations of psychotherapy. He completed his doctorate in counseling psychology at Purdue University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at Albany Medical College/Albany Medical Center, which emphasized psychodynamic psychotherapy and...
Courses
- Measurement and Assessment III: Rorschach
- History of Psychoanalytic Thought
- Evidence Based Practice: Beyond Treatment Manuals
- Theories of Personality
Research Interests
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Psychological Assessment
- Integration of Psychology & Theology
Jason Wilson
- Professor of Mathematics
- Director, Quantitative Consulting Center
- Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
- M.A., California State University, Fullerton
- M.A., Biola University
- B.S., Biola University
- B.A., Biola University
Dr. Jason Wilson oversees the statistics service courses in the Department of Math and Computer Science: Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Business Statistics, and Biostatistics. For the math program, he teaches Probability, Mathematical Statistics, Statistics II, Statistical Consulting Practicum, and God and Math. For the Applied Psychology program, he teaches the...
Talbot School of Theology
Kevin Van Lant
- Director, Pastoral Care and Counseling program
- Associate Professor of Christian Ministry and Leadership
- Ph.D., Rosemead School of Psychology
- M.A., Biola University
- B.A., Biola University
Kevin Van Lant is a licensed clinical psychologist who received his Ph.D. from Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University. He teaches courses in pastoral care and counseling, marriage counseling, psychopathology and health psychology. Dr. Van Lant has a private psychotherapy practice in Los Alamitos, CA. In his clinical role, he works primarily with depression, anxiety and stress disorders...
Steve Porter
- Affiliate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Theology
- Ph.D., University of Southern California
- M.Phil., University of Oxford
- M.A., Talbot School of Theology
- B.A., Biola University
Steven Porter teaches theology and philosophy for Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation and at Rosemead School of Psychology. His areas of interest include theological methodology, the doctrine of sanctification, philosophical theology and the integration of psychology and theology. He has contributed articles to the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philosophia Christi,...
Research Interests
- Philosophical Theology
- Integration of Psychology and Theology
- Christian accounts of character changes
- Christian Spirituality
Jason McMartin
- Associate Professor of Theology
- Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
- M.A., Claremont Graduate University
- M.A., Talbot School of Theology
- B.A., Biola University
Jason McMartin specializes in the areas of systematic theology, religious epistemology, philosophical theology and theological integration. Recent investigations have included the epistemic effects of sin, eudaimonistic ethics, and the doctrines of sin and humanity. He teaches systematic theology and theological integration for Rosemead School of Psychology and for Talbot School of Theology and...