PEOPLE
Amanda S. Morrison, Ph.D
DIRECTOR
Dr. Morrison is the director of the East Bay Anxiety Lab. She is an Associate Professor at Cal State East Bay as well as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She completed her doctoral training at Temple University, clinical internship at the Palo Alto Veteran's Affairs (VA) Health Care System, and postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Morrison is interested in understanding and treating anxiety disorders. Specific areas of interest include social anxiety disorder, emotion regulation, and attention. She is also interested in mechanisms of treatment for anxiety. CV
CSUEB Fall 2026 Courses
PSYC 381 Psychopathology
Fall 2026 Office hours (online or in-person)
Wednesdays 8:45-9:45am, make a BayAdvisor appointment
Thursdays 3-4, drop-in, no appointment needed
Office: South Science 250
Zoom room: https://csueb.zoom.us/my/amanda.morrison
Research Assistants
Ana Amador
Ana is a first-generation graduate of California State University, East Bay’s Class of 2025 with a B.A. in Psychology and honors recognition through Psi Chi. As a paraeducator, she supports students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development. Her research interests include depression, family dynamics, mental health, and the cultural influences that shape mental health experiences and treatment. Ana hopes to pursue graduate education in counseling, marriage and family therapy, or psychological research. She is particularly interested in gaining research experience to further explore the intersection of psychological science and clinical practice, while developing the skills necessary for future graduate study and a career supporting individuals and families.
Collin Bessette
Collin recently graduated from CSU East Bay with a B.A. in Psychology. Currently, Collin attends Palo Alto University in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. He also works as a client care coordinator at a therapy office in San Ramon where he performs phone consultations, scheduling, and overall the managerial side of a therapy office. Collin's research interests include trauma experienced through generations as well as anxiety and depression. He hopes to one day have his own private practice and work at a university performing research.
Jason Mosley
Jason Moseley is a junior at California State University, East Bay, pursuing a double major in Psychology and General Biology with aspirations of becoming a Clinical Psychologist. His research experience includes participation in a Designing Clinical Research internship at UCSF, where he studied neurological science and pituitary adenomas, as well as work in Dr. Vasil’s Cognitive Psychology Lab examines faultless disagreement in children.Recognizing the urgent need to address disparities in mental health, Jason is committed to becoming a strong advocate for the well-being of his peers and community.
Research Assistant Alumni
Jasmine Aleman
Dominique Boynton
Pedro Diaz
Marfa Ditiatkovskaia
Naomi Gashaw
Shaiesta Ghafoorzai
Jessica Goldman
Whitney Gonzales
Camryn Graver-Dowd
Kayla Gray
Haya Haddad
Jacynda Harp
Alec James
Jenna Kim
Jordan Lemieux
Olivia Magana
Sohni Masood
Taylor Moriarty
Daniel Nava
Jexy An Nepangue
Katarina Merk
Sohni Masood
Bruna Mota
Alfredo Perez
Sanjana Satishkumar
John Tolentino
Jhamon Venerable
Lindsay Vanderstraeten
Taylor West
Michelle Yu