Sacha Bunge, Ph.D.

NOTE - Dr. Bunge is the Dean of Faculty Affairs and is not currently supervising students
Dr. Bunge’s primary research area is child abuse prevention with a special focus on the application of attachment theory to understanding cycles of abuse. She is currently conducting a longitudinal study that examines the role of attachment relationships in the intergenerational cycle of abuse in a sample of African-American and Latina teenage mothers. She has a joint appointment in developmental and clinical psychology at SFSU. sbunge@sfsu.edu

Jeffrey T. Cookston, Ph.D.
Dr. Cookston’s research addresses the family system with specialized attention to the role of marital conflict, fathering, and divorce. He is currently conducting a study of the factors that influence sensitive parenting in married two-parent families. He is also preparing a grant to follow divorcing Mexican American and Chinese American families. cookston@sfsu.edu

Patricia H. Miller, Ph.D.

Dr. Miller’s research focuses on cognitive development during childhood. More specifically, she studies cognitive strategies, executive function, metacognition, memory, attention, social cognitive development, theory of mind, and gender. Her theoretical interests include theories of development and feminist theories of knowledge. One current topic of interest, the effects of exercise on children’s executive function and school achievement, is funded by NIH. phmiller@sfsu.edu

Dr. Jae Paik, Ph.D.
Dr. Paik's research focuses on the development of early mathematical concepts, comparison processes, and verb acquisitions. She is particularly interested in the intricate relation between language, culture, and conceptual development. She is currently conducting various studies examining the cross-cultural differences between English, French, Korean, and Chinese speaking children’s cognitive development.
jaepaik@sfsu.edu