Lecturers

Elizabeth Barnett, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Email: Liz.Barnett@csulb.edu

Office: PSY-430

Virtual Office Hours for Fall 2024: By appointment Wednesdays @ 1:30pm-2:30pm via Zoom. Please email Dr. Barnett for an appointment.

Teaching

• HDEV 180: Lifespan Human Development
• HDEV 190: Elementary Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences
• HDEV 310: From Data to Insights: Qualitative Methods in Human Development
• HDEV 320: From Data to Insights: Quantitative Methods in Human Development

Lisa Castro (Lares), Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Email: Lisa.Lares@csulb.edu

Office: FO2-217

Office Hours for Fall 2024: Mondays 10:00am-11:00am via Zoom or by appointment. Please email Dr. Castro for an appointment.

HDEV 190 Tutoring: Wednesdays 9:30am-1:30pm 

Teaching

• • HDEV 90: FND for Stats in Soci Science
  • HDEV 190: Elementary Statistics in Social Behavioral Sciences
  • HDEV 307: Approaches to Childhood
  • HDEV 357: Adulthood and Aging in a Diverse World 

Melissa Cook, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Email: Melissa.Cook@csulb.edu  

Office: FO2-213

Office Hours for Spring 2025:  Please email Dr. Cook for an appointment.

Teaching

• HDEV 470: Seminar/Practicum

Leyenda Jacobson-Harris, M.A.

Adjunct Faculty

Email: Leyendai.JacobsonHarris@csulb.edu

Office Hours for Spring 2025: by appointment. Please email Ms. Jacobson-Harris for an appointment.

Education:

• BA Sociology CSU San Marcos
• MA Sociological Practice CSU San Marcos

Teaching

• HDEV 190: Elementary Statistics in Social Behavioral Sciences

Holly Lopez, Ed.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Email: Holly.Lopez@csulb.edu

Office: FO2-217

Office Hours for Fall 2024: Tuesdays @ 10:00am- 12:00pm by appointment. Please email Dr. Lopez for an appointment.

Teaching

• HDEV 307: Approaches to Childhood
• HDEV 357: Adulthood and Aging in a Diverse World
• HDEV 360: Cultural Foundations for Human Development
• HDEV 402: Development of Thought: Structure, Process and Cultural Influences Across the Life Span
• HDEV 403: The Acquisition of Cultural Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspectives
• HDEV 470: Seminar/Practicum

Leona Smith Di Faustino, L.C.S.W.

Adjunct Faculty

Email: Leona.SmithDiFaustino@csulb.edu

Office location: PSY-430

Office Hours for Fall 2024: Fridays 9:00 am-10:30am by appointment via Zoom. Please email Professor Smith Di Faustino for an appointment.

Teaching

• HDEV 180: Lifespan Human Development
• HDEV 307: Approaches to Childhood
• HDEV 327: Approaches to Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
• HDEV 340: Families and Work: Life Courses Processes
• HDEV 470: Seminar/Practicum

Wendt, Maria, M.S.

Adjunct Faculty

Email: Maria.Wendt@csulb.edu 

Office: FO2-213

Office Hours for Spring 2025:  Please email Ms. Wendt for an appointment.

Teaching

• HDEV 180: Lifespan Human Development

Katie Zeoli, M.A., MPH

Adjunct Faculty

Email:Katie.Zeoli@csulb.edu 

Office Location: FO2-217

Virtual Office Hours for Fall 2024: Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm via Zoom or by appointment. Please email Professor Zeoli for an appointment.

Education

• MPH (emphasis health promotion, disease prevention; epidemiology), MA (emphasis medical anthropology) from CSUF; BA in Anthropology

Research Interests

• Exploration of the Educational Model of Social Change as questionable basis for public health policy; Gerontological issues related to dementia risk; STD/STI risk among young 

Teaching

• HDEV 180: Lifespan Human Development
• HDEV 307: Approaches to Childhood
• HDEV 310: From Data to Insights: Qualitative Methods in Human Development
• HDEV 327: Approaches to Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
• HDEV 357: Adulthood and Aging in a Diverse World
• HDEV 360: Cultural Foundations for Human Development
• HDEV 402: Development of Thought: Structure, Process and Cultural Influences Across the Life Span
• HDEV 403: The Acquisition of Cultural Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspectives