Debra Bekerian

Debra Bekerian is a Professor and Academic Director at Alliant International University, affiliated with the California School of Professional Psychology in the Clinical Psychology department in Fresno. Her research spans cognitive-affective models of emotion, early trauma impacts, and psycho-social health determinants.

• PhD in Experimental Psychology, University of California, Berkeley (1978)

Her work focuses on memory dynamics in trauma contexts, including cognitive impairments from burn injuries in adolescents and Gestalt therapy applications. She has co-edited books on applied psychology and offender profiling, with publications analyzing memory's role in health outcomes.

Key trends in her publications include interdisciplinary approaches to psychological theory-practice gaps and trauma-informed applications in clinical settings.