Faculty/Staff

Terry Peralta-Catipon PhD, OTR/L
Department Chair / Professor
tperalta@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2812

Heather Kitching OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
MSOT Program Coordinator / Lecturer
hkitching@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2694

Daniel Swiatek OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
dswiatek@csudh.edu
(310)243-2269

Eric Hwang PhD, OTR/L
OTD Doctoral Capstone Coordinator/Professor
ehwang@csudh.edu
(310)243-2217

Sheryl Ryan PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
sryan@csudh.edu
(310)243-2082

Laura Deary, BS, COTA/L, ROH
Occupational Therapy Analyst/Admissions Specialist
ldeary@csudh.edu
(310)243-2565

Desirae Terrell, MS
Administrative Support Coordinator
dterrell@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Tracy Becerra-Culqui PhD, OT/L
Assistant Professor
tbecerraculqui@csudh.edu
(310)243-2726

Yan-hua Huang PhD, OTR/L
Professor
yhuang@csudh.edu
(310)243-3626

Mary Medina OTD, OTR/L
Lecturer
mgroves@csudh.edu
(310)243-2102

Claudia Peyton PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor Emeritus
cpeyton@csudh.edu
(310) 243-3067

Suzanne Afuso-Sugano, MS, OTR/L
Lecturer
safusosugano@csudh.edu

Reza Boroon, MBA
Instructional Design Specialist
rboroon@csudh.edu
(310)243-2524

Jacqueline DeVries, MS, OTR/L
Lecturer
jdevries@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Lauren Francis Newhouse, OTD, OTR/L
Lecturer
lfrancis@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Mojca Herman, MA, OTR/L
Lecturer
mojca.c.herman@gmail.com
(310) 243-2726

Lisa Hiestand, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Lecturer
lhiestand@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Marilyn Manasuka-Noriega, MA, OTR/L
Lecturer
mnoriega@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Faith Moy, OTD, OTR/L
Lecturer
fkaneshiro@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2579

Paul Penoliar, OTD, OTR/L, C/NDT
Lecturer
ppenoliar@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Georgina Phelps, OTD, OTR/L
Lecturer
gphelps@csudh.edu

Shawna Townsend, OTD, OTR/L, SWC
Lecturer
stownsend@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Julie Werner, PhD, OTR/L, CHT
Lecturer
jwerner@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726

Lora Woo, OTD, OTR/L
Lecturer
lwoo@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2726