Jaime E. Mendoza is an accomplished associate professor of psychology. His specialty areas are adolescents, couples, and families. He is a systems psychologist. He was an assistant professor at Azusa Pacific University and the executive director of the University based community-counseling center, Child and Family Development Center. Mendoza was also an assistant professor at Hope International University’s Mexico Undergraduate and Graduate programs which emphasize counseling and leadership. In 2016, he was a visiting professor in Cuba’s mental health program. During the last 20 years, he has worked with multiple organizations (counseling clinic, social service agency, academia and consulting firm) throughout Southern California. The focus has been working and training people on leadership, grant development and management, staff development, public speaking and self-growth. He has over 15 years in administration and over 10 years in managing conferences (student level to professional level).

His research interests are in couples and family work, family skills, integration of science and practice (training clinics), school-based mental health and supervision of students.