Melissa Hagan, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Hagan’s expertise spans clinical, developmental, and biological psychology, with a focus on how stress and adversity impact psychological functioning at different stages of the life span. She is particularly interested in how individuals thrive in the context of sociopolitical stress and racial trauma, as well as the risk and protective factors related to suicidality. In addition to her research, Dr. Hagan is a licensed clinical psychologist, teaches the undergraduate class Theories of Personality at SFSU, and provides clinical supervision to therapists in training. 

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