Professor of Psychology

Dr. Kevin Volkan comes to CSU Channel Islands from Harvard Medical School where he was a faculty member and Director of Assessment. In this position he functioned as chief in-house social scientist, conducting research on the education and training of physicians and other health professionals. Prior to working at the medical school, Dr. Volkan did post-doctoral work at the Harvard School of Public health.

Dr. Volkan has been on the faculty of a number of universities, as well as serving as an administrator for the University of California and academic dean of a private college. He also worked for the Hewlett-Packard Company researching patterns of Internet use.

Dr. Volkan is a licensed psychologist who worked for the State of California and in private practice for many years. He is the author of a book on the psychology of drug addiction.

Kevin grew up in California and is an alumnus of both the University of California and California State University systems. He is married to Panda Kroll, who is an attorney.