Farin Bakhtiari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

California State University, Fresno

About Me

I have had the honor of being an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Fresno State since August 2021.

Ph.D., Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin

M.A., General Experimental Psychology, California State University Northridge (CSUN)

B.A., Psychology, CSUN

Interests: hiking, traveling, trying new things, and spending time with friends and family.

Teaching

I enjoy learning and teaching about human development and interpersonal relationships across the lifespan. See more here.

Research

Investigating individual characteristics (e.g., ethnicity, immigration status) and contextual factors (e.g., socioeconomic status, family dynamics, peer relations, school context) related to adjustment, adaptation, and well-being of diverse adolescents and young adults.

See publications and presentations and learn about the PREPARE research lab.