The staff at Emmons Health Center welcomes you.  We work to provide high-quality health care to all Occidental students.

     Emmons Health Center Staff


 

      Richard Youngblood, M.P.H.

      Director, Student Health Services

      Background in community health and promotion and planning         

      and health services administration.

      ryoungblood@oxy.edu

 

      April Garrison, B.S.

      Graduate Assistant

      Health and wellness program development, implementation, and   

      evaluation. 

      agarrison@oxy.edu

 

      

 

Medical Staff


 

Magdalena Arenas, M.D.

Health Center Medial Director

Critical care Pulmonologist.

 

Ann Pak, M.S.N., F.N.P.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Specialties include family health and education, sexual and reproductive health and inter-partner/dating violence.

opak@oxy.edu x2657

 

Jonalyn Rastrollo, M.S.N., F.N.P.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Specialties include family health and education, sexual and reproductive health and inter-partner/dating violence.

rastrollo@oxy.edu x2657

 

Geraldine Vinci, M.S.N., F.N.P.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Specialties include family health and education, sexual and reproductive health and inter-partner/dating violence.

gvinci@oxy.edu  x2657

 

 

Counseling Staff


 

Ruth Tavlin, LMFT

Director, Counseling Services

Specialties include anxiety, women’s issues, impact of stress on your mind and body, relationship with parents, gender/sexuality issues and bicultural issues.
rtavlin@oxy.edu  x2993

 

Zara Ashikyan, Ph.D.  

Clinical Psychologist

Specialties include post-traumatic stress, multicultural issues, sports psychology, anxiety, eating issues and stress reduction.
zashikyan@oxy.edu  x2820

 

Carole Lewis, LCSW

Therapist

Specialties include history of child/sexual abuse, grief, developmental/transition issues for college students, disordered eating/body image, depression and relationships.
clewis@oxy.edu  x2893

 

Mark Hastings LMFT

Therapist

Specialties include history of child/sexual abuse, grief, developmental/transition issues for college students, disordered eating/body image, depression and relationships.

mhastings@oxy.edu  x2820

 

  

Administrative Staff


 

Corinna Robles
Senior Administrative Assistant
crobles@oxy.edu   x2657

 

Open (Part-Time)
Administrative Assistant

  x2657 

 

Julie Gordon - Student Insurance
Client Services Representative
United Healthcare

jgordon@oxy.edu  x2836