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School of Liberal Arts and Core Studies - Social Sciences, Humanities, and Human Development Department Faculty
Bruno Gagnon
Social/Behavioral Sciences and Humanities
Bruno Gagnon has a Ph.D. from UNM in educational foundations and psychological anthropology, and an M.A. in counseling psychology from Loyola Marymount University. He is interested in all areas of psychology, but in particular gender, sexuality, education, and culture.
Bruno has been teaching at SFCC since 1995 and is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology and also an adjunct lecturer for UNM. He teaches a broard range of courses, primarily in psychology. Bruno is returning to full-time faculty after holding the position as Dean of The School of Liberal Arts and Core Studies for four years.
Michael Alexander
Behavioral Sciences, English, Reading, and Math
Michael Alexander was born and raised in Philadelphia. He received a B.A. in psychology from Haverford College and Master's degrees in counseling psychology and education from Columbia University. If this sounds like he was focused on becoming a counselor, it's true; but teaching was something he never originally considered. Michael has also worked as a proofreader, a home health aide, a props manager for a theater company, and a singer. When he came to SFCC, he started as a tutor, then began teaching a mix of college success classes, English, math, and psychology. He joined the full-time faculty in 2004.
Bernadette Jacobs
Chair, Social and Behavioral Science and Humanities
Dr. Bernadette Jacobs has seventeen years of teaching experience and has won multiple teaching awards. Bernadette holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, a masters in counseling and guidance from Loyola Marymount University, and a bachelors in psychology from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
She has been a licensed clinical counselor in New Mexico since 1994. Her areas of interest include psychopathology, treatment, and Jungian psychology. Bernadette has an interest in study abroad, as well. In 2011, she and a colleague took a class to Athens, Greece, to study Greek art history and the mythological and archetypal patterns of human behavior. Bernadette is passionate about the learning process and the possibilities that it affords.
Maria Santa-Maria
Human Services, Psychology and Sociology
Maria Santa-Maria, Ph.D., LPCC, came to SFCC to serve as the lead faculty for the Human Services program after 25 years of experience in the behavioral health field. Shortly after her arrival, she served as chair of the committee that developed the Human Services substance abuse treatment curriculum.
Maria advises all Human Services student majors. She is the liaison of SFCC's articulation agreement with NMHU's Social Work program and NMSU's programs in social work and human services. In addition to human services, she teaches psychology and sociology and has developed online courses for all three.
Most recently, Maria developed a new concentration for Human Services on Traumatic Stress, consisting of three new courses on the Web:
- HUSV 285 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- HUSV 280 Compassion Fatigue
- HUSV 290 Crisis Intervention
Maria has a master's degree in counseling psychology from the Ohio State University and she received her Ph.D. degree in family relations from the Florida State University. Dr. Santa-Maria is a Continuing Education Provider, through the NM Counseling and Therapy Practice Board. She loves walking her dogs, gardening and traveling, and is a fluent Spanish speaker.
Martha Sorensen
Behavioral Sciences
Martha received her M.S.W. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she taught in the School of Social Work. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and came to SFCC in 2005 as the Director of Service Learning and is now a full-time faculty member in the Department of Social Sciences, Human Development and Humanities.
Martha teaches sociology courses, Introduction to Sustainability, and Women in Transition. She coordinates service learning in academic classes and values experiential learning as part of educational experience.
For more information, please contact the School of Liberal Arts and Core Studies, (505) 428-1370, info@sfcc.edu.