Dr. Azizian received his PhD in Psychology from State University of New York, Stony
Brook. After postdoctoral fellowships at Scripps Research Institute, Molecular and
Integrative Neuroscience, and then University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated
Substance Abuse Programs, he joined the faculty at University of Southern California
as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology (nontenure track). He then moved
to the Department of State Hospitals - Coalinga where he worked in assessment, treatment,
and administrative, including Chief of Psychology capacities. In 2009, he was awarded
a Fulbright research and teaching award to lecture at Yerevan State Medical University,
Armenia. He has published frequently in scientific journals, and presented in national
and international conferences. His clinical and academic interests are threefold:
sex offender laws, prevention of sexual abuse, reintegration and community supervision
of sex offenders. Dr. Azizian is a research and clinical member of the Association
for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.