Biola University- Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
- M.Ed., University of Northern Iowa
- B.Ed., California State University, Fresno
- Certificate, UCLA - The Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Gary Strauss is an emeritus professor at the Rosemead School of Psychology. After teaching for four years in the Counselor Education Department of the College of Education of the University of Houston, Strauss joined the Rosemead faculty in the fall of 1974 and retired in May of 2012. In addition to teaching various graduate psychology courses and serving as a staff psychologist at the Biola Counseling Center, he has had a variety of presenting, consulting and international teaching experiences. Strauss received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from California State University Fresno and later his master’s degree at the University of Northern Iowa in elementary school counseling and his doctorate of education at Northern Illinois University in counselor education. As a member of the Rosemead faculty, Strauss was licensed as a psychologist in 1978 and developed expertise in the area of human sexuality. In addition to his teaching and other activities, he served as an active clinician until 2003.