Faculty Profile

Dr. Heredia teaches a variety of courses at East Los Angeles College: General Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, Research Methods, Child Psychology and Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality. He was the Chief Operating Officer at Bruce Leckart & Associates, a mental health facility that provides psychological evaluations and produced work product privileged reports (Apricots™) that describe a psych report’s flaws in jargon-free language; discusses specific techniques to cross-examine the doctor; and provides multiple simple questions that get those flaws on the record despite the doctor’s resistant behavior. Dr. Heredia earned a B.A. in psychology from UCLA, an M.A. in Education with a concentration in psychology from Pepperdine University and a doctorate at Pepperdine Graduate School of Education & Psychology. He has authored multiple academic papers presented at conferences including meetings of the American Educational Research Association and guest lectured an undergraduate education course at UCLA. In his spare time, he serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Inland Empire Future Leaders Program, an educational non-profit organization devoted to leadership and the educational success for high school students in San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties. He also serves on the Diversity and Equity as well as the Budget Advisory committees of his local K-12 school district.