Dr. Aganov is an educator, healthcare executive, personal &
executive coach, media consultant and public speaker
specializing in financial, business communication,
academics, and relationship issues. Having started his
psychology training in Kiev, Ukraine, Dr. Aganov continued
his education in Minnesota, and later in California, where
he received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He also
extended his academic career to include a Master’s degree in
Business Administration.
In addition to teaching for the California Institute for
Human Science, Dr. Aganov also lectures at the University of
the Rockies and at the University of the Cumberlands. His
academic experience includes instruction in both on-campus
and on-line environments.
At the University of the Cumberlands, Dr. Aganov is
Assistant Director of Study Abroad in Oxford, and Adjunct
Assistant Professor of Psychology. As such, he participates
in online instruction for both the Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology and M.A. in Professional Counseling degree
programs, and serves as Tutor of Counseling & Clinical
Psychology for Study Abroad in Oxford. Accordingly, a
portion of each academic year Dr. Aganov is in residence at
St Stephen’s House, Oxford, Permanent Private Hall of the
University of Oxford.
As an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the California
Institute for Human Science and the University of the
Rockies, Dr. Aganov teaches graduate and postgraduate
psychology courses and serves as a dissertations committee
member. Dedicated to facilitating distance learning and the
advancement of the profession, Dr. Aganov is registered with
the National College Testing Association (NCTA) and the
Consortium of College Testing Centers (CCTC) to invigilate
proctored exams to students engaged in distance learning.
Dr. Aganov is Vice President of Silver Lake Medical Center,
a two-campus hospital in Los Angeles, which offers both
medical/surgical and behavioral health services. He also
maintains a small private clinical practice as a personal
and executive coach in Beverly Hills, California, where he
currently resides. Dr. Aganov’s Personal Coaching clients
include business owners, executives, professional athletes,
writers, and people from all walks of life. His Executive
Coaching projects include working with business start-ups,
conducting professional training programs, consulting for
The Learning Channel, etc. Over the years, Dr. Aganov has
worked with individual clients and businesses in the United
States, Canada, France, Ukraine, Israel, Spain, United
Kingdom, Australia, and various other corners of the world.
Finally, Dr. Aganov is the founder and CEO of PsychDirectory
– a web-based directory of various psych-related services.
As one of the oldest psych-related websites of its kind,
PsychDirectory indexes hundreds of resources on mental
health professionals, education and training, professional
journals and publications, centers and institutes, etc.,
with listings in over 30 countries from around the globe.
