Regular Faculty
Andrew Shtulman, Chair
Professor, Cognitive Science; Psychology
B.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Andrew Shtulman is a cognitive developmental psychologist who studies conceptual development and conceptual change, particularly as they relate to science education.
Patricia Cabral
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., M.A., Cal State Northridge; Ph.D., UC Merced
Patricia Cabral’s research interests are centered on health-risk behaviors among adolescents and young adults, and how they contribute to differences in health outcomes across racial/ethnic groups. Read her Oxy Story profile.
Nancy Dess
Professor, Psychology; Advisory Committee, Neuroscience
B.A., UCLA Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Nancy Dess' work is rooted in the ancient underpinnings of mammalian behavior.
Andrea Hopmeyer
Professor, Psychology
B.A., Clark University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
In addition to teaching departmental core courses, Andrea Hopmeyer teaches courses that explore how individuals grow and change across the lifespan and the growing pains that accompany those changes.
Brian Kim
Associate Professor, Psychology
B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Dr. Kim studies issues affecting people's performance in the workplace
Lynn Mehl
Professor, Kinesiology and Psychology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Lynn Mehl has a joint appointment in the Kinesiology and Psychology Departments.
Jaclyn Rodríguez
Professor, Latino/a and Latin American Studies
A.B., Occidental College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dr. Rodríguez teaches Social Psychology, Theories of Personality, Chican@s in U.S. Society, Sociopolitics of Race, Visions of Love and Community, & Intergroup Relations
On Special Appointment
Katherine E. Bercovitz
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.A., P.h.D., Harvard University
Lucas Carden
Non- Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., University of Kentucky, M.S., P.h.D., USC
Clinton Dale Chapman
Non-Tenure Track Associate Professor, Psychology
B.S., M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Clinton Dale Chapman teaches courses in Psychological Methods, Psychological Statistics, Learning Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Physiological Psychology, and Psychology Research.
Andrew V. Frane
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles; M.A., Cal State Los Angeles, P.h.D., UCLA
Doug Wilson
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., University of Santa Monica; Ph.D., Pacifica Graduate Insitute
