Regular Faculty
Andrew Shtulman, Chair
Professor, 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.
Nicholas P. Alt
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., The College of William & Mary; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Jamie Amemiya
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.S., University of California, Irvine; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Jamie Amemiya is a developmental psychologist interested in the development of social cognition as it relates to how children and adults think about and respond to societal problems.
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.
Zachary Silver
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; Ph.D., Yale University
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Scott Blum
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Bryon Cunningham
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University; MFA., University of Southern California; Psy.D., California School of Professional Psychology
Andrew V. Frane
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., M.A., California State University, Los Angeles; P.h.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew Frane studies music perception, auditory pleasure, and statistical methodology.
Susan Geffen
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.S., University of Miami; M.A., P.h.D., University of Southern California
Shani Habibi
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Woodbury University; M.A., Pepperdine University; Ph.D., Alliant International University
Aviad Ozana
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., The Open University; M.A., Tel-Aviv University; Ph.D., Ben- Gurion University of the Negev