Regular Faculty

Professor Andrew Shtulman

Andrew Shtulman, Chair

Professor, Psychology
B.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Andrew Shtulman is a cognitive developmental psychologist who studies the development of intuition, imagination, and reflection.
Prof. Nicholas Alt

Nicholas P. Alt

Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., The College of William & Mary; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas Alt's academic research spans the areas of social psychology, cognitive psychology, and vision science.
Jamie Amemiya

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.
Professor Patricia Cabral

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.
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Nicholas Grebe

Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A. University of Colorado, Boulder; M.S., Ph.D. University of New Mexico
Nicholas Grebe's research interests span the fields of psychology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology.
Zachary Silver

Zachary Silver

Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; Ph.D., Yale University
Zachary Silver's research and teaching interests involve how animals learn from and about humans.

Non-Tenure Track Faculty

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
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Andrew V. Frane

Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., M.A., California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew Frane studies music perception, auditory pleasure, and statistical methodology.
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Susan Geffen

Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.S., University of Miami; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
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Adam Greenhouse

Visiting Instructor, Psychology
B.A. Occidental College; M.S. The City University of New York
Adam Greenhouse teaches Organizational Psychology, focusing on applying social science to help organizations succeed and individuals thrive in the workplace. His expertise includes employee engagement and the impact of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.

Shani Habibi

Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Woodbury University; M.A., Pepperdine University; Ph.D., Alliant International University
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Jonah Teitelbaum

Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A. Oberlin College; M.S. Columbia University; Ph.D. Long Island University, Brooklyn
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