Alan Oda - Azusa Pacific University

Alan Oda, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Phone: (626) 815-6000 Ext. 3251
Email: aoda@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 812-3072

Alan Oda, Ph.D, hails from Los Angeles, and served as a laboratory assistant at University of California, Los Angeles’ Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and Hospital and a project assistant at Western Region Asian American Project, Assistant League of Southern California. His previous teaching experience includes California State University San Bernardino (adjunct); University of California, Riverside; University of California, Irvine; University of Redlands; and California State University, Northridge (Intern). Oda currently serves as associate professor of undergraduate psychology at Azusa Pacific University, a position he has held for eight years. Other responsibilities include: national research team member; Faithful Change project; Council of Christian Colleges and Universities; executive director, Asian American Christian Counseling Service; campus minister volunteer; and Asian American Christian Counseling Service.

Education

Ph.D. - Psychology, University of California, Riverside
M.A. - Psychology, University of California, Riverside
B.S. - Human Development, University of California, Davis

Expertise

Asian-American Studies in Psychology

Psychology

Research in Psychology

Courses Taught

PSYC 110 – General Psychology
PSYC 290 – Human Growth and Development
PSYC 290 – Honors Human Growth and Development
PSYC 299 – Applied Statistics
PSYC 345 – Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Publications
Oda, A. Y. (2002). Review of A Postmodern Psychology of Asian Americans by Laura Uba. Journal of Asian American Studies, expected date of publication: fall, 2003.

Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Faculty Research Grant, Azusa Pacific University, 2001
Dissertation Research Grant, Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, awarded 1992 to 1994
Teaching Fellow, Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, 1988 to 1990