Phone: (626) 815-6000 Ext. 3251
Fax: (626) 812-3072
Email: aoda@apu.edu
Alan Oda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
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
M.A. - Psychology, University of California, Riverside
B.S. - Human Development, University of California, Davis
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.
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
Dissertation Research Grant, Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, awarded 1992 to 1994
Teaching Fellow, Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, 1988 to 1990
Expertise
Asian-American Studies in Psychology
Psychology
Research in Psychology
Courses Taught
General Psychology (PSYC 110)
Human Growth and Development (PSYC 290)
Honors Human Growth and Development (PSYC 290)
Applied Statistics (PSYC 299)
Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development (PSYC 345)
Human Growth and Development (PSYC 290)
Honors Human Growth and Development (PSYC 290)
Applied Statistics (PSYC 299)
Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development (PSYC 345)
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