From academics to real-world impact, explore stories from our community that highlight the people and experiences making º£½ÇÉçÇø a place of opportunity, discovery, and success.
Zachary Silver Faculty Psychology Meet Zachary Silver of psychology, whose research and teaching interests involve how animals learn from and about humans.
Susan Blake Faculty Philosophy Meet Susan Blake of philosophy, whose teaching and research interests include theory of knowledge, early Chinese philosophy, philosophy of perception, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.
Dhyandra Lawson ’08 Alumni Art & Art History Shaped by her experiences at Occidental, Dhyandra Lawson—now a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)—brings her artistic vision to life as she plans a new exhibit.
Jamie Amemiya Faculty Psychology Meet Jamie Amemiya of psychology, 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.
Natasha Sekhon Faculty Geology Meet Natasha Sekhon of geology, a low-temperature geochemist and paleoclimatologist whose research combines concepts from karst and speleothem sciences to investigate the hydroclimate of terrestrial environments varying on seasonal to millennial time scales.
Claire Cahen Faculty Urban & Environmental Policy Meet Claire Cahen of Urban & Environmental Policy, an urbanist, researcher and educator, who studies municipal austerity and public sector union renewal.
Sohaib Khan Faculty Religious Studies Meet Sohaib Khan of religious studies, whose research and teaching lie at the intersection of Islamic legal studies, anthropology, postcolonial studies, and histories of capitalism in South Asia and the Middle East.
Sophie Prado-Tucker Student Art & Art History History During her time as an intern at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Sophie Prado-Tucker has been able to actively engage with a forthcoming exhibition, gaining firsthand experience and insight into the art world.
Bella Kwan Student Media Arts & Culture Sociology Bella Kwan is a development & communications intern at Visual Communications, an organization dedicated to developing and supporting the voices of Asian American and Pacific Islander filmmakers and media artists.
Abigail Lee Student Biology Music An avid cellist and pre-med student, Abigail Lee was drawn to study both disciplines at Occidental, recognizing a critical link between preparing for musical performances and conducting scientific research.
Elizabeth Wiener Faculty Politics Meet Elizabeth Wiener of Politics, whose research interests include U.S. legislative institutions; representation of marginalized groups; interest groups, political organizations, and lobbying; public policy design, processes, and analysis; and U.S. state politics.
Yumi Pak Faculty Black Studies Meet Yumi Pak of Black Studies, whose research and teaching specializations include Black literary and cultural studies; critical ethnic studies; Black feminist theory; queer theory and queer of color critique; performance studies; U.S. multi-ethnic literatures; American literature; and American studies.
