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色界吧 faculty are committed teachers, dedicated mentors, and engaged scholars. They work with each student to bring the College's distinctive interdisciplinary and multicultural curriculum to life. Our 9:1 student/faculty ratio means that students get to know professors well during their time here, working alongside them in their fields of academic interest, research and creative performance, along with providing advice along the way. 

Contact a faculty member in your field of interest to learn more or to ask questions鈥攖hey're looking forward to hearing from you. You can also connect with a student about life at Occidental!

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American Studies

Faculty Member: Julie Prebel
Title: Chair & Associate Professor
Contact: jprebel@oxy.edu
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Art & Art History

Faculty Member: Mary Beth Heffernan
Title: Chair and Professor
Contact: heffernan@oxy.edu
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Alexander Day
Asian Studies

Faculty Member: Alexander Day
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: aday@oxy.edu
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Biochemistry

Faculty Member: Gary Schindelman
Title: Chair and Professor
Contact: schindelman@oxy.edu
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Biology

Faculty Member: Gretchen North
Title: Chair and Professor
Contact: gnorth@oxy.edu
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Black Studies

Faculty Member: Michael W. Murphy 
Title: Assistant Professor
Contact: mmurphy3@oxy.edu
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Chemistry

Faculty Member: Emmanuelle Despagnet-Ayoub
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: edespagnetay@oxy.edu
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Chinese Studies

Faculty Member: Meimei Zhang
Title: Assistant Professor
Contact: mzhang2@oxy.edu
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Classical Studies

Faculty Member: Jacob Mackey
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: jmackey@oxy.edu
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Cognitive Science

Faculty Member: Carmel Levitan
Title: Chair and Professor
Contact: levitan@oxy.edu
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Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture

Faculty Member: Jacob Mackey
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: jmackey@oxy.edu
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Computer Science

Faculty Member: Justin Li
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: justinnhli@oxy.edu
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Critical Theory and Social Justice

Faculty Member: Marisol Le贸n 
Title: Associate Professor
Contact: mleon@oxy.edu
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Diplomacy & World Affairs

Faculty Member: Lan Chu
Title: Professor
Contact: lchu@oxy.edu
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Economics

Faculty Member: Brandon Lehr
Title: Associate Professor
Contact: lehr@oxy.edu
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Education

Faculty Member: 搁辞苍补濒诲&苍产蝉辫;厂辞濒贸谤锄补苍辞
Title: Professor
Contact: solor@oxy.edu
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English

Faculty Member: Leila Neti 
Title: Professor
Contact: lneti@oxy.edu
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Environmental Science

Faculty Member: Gretchen North
Title: Professor
Contact: gnorth@oxy.edu
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Food Studies (Minor)

Faculty Member: John Lang
Title: Associate Professor
Contact: lang@oxy.edu
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French Studies

Faculty Member: Hanan Elsayed
Title: Associate Professor
Contact: elsayed@oxy.edu
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Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies (Minor)

Faculty Member: Laura Hebert
Title: Professor
Contact: lhebert@oxy.edu
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Geology

Faculty Member: Darren Larsen
Title: Associate Professor
Contact: dlarsen@oxy.edu
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German Studies

Faculty Member: Jacob Mackey
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: jmackey@oxy.edu
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Group Language

Faculty Member: Mike Shelton
Title: Professor
Contact: mshelton@oxy.edu
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History

Faculty Member: Michael Gasper 
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: gasper@oxy.edu
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Interdisciplinary Writing

Faculty Member: Julie Prebel
Title: Associate Professor
Contact: jprebel@oxy.edu
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Japanese Studies

Faculty Member: Alexander Day
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: aday@oxy.edu
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Kinesiology

Faculty Member: Kirk Bentzen
Title: Chair and Assistant Professor 
Contact: kbentzen@oxy.edu
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Latino/a & Latin American Studies

Faculty Member: Ronald Sol贸rzano
Title: Professor
Contact: rhvilla@oxy.edu
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Linguistics

Faculty Member: Mike Shelton
Title: Professor
Contact: mshelton@oxy.edu
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Marine Biology

Faculty Member: Shana Goffredi
Title: Professor
Contact: sgoffredi@oxy.edu
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Mathematics

Faculty Member: Jim Brown
Title: Professor
Contact: jimlb@oxy.edu
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Media Arts & Culture

Faculty Member: Amanda Tasse
Title: Assistant Professor
Contact: atasse@oxy.edu
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Music

Faculty Member: Max Foreman 
Title: Director and Assistant Professor
Contact: mforeman@oxy.edu
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Neuroscience

Faculty Member: Carmel Levitan
Title: Chair and Professor
Contact: levitan@oxy.edu
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Philosophy

Faculty Member: Clair Morrissey 
Title: Professor
Contact: cmorrissey@oxy.edu
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Physics

Faculty Member: Alec Schramm
Title: Professor
Contact: alec@oxy.edu
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Politics

Faculty Member: Isaac Hale 
Title: Assistant Professor
Contact: halei@oxy.edu
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Psychology

Faculty Member: Andrew Shtulman
Title: Chair and Professor
Contact: shtulman@oxy.edu
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Public Health

Faculty Member: Jessica Dirkes
Title: Chair and Assistant Professor
Contact: jdirkes@oxy.edu
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Religious Studies

Faculty Member: Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: tagchung@oxy.edu
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Russian Studies

Faculty Member: Jacob Mackey
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: jmackey@oxy.edu
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Sociology

Faculty Member: John Lang
Title: Associate Professor
Contact: lang@oxy.edu
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Spanish

Faculty Member: Mike Shelton
Title: Professor
Contact: mshelton@oxy.edu
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Theater & Performance Studies

Faculty Member: Brian Fitzmorris 
Title: Professor
Contact: brianf@oxy.edu
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Urban and Environmental Policy

Faculty Member: Bhavna Shamasunder
Title: Chair and Associate Professor
Contact: bhavna@oxy.edu
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College Writing Program

Faculty Member: Anita Zachary 
Title: Assistant Professor
Contact: azachary@oxy.edu
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Pre- Health

Faculty Member: Kat Wang 
Title: Director of Pre-Health Advising
Contact: katwang@oxy.edu
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Pre- Law

Faculty Member: Marisol Le贸n
Title: Assistant Professor and Pre-Law Advisor 
Contact: mleon@oxy.edu
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