Dr. James Amirkhan Professor Department of Psychology California State University, Long Beach Office Rm PSY 335 Phone/Voicemail (562) 985-5351 jamirkha@csulb.edu

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984
      Personality Psychology
      (Minors: Public Health/Measurement)
  
• M.A., CSU Northridge, 1977
      Experimental Psychology
  
• B.A., Reed College, 1974
      Psychology

Research:

    Health Psychology - individual differences and psycho-social factors contributing to the etiology of disease.

    Stress and Coping - assessing individual differences, theory building.

    Attribution Theory - applications to stress, coping, and disease processes.

    Recent Grants

        Amirkhan & Chun (2005).  Applying theory to recent immigration stress among Koreans (ATRISK) study. 
            Research component of Minority Infrastructure Support Program (MRISP) grant,  awarded by NIMH in
            February, 2006.

Publications:

    List of Recent Publications

 

    List of Professional Presentations

Affiliations:

    Professional Memberships

American Psychological Society (Charter Member)
American Psychological Association
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Western Psychological Association
Armenian-American Behavioral Science Association
Society for the Study of Stress and Genocide

Other Interests:

    Studying French (audit French classes at CSULB every semester)

last updated: August 11, 2006

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Diane Roe
FIT: Faculty Integrating Technology - a program sponsored by CSULB New Media Center and the University Library.

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