Learn more about the Advising Center team!
Occidental's Advising Center is staffed by a talented team of faculty members and academic affairs administrators who are available to help students navigate our academic program.
Director of Advising, Core Program Coordinator, Affiliated Faculty in Music
B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara
Edmond Johnson has served as Director of Advising since 2015. In this capacity, he works closely with both students and faculty members to ensure that students have the guidance they need to make the most of their academic experience. He also...
Resident Assistant Professor, Core Program
Core Program
Jackie Elam's areas of specialization include death studies, critical theory, genre studies (esp. horror and sci-fi), film noir, 19th and 20th-century British literature, Los Angeles, and all things "Žižek."
Resident Assistant Professor, College Writing Program
College Writing Program
Professor Ostendorf teaches a wide range of writing and literature courses in the Writing and Rhetoric Department and the Cultural Studies Program.
Associate Professor, Black Studies
Black Studies
Yumi Pak is a student, scholar and instructor of Black literary and cultural studies, particularly within the overlaps and interstices between the United States, Scotland and Jamaica.