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Alexandra (Alex) Sturm - Loyola Marymount University. Los Angeles, CA, US

Alexandra (Alex) Sturm

Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science | Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Biography

Dr. Alex Sturm is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor of psychological science at LMU who specializes in neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, ADHD) and psychometrics. She earned a BS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and her MA and PhD in Education with a specialization in Human Development and Psychology from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She completed predoctoral training at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and postdoctoral training at the Center for Autism Research and Treatment and in educational assessment at the Center for Research on Evaluation Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA. She has extensive experience developing interventions to support executive function across the lifespan. Her research at LMU broadly aims to promote equity and access for neurodivergent youth and adults.

Education (3)

University of California Los Angeles: PhD, Human Development and Psychology 2016

University of California Los Angeles: MA, Human Development and Psychology 2013

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: BS, Brain and Cognitive Sciences 2008

Areas of Expertise (6)

Developmental Psychology

Executive Function

ADHD

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Psychometrics

Educational Psychology