James Hiramoto, PhD

Assistant Professor, San Francisco Program Coordinator School and Educational Psychology
Graduate School of Education

Alliant International University
One Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

Phone: (415) 955-2107
Fax: (415) 955-2177
Email

Specialties and Interests | Courses Taught | Professional Activities | Degrees, Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

Specialties and Interests

Child development
Cognitive ability theory and assessment
Statistics and research methodology

Courses Taught

Dr. Hiramoto teaches in the MA School Psychology and the PsyD Educational Psychology programs

Professional Activities

Co-creating the district's crisis intervention manual
Coordinating psychological services during crises
Overseeing the elementary emotionally disturbed therapeutic program
Helping discern "best practices" from scholarly research
Peer consultant
Supervising new school psychologists

Degrees, Professional Licenses, Certifications and Honors

PhD and his master’s, UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education School Psychology Program
BA in Psychology with emphasis in clinical counseling, San Jose State University

Biography

Dr. Hiramoto is the Program Coordinator for the School Psychology Program at the San Francisco Campus. Dr. Hiramoto has served as a school psychologist for the Santa Clara Unified School District for the last 7 years, and as such, has had the opportunity to continue to develop the traditional assessment skills of the profession as well as the non-traditional roles. Dr. Hiramoto shares these real-world work experiences with his Alliant students.