Professor Kazandjian joined AUP's faculty in 2008 teaching courses in cognitive psychology, perception, clinical neuropsychology, and neuroscience. She completed her doctorate in 2006 at the Neuropsychology subprogram at the City University of New York at Queens College. She is a licensed psychologist in New York and California, and registered as a psychologist in France, with an active practice in Paris.
Dr. Kazandjian's personal experiences with moving between cultures (Armenian, Lebanese, American, and French) and locales has led to her clinical and research interests in bi/multilingualism, acculturation, and transculturalism in cognition. Her early research focused on the role of acculturation among immigrants on neuropsychological test performance. Her postdoctoral work looked into the role of reading direction on visual perception. Recently, she launched the Multicultural Neuropsychology Lab at AUP with the goal of learning from the international and multi-cultural community in Paris and gaining greater insight in the role of culture on perception and cognition.
Kazandjian is an active member of the English-speaking professional community in Paris. She is also a member of several professional neuropsychological organizations in France and the United States.