Oscar Baldelomar

Dr. Oscar Baldelomar serves as Associate Professor of Psychology in the Rosemead School of Psychology and Undergraduate Psychology Department at Biola University.

His academic credentials include:

• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
• M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
• M.A. in Philosophy, California State University, Los Angeles
• Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Baldelomar's research centers on cultural developmental psychology with emphasis on minority children and youth. He investigates cognition-identity relationships, intersectionality of social identities in adolescents, and culture-social development dynamics. His fieldwork in Costa Rica examines social change impacts on Bribri indigenous adolescents' identity formation and mental health.

His scholarly integration of theology, missiology, and cultural psychology informs cross-cultural identity studies. Publications reveal consistent focus on ethnic identity trajectories among immigrant youth through longitudinal designs and cultural consensus methodologies.

Key contributions span ethnic identity stability/change across high school years and bicultural identity development in immigrant populations. His work bridges developmental psychology with theological perspectives in multicultural contexts.

Accolades include:

• Ford Foundation Fellow (2006-Present)
• Diversity Poster Award, Midwestern Psychological Association (2016)
• Honorable Mention, Ford Dissertation Fellowship Competition (2010)

Dr. Baldelomar serves on Biola University's Institutional Review Board and as Global Faculty in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala. He directs the Culture and Development Lab focusing on indigenous adolescent development in Latin America.