May 2018 Spotlight- Special Edition- Gordon Hall, Ph.D.

To celebrate the the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, we are featuring four scholars whose work has contributed to the advancement of research, policy, and/or practice on Asians, Asian Americans, or Pacific Islanders. Dr. Gordon Hall (gnhall@uoregon.edu) is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Oregon. He is interested in Read more about May 2018 Spotlight- Special Edition- Gordon Hall, Ph.D.[…]

April 2018 Spotlight, Angela Chow, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Angela Chow (chowa@indiana.edu) as our member in spotlight.  Dr. Chow is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. Dr. Chow’s research interests primarily lie in understanding human development across transitions and across the lifespan. 1) We asked scholars to describe one of the following: Read more about April 2018 Spotlight, Angela Chow, Ph.D.[…]

March 2018 Spotlight, Bora Lee, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Bora Lee (boralee117@korea.ac.kr) as our member in spotlight.  Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Korea University. Her research focuses on adolescent and young adult development with a special focus on how people’s work-related goals and attitudes develop in context, including within families, schools, Read more about March 2018 Spotlight, Bora Lee, Ph.D.[…]

February 2018 Spotlight, Florrie Ng, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Florrie Ng (florrieng@cuhk.edu.hk) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Ng is  an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on parenting, motivation and achievement, executive functioning, cross-cultural research, adjustment of immigrant populations, and technology for learning.               Read more about February 2018 Spotlight, Florrie Ng, Ph.D.[…]

January 2018 Spotlight, Hui Chu, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Hui Chu (chu89@pnw.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Chu is  an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Purdue University Northwest in Westville, Indiana. Her research focuses on immigrants’ experiences including perceived discrimination, ethnic identity development, acculturation and how factors such as social support (peers and teachers) affect outcomes such mental, Read more about January 2018 Spotlight, Hui Chu, Ph.D.[…]

November 2017 Spotlight, Jacqueline Nguyen, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Jacqueline Nguyen (nguyen39@uwm.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Nguyen is an assistant professor in the Learning & Development program in the Department of Educational Psychology. Her scholarly pursuits examine how normative developmental processes across the lifespan are informed by sociocultural contexts. She specifically focuses on ethnic and cultural Read more about November 2017 Spotlight, Jacqueline Nguyen, Ph.D.[…]

September 2017 Spotlight, Jo-Pei Tan, DPhil.

                    This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Jo-Pei Tan (jopeitan@hotmail.com) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Tan is currently working in the Department of Social Work and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University. She graduated from the University of Oxford in 2008 with a DPhil Read more about September 2017 Spotlight, Jo-Pei Tan, DPhil.[…]

July 2017 Spotlight, Vrinda Kalia, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Vrinda Kalia (kaliav@miamioh.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Kalia is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Her research program is geared to unpack the relation between cognitive control and emotion control. She is interested in the contextual forces (i.e. family, culture, language Read more about July 2017 Spotlight, Vrinda Kalia, Ph.D.[…]

March 2017 Spotlight, Leher Singh, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Leher Singh (leher.singh.nus@gmail.com) in the Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore as our member in spotlight. Dr. Leher did her PhD at Brown University and currently holds the position of Associate Professor and Director of Research at the NUS Psychology Department. Her research examines the role Read more about March 2017 Spotlight, Leher Singh, Ph.D.[…]

February 2017 Spotlight, Sangeeta Parikshak, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Sangeeta Parikshak (sangeeta.parikshak@acf.hhs.gov) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Parikshak is a Social Science Analyst in the Office of Early Childhood Development in the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She serves as the lead for mental health and disability services Read more about February 2017 Spotlight, Sangeeta Parikshak, Ph.D.[…]