Research

My experiences growing up in China and moving to the United States during elementary school has shaped a large part of who I am. As am Asian American woman, I was inspired by the Black Lives Matter and Anti-Asian Hate movements in 2020. From then, my research interests have developed overtime and can be divided into three main parts:

How are youth and young adults being socialized around race and culture?

How does parental and peer ethnic racial socialization promote mechanisms that are benefitial for fostering cultural harmony and diversity?

How can clinical work and training be improved to provide culturally responsive care for ethnic racial minorities?

I began my research experience starting in 2021. Throughout my time as an undergraduate research assistant, I worked with Dr. Gabriela Livas and Dr. Frances Lobo to developed an honors thesis and eventually to my first manuscript. The CAMINOS lab trained my to think in an developmental and clinical lens, focusing on understanding family socialization and interventions. It was during my undergraduate training where I attend my first national conference with the Society for Research on Adolescence in Chigago 2024.

As I gained more experience in both research and clinical work as a doctoral student working with Dr. Changming Duan, I become more and more interested in the theory of Common Factors. My current research projects aim to highlight the experiences of ethnic racial minorities in the United States but also to inform education policies and clinical training.

Below are some pictures I took with my poster projects throughout the years!