Yu-Wei Wang, Ph.D. (she/her)

Academic History: Ph.D., 2004, Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri; Ed.M., 1999, Psychological Counseling, Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., 1998, Organizational Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University; B.A., 1996, English and American Literature, National Central University, Taiwan.

Honors & Awards: Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 17: Counseling Psychology, Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race, and Division 52: Global Psychology); Excellent Contribution Award, APA Division 17 International Section; Outstanding Service Award, University of Maryland Division of Student Affairs

Class Taught: HNUH 288V Campus Well-being: Solving the Health Inequity Puzzle

Professional Interests: Social justice, multicultural, and international issues in education, counseling, and training; psychosocial processes related to stress, trauma, coping/problem solving, and well-being in culturally diverse populations; college students’ basic needs; mixed (quantitative and qualitative) methods research design; action research

Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, meditation, yoga, reading, biking, hiking