Professor Doris F. Chang

I'm a first-year Ph.D. student in the clinical psychology program. I was born and raised in Nara , Japan but after graduating from high school, I moved to the U.S. to attend college. Since then, I have lived in the U.S. and I received my BA in psychology from New College of Florida. My general area of interest is in Asian/Asian American mental health, with an emphasis on children and adolescents. More specifically, I am interested in cultural differences in parents' concept of child behavioral problems. My recent project examined the influence of contexts on Japanese parents' judgments and emotional reactions to child behavioral problems.

Another area of interest is ethnic identity development and cross-cultural adjustment. I am interested in how growing up in sometimes contradicting cultural contexts affect children and adolescents' adjustment, development of self-concept, and psychological well-being. My undergraduate thesis examined the effect of sojourner experiences on Japanese adolescents' ethnic identity development and adjustment. My non-academic interests include traveling, swimming, movies, sailing, and exploring New York City (especially, restaurants!). I especially enjoy all kinds of water sports and I am a certified lifeguard and scuba diver.
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