I conduct psychological assessments that serve as part of an application for those seeking asylum in the United States.

I am a regular reviewer for conference submissions to the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and Anxiety and Depression Association of America, as well as for the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. I also serve on the associate editorial board of Behaviour Research and Therapy. Lastly, I am a member of the Education and Training Committee for the Asian American Psychological Association. This committee seeks to reduce mental health stigma and empower Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities by promoting greater awareness of social, cultural, political, and oppressive forces that have historically impacted Asian American and Pacific Islander mental health. This committee is dedicated to improving education and training on issues related to AAPI mental health.

My participation in Yale University’s Edward A. Bouchet/Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship and the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers has inspired me to focus on mentoring students, especially those that are traditionally underrepresented in academia. One approach I’ve taken is serving as a guest speaker to programs that address representation in academia, including the Mellon Mays program at Yale University and at the University of Texas at Austin. In these presentations, I not only discuss my academic journey but also some of the challenges in the field often faced by groups underrepresented in academia (e.g., lack of familiarity with social mores related to academia due to lack of familiarity within the social networks of these individuals). I also regularly establish professional developmental seminars for students interested in academia to help them navigate the highly competitive field of clinical psychology. Lastly, I actively engage in mentorship of undergraduates interested in graduate school, whether in clinical psychology or otherwise. As a mentor, I try to teach mentees not only how to approach psychological science (i.e., drawing upon modern psychological theories to generate hypotheses and testing them empirically) but also how to cultivate a career that supports their academic goals, regardless of setting. This mentor has been both informal (e.g., mentorship of undergraduate and post-baccaluareate students in the labs I have been a part of, individuals who reach out for support through this website or my twitter account) and formal (e.g., serving as a mentor for UT-Austin’s mentorship initiative for underrepresented students in the Liberal Arts)