Teaching
Courses Taught
PL3106 Mental Health and Distress This core course covers most of the common mental health problems identified for children and adults, e.g. eating disorders, behavioural problems, attention deficits, learning disabilities, schizophrenia, anxiety, stress, depression, personality disorders, sexual adjustment, substance abuse, suicide, and dementia. The lectures and discussion groups provide an introduction to clinical intervention, but emphasis is placed on the theoretical formulation of problems. Whenever possible, films and case studies are used to supplement the textbook and readings, and a visit to the local Institute of Mental Health will usually be arranged.
PL3287B Lab in Clinical Translational Science This course will introduce students interested in clinical psychology to methods in experimental psychopathology, drawing upon the National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria ((RDoC) framework. The RDoC framework offers a modern, transdiagnostic way of thinking about mental health challenges and breaking even symptoms down into their constituent processes. Particular domains of emphasis will include cognitive processes for emotional and non-emotional information and reward-related functioning in clinical psychology. Students will work in small groups to design and conduct an experiment using these methodologies and submit individual research reports. Prior background and interest in clinical psychology will be very helpful.
Workshops Taught
Mental Health Education/Stigma Reduction Workshops I regularly volunteer to present on the topics of wellness and stigma reduction in communities that are typically under-represented and underserved in mental health services. These efforts began in graduate school presenting to Asian American high school students at a peer counseling/leadership camp. After the closure of this camp, I took advantage of opportunities to present to college students at Pitzer College and Stanford University on similar topics. Most recently, I served as a guest presenter to high school students at the Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families. My hope is that, through such efforts and the messages I convey, participants will feel empowered to discuss issues surrounding wellness and mental health in their community and, through these conversations, significantly reduce the impact of stigma on service underutilization and wellness. Though these issues appear across in all cultural groups, research highlights their elevated impact in minority groups broadly defined.

If you would be interested in having me present a mental health education/stigma reduction workshop in your community, please reach out and we can discuss further details!

Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Georgetown University
May 2020 – Present • Washington, DC Instructor to Psychiatry Residents on psychological measurement, psychotherapeutic interventions, and cognition in depression
Clinical Supervisor - Advanced Practicum
Anxiety and Stress Clinic
University of Texas at Austin
Sep 2018 – Apr 2020 • Austin, TX For Advanced Practicum Students
Instructor - Diagnostic Assessment/Reliability Seminar
Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Sep 2014 – Aug 2015 • Belmont, MA For Clinical Psychology Interns and Practicum Students
Teaching Assistant - Introduction to Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Southern California
Jan 2011 – May 2012 • Los Angeles, CA Discussion section leader Instructor: Ann Renken (2012); Steven Madigan (2011)
Head Teaching Assistant - Drugs, Behavior, and Society
Department of Psychology
University of Southern California
Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 • Los Angeles, CA Organized content for, and led, discussion sections Instructors: Carol Prescott and John Monterosso
Teaching Assistant - Developmental Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Southern California
Aug 2008 – May 2009 • Los Angeles, CA Discussion section leader Instructor: Kim Lindsey
Teaching Assistant - Introduction to Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Southern California
Aug 2007 – May 2008 • Los Angeles, CA Discussion section leader Instructor: Ann Renken (2008); Steven Madigan (2007)