My research focuses on race, culture, and Asian American mental health. I obtained my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston, where I studied the effects of internalized racism and racism-related stress on Asian Americans’ mental health. The importance of perceiving and rejecting racism led to my interest in Asian American racial consciousness. I am currently working with students to explore changes in Asian Americans’ perceptions of racism during the pandemic and racial justice protests with quantitative and qualitative methodologies. In our lab, we are also conducting a study about how young Asian American adults transmit racial consciousness to elders and peers. In the past I have studied the intersections of race, ethnic culture, and identity in transracially and internationally adopted Asian Americans.

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I currently serve as Co-Chair for the Asian American Psychological Association’s Division of Multiracial and Adopted Asian Americans (DMAA). As a Korean American transracial adoptee, I hope to raise awareness about the diversity of Asian American experiences.