breadth of leadership experience
practitioner | consultant | researcher | academic | educator
building bridges and promoting diverse perspectives
leadership in psychology
American Psychological Association
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APA Board of Directors: Council Leadership Team Chair and inaugural team
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Past-President of Division 35 (Women)
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Past-President of 45 (Ethnic Minorities)
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Past-President of 52 (International)
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APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology
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APA Committee on Professional Practice and Standards
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APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest
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APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology
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Past-President
Integrated and Community Health Care
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National Association of Community Health Centers board
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Asian American Pacific Community Health Organization board
Federal Leadership on Advisory boards of the US Dept of Health and Human Services
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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
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Center for Mental Health Services
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Office of Minority Health
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Office of the Surgeon General
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Consultant to Advisory Committees on Women’s Services
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Consultant to Advisory Committees on Eliminating Disparities
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Consultant to Advisory Committees on High Risk Youth
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Consultant to Advisory Committees on Asian American Mental Health
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Institutional Review Boards of Mental Health and Clinical Training
State Leadership
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New York State Psychological Association Council
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Massachusetts Psychological Association Council
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Division of Women’s Issues President
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Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Public Health advisory committees
practitioner
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Clinical Practice: HSP Psychology license; independent practice; first Asian American licensed in Massachusetts in 1974
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Director of Mental Health Clinic – 8 years
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Integrated Health Care: Executive Director of Community Health Center – 10 years
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Licensing: Served on Massachusetts Board of Registration for Psychologists
academic
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Currently: Tenured Full Professor in Psychology at Adelphi University
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Academic Dean at Adelphi University and Alliant International University
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Associate Professor at Boston University and Tufts University Schools of Medicine
international & global
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2018 Fulbright Scholar as Distinguished Chair to University of Sydney, Australia
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2018 President, International Council of Psychologists
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Past-President, Division of International Psychology, APA
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Committee on International Relations in Psychology, APA
researcher & scholar
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Prolific scholarship on leadership, women’s issues, diversity, ethnic minorities, Asian Americans, and culturally competent services
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Author of 18 books, numerous publications, and talks
