Faculty Guide

Title

Assistant Professor

The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Expertise

Acculturation and Adaptation/Mental Health
Racial Discrimination, Minority Status, Oppression
Immigrant Minority Youth
The Immigrant Paradox

Training: Clinical psychology,
specializing in children and families.

Profile

Dr. Nguyen¿s research examines how cultural and structural factors (e.g., acculturation, identity, discrimination, oppression) affect the health and well-being of immigrant, minority youth. She is interested in the processes of ¿growing up American¿¿of how immigrants become ethnics over time, of their experiences/internalizations of racial discrimination and microaggressions, and of their social, psychological, and academic adaptation as a result of these processes.

In general, her research is relevant to policies and programs in education (such as the debate over English immersion vs. bilingualism), immigrant integration, and mental health/health disparities. As some have posited, acculturation is one of the key variables (along with racism and poverty) by which health disparities occur.

Awards and Honors

Young Scholar Award - Jacob Foundation for Positive Youth Development, Zurich, Switzerland (2008)

Theodore and Jane Norman Fund, Brandeis University (2005)

The Mazer Award, Brandeis University (2004)

American Psychological Association (APA) - Research Award (2000)

Asian-American Psychological Association (AAPA) - Research Award (1999)

Michigan State University (MSU) Research Award - College of Social Science and Psychology Dept. (1999)

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grant for Minority Health Statistics Research (1998 - 2000)

APA Minority Fellowship Program (Research) - Alternate, Honorable Mention (1997)

Dissertation Completion Fellowship from The Graduate School at Michigan State University (1997)

Graduate Research Award from the College of Social Sciences and Graduate School (1997)

Michigan State University Graduate School Incentive Fellowship (1997)

Summer Acceleration Research Fellowship (1997)

Asian-American Psychological Association (AAPA) - Research Award (1996)

Asian-American Psychological Association (AAPA) - Research Award (1995)

Arthur Terkeurst Psychology Award, Hope College (1991)

Distinguished Scholar Award, Hope College (1991)

Sigma Xi Research Project Award, Hope College (1991)

American Legion Award, Grand Rapids, MI (1987)

Courses Taught

HS	373a	Children and Families of Color
HS	427f	Immigration I: Melting Pot or Boiling Point?
HS	428f	Immigration II: Melting Pot or Boiling Point?
HS	529a	Inequalities, Social Policy, and Population Groups
HS	602c	Family and Child Policy Dissertation Seminar
PSYC	1a	Introduction to Psychology

Scholarship

Juang, L. & Nguyen, H. "Ethnic Identity among Chinese American Adolescents: The Role of Family and Community Factors on Ethnic Engagement, Clarity, and Pride." Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. * (article was selected for special issue and given a review/commentary). (2009). (forthcoming)

Juang, L. & Nguyen, H. "Misconduct among Chinese American adolescents: The Role of Acculturation, Family Obligations and Autonomy Expectations." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (2009) (forthcoming)

Juang, L. & Nguyen, H. "Rejoinder: On Ethnic identity Theory and Measurement." Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research (2009). (forthcoming)

Lee, J., Onishi, H., Nguyen, H., & Kim, A. "Storying Ourselves: Asian-American Psychologists." Asian Americans in Michigan. Ed. Sook Wilkinson. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 2009 (forthcoming)

Nguyen, H. "The Acculturation Scale for Vietnamese Adolescents (ASVA)." To be published in Dr. Richard Suinn's chapter: "Acculturation Findings, Measurements & Directions: Why Study Acculturation?." Families, Resilience and Acculturation: Implications for Mental Health in Asian Americans. Ed. Nhi-Ha Trinh, M.D., & Yanni Rho, M.D. Humana Press, 2008 (forthcoming)

Nguyen, H. The Acculturation Scale for Vietnamese Adolescents (ASVA). In Larry, Davis' (Ed)., Measuring Race and Ethnicity: Inside and Out. The Center on Race and Social Problems, University of Pittsburgh. PA. 2008. (forthcoming)

Dinh, K. & Nguyen, H. "The Effects of Acculturative Variables on Asian American Parent-Child Relationships." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 23(3). (2006): 407-426.

Juang, L., Nguyen, H. & Lin, V. "The Ethnic Identity, Other-Group Attitudes, and Psychosocial Functioning of Asian-American Emerging Adults from Two Contexts." Journal of Adolescent Research. 21(5). (2006): 542-568.

Nguyen, H. "Acculturation in the United States." Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Ed. David Sam & John Berry. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 311-330.

Nguyen, H. & von Eye, A. "Acculturation." Human Ecology: An Encyclopedia of Children, Families, Communities, and Environments. Ed. J. R. Miller, R. M. Lerner, L. B. Schiamberg, and P. M. Anderson. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2003. 3-8.

Nguyen, H. & von Eye, A. "The Acculturation Scale for Vietnamese Adolescents: A Bidimensional Perspective." International Journal of Behavior Development 26(3). (2002): 202-213.

Lee, J., Onishi, H., Nguyen, H., & Kim, A. "Asian-Americans, Pacific-Islanders, and The Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance (MECCA)." Technical Report. Michigan State University, Lansing: MI (2000).

Sullivan, C., Juras, J., Bybee, D., Nguyen, H., & Allen, N. "How children's adjustment is affected by their relationships to their mothers' abusers." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 15(6). (2000): 587-602.

Sullivan, C., Nguyen, H., Allen, N., Bybee, D. & Juras, J. "Beyond searching for deficiencies: Evidence for viewing battered women as nurturing mothers." Journal of Emotional Abuse 2(1). (2000): 51-71.

Nguyen, H., Messé, L., & Stollak, G. "Towards a more complex understanding of acculturation and adjustment: Cultural involvements and psychosocial functioning in Vietnamese youth." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 30(1). (1999): 5-31.

Sullivan, C., Juras, J., Gauthier, L., Nguyen, H. & Prewit, A. Interviewing Children about Sensitive Issues: Practical Strategies and Considerations. Technical Report. Michigan State University, Lansing: MI. 1998.