Jean Lau Chin
Professor
Psychology
Adelphi University
United States of America
Biography
Jean Lau Chin completed Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University (1974) M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University (1969) B.S. with honors, Psychology, Brooklyn College, CUNY (1966).2014 COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN PSYCHOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD – American Psychological Association Margaret Floy Washburn Award, Division of Women's Issues, NYSPA, 2013 NYSPA Diversity Award, 2013 NMCS Elders Award and APA Presidential Citation for lifelong contributions to multiculturalism, 2013 Pioneer Award, The Society for the Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association, Div 35, Section 5, 2012 Fulbright Specialist Designee 2011-2016 Organization of Chinese Americans-Long Island Distinguished Achievements in Education 2010 Nassau County 2009 Women of Distinction Award YMCA Academy of Women Achievers (2003) Distinguished Contribution, Asian American Psychological Association, 2001.
Research Interest
Diversity leadership Culturally competent mental health services Women's issues and feminism Asian American mental health Oral History on community and resiliency.
Publications
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Chin, J. L. (2009). Diversity in Mind and in Action Volume 1-The Multiple Faces of Identity; Volume II-Health and Mental Health Issues; Volume III-Education and Employment Matters. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
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Chin, J. L. & Trimble, J. E. (2014). Diversity Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications..
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Chin, J. L (2015). Who are the Cantonese Chinese?: NYC Chinatown during the 1940s to 1960s. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace.
