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Christian Shaunlyn CHAN
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing: Department of Psychology, UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
USA
Home: (857) 488-2740
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EDUCATION
2008-2011 Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
(expected) Advisor: Jean E. Rhodes, Ph.D.
2006-2008 M.A. Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
(expected) Advisor: Jean E. Rhodes, Ph.D.
Thesis: Religiosity and Psychological Well-Being of Women After Hurricane Katrina: Social Support, Social Efficacy, and Optimism as Mediators
1999-2003 B.A. Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Minors: Behavioral Science, East Asian Studies
Advisor: Donald M. Taylor, Ph.D.
Thesis: The Ethnic Identity of Hong Kong-Born and Canadian-Born Chinese Youth
1997-1999 International Baccalaureate, Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong, China
AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS, and FELLOWSHIPS
2008 Research Grant, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan
2007 Professional Development Grant, Graduate Student Assembly, University of Massachusetts Boston
2006 British Chevening Scholarship, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British Government (declined in favor of University of Massachusetts Boston)
2004-2006 Post-Graduate Research Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho), Japanese Government
PUBLICATIONS
Rhodes, J. E., & Chan, C. S. (in press). Spiritual Development and the Mentoring Relationship. New Directions for Youth Development.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Zwiebach, L., Lowe, S. R., Chan, C. S., & Rhodes, J. E. (May, 2008). Loss of pet significantly affects mental health of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Chan, C. S., Lowe, S. R., Zwiebach, L., & Rhodes, J. E. (April, 2008). Psychological distress among Hurricane Katrina survivors and barriers to mental health service utilization: A longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Psychology and Social Justice Conference 2008, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Chan, C. S., & Karasawa, M. (January, 2007). Spontaneous role inference: Some evidence in Japan using the cued recall task. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Chan, C. S., Hioki, K, & Karasawa, M. (January, 2006). Entitativity, Controllability, and Responsibility of Governments Over Ongoing National Conflicts: An Investigation of Japan-China Relation. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Spring, California, U.S.A.
Nuselovici, J. N., Chan, C. S., Abela, J. R. Z., & Ho, R. M. (July, 2004). Transactional relationships between hopelessness, stress, and depressive symptoms in children and early adolescents. Paper presented at the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies 2004, Kobe, Japan.
Chan, C. S., & Taylor, D. M. (June, 2004). The Ethnic Identity of Hong Kong-Born and Canadian-Born Chinese Youth. Poster presented at the 65th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
INVITED TALKS
Yoshikawa, H., Zhou, X., Yuen, M., & Chan, C. S. (May, 2007). Parental employment, Family life, and social development: Summary of research and implication for studies in China. 3rd International Forum on Children’s Emotion Development and Competence, Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Chan, C. S., Hioki, K., & Karasawa, M. (July, 2006). Responsibility of representatives in relations to group entitativity and agenticity: A social psychological study on the Chinese anti-Japan riots in 2005, Department of Sinology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Abela, J. R. Z., & Chan, C. S. (May, 2004). The etiology and prevention of depression in children and adolescents, 7th Annual Convention of the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric Association, Shanghai, China.
Abela, J. R. Z., & Chan, C.S. (May, 2004). The assessment and treatment of depression in children and adolescents, Workshop of Behavioural Pediatrics, Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre, Shanghai, China.
RESEARCH EXPERENCE
9/2006-present Research-team member, “Adversity and Resilience: Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Vulnerable Populations” (PIs: Jean Rodes, Ph.D. & Mary Waters, Ph.D.)
7/2006-present Research-team member, “Parenting and Child Development in the Context of Economic Change in Urban China” (PI: Niobe Way, Ph.D.)
4/2004-3/2006 Post-Graduate Government Scholar (Monbukagakusho), supervised by Prof. Minoru Karasawa, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
6/2003-5/2005 Research Associate for China Depression Project, Dept. of Psychology, McGill University in collaboration with East China Normal University and Shanghai Children Medical Centre (PI: John R. Z. Abela, Ph.D.)
5/2003-3/2004 Research Assistant for Prof. Donald M. Taylor, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10/2002-4/2004 Research Assistant for Prof. John R. Z. Abela, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1/2002-12/2002 Research Assistant for Prof. Anne McKnight, Ph.D., Dept. of East Asian Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2000 Research Assistant for Mr. Jonathan Choi, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
CLINCAL EXPERIENCE
9/2008-6/2009 Practicum Trainee, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School - Asian Mental Health Clinic, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
9/2007-5/2008 Practicum Trainee, University Counseling Center, University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5/2003-3/2004 Diagnostician, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
9/2006-5/2007 Teaching Assistant (Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience), University of Massachusetts Boston
STATSTICAL TRAINING
6/2007 Hierarchical Linear Modeling, DATIC summer workshop, with Profs. Ann A. O’Connell & D. Betsy McCoach, University of Connecticut
6/2007 Structural Equation Modeling, DATIC summer workshop, with Profs. David Kenny & Stephanie Milan, University of Connecticut
9/2003-12/2003 Structural Equation Modeling (latent growth curve), special seminar with Prof. Ringo M. H. Ho, McGill University
OTHER EXPERIENCE
7/2007 Organizer and group leader, Dare To Be Different Summer Camp, Mongolian School, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
7/2005 & 7/2006 Associate Mentor, Leadership Academy Summer Camp, Breakthrough Limited, Hong Kong
12/2004-3/2006 Co-Founder, Student Council, Hyogo International Student House, Kobe, Japan
10/1999-4/2000 Volunteer hotline counselor, McGill Nightline, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Cantonese Chinese (fluent spoken and written)
English (fluent spoken and written)
Mandarin Chinese (intermediate spoken and fluent written)
Japanese (intermediate spoken and intermediate written)
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Statistical: AMOS, HLM, Mplus, Norm, Optimal Design, SPSS
Others: After Effects, Keynote, Microsoft Office, Motion Dive, Photoshop
OS: Mac OS X, Windows 95-Vista
AFFLIATIONS
Research Groups:
9/2006-present Jean Rhodes Lab, University of Massachusetts Boston
9/2006-12/2006 Hiro Yoshikawa Lab, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
9/2004-3/2006 Minoru Karasawa Social Cognition Lab, Kobe University
6/2003-3/2004 Donald Taylor Intergroup Relations and Aboriginal Peoples Lab, McGill University
10/2002-3/2004 John Abela Adolescent Lab, McGill University
Others:
2005-present Student member of Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2003-present Student member of Psychologists for Social Responsibility
2003 Student Affiliate of the American Psychological Association
2000 Member of Hong Kong Student Ambassador
REFERENCES
Jean Rhodes, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston,
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA
(617) 620-9147
David Lisak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston,
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA
(617) 287-6373
Deborah Cohen, LICSW
Coordinator of Clinical Training
University Health Service Counseling Center, University of Massachusetts Boston,
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA
(617) 287-5694
Others upon request
Last Updated: May 2008