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Assistant Professor


SOO YUN UHM

 

Academic qualifications

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Washington, USA
  • Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology Program
  • Pre-doctoral Psychology Intern, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
  • B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, USA, Psychology, Minor in Women・s Studies


Teaching areas

  • Introductory Psychology
  • Principles of Counseling Theories and Skills
  • Theories of Personality
  • Advanced Research
  • Psychology of Gender
  • Women and Society
  • Multicultural Psychology
  • Asian American Personality and Identity
  • Asian American Families
  • Asian American Gender Relations
  • Contemporary Asian American History
  • Personal and Social Competence


Awards

  • 2008, Robert Wood Johnson, New Connections Second Annual Symposium
  • 2008, Research and Development Grant, Central College
  • 2007, Research and Development Grant, Central College
  • 2007, Empirical Summer Program in Applied Multi-Ethnic Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 2005-2007, NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Scholar
  • 2006, NIMH, Transition to Research Career Independence for Pediatric Mental Health
  • 2006-2006, APA Minority Fellowship Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2004, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences・ Joan Martin (Making a Difference) Award
  • 2004, Asian American Psychological Association・s Dissertation Award

 

Research areas

  • Multicultural and cross-cultural psychology
  • Impact of discrimination on health
  • Asian American/Asian mental health (e.g., suicide, ethnic identity, career)


Journal manuscripts

  • Zaroff C.M., Uhm S.Y. (2011).? Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders and influence of country of measurement and ethnicity. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

  • Wong, Y. J., Uhm, S. Y., & Li, P. (in press). Asian Americans’ family cohesion and suicide ideation: Moderating and mediating effects. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

  • Uhm, S.Y. & Brown, M.T. Do Interests Determine the Career Choice Behavior of Asian Americans? Manuscript submitted for publication.

  • Israel, T., Brown, A., Uhm, S.Y., Selvidge, M., Keeton, M. The Development and Measurement of Counselors・ Attitudes toward Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Clients: A Qualitative Investigation. Manuscript submitted for publication.

  • Goto, S., Gee, G.C., Takeuchi, D.T. Uhm, S.Y. A Culturally Based Examination of the Antecedents, Consequents and Nature of Discrimination Experienced by Working Chinese Americans. Manuscript submitted for publication.

 

OTHER

  • Meyers, L. (2006, February). Asian American Mental Health. Monitor on Psychology. Retrieved March 1, 2008, from http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb06/health.html

  • Uhm, S.Y., Harmon, A. (1997, Summer). Anxiety in Depression. Newsletter of the Depression & Related Affective Disorders Association, 4-6.

 

Conference Presentations

  • Uhm, S.Y., Wong, J. (2008, August). Predictors of Suicidal Behavior: Findings from a National Epidemiological Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Asian American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

  • Uhm, S.Y., *Livengood, A. (2008, May). Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  • Uhm, S.Y., Goto, S., Gee, G.C., Takeuchi, D.T.? (2005, October). Discrimination experienced by Working Chinese Americans. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.

  • Uhm, S.Y., Takeuchi, D. (2005, August). Role of Attributions in Perceived Unfair Treatment and Depression. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC.

  • Uhm, S.Y., Hong, S., Takeuchi, D. (2005, May). Socio-demographic Predictors and Mental Health Correlates of Perceived Discrimination Among Asian Americans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Uhm, S.Y. Strachan, E., Weaver-Randall, K., Hall, J. (2004, June). The Effects of Mental Health Specialists on Service Access and Utilization. Poster session presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Washington D.C.

  • Uhm, S.Y. (2003, August). Factors Influencing Filipino and Chinese American College Students・ Major: A Test of the Social Cognitive Career Model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Asian American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

  • Kim, I., Uhm, S.Y., Lam, A., Mak, W., Packard, B., Wong, E. (2003, August). Sister to Sister: Career Development for Asian American Women. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

  • Mori, S., Brown, M.T., Atkinson, D.R., Min, S., Uhm, S.Y. (2001, August). Acculturation, Gender-Role Traditionality, and Japanese and Japanese American Women・s Career Barriers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

  • Bui, U., Brown, A., Gutierrez, V., Min, S., Rhee, S., Schnell, J. Turner, J., Uhm S.Y. (2001, February). Round Table Reflections on LGBT Research. In T. Israel (Chair), Concepts of Community. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the University of California Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Association, Santa Barbara, CA.

    *Denotes undergraduate students


Professional Association Membership

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
    • Counseling Psychology (Division 17)
    • Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45)
    • Health Psychology (Division 38)
  • Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA)
  • Association for Psychological Science (APS)
  • Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
  • The National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP)
  • Association for Advancement for Behavior Therapy,
    • Asian American Issues in Behavior Therapy and Research (AAIiBTR SIG)


Contact details

Department of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities (FSH)
University of Macau
Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macao

Room: Pearl Jubilee Building PLG315
Telephone: +(853) 8397-8375
Fax: +(853) 2883 8312

E-mail: syuhm@umac.mo

 

 

 

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