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Vita
Julia Shiang, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D., 1992
Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA (now Palo Alto University).
Clinical Psychology, Accredited by APA
Advisor: Nancy Bliwise, Ph.D.
Dissertation: "Emotions and Cognitive Beliefs Guiding Parent-Child Relations in Old
Age of Mandarin-Speaking Chinese Families Living in the U.S."
Ed.D., 1984
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.
Human Development
Advisor: Robert A. LeVine, Ph.D.
Dissertation: "The Significance of Transactions: Reciprocity Between Chinese Elderly
and their Adult Children Living in Boston and its Suburbs"
M.S. 1977
Bank Street College of Education, NY, NY. Child Development and Education
Advisor: Bettison Shapiro
Thesis: "A Parent-Teacher Communication Project in the New Haven Public School
System"
B.S., 1971
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Biochemistry
Professional Employment and Appointments
2012 – present Clinical Associate Professor in Applied Psychology, Steinhardt, NYU
and
Psychology Training Director, Counseling and Wellness, Student Health Center, NYU
2007 - 2011
Instructor. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology-Stanford Psy.D. Doctoral Program in
the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Teaching. Foundations of Brief Therapy. This class and lab focuses on teaching
psychodynamic principles of therapy through the examination of clinical material with an
emphasis on transference and countertransference in the therapist-client dyad. Conduct
lectures and small group labs where students present videotapes of client-therapist roleplays based on actual client data using Strupp and Binder (TLDP) case formulations.
Supervision of Student Trainees. Supervision of trainees individually and in small groups
using videotapes of client sessions.
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Dissertation committees: Recent dissertations focus on supervision and issues of Death
and Dying in the Hospital Setting. Doug White, MD., co-investigator.
2004 – 2008
Professor. Institute Faculty, The Wright Institute. Berkeley, Ca. Doctoral Program
(Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology. APA Accredited. Duties include teaching, supervising
in case conference, program development, research, dissertations, and mentoring.
1992 – 2004
Lecturer. Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University.
Investigation of self-destructiveness in cultural context with Chinese-Americans:
Incidence and prevalence of affective disorders. Co-investigator on grants funded by the
American Suicide Foundation and the Pritzker Foundation.
2002 – 2006
Consultant. Spencer foundation grant to study “The Teaching of Practice in Three
Disciplines: Clinical Psychology, Education, Clergy. Pam Grossman, Professor, School
of Education, Stanford University, Principal Investigator
2002 - 2004
Director. Gronowski Clinic, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, now Palo Alto
University, Palo Alto, Ca.
The Gronowski Clinic is a low-fee, sliding scale mental health training clinic providing
individual and group therapy to the community. Ran specialty clinics within the training
program: Bereavement and Loss (supervision by Dr. Shiang). Duties include supervising
student trainees, clinic staff, developing training curriculum and projects, outreach to
community, funding, fiscal and data management.
2005- 2007
Co-Founder with Drs. Arnow and Bongar. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology Stanford University, Psy.D. Program
1998 - present Associate Professor. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, now Pacific University,
Palo Alto, Ca. Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology. APA Accredited. Duties include s
teaching graduate courses in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, cultural studies, and
research group, supervision of practicum students, research and dissertation supervision.
1992 – 1998
Assistant Professor. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.
1999- 2002
Consultant. Program evaluation. Program evaluation and research consultant for Family
and Community Enrichment Services, San Bruno, Ca. Conducted an action research
project comprised of: 1) pilot a program evaluation, 2) small research project that
addresses needs of project, 3) apply for grant to fund research and evaluation.
1998 - 2002
Consultant. National Asian American Research Center, UC Davis. Director: Stanley Sue,
Ph.D.
1995 - 2002
Psychologist/Consultant. Psychology Service. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Palo
Alto, Ca.
Consultant appointment in the area of training and supervision. Duties include training
and supervision in the Family Therapy Program.
1991 - 1992
Visiting Assistant Professor. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.
1988 - 1990
Psychotherapist, Children's Hospital Stanford, CA Roth Psychosomatic Inpatient Unit:
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Conducted individual, family, and milieu therapy, psychological testing, and cofacilitated community meeting. Diagnoses included conversion disorders, eating
disorders, developmental disorders, and medical conditions. Supervisors: M. Sanders,
Ph.D. and R. Bailey, M.D.
1985 - 1986
Psychotherapist. Clifford Beers Guidance Clinic, New Haven, CT. Conducted
assessments, family therapy, and individual therapy as part of multidisciplinary team.
Diagnostic categories included depression, school phobia, developmental disabilities, and
family dysfunction. Responsibilities also included program evaluations, grant writing,
and presentations to potential grantors. Supervisor: Prema Nathan, M.D.
1974 - 1978
Founder and Director. The Learning Cooperative, Inc., New Haven, CT. Raised
$250,000 from private funding to operate a program designed to improve communication
between low-income Afro-American parents and children's classroom teachers in the
public school system in order to facilitate children's success in the school system.
Responsibilities included program development and coordination, the recruitment,
training, and supervision of staff. Responsible to: Board of Directors
1977 - 1978
Consultant. Program Planning and Evaluation: Educational Assistants Program, New
Haven Public Schools
1976 - 1977
Workshop Leader. The Teacher Center, Inc., New Haven, CT. Conducted workshops
and mini-courses on child development, math, and science.
1971 - 1973
Teacher. Integrated 5, 6, 7 year old classroom. Foote School, New Haven, CT.
Honors
Shneidman Award: Early Career Research Award in the field of Suicidology, American Association of
Suicidology. April, 1998.
Invited: NIMH conference on Prevention of Suicide (Washington, D.C., 1998) Sponsored by Consortium
for Suicide Research, Jane Pearson, Ph.D., coordinator
Invited: Participation in Leadership Conference for Asian Americans (Washington. D.C., 1998). Joint
Meeting between NIMH and National Asian Women’s Health Organization (Mary
Chung, Director)
Invited: NIMH Workshop on Research and Methodology of Acculturation (Washington, D.C. (1996).
Sponsored by Sociocultural Process in Mental Health, NIMH, Edward Trickett, Ph.D.,
Special Assistant
Clinical Experience and Training
2007 – 2011
Clinical Supervisor, PU-Stanford PsyD. Consortium
1992 - 2004
Clinical Supervisor, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, supervised approximately
six students annually who are therapists in the PGSP low-fee Grownowski Clinic.
Primary Orientation: Psychodynamic
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2001 - 2004
Clinical Supervisor for Peer supervisors/mentors, Pacific Graduate School. Started a peer
supervising/mentoring program to provide additional supervision to students in the
Grownowski Clinic seeing low-fee clients. Supervision and Classroom teaching.
1998 - 1999
Clinical Supervisor, Stanford University, Dept. of Counseling in the School of Education
1992
Co-leader (part-time), Group Therapy Cowell Psychological and Counseling Center
Stanford University. Co-leader with Dr. Karen Huang for Asian Women's Graduate
Student Group. Met from 3/92 - 6/92 on a weekly basis. Supervisor: Karen Huang,
Ph.D.
1991 - 1992
Postdoctoral Fellow (part-time), Mental Health Clinic, Department of Veteran's Affairs,
Palo Alto.
Provided once-a week individual long-term psychotherapy with two adults diagnosed
with schizophrenia. Supervision: Dr. Joel Rosenthal, Ph.D.
1990 - 1991
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Intern (full-time), Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo
Alto (APA Approved Internship)
September - March: 324C, Inpatient Psychiatry in Menlo Park Division. Conducted
group, individual, and milieu therapy with severely disturbed males. Two long-term
cases: borderline personality disorder and paranoid schizophrenic and several short-term
cases. Supervisors: J. Rosenthal, Ph.D. and G. Zukowsky, Ph.D. Conducted
neuropsychological assessments. Supervisors: J. Moses, Ph.D. and W. Lynch, Ph.D.
March - August: Family Program (Supervisor: N. Koch, R.N.), Brief Therapy Program
(Supervisor: H. Levinson, Ph.D.), and Neuropsychological and Personality Assessment
Unit (Supervisor: J. Moses, Ph.D.) Continuation of two long-term cases. Supervisor: J.
Rosenthal, Ph.D., G. Zukowsky, Ph.D.
1988 - 1990
Practicum Student (1/2 time), Children's Hospital Stanford, CA Roth Psychosomatic
Inpatient Unit:
Conducted individual, family, and milieu therapy, psychological testing, and cofacilitated community meeting. Diagnoses included conversion disorders, eating
disorders, developmental disorders, and medical conditions. Supervisors: M. Sanders,
Ph.D. and R. Bailey, M.D.
1987 - 1988
Postdoctoral Fellow (full-time), Department of Mental Hygiene, Yale Eating Disorders
Outpatient Clinic for Adolescents.
University Health Services, New Haven, CT. Psychoanalytic training in individual and
couples therapy. Conducted therapy with college and graduate students with eating
disorders, mania, and personality disorders. Acted as weekly consultant to pediatric
service and as primary liaison to Timothy Dwight, Yale College, concerning mental
health issues. Supervisors: R. Arnstein, M.D., E. Prelinger, Ph.D., W. Phillips, MSW.
1983 - 1984
Family Therapy Trainee (1/2 time), Clifford Beers Guidance Clinic. New Haven, CT.
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Conducted family therapy with low-income families as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Performed psychological testing, case management, and placement in the community.
Supervisor: J. Dorflinger, MSW.
1980 - 1982
Family Therapy Trainee (1/4 time), Dana Psychiatric Clinic, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Observed team conducting family therapy, attended seminars in inpatient and outpatient
settings, and conducted family therapy (one case for 13 months). Supervisor: J. Steidl,
MSW.
Funded Grants
1998
Racial-Ethnic Patterns of Suicide: A Tale of Two Cities
Co-investigators: Schatzberg, Shiang, & Marzuk
Received $15,000 from the Pritzker Foundation.
1996
Elderly Suicide in San Francisco: Caucasians and Asians
Co-Investigators: Schatzberg, Shiang, & Bongar
Received $15,000 from the Pritzker Foundation
1993
Affective disorders, substance abuse, and completed suicide in Chinese-American youth,
15-24. Co-investigators: Schatzberg, Shiang, & Bongar
Received $10,000 from American Suicide Foundation.
1974 - 1978
The Learning Cooperative: Improving Inner City Black Children's School Performance
Through Parent-Teacher Communication.
Principal Investigator: Shiang
Received $250,000 from The Sachem Fund, a branch of the Carnegie-Mellon
Foundation.
Publications
Shiang, J., Kring, B., Schumpf, J., Wong, P. (in preparation). Asian American Students attending a Global
University.
Cavalli, M., Shiang, J., Engelberg, R., Curtis, R., and Douglas B. White, D. (in preparation).
Conflict, Resolution and Life Support Decisions in Intensive Care Units.
Shiang, J. & Mazel, L. (2009) Reluctant and resistant clients. In S. J. Hanrahan and M.B.
Andersen (Eds.) Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology, (pp. 56-70). London: Routledge.
Selph, B., Shiang, J., Engelberg, R., Curtis, R., and Douglas B. White, D. (2008). Empathy and
Life Support Decisions in Intensive Care Units. J Gen Intern Med., 2008 23(9): 1311–1317.
Grossman, P., Compton, C., Igra, D., Ronfeldt, M., Shahan, E., Shiang, J. (2007). Preparing
practioners to build relationships: A cross-professional view. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and
Practice. Vol. 38, pp. 325-340.
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Shiang, J. (2004). Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy: Application to a Chinese Population.
In Li, X., Liao, Z., Lun, L., Jian, Y.S. and Tseng, H.C. (Eds.) Psychotherapy in China. Beijing: Beijing
University Press.
Brown, L., Shiang, J., & Bongar, B. (2002). Crisis Intervention: Theory and Practice. In G.
Stricker and T.A. Widiger (Eds.) Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, Volume 8: Clinical
Psychology. New York: Wiley.
Shiang, J. (2000). Considering Cultural Beliefs and Behaviors in the Study of Suicide. Review of
Suicidology, 2000 (p. 226-241. Maris, R., McIntosh, J., Cannetto, S., & Slaby, R. (Eds). New York:
Guilford Press.
Shiang, J. (1999). Research considerations for clinical practice: Does culture make a difference? In
S. Soldz and L. McCullough Vaillant (Eds.) Reconciling research to practice: Psychotherapy researchers
personal reflections. Washington, D.C.: APA Press.
Niv, N., Zeev, K., Mitrani, E., Shiang, J. (1999). Validation of the Eating Disorders Inventory in
clinical and non-clinical Population in Israel. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, 112, 341-345.
Shiang, J. (1998a). Does culture make a difference? Racial/Ethnic patterns of completed suicide
in San Francisco, 1987-1996. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 28, (4), 338-354.
Shiang, J., Barron, S., Xiao, S.Y., Blinn, R., Tam, C. (1998b). Suicide and Gender in the People’s
Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Chinese in the U.S. Transcultural Psychiatry, 35, 236-253.
Shiang, J., Kjellander, C., Huang, K., Bogumill, S. (1998c). Developing cultural competency in
clinical practice: Treatment considerations for Chinese cultural groups in the U.S. Clinical Psychology:
Science and Practice, 5, 182-209.
Shiang, J. Blinn, R. Bongar, B., Stephens, B. Allison, D., Schatzberg, A. (1997). Suicide in San
Francisco, CA.: A comparison of Caucasians and Asian groups, 1987-1994. Suicide and Life Threatening
Behaviors. 27 (1), 80-91.
Shiang, J., Landry, B., Bongar, B. (1996). Psychotherapy. In Matthews, J. & Walker, C.W.
(Eds.) Basic Skills and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology. (pp. 83- 113). Needham Heights, Ma.:
Allyn & Bacon.
White, B., Shiang, J. & Storie, S. (1995). The gendered socio-cultural model of couples
interaction: Application to treatment of a Chinese-American couple. Silverman, L. (Ed.) Task Force
Report on Feminist Family Therapy. Washington, D. C.:APA Publications.
Levenson, H. & Shiang, J. (1995). Case formulation in time-limited dynamic psychotherapy. In
Session (1) pp. 19-34.
Shiang, J. & Bongar, B. (1995). Brief and crisis psychotherapy in theory and practice. In B.
Bongar & L.E. Beutler (Eds.) Comprehensive textbook of psychotherapy (pp. 380-404). NY, NY:
Oxford University Press
Koss, M., & Shiang, J. (1994). Research on Brief Psychotherapy in Bergin, A.E., & Garfield,
S.L. (Eds.) Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (pp. 664-700). New York: Wiley.
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Shiang, J. (1986). "Heart' and Self in Old Age: A Chinese Model. In The cultural transition:
Human experience and social transformation in the third world and Japan (pp. 211- 239). M. White and
S. Pollack (Eds.) Routledge and Kegan Paul, Boston.
Shiang, J. (1985). "The Chinese Case of Heart." In Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Human
Development. C. White (Ed.) Van Leer Project Occasional Papers (pp. 11-21) , Harvard University.
Professional Presentations
Shiang, J., Kring, B., Schumpf, J., Wang, P. (Jan. 2015). Asian Students and Mental Health
Concerns. Panel Presentation at Metro Conference (college counseling in the NYC area).
Shiang, J. Spring, 2013. Grandparenting as a Cultural Value. Invited Speaker for University
Settlement House, Chinatown, NY
Shiang, J. (March, 2013). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Training Module with PGY-3
Psychiatry Residents, NYU Medical School:
Shiang, J. (October, 2011). Case Formulation in Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, Invited
Staff Meeting Presentation, Counseling and Wellness Staff-wide Meeting (all mental health staff including
nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, social workers, trainees, and staff.
Shiang, J., Grossman, P., Loo ,A., Ronfeldt, M. (2006). Learning Through Feedback to Student
Therapists. Poster presented at the Annual California Psychological Association. March, 2006.
Shiang, J., Grossman, P., Loo ,A., Ronfeldt, M. (2006). Feedback in the Supervisory Setting.
Paper in the panel spomsored by Division II, Critical Issues in the Supervisory Setting. Presented at the
Annual California Psychological Association. March, 2006.
Shiang, J. (May, 2005). Supervision as a Dyadic Relationship: Teaching, Mentoring,
Gatekeeping. Workshop presented at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, San Francisco, Ca.
Compton, C., Grossman, P., & Shiang, J. (April, 2005). Trust me, I’m a professional. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Ontario,
Canada
Shiang, J. & Tong, H. (2004). Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy. Training seminar for
medical doctors provided at Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China.
Shiang, J. (August, 2004). Women in Transition. Panel presentation at the International
Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China
Grossman, P., Dahl, L., Shiang, J., Williams, P., Igra, D., Compton, C. (April, 2004). Teaching
to Practice: A Cross Disciplinary View of How Graduate Students are Taught to be Clinicians.
Symposium presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, Ca.
Burns, S., Leong, S., Keese, E., and Shiang, J. (2002). The parent-child relationship and
depression in Chinese-American families. Poster accepted for presentation at the Annual Meetings of the
American Psychological Association. Chicago, Il.
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Maxey, A. & Shiang, J. (2002). Interdependent and Independent Self-Construals in Chinese
Americans. Poster accepted for presentation at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychological
Association. Chicago, Il.
Shiang, J. (February, 2002). Asian-American Suicide on College Campuses. Invited plenary
session. Paper presented at the Suicide Awareness Prevention and the College Student. Phoenix, Az.
Wu, H. & Shiang (August, 2000). Ambivalence in Care of the Elderly: the Chinese-American
Example. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychological Association. San
Francisco, Ca.
Shiang, J. (April, 2000). Gender and Culture in the People’s Republic of China. Paper presented
at the annual meetings of the American Association of Suicidology. Los Angeles, Ca.
Chin, S., Kalehzan, M., Shiang, J. & Paris, S. (August, 1999). A cross-cultural circumplex model
of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association. Boston, Ma.
Paris, S. & Shiang, J. (August, 1999). Parent bonding and self-construal in a Chinese-American
sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Boston, Ma.
Shiang, J. & Marzuk (October, 1999). Suicide in New York City and San Francisco: Youth at
Risk. Paper presented at the Pritzker Corsortium Network Meetings, Palo Alto, Ca.
Shiang, J. (April, 1999) Suicide: comparison of Asians in SF, China, and Taiwan. Paper
presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Association of Suicidology. Houston, Texas
Invited: Talk at the National Research Center for Asian-American Research. UC Davis, Nov.
16, 1998.
Stanley Sue, Director.
Shiang, J. (August, 1998). Validity of the Cultural Beliefs and Behaviors Adaptation Profile.
Paper presented in a symposium at the International Congress of Cross-Cultural Research. Bellingham,
Wa.
Shiang, J., Bissiri, K., Bogumill, S., Kalehzan, M., Chin, S., & McKenna, E. (August, 1998).
Understanding Culture Change and Its Psychological Consequences. Symposium presented at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Bogumill, S., Brown, L. & Shiang, J. (August, 1998). Towards the Development of the Cultural
Beliefs and Behaviors Profile: Preliminary Validity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Association, San Francisco, Ca.
Chin, S. Bissiri, K. & Shiang, J. (March, 1998). Who gets depressed? The relationship between
culture and distress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association,
Pasadena, Ca.
Shiang, J., Schatzberg, A, Marzuk, P. (May, 1998). Tale of Two Cities: Suicide in NYC and SF.
Part II. Paper presented at the Pritzker Consortium Network Meetings. San Diego, Ca.
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Shiang, J. (April, 1998). Does Culture Make a Difference in Suicidology? Research and Practice
Considerations. Shneidman Award Address, Annual Meetings of the American Association of
Suicidology, Washington, D.C.
Shiang, J. & Barron, S. (April, 1998). Suicide across the Life Course: Asians in San Francisco,
Ca. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Association of Suicidology, Washington,
D.C.
Shiang, J. (April, 1998). Suicide among youth, ages 15, 24 and elderly, ages 65+ in San
Francisco. Paper presented on NIMH panels, Consortium for Suicide Research, Meeting sponsored by
NIMH, Washington, D.C.
Chin, S., Bissiri, K., & Shiang, J. (March, 1998). Who gets depressed? Acculturation, depression, and
symptoms among Chinese in the U.S. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the California Psychological
Association.
Lorente, M., Barron, S., Royce, D., Shiang, J. (January, 1998). The Examination of Race, Method, and
Gender in Elder Suicide, 1987-1996. Poster presented at a symposium: The Challenge of Psychological
Practice in a Multicultural Society, held at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, Ca.
Shiang, J. (Dec., 1997) Suicide among Asians in San Francisco. Paper presented at the National Asian
Women’s Health Organization National Policy Summit Series, Bethesda, MD.
Shiang, J. & Marzuk, P. (Sept., 1997). A Tale of Two Cities: Suicide in S.F. & NYC. Part I. Paper
presented at the Pritzker Consortium Meetings, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Bissiri, K., Shiang, J., Bogumill, S., McKeese, E., & Kalehzan, M. (August 1997). Culture
Change, Self-Construal, Stress, and Depression in a U.S. Chinese population. Poster to be presented at
the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Ill.
Shiang, J. (August, 1997). Discussant: Overarching Themes in the study of Culture, Race, and
Ethnicity. In Symposium: Disaggregating Race. PGSP students presenting: Sandi Tatmam, Dan Peters,
Sheri Anselmi. Paper presented that the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association,
Chicago, Ill.
Shiang, J. (April, 1997). Suicide Rates and Gender Differences in San Francisco: Does Culture
Matter in Understanding Suicide? Preconvention Workshop. Paper presented at the American
Association of Suicidology, Memphis, Tn.
Shiang, J. & Barron, S. (April, 1997). Completed Suicide among Caucasians and Asians. Paper
presented at the American Association of Suicidology, Memphis, Tn.
Niv, (Nadler), N. , Shiang, J., Schaeffer, Y., & Mitrani, E. (August, 1996). The Validation of the
Eating Disorders Inventory -2 in an Israeli population. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada
Shiang, J., Bogumill, S., Lee, K., Labasan, M., Castillo-Yee, E. (July, 1996). The AsianAmerican Acculturation and Identity Scale (AASIA): A pilot study of a new scale to measure
acculturation. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychological Society, San
Francisco, CA.
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Shiang, J., Van Tuyl, L., Allison, D., Stephens, B., Blinn, R., Bongar, B., Barron, S., Voung, T.,
Wong, J. (July, 1996). A Comparion of Ethnicity, Gender, and Method in Completed Suicides, ages 1524, in San Francisco, Ca. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychological
Society, San Francisco, CA.
Shiang, J. (April, 1996). Invited speaker to Keynote Panel on Culture and Individual Differences
in Suicide at the Annual Meetings of the American Association of Suicidology, St. Louis, Mo.
Shiang, J. & Vuong, T. (May, 1995). Culture and Self: Chinese-American Suicides. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of American Association of Suicidology. Phoenix, Az.
Shiang, J. Bogumill, S., Lee, K. (August, 1994). Critical concepts in the study of cultural groups:
preliminary findings on the development of an acculturation profile. Poster presented at the Annual
American Psychological Association Meetings, Los Angeles, Ca.
Shiang, J. (April, 1994). Does Suicidology Ignore Culture? Conversation Hour presented at the
Annual Meeting of American Association of Suicidology, N.Y., NY.
Blinn, R., & Shiang, J. (April, 1994). Suicide in Chinese-Americans Adolescents. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of American Association of Suicidology, N.Y., NY.
Shiang, J. (August, 1993). Transactions, Behavior, and Emotions in Chinese-American Families.
Presented at the Annual American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Shiang, J., Bongar, B., McIntosh, J. (August, 1993). Teaching Basic Suicide in an Abnormal
Psychology Class with an emphasis on the meaning of suicide in culturally diverse groups. In R. Halgin
(Chair) Issues in the Teaching of Abnormal Psychology. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Psychological Association.
Blinn, R., Kjellander, C., Shiang, J., & Bongar, B. (April, 1993) Depression and Suicide in
Chinese and Chinese-Americans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of
Suicidology, S.F., CA.
Narayen, R. & Shiang, J. (June, 1993). Depression in Chinese-Americans. Paper presented at the
Northern California Asian-American Psychological Association Meeting. Marin, CA.
Shiang, J. (1979). "Reciprocity or Quid Pro Quo?" Paper presented at the American
Anthropological Meetings, Washington, D.C.
Community Service
Coming Home Hospice: volunteer at the bedside of the dying, March 2006- present
Glide Church Ensemble, Glide Church, San Francisco, Ca. 2004 - 2006
Board Member: Gunn High School Service Program, Gunn High School, Palo Alto, Ca. 1999 2001
Invited: October, 1998. Counseling and Asian teenagers. Talk given at Palo Alto High School,
Palo Alto
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Shiang, J. (1997). Chinese-Americans, Depression, and Mental Health Issues. Palo Alto Public
Schools
Shiang, J. (1994). Suicide in San Francisco: Asian-American patterns. Paper presented on a
panel for Suicide Prevention. Sponsored by the Suicide Prevention and Crisis Center, San
Francisco, Ca.
Additional Teaching and Supervising Experience
1993-4
Clinical Supervision of student in Counseling Psychology, Stanford University
1992
"Chinese-Americans, Psychotherapy, and Developmental Issues." Stanford University,
Counseling Program. Guest Lecture.
1990
Instructor, Introduction to Psychology, Santa Cruz Extension Classes.
1990
"Chinese-American Family Interactions." Pacific Graduate School. Class Lecture
1989
Supervised Stanford medical student for three months in work with Asian Immigrants
program. Supervisor: Mary Sanders, Ph.D.
1984
Hampshire College
Class Lecture: "Differences between Cantonese and Mandarin Families."
Professional Public Services
2005 - 2008
Board Member, California Psychological Association, Division II
1997 - 2002
Consulting Editor:
Suicide and Life Threatening Behaviors
1997 - present Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health.
Archives of Suicide Research
1998-2001
Board of Directors, American Association of Suicidology
Research Division Chair, AAS
1998 - 2001
Strategic Planning Committee, American Association of Suicidology
Ethics Committee, American Asssociation of Suicidology
Nominated: Western Regional Board Member, AAS Board
1996-1997
Research Division, Newslink Editor, American Association of Suicidology
Ethics Committee, Pritzker Consortium, delegate from Stanford University School of
Medicine
1993 - 1994
Program Committee Member, Division 45, APA Annual Mtg. August, 1993. Toronto,
Canada
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