Ruth H. Chung
- Professor of Clinical Education
- Educational Psychology
- Marriage and Family Therapy
Research Concentration
- Educational Psychology
Education
PhD in Counseling Psychology University of California, Santa Barbara
Expertise
- Asian American Acculturation: Theory and Measurement. Intergenerational conflict and adjustment issues in Asian American immigrant families. Cultural psychology and multicultural counseling. Measurement and assessment. Teaching of statistics and research methods.
Bio
Ruth Chung鈥檚 research interests are in cultural psychology and multicultural counseling, with particular focus on the acculturative process of Asian Americans and how it affects families and development of cultural identity in adolescents. She created a measure of acculturation (AAMAS) as well as intergenerational conflict (ICI) that are used widely in research on Asian Americans. She has published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology as well as Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. She also co-edited a book on Sacred Spaces: Religion and Spirituality in Korean America. In terms of her pedagogical expertise, Chung specializes in teaching of multicultural counseling as well as statistics and research methodology to practitioners.
Awards and Grants
Fulbright Senior Scholar to South听Korea 2006-2007
Courses Taught
EDUC 714听Advanced听Measurement and Evaluation -听EdD program, Educational Psychology
EDUC 623 - Understanding Research That Informs听Educational Leadership - Global EdD program)
EDUC 532 Inquiry Methods I -听EdD program
EDUC 536 Inquiry II Quantitative Methods -听EdD program
EDUC 638 Multicultural Counseling -听MMFT program
EDUC 570 Statistics and Research Methods for Counselors -听MMFT program
EDUC 646 Capstone Seminar A&B - MMFT
Other undergraduate courses taught:
Freshmen Seminar (GESM 130): 听Educational Experiences of Asian Americans听
Asian American Psychology (EDCO 324) fulfills听USC's听diversity requirement
People, Power, and Politics (EDCO 102)听fulfills USC's听diversity requirement
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