Tai Chang, PhD

Specialties and Interests

• Ethnic identity, racial identity, and acculturation, and their relations to adjustment
• Asian American mental health
• Online help-seeking and online mental health information seeking
• Online support groups

Courses Taught

• Psychometrics, Statistics, and Research Design
• Research Proposal Design
• Intercultural Awareness Development

Select Publications

• Liu, W., & Chang, T. (2006).  Asian American men.  In F. Leong, A. Inman, A. Ebreo, L. Yang, L. Kinoshita, & M. Fu (Eds.), Handbook of Asian American psychology.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Chang, T.  (2005).  Online counseling: Prioritizing psychoeducation, self-help, and mutual help for counseling psychology research and practice.  Counseling Psychologist, 33, 881-890.
• Sciarra, D., Chang, T., McLean, R, & Wong, D.  (2005).  White racial identity and attitudes toward people with disabilities.  Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 33, 232-242.
• Bowe, F.G., McMahon, B.T., Chang, T., & Louvi, I.  (2005).  Workplace Discrimination, Deafness and Hearing Impairment: The National EEOC ADA Research Project.  Work, 25, 19-25
• Chang, T., Tracey, T., & Moore, T.  (2005).  The structure of Asian American acculturation: An examination of prototypes.  Self and Identity, 4, 25-43. (Email Dr. Chang for reprint) 
• Chang, T, & Chang, R.  (2004). Counseling and the Internet: Asian American and Asian International College Students’ Attitudes Toward Seeking On-line Professional Psychological Help.  Journal of College Counseling, 7, 140-150.
• Yeh, C. J., & Chang, T. (2004). Understanding the multidimensionality and heterogeneity of the Asian American experience. [Review of the book Asian American psychology: The science of lives in context]. Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 49, 583-586.
• Chang, T., & Yeh, C.J.  (2003).  Using On-line Groups to Provide Support to Asian American Men: Racial, Cultural, Gender, and Treatment Issues.  Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 634-643.
• Chang, T., Yeh, C.J., & Krumboltz, J.  (2001).  Process and outcome evaluation of an electronic support group for Asian American men.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48, 319-329.
• Yeh, C. J., Inose, M., & Kobori, A., Chang, T. (2001).  Self and coping among college students in Japan. Journal of College Student Development, 42, 242-256.

Select Presentations

• Chang, T., Yeh, C.J., Ma, W.P., Shea, M., & Shin, S. (2006, August). Racial, cultural, and economic determinants of Asian American parents’ educational expectations of their children.  Poster presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Chang, R., Wang, Y., Lo, O.Y., & Chang, T.  (2006, August). Dementia and depression screening of Chinese elderly in a community senior center.  Poster presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Chang, T., Yeh, C. J., Shea, M., & Xin, T. (2005, August). Chinese students attitudes towards professional psychological help-seeking and career counseling.  Poster presented at the 2005 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.
• Chang, T., & Tracey, T.J.G.  (2005, August).  Relation of Asian American ethnic identity to complexity about self and others.  Poster presented at the 2005 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.
• Chang, T.  (2004, July).  Validity of the Visible Racial/Ethnic Group Members Identity Attitudes Scale for an Asian American College Student Population.  In A. Alvarez (Chair), Asian Americans: Dealing with race, racism and identity.  Symposium presented at the 2004 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Chang, R., & Chang, T.  (2004, July).  Somatic symptom expression among Chinese American college students.  Poster presented at the 2004 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Chang, T.  (2003, August).  The relation of Asian American racial identity to cultural orientation, identity, and racism-related stress: Implications for racial identity development.  In T. Chang (Chair), Multidimensional Asian American identities: Negotiating personal, familial, and social contexts.  Symposium presented at the 2003 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Yeh, C. J., Chang, T.,  Arora, A., Kim, A.B., & Xin, T. (2003, August).  Development of the Collectivistic Coping Scale: Report from six studies.  Poster presented at the 2003 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Chang, T., Chang, R., & Kim, N.-Y.  (2002, August).  College students’ on-line help-seeking attitudes and behaviors.  Poster presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Chang, T., Ng, G., & Kim, N.Y.  (2002, August).  Asian American ethnic identity and its relations with culture and race.  Poster presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Chang, T., Fong, C., Fu, M., Fukuyama, M., & Alvarez, A.  (2002, August).  Mentoring for Asian American psychologists in the 21st century.  Symposium presented at the 2002 National Convention of the Asian American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Sciarra, D., Chang, T., McLean, R, & Wong, D.  (2002, March).  Racial identity development and attitudes towards persons with disabilities.  Poster presented at the 2002 Annual Conference of the American Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Chang, T.  (2001, August).  Using on-line support groups to explore Asian American masculinities.  In W.M. Liu (Chair), The lives of Asian American men: Exploring their cultural values, experiences in on-line support groups, and racial identity.  Symposium presented at the 2001 National Convention of the Asian American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Chang, T., & Chang, R.  (2001, August). Asian American and Asian international college students’ attitudes toward seeking on-line professional psychological help.  Poster presented at the 2001 National Convention of the Asian American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Chang, T.  (2000, August).  Relation of Asian American ethnic identity achievement to ethnic-specific and global measures of adjustment.  Poster presented at the 2000 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
• Chang, T., Yeh, C.J., Krumboltz, J., Hwang, J., Fischer, C., & Kobori, A.  (1999, August). Discourse analysis of an electronic support group for Asian American men.  Poster presented at the 1999 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Professional Activities

• Consulting in the areas of research, statistics, online support
• Program evaluation

Degrees

• PhD, AM  Clinical/Community Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• BA   Psychology/Pre-Med, University of Texas at Austin

Honors

• 2006   Asian American Psychological Association Early Career Award
• 2000   VPM Online Mental Health Research Award

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
• Asian American Psychological Association (Board Member, 2004-2006)
• Society of Counseling Psychology (APA, Division 17)
• Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (APA, Division 45)