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Doris F Chang Ph.D.

About

Doris F. Chang (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles) is Associate Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research and a Co-Investigator at the New York State Psychiatric Institute’s Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence. She completed a National Institutes of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship in clinically-relevant medical anthropology at the Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

Her research seeks to address disparities in the quality of mental health services for racial and ethnic minorities by a) describing how race, ethnicity, and culture shape mental health and service delivery, b) identifying strategies for improving intercultural interactions, specifically those occurring between racially, ethnically, and culturally-different providers and patients, and c) developing empirically and culturally-grounded therapeutic interventions. She has published over 30 empirical articles and book chapters on these and other topics. In 2006, Dr. Chang was awarded the Early Career Award from the Asian American Psychological Association. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, the Asian American Psychological Association, and the Society for Psychotherapy Research.

Dr. Chang is also a licensed psychologist who maintains a private practice in New York City. She specializes in the delivery of culturally-grounded, empirically-supported mental health care to adults and adolescents.

Recent Posts
Black therapist and patient
Black (or Asian or Latino or American Indian) Like Me?
Research shows that people of color prefer therapists of one’s own race/ethnicity. Unfortunately, trying to find an ethnic minority therapist requires the sleuthing skills of a private investigator. But it doesn't have to be that way.
The Reality of Race In Everyday Life
For many, celebrating diversity means pretending that our differences are superficial, that people are people. Yet, even in these celebratory spaces, there is an elephant in room. The reality is that race shapes our life prospects from birth until death. Forming authentic cross-racial relationships means first acknowledging the different racial realities of our lives.