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Dorothy Chin Ph.D.

About

Dorothy Chin, Ph.D., is an Associate Research Psychologist at the UCLA Center for Culture, Trauma, and Mental Health Disparities at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, and a Professor of Psychology at Santa Monica College. She is currently a Board Member of the Lotus Project: Center for Asian American and Asian Immigrant Child Trauma-Informed Care and Prevention at the Public Health Institute. Chin’s research examines the influences of race, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status on mental health and behavior, as well as how such influences are often misunderstood in psychology as well as in public life. An author of more than 50 scholarly articles, her writing has also appeared in The conversation.com, Marketplace Radio, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Examiner, the San Jose Mercury News, Stanford Magazine, West Magazine, Yahoo News, PBS News, and elsewhere.

Recent Posts
How to Talk to Your Teenager
Feeling at a loss about how to talk to your teen? It's not only possible but easier than you may think to maintain a close relationship during this time of their development.
Self-Care for Over-Extended Parents

With autumn—and taking care of children's needs—in full swing, here's how parents can focus on themselves and avoid burnout.

With autumn—and taking care of children's needs—in full swing, here's how parents can focus on themselves and avoid burnout.

The Psychological Impact of a Less Racially Diverse Campus

In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action, how will a less racially diverse campus affect us psychologically?

In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action, how will a less racially diverse campus affect us psychologically?

Ask Your Kids for a Parenting Evaluation

Having your kids evaluate your parenting can help you tune into what kind of parent you think you are, what you want to be, and how your kids see you.

Having your kids evaluate your parenting can help you tune into what kind of parent you think you are, what you want to be, and how your kids see you.

Lunar New Year: What's It All About?

A Personal Perspective: Cultural rituals connect us to the past and each other. Though they evolve and change in a new cultural context, they are vital to who we are.

A Personal Perspective: Cultural rituals connect us to the past and each other. Though they evolve and change in a new cultural context, they are vital to who we are.