Pei-wen Winnie Ma
Professor • Department of
Professional Interests
Dr. Ma's research investigates parent-child relationships, career development, and mental health concerns within a multicultural framework in order to develop culturally responsive interventions for immigrants and ethnic minority children, youth, and families. She is currently the co-director of the Culture and Resilience Lab with Dr. Aileen Torres focusing on school-based interventions for recently arrived Latinx, Arabic, and Bangladeshi immigrant students in Paterson, New Jersey.
Languages (other than English)
ChineseDegrees
Specialization
Counseling Psychology, Asian American Psychology, Ethnic minority and immigrant mental health, and Career Counseling
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Psychologist (NYS # 017279),
Representative Publications
Marginalized Identities, Family Conflict, and Psychological Distress: The Process of Psychotherapy with a Chinese American Adolescent.;
Asian American Journal of Psychology;
2021
https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Faap0000237
First-Generation College Students’ Perceived Vocational Barriers and Outcome Expectations: Exploring Contextual and Relational Factors;
Journal of Career Development;
2019
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0894845319827650
Social anxiety and mental health service use among Asian American high school students;
, Child Psychiatry & Human Development;
Volume
Work and Gender Roles among East Asian Immigrant Women in the United States;
Gendered Journeys: Women, Migration and Feminist Psychology; Palgrave Macmillan UK;
2015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137521477_4
Ecological risk and protective factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms among low-income, Chinese immigrant youth.;
Asian American Journal of Psychology;
2014
Representative Presentations
A Cultural Adjustment Group for Recently Arrived Latinx, Middle-Eastern, and Bangladeshi Immigrant Students
Perceived discrimination, acculturative stress, and mental health of Muslim immigrant adolescents
“I am not an American!” The acculturative stress of recently arrived Latinx immigrant youth
Clinical Symptoms, Family Separations and Acculturation in Recently Immigrated Latinx and Bangladeshi Middle School Youth.
Supporting Immigrant Students and Families: Cultural Adaptation and Mental Health
Awards and Honors
08/01/2011
01/01/2015
08/01/2011
Fellowships, Grants and Research
Implementation of a culturally-responsive school-based intervention for recently arrived immigrant middle school students
Notable Courses Taught
Cultural and Social Issues in Clinical Practice (graduate)
Ethics and Professional Orientation (graduate)
Cross-cultural Psychology (undergraduate)
