Pei-wen Ma Professor • Department of Psychology Dr. Ma is a Professor of Psychology at William Paterson University of New Jersey. She is also a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey. She has two decades of clinical experience working with immigrant communities and supervising pre-doctoral interns at Hamilton-Madison House (an APA-accredited internship site) in New York City. She received her Ph.D. degree in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. 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) Chinese Degrees PhD Counseling Psychology , Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY Specialization Counseling Psychology, Asian American Psychology, Ethnic minority and immigrant mental health, and Career Counseling Licenses and Certifications 08/31/2007 Licensed Psychologist (NYS # 017279), New York State State Representative Publications Navigating Transnational Separation and Reunification: Resilience in Low-Income Chinese Immigrant Mothers; Clinical Social Work Journal; Volume Online 19 September 2024, 2024 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10615-024-00962-x#citeas Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary findings of a school‐based intervention for recently arrived immigrant middle‐school students; Volume 60, 2023 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pits.22861 Marginalized Identities, Family Conflict, and Psychological Distress: The Process of Psychotherapy with a Chinese American Adolescent.; Asian American Journal of Psychology; Volume 13, 2022 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 Managing family conflict over career decisions: The experience of Asian Americans; Journal of Career Development; Volume 41, 2014 Representative Presentations The Concept and Framework of Cross-Cultural Counseling Continuing Education Workshop Taiwan Multicultural Counseling Association , 2023 Empowering Coping Skills and Well-being for Latinx Newcomer Students: Revamped Group Intervention Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Convention American Psychological Association Seattle , WA 2024 Evaluation of a School-Based group intervention for Latinx newcomer middle and high school students Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association American Psychological Association Washington, DC 2023 Culturally Responsive Group Intervention for Recently Arrived Muslim Immigrant Youth. The American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-PSY) virtual conference. American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-PSY) , 2021 Acculturative stress and clinical symptom differences in middle and high school Latinx newcomers Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Convention American Psychological Association Convention Washington , DC 2023 Awards and Honors Asian American Psychological Association-American Psychological Foundation (AAPA-APF) Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Fellowship Asian American Psychological Association-American Psychological Foundation (AAPA-APF) Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation 08/01/2011 Counseling and Human Development Distinguished Research Award in Counseling American Education Research Association (AERA) Division E 01/01/2015 Asian American Psychological Association-American Psychological Foundation (AAPA-APF) Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Fellowship Asian American Psychological Association-American Psychological Foundation (AAPA-APF) Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation 08/01/2011 Fellowships, Grants and Research Cultural Adjustment Group: Training for Paterson schools/FSCS counselors Contract Notable Courses Taught Ethics and Professional Orientation (graduate)Cultural and Social Issues in Clinical Practice (graduate)Foundations of Career Development (graduate)Cross-cultural Psychology (undergraduate) Email 973 720 3403 2062A Hennings Science East By appointment
