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 more than two decades of clinical experience offering counseling services to immigrant communities, including supervising pre-doctoral psychology 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 the co-director of the Culture and Resilience Team, alongside Dr. Aileen Torres, engaging in a variety of research initiatives on mental health topics pertinent to minoritized communities. 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 Counseling0 Licenses and Certifications 08/31/2007 Licensed Psychologist (NYS # 017279), New York State State 04/30/2025 Licensed Psychologist , New Jersey State Board of Psychological Examiners State Representative Publications Navigating the dual crisis: The collectivistic coping strategies of Chinese immigrant parents during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; Asian American Journal of Psychology; Volume Online first (2026), 2026 https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000416 Low-income Chinese Immigrant Mothers’ Resilience in Managing Transnational Parent-child Separation and Reunification; Clinical Social Work Journal; Volume 53, 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 Representative Presentations High-impact Therapeutic Activities for Recently Arrived Latinx Middle School Students American Psychological Association Convention American Psychological Association Denver, CO 2025 The Association of Tabletop Roleplaying Games on Gender Dysphoria in Transgender and Non-binary Adults SAIGE, a division of the American Counseling Association, 2024 Annual Conference American Counseling Association Golden, CO 2024 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 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 Cultural adjustment group intervention for recently arrived Latinx immigrant youth Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association American Psychological Association Minneapolis, MN 2022 Awards and Honors Outstanding Ally Award William Paterson University 05/01/2023 American Psychological Foundation – Division 17 Grant American Psychological Foundation 08/01/2020 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 at School 16 Contract 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
