Cross-Cultural Psych

Joel Jin, PhD, MATM, is an affiliate faculty at Sentio University's Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program and an upcoming Acting Assistant Professor at University of Washington's Department of Family Medicine. He received his Ph. D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and a M.A in theology and ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. He was an Assistan...

Sara Shaban is a critical/cultural scholar focused on the intersections between media, women’s social movements, and geopolitics in the Middle East. Shaban’s academic work is rooted within the theoretical frameworks of transnationalism and femonationalism. Her award-winning research is published in the  International Journal of Communication  and  Communication and Critical Cultural Studies.  She...

Dr. Preciado joined the School of Education (SOE) faculty in 2010. Dr. Preciado teaches courses in Special Education and Teacher Education at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Dr. Preciado’s research specializes in literacy development, with a focus on Latino English learners and struggling readers among elementary school age students. Moreover, Dr. Preciado’s research includes decreasing...

Dr Loli Kim is a cross-cultural multimodalist-semanticist-pragmatist specialising in Korea. She received her Doctorate in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, specialising in Korean studies, at the University of Oxford, where she is now Postdoctoral Researcher on the Leverhulme Grant, researching the communication and folklore of Korea’s Haenyeo. She publishes widely on Asian communication and cross-...

Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Ph. D., is Commonwealth Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a Faculty Affiliate appointment at the Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University (Human Flourishing Program), and he is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Virginia. He has published widely on the science of self- and other-forgive...

Jennifer McKinney (PhD, Purdue University) is Professor of Sociology and Director of Women’s Studies at Seattle Pacific University. Jennifer is the author of Making Christianity Manly Again: Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church, and American Evangelism and   co-author (with Martin Lee Abbott) of Understanding and Applying Research Design  (Wiley 2013). Jennifer’s research has published in The Journal f...

Alexander Jun, Ph. D. conducts research on equity and justice in higher education around the world. He is author of numerous books including White Jesus: The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Education. Alex is an ordained Ruling Elder and was the former moderator of the 45th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his family lived and worked in Cambodia 2010-2013. His...

Kenneth T. Wang, PhD is a Professor in Clinical Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, a licensed psychologist in California & Illinois, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He received his Ph. D. in Counseling Psychology from Penn State University. Prior to Fuller, Kenneth taught at University of Missouri and worked as a staff psychologist at the University of Illinois...

Grace Inae Blum is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction-ELL/Bilingual Education at Seattle Pacific University. Her experiences as a daughter of first-generation Korean immigrants, mother to two school-aged, biracial children, and former P-12/ Adult Literacy educator greatly inform her commitments toward culturally sustaining teaching, scholarship, and service. Dr. Blum has worked i...

Robert Chao Romero is an associate professor in the UCLA departments of Chicana/o Studies and Central America Studies, and Asian American Studies. He received his Ph. D. from UCLA in Latin American History and his Juris Doctor from U.C. Berkeley, and is also an attorney. Romero is the author of several books, including, “The Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940” and “Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina...

Becky White has been a radio DJ, EDM singer, translator, magazine editor and fashion model - all experiences that she draws upon in the many facets of her work. A biracial Korean-American, she grew up as a military kid and has split her life between the United States and South Korea. Her experiences as a mixed Korean in Korea led her to create the Halfie Project 혼혈이야기, through which she explo...

Helen H. Chung, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, WA. She researches inclusive leadership, workplace diversity, storytelling in organizations, and subjective time. Helen is also Founder and Principle of Pathways Coaching and Consulting. In her non-working hours, Helen enjoys hiking PNW trails with her doodle and traveling...

Dr. David I. Smith is Professor of Education , Calvin University; Director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning , Calvin University; Coordinator of the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development , Calvin University; and Senior Editor of the International Journal of Christianity and Education . David earned his B.A. in Modern Languages (German and Russian) at Oxford Un...

Jeanie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She is an accomplished international speaker, providing keynotes and workshops for corporations, community organizations, and colleges. Jeanie is the Founder and CEO of Noona's Noonchi, which provides mental health education and resources for organizations around the world. It is also a global tour o...

Michelle Ami Reyes, PhD, is a certified cultural intelligence (CQ) coach who has trained 500+ leaders over 10+ years in cultivating inclusive, thriving workplaces with proven strategies and systems. She is the founder of Success Culture Coaching and is passionate about helping leaders navigate cross-cultural dynamics and thrive in diverse work contexts. She is also the award-winning author of the...

Dr. Simon Howard is the Director of the Psychology of Racism, Identity, Diversity, and Equity (PRIDE) lab and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. He is a first-generation college graduate who completed his undergraduate degree at San Jose State University. Dr. Howard went on to earn his Ph. D. in Social Psychology at Tufts University. Using experiment...

Marcella recently graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a Bachelor's in Developmental Psychology. She is a Kim Lab alum where she conducted an independent study examining the cultural and religious correlates of Asian American help-seeking. She is an aspiring Speech Language Pathologist and is currently taking a gap year working as a paraprofessional in an elementary Special Education...

Dr. Michelle R. Loyd-Paige is a woman who loves God, loves family, loves life, and enjoys good food. The first-born child of two African Americans, Michelle identifies as an African-American woman and has spent much of her adult life teaching about the beauty and challenges of diversity, fighting for justice, and preaching the love of God. Michelle began traveling the world at a young age as her f...

Dr. Raedene Copeland is the founder of Achieve Brand Consulting, a global leadership brand development consultancy. She delivers captivating keynotes and transformative trainings on leadership as a global language to support organizations’ missional goals and develop leaders of distinction. For over the past decade she has served both as a tenured professor of apparel merchandising and design and...

Liz Lin is a psychologist, a writer, and the co-founder of Progressive Asian American Christians. She has a PhD in clinical psychology, as well as master's degrees in psychology and theology, from Fuller Theological Seminary. Previously, she taught in Fuller's Graduate School of Psychology, Newbigin House of Studies, and the Faith and Justice Network. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dr. Veola Vazquez is a Professor of Psychology at Cal Baptist University. She serves as the Diversity Coordinator for CBU’s PsyD program, and she also teaches the Cultural Diversity class within the program. Her most recent book is Healing Conversations on Race: Four Key Practices from Scripture and Psychology . P.S.: We apologize for the audio issues in this episode. After consulting with Dr. Vaz...

Dr. Webb has been teaching at Seattle Pacific University for more than 25 years. She is the author of the book, Toward a Theology of Psychological Disorder . Her areas of research and scholarship have focused on the integration of psychology and theology, particularly with regard to psychological disorders; the experiences of guilt and shame; as well as trauma and anger with God.

Dr. David A. Tizzard ( datizzard@swu.ac.kr ) has a Ph. D. in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He is a social/cultural commentator and musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times and is also the host of the Korea Deconstructed podcast.

David C. Wang, Th. M., Ph. D. is a pastor of spiritual formation at One Life City Church (Fullerton, CA), licensed psychologist ( drdavidcwang.com ), and the Cliff and Joyce Penner Chair for the Formation of Emotionally Healthy Leaders and Associate Professor of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, CA, USA). His academic and applied work focuses on the holistic formation of Christi...

Dr. Brittany Tausen is a social-cognitive psychologist. Dr. Tausen's research focuses on the causes and consequences of dehumanization. Additionally, her research probes factors that cultivate socially conscious communities and foster the mental health and well-being of marginalized group members. Dr. Tausen lives in Seattle, WA with her partner Kris, two tiny humans Odyn (4) and Aksel (1), an...