Phan Y. Hong, Ph.D.
CF 14 424-2302
hongp@uwosh.edu
Dr. Phan Hong earned her MA and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas, and completed her clinical internship at Yale University. She earned her BS in psychology at the University of Iowa. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center of Seattle where she worked with individuals who engaged in suicidal and self-harm behaviors.
Dr. Hong’s research focuses on the following topics: (1) how personality develops; (2) the relationship between early experiences, particularly experiences of invalidation and trauma, and the subsequent development of psychological disorders; (3) the mechanisms by which different therapies are effective; (4) the role of mindfulness in promoting mental and physical health; and (5) the relationship between mindfulness and various personality characteristics, values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. She is currently collaborating with researchers in New Zealand and Seattle.
Dr. Hong currently teaches Theories of Personality, Abnormal Psychology, and Introduction to Counseling.
