Dr. Jean Lau Chin is Professor and Dean of the Derner Institute of Applied Psychological Studies at Adelphi University, an appointment she has held since June, 2006.
Dr. Chin is a licensed psychologist with more than 30 years of experience as an administrator, educator, clinician, and consultant in the health, mental health, and human services fields. She has served as a faculty member at Boston University School of Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine, and was Co-Director of the Thom Clinic, Executive Director of South Cove Community Health Center, and President of CEO Services. Prior to accepting her Adelphi appointment, she served as Systemwide Dean and Professor of the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University.
Dr. Chin has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in professional publications on women's issues, cultural competence, Asian American, and ethnic minority issues. She recently completed a four-volume set, The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination, which covers racism, ethnicity, gender, and all forms of discrimination, and Learning From My Mother's Voice, a book on family bonds using oral history and mythology as a healing tool and transformational journey for immigrant families. She also serves as the series editor of Race and Ethnicity in Psychology (Praeger Press).
On the national level, she is a member of the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association, board of directors of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, and past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women. She is listed in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare and Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans. She has received honors from the Women in Philanthropy, Asian American Psychological Association, Association for Women in Psychology, and by the Patriots' Trail Girl Scout Council. She holds an Ed.D. and M.A. in school psychology from Columbia University, and a B.S. in psychology from Brooklyn College.
