Chris Kang

Graduate Research Assistant

community-engaged research, implementation science, improving culturally-responsive evidence-based mental healthcare practices for minoritized and marginalized youth

Chris is a first-year Clinical Psychology PhD student at George Mason University. She graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with an MA in Clinical Psychology. After graduating, Chris earned a research fellowship at New York University's School of Global Public Health, where she contributed to multiple global mental health research projects centered on culturally-adapted intervention development and implementation for individuals with serious mental illness. She also served as a Client Advocate and Research Coordinator at the non-profit organization, Believe New York, serving low-income individuals and families throughout NYC to increase access to social and mental health services. Through Dr. Amanda Sanchez's ACCESS lab, Chris is interested in improving the implementation of and access to culturally responsive, evidence-based mental healthcare practices for minoritized and historically marginalized youth populations through research driven by the community.

Selected Publications

Chang, X.*, Kang, C.*, Alzarooni, S., Fuentes-Miranda, A., Wei, J., Chao, B., & Bulanchuk, N. (2025). Barriers to Accessing Services for Mental Health, Domestic Violence, and Poverty in New York City: A Mixed-Methods Ecological Study. International Journal of Psychological Sciences, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v17n2p71 *Denotes co-first authorship

Eschliman, E.L., Choe, K., Fei, Y.C., Kang, C., … & Yang, L.H. (2024). Evaluation of Two Videos that Apply Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Self-Efficacy and Reduce Opioid-Related Stigma Among Medical Students. Academic Psychiatry, 48, 123–134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-024-01945-3

Grants and Fellowships

Li Ka Shing Family Fellowship (Post-master’s), 2022-2025

Education

M.A. Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2022

B.A. Cognitive Science and English, University of Virginia, 2018

Recent Presentations

Kang, C., Eaton, S., Ho-Foster, A., Luo, L., Montgomery, A., Yu, N., Sekwati, G., Ketlametswe, R., Monare, B., Toneff, H., Ramogola-Masire, D., Grover, S., Rendle, K.A., Yang, L.H. How “What Matters Most” Shapes Stigma among Cervical Cancer Survivors with HIV in Botswana. [Accepted for Poster presentation #00547] 15th AORTIC International Conference on Cancer in Africa (AORTIC 2025). 2-5 November 2025, Hammamet, Tunisia.

Kang, C., Esterine, M., Yang, L.H. (2024, August). Provider-Level Stigma as a Barrier to Treatment Engagement for First-Episode Psychosis in Chile [Poster Presentation]. APA's 2024 Convention (Division 52). Seattle, WA.

Kang, C., Beardmore, L., Becker, T., Yang, L. (2023, November). Perceived marriageability of individuals with HIV and mental illness in Botswana [Poster Presentation]. APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.

Kang, C., Mehdizadeh, T., Hoang, J., Le, P.T.D., Yang, L. (2022, August). Resources for Training in a Community-based Treatment Program for First-Episode Psychosis in Chile [Poster presentation]. APA’s 2022 Convention (Division 29).