Shu-wen Wang

Biography

Education

B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University, 2004

M.A. and Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2012

Clinical Internship, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2011-2012

Research

I am trained as a clinical psychologist, but my research also spans the social, cultural, and health psychology fields.  Broadly speaking, my research interests are in the areas of stress, social interaction, and health and well-being in families and relationships.  A part of my work examines links between social processes (like social support) and biological stress response systems – specifically the HPA-axis and cortisol activity – using naturalistic and experimental methods.  In addition, one branch of my research uses a cultural framework to understand how cultural values related to how relationships are viewed and navigated impact support use, emotion processes, and social distress and functioning, with a focus on Asian American mental health.

Selected Publications

Wang, S., Repetti, R. L., & Campos, B. (2011).  Job stress and family social The moderating role of neuroticism.  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 16(4), 441-456.

Repetti, R. L., Wang, S., & Saxbe, D. (2011).  Adult health in the context of everyday life. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42(3), 285-293.

Wang, S., Shih, J. H., Hu, A. W., Louie, J. Y., & Lau, A. S. (2010). Cultural differences in daily support experiences. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(3), 413-420.

Repetti, R. L., Wang, S., & Saxbe, D. (2009). Bringing it all back home: How outside stressors shape families’ everyday lives. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(2), 106-111.

Lau, A. S., Fung, J. J.,Wang, S., & Kang, S. (2009). Explaining elevated social anxiety among Asian Americans: Emotional attunement and a cultural double bind. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(1), 77-85.

My Links

• UCLA Center on Everyday Lives of Families
  I completed much of my graduate research at this interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to the study of dual-earner families with children.
• Association for Psychological Science
• American Psychosomatic Society
• Asian American Psychological Association
• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology
• International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

Courses: Spring 2013, Haverford