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Research Overview
The U.S.-American population is becoming increasingly diverse. In fact, U.S.-born and foreign-born racial, ethnic, and/or cultural minorities will comprise half of the national population by 2050 [Census Bureau, 2008]. This increased diversity -- and what Americans make of it -- has important implications for understanding intergroup relations, social identity, acculturation, adjustment, and so on. As a result, my research program focuses on social psychological phenomena relating to and stemming from increasing social diversity and shifting demographics.
My work is firmly rooted in critical race theory and thus, it is interdisciplinary. I was trained formally and informally in a variety of fields: social and personality psychology, multicultural psychology, critical race studies, ethnic studies, political science, history, and sociology. I employ a wide range of methodologies, including implicit methods, focus group interviews, survey studies, field studies, and laboratory experiments in my work.
The primary focus of my current research is on prejudice and discrimination, specifically the association between such experiences and minority identity and well-being. In particular, I am most interested in understanding the effects of contemporary, subtle forms of prejudice, such as microaggressions. Thus, my primary focus is on the target's perspective [the person experiencing the microaggression] rather than the perpetrator [the person committing the microaggression].
Currently, this interest translates to various projects in my research group to
- identify and quantitatively measure microaggressions directed at various marginalized groups [e.g., racial and ethnic minorities, LGB individuals, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, farm workers];
- elucidate the affective, motivational, and cognitive mechanisms underlying the experience and interpretation of a microaggression; and
- quantify the effect of microaggressions on the target's psychological and physiological well-being.
A secondary interest is in the sociocognitive foundations of microaggressions in an interpersonal context. Specifically, I focus on how attitudes and beliefs that operate outside of conscious control serve as the basis for expressing and interpreting microaggressions in everyday life.
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Undergraduate student co-authors indicated by * | Graduate student co-authors indicated by **
Representative Publications
For a complete list of publications, visit my profile.
**Areguin, M. A., Huynh, Q.-L., & Berzenski, S. R. [2020]. Reaping more than what they sow: A critical race perspective on environmental microaggressions toward Latinx farm workers. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/1948550620919565 []
*Fattoracci, E. S. M., **Revels-Macalinao, M., & Huynh, Q.-L. [2020]. Greater than the sum of racism and homophobia: Intersectional microaggressions toward racial/ethnic and sexual minority group members. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/cdp0000329 []
Huynh, Q.-L., Benet-Mart铆nez, V., & Nguyen, A.-M. D. [2018]. Measuring variations in bicultural identity across US ethnic and generational groups: Development and validation of the Bicultural Identity Integration Scale--Version 2 (BIIS-2). Psychological Assessment, 30, 1581-1596. doi:10.1037/pas0000606 []
Huynh, V. W., Huynh, Q.-L., & Stein, M.-P. [2017]. Not just sticks and stones: Indirect ethnic discrimination leads to greater physiological reactivity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 23, 425-434. doi:10.1037/cdp0000138 []
Huynh, Q.-L., Devos, T., & *Altman, H. R. [2015]. Boundaries of American identity: Relations among ethnic group prototypicality and policy attitudes. Political Psychology, 36, 449-468. doi:10.1111/pops.12189 []
Huynh, Q.-L., Devos, T., & *Goldberg, R. [2014]. The role of ethnic and national identifications in perceived discrimination for Asian Americans: Toward a better understanding of the buffering effect of group identifications on psychological distress. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 5, 161-171. doi:10.1037/a0031601 []
Cheng, C.-Y., Lee, F., Benet-Mart铆nez, V., & Huynh, Q.-L. [2014]. Variations in multicultural experience: Influence of Bicultural Identity Integration on socio-cognitive processes and outcomes. In V. Benet-Mart铆nez & Y.-y. Hong [Eds.], Oxford handbook of multicultural identity, pp. 276-299. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199796694.013.025 []
Donovan, R. A., Huynh, Q.-L., Park, I. J. K., Kim, S. K., Lee, R. M., & Robertson, E. [2013]. Relationships among identity, perceived discrimination, and depressive symptoms in eight ethnic-generational groups. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69, 397-414. doi:10.1002/jclp.21936 []
Schwartz, S. J., Park, I. J. K., Huynh, Q.-L., Zamboanga, B. L., Uma帽a-Taylor, A. J., Lee, R. M., Rodriguez, L., Kim, S. Y., Krauss Whitbourne, S., Castillo, L. G., Weisskirch, R. S., Vazsonyi, A. T., Williams, M. K., & Agocha, V. B. [2012]. The American Identity Measure: Development and validation across ethnic group and immigrant generation. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 12, 93-128. []
Huynh, Q.-L., Devos, T., & **Dunbar, C. M. [2012]. The psychological costs of painless but recurring experiences of discrimination. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 18, 26-34. []
Huynh, Q.-L., Devos, T., & Smalarz, L. [2011]. Perpetual foreigner in one's own land: Potential implications for identity and psychological adjustment. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30, 133-162. []
Current Team Members
- Nathan Lieng
Graduate Alumni
- Maira A. Areguin [jmcomic漫画N, 2015-17]: University of Michigan, joint PhD program in psychology and women鈥檚 studies, 2017-present
- Michelle Revels-Macalinao [jmcomic漫画N, 2014-16]: OMD Worldwide, Los Angeles, CA
- Lee H. Tillman [jmcomic漫画N, 2011-12]: Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA
- Cheyenne M. Dunbar [SDSU, 2009-2011, co-mentored with Thierry Devos]: Teach for America, Indianapolis, Indiana
Undergraduate + Post-Bacc Alumni
- Elisa S. M. Fattoracci [jmcomic漫画N, 2018-2020]: Rice University, PhD program in industrial/organizational psychology, beginning Fall 2020
- Violet M. Carroll [jmcomic漫画N, 2017-2019]
- Carissa A. Navarro [jmcomic漫画N, 2018-2019]
- Jesse D. Peregrino [formerly Bozo; jmcomic漫画N, 2014-2019]: University of Texas at Austin, PhD program in cognitive psychology, fall 2019-present
- Michael J. Samuelson [jmcomic漫画N, 2017-2019]: jmcomic漫画, Northridge, MA program in social work, fall 2019-present
- Richard D. Tanis [jmcomic漫画N, 2017-2019]: jmcomic漫画, Northridge, MS program in applied behavior analysis, fall 2019-present
- Nicole S. Garcia [jmcomic漫画N, 2018-2019]
- Melissa E. Goldman [jmcomic漫画N, 2018]
- Roland Lacap [jmcomic漫画N, 2018]
- Julia T. Maleky [jmcomic漫画N, 2017-2018]: University of Southern California, MA program in social work, 2018-present
- Christine E. Anderson [jmcomic漫画N, 2017]
- Michelle Revels-Macalinao [jmcomic漫画N, 2014]: jmcomic漫画, Northridge, MA program in general experimental psychology, 2014-2016 [graduated]
- John E. Howell [jmcomic漫画N, 2012-2014]: jmcomic漫画, Northridge, MS program in counseling psychology, 2014-2016 [graduated]
- Christian Duarte [jmcomic漫画N, 2012-2013]: jmcomic漫画, Fullerton, MS program in clinical psychology, 2013-2015
- Sevim Mollova [jmcomic漫画N, 2012-2013]: jmcomic漫画, Fullerton, MS program in clinical psychology, 2013-2015 [graduated]
- Nancy Downey [jmcomic漫画N, 2012-2013]: jmcomic漫画, Northridge, MS program in counseling psychology, 2014-2016 [graduated]
- Aleksandr A. Tikhonov [jmcomic漫画N, 2012-2013]: City College of New York [CUNY], MA program in general psychology [graduated]; Rutgers, PhD program in social psychology [2018-present]
- Robyn Goldberg [SDSU, 2010-2011, co-mentored with Thierry Devos]: University of Southern California, MA program in social work [graduated]
- Hannah Altman [SDSU, 2009-2010, co-mentored with Thierry Devos]: University of California, San Diego, Pharm.D. program in pharmaceutical sciences, 2014-present
- Daniel T. Campa [UCR, 2009]: University of Washington, PhD program in school psychology, 2010-2016 [graduated]
- Ana Kamille Marcelo [UCR, 2007-09]: University of California, Riverside, PhD program in developmental psychology, [graduated]
- Catherine F. Tan [UCR, 2007-09]: Loma Linda University, MPH program in epidemiology, 2009-2011 [graduated]; USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, DDS program, 2012-2016 [graduated]
- Christine Tsai [UCR, 2007-09]: Columbia University, MA program in social-organizational behavior, 2009-2011 [graduated]
- James Telesford [UCR, 2007-08]: University of California, Berkeley, PhD program in social and personality psychology, 2008-2014 [graduated]
- Julisa Morales [UCR, 2006-07]: University of Southern California, MA in social work program, 2007-2010 [graduated]
- Lizbeth Chavez [UCR, 2006-07]: University of California, Santa Barbara, MEd program in school psychology, 2007-2010 [graduated]
- Anahit Sinoryan [UCR, 2006-07]
- Eileen Haddad [UCR, 2005-06]: University of California, Irvine, PhD program in psychology and social behavior with specialty in developmental psychology, 2006-2012 [graduated]
- Adriana de Sousa [UCR, 2005-2006]: Alliant International, PsyD program in clinical psychology, 2006-2012 [graduated]
- Ryan Bohm [UCR, 2005-06]: Talbot School of Theology, MDiv program in pastoral care and counseling, 2007-2011 [graduated]
- Sarah Yun [UCR, 2005-07]: University of Southern California, MA program in occupational therapy, 2008-2010 [graduated]
- Pamela Shen [UCR, 2004-05]: jmcomic漫画, Los Angeles, MA program in general psychology, 2005-2008 [graduated]
I always am looking for motivated and conscientious advanced undergraduate students to join the Culture and Intergroup Relations [CAIR] Lab. You can gain valuable skills through your experience here that are applicable to your life and work, whether you choose to pursue advanced training in psychology or not.
My goals as a mentor are to expose students to exciting areas of psychological research, teach you valuable research and critical thinking skills through challenging assignments, and ultimately, help you to discover what you love doing and then help you to reach your goals.
Prerequisites
- Only applicants with cumulative GPA of 3.3+ and psychology GPA of 3.5+ will be considered.
- All applicants for the research assistant position must have completed the following required courses for psychology majors: MATH 140, PSYC 150, PSYC 320/L, and PSYC 321/L.
- Ideal applicants are students in the second semester of their sophomore year or first semester of their junior year.
- Attention transfer students: If you have taken introductory statistics [320] and research methods [321] at another university or a community college, you may still be eligible. You are encouraged to contact Dr. Huynh directly to inquire and/or to apply for the position if you have fulfilled these prerequisites elsewhere.
Requirements
- If selected to be a research assistant, students must commit to working a minimum of 6 hours a week for one calendar year. RAs typically work 7-10 hours each week in the lab.
- As members of the CAIR lab, all research assistants are expected to be respectful, professional, and responsible.
- Please review and be prepared to sign the at your orientation meeting with Dr. Huynh.
Duties
- Research assistants perform one or more of the following duties:
- Attend weekly lab meetings.
- Read and discuss current research literature.
- Conduct literature searches and reviews.
- Manage data collection.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
- Interpret study results and draw appropriate conclusions.
- Write and/or present research results.
- Conduct independent research projects.
- Work independently as well as collaboratively with Dr. Huynh and other research assistants.
Application Process
- If you have met the prerequisites and if you agree to the requirements of an undergraduate research assistantship, complete and then email the document and a PDF of your Degree Progress Report [DPR] from SOLAR to Dr. Huynh: qhuynh [at] csun [dot] edu.
- Within one week, you will be notified about whether you will be progressing to the interview stage of the application process.
- I usually recruit and interview potential RAs between weeks 10-15 of any given semester for the following semester.
- General advice on how to via email.
Students interested in applying to the Psychological Science [formerly called General Experimental] MA program in our department are strongly encouraged to contact me before you apply to introduce yourself and your interests, ask questions about current research projects in my lab, etc.
When considering MA applicants, I look for students whose interests and experiences match well with my research program. I also consider whether I can provide prospective students with the appropriate training and mentoring that they need to reach their career goals.
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8255
U S A
漏 Que-Lam Huynh
jmcomic漫画, Northridge
Department of Psychology
Email: qhuynh@csun.edu
Phone: 818-677-3560
Fax: 818-677-2829