Full Name
Charissa Cheah, PhD
Job Title
Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; President, Society for Research on Adolescence
Speaker Bio
Charissa S. L. Cheah, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and Asian Studies Faculty Affiliate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. A cultural developmental scientist, she uses mixed-method approaches to examine how individual characteristics, relationships, and contexts shape social-emotional, mental, and physical health. Her research focuses on Asian American families, with attention to their intersecting statuses as ethnic-racial and religiously minoritized, immigrant, and marginalized groups. Dr. Cheah is President of the Society for Research on Adolescence and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development.
