Membership Committee Biographies


Dr. Madeline Brodt (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University. She received her MS and Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts Boston. She has been passionate about protecting and advancing the rights of marginalized people for her whole life. As such, she has been involved in activism and advocacy at a young age and infuses this passion into her professional work. She describes herself as a radical (relational, epistemologically humble, Queer) human who uses her skill sets to create and support a world where we are all free.

As a question-based researcher, her research responds to the question(s) at hand, rather than within the traditional qualitative or quantitative binary. Her research is focused on three main areas: trauma and culture, disability, and transforming psychology training to be more socially just. Social justice is at the center of these three overlapping circles as it undergirds all of Madeline’s work.

As a clinician, she uses Rogerian and feminist approaches and incorporates CBT techniques as needed. She has developed clinical expertise in trauma, diverse populations, and group therapy. Her teaching and pedagogy interests include liberatory education, ethics, and multicultural counseling. 

She has held several different leadership positions as a graduate student, including an APAGS ACT committee member. Currently, she is a member of the SCP ECP committee and Membership Co-Chair. Outside of work, she loves hanging out with her two corgis and partner, Bob. She also enjoys creating pottery, drag, reading, and baking. Visit http://madelinebrodt.com/ to learn more about Dr. Madeline Brodt.


Dr. Han Na Suh
(she/her) is an assistant professor in the Counseling Psychology program at the Counseling and Psychological Services department. She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. 

Her research focuses on investigating culturally crucial constructs among Asian/Asian Americans (e.g., model minority stereotype, perfectionism, acculturation stress, somatization) to better understand their impact on academic, career, and life satisfaction and mental health issues. 


Sangha Park (she/her) is a post-baccalaureate psychology student at Georgia State University (GSU). She received her BS in Psychology from GSU and is currently serving as a research assistant in Dr. Han Na Suh’s Invisible lab and Dr. Lisa Armistead’s UNIFY lab. She has also served as a President of the Psi Chi International Honors Society in Psychology at GSU. Her research interests include Asian American mental health and family functioning. In her free time, she loves to draw, learn new instruments, and bake.




Fang Xue
(she/her) is originally from China and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Georgia State University. She received her undergraduate education in Psychology at Franklin & Marshall College and went on to complete a Master's in Public Health at Emory University. 

Through her previous experience working with individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, Fang Xue has been exposed to a large population of people who have experienced trauma and faced socioeconomic challenges. This experience has informed her current research interests, which include investigating (1) mechanisms of risk and resilience for individuals who have trauma experiences, and (2) the integration of public health models to expand counseling services and increase their accessibility and effectiveness for marginalized populations. 



Yan Lee
(she/her) is a doctoral student in the counseling psychology program at Georgia State University. She obtained her master's in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. 

In terms of research interest, she is interested in understanding how cultures interact with psychosocial factors, both individual and contextual, in impacting cross-cultural relations and one’s mental well-being, especially among Asian/Asian American and international students.
 


Taewon Kim (she/her) is a sixth-year counseling psychology doctoral student at the University of Houston (UH). She is currently completing her doctoral internship at the Colorado State University Health Network (CSUHN). She will be transitioning to faculty in counseling psychology at the University of Florida (UF) in the summer of 2023. 

Her research focuses on 1) investigating racial and economic marginalization that predicts poor-quality work, subsequently leading to mental health concerns, 2) identifying the targets for potential interventions, and 3) developing intersectional interventions that address racial economic inequity in work quality and well-being. In her spare time, she likes to hop around coffee shops, bake stuff with few ingredients, and go to galleries. To learn more about Taewon, please visit https://taewonkim1114.wixsite.com/website.