Alisia (Giac-Thao) Tran
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Phone: 480-727-4067
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CCP - 1000 S. Forest Mall 446 Payne Hall Tempe, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 0811Campus: Tempe
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Alisia (Giac-Thao) Tran is an associate professor in the Counseling and Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State University’s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. She heads the Tran Ethnic and Minority Psychology and Experiences (TEMPE) Lab. Her broad research interests are in minority equity, mental health, and development. Her current emerging research focus is on student-athlete mental health, as well as socioeconomic disparities and financial stressors. Other major research foci include discrimination, ethnic-racial or cultural socialization, and ethnic minority psychology. Her research draws on methodological approaches from Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Psychology, and Public Health. Her clinical interests are in Pediatric Neuropsychology and Psychology. Her advocacy work is based in local and national Asian American communities and organizations, as well as in APA Division 17 (Society for Counseling Psychology).
Tran completed her doctoral training and clinical internship at the University of Minnesota. She has been humbled and honored by her selection as the 2021 American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program Early Career Awardee for research, 2018 Asian American Psychological Association Early Career Research awardee, the 2017 Arizona Psychological Association Faculty of the Year, a 2014 APA Minority Fellowship Psychology Summer Institute Fellow, and a 2013 Division 17 Leadership Academy member.
- Ph.D. Psychology (Counseling Psychology, APA-accredited); University of Minnesota 2012
- M.A. Psychology (Counseling Psychology), University of Minnesota 2009
- B.A. Psychology and Sociology, University of California-Berkeley 2004
Athlete mental health, financial stress, socioeconomic disparities, discrimination, cultural socialization, ethnic minority psychology and development
SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS
Tran, A. G. T. T., Eustice, K. L., Lam, C. K.*, Holzapfel, J.*, & Mintert, J. S.* (in press, published online 2024). Foul Play: Implicit and explicit attitudes toward student-athletes. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/dhe0000538
Tran, A. G. T. T. (2024). Called up: Calling to social justice action (SJA) and mental health of athletes. Sport in Society, 27(9), 1507-1522. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2023.2300427
Tran, A. G. T. T. (2021). In or out of the game? Counter-stereotype paradoxes and Asian-identified student-athlete mental health. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 27, 579-582. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000387
Tran, A. G. T. T., Mintert, J. S.*, Llamas, J. D., & Lam, C.* (2018). At what costs? Student loan debt and racially/ethnically diverse students’ health. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 24, 459-469.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CED 523 | Psychological Tests |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 792 | Research |
| CAP 290 | Rsrch Mthd Counseling & Psych |
| CAP 290 | Rsrch Mthd Counseling & Psych |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CPY 792 | Research |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CED 523 | Psychological Tests |
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CAP 290 | Rsrch Mthd Counseling & Psych |
| CAP 290 | Rsrch Mthd Counseling & Psych |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 792 | Research |
| CAP 220 | Self in Multicultural Society |
| CAP 120 | Intro to Counseling |
| CAP 120 | Intro to Counseling |
| CAP 220 | Self in Multicultural Society |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CPY 792 | Research |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 792 | Research |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CPY 792 | Research |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CED 502 | Counseling data analysis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 792 | Research |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CPY 792 | Research |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CED 502 | Counseling data analysis |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 652 | Indiv Intel Assessment |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CED 502 | Counseling data analysis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CPY 792 | Research |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CED 502 | Counseling data analysis |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 691 | Seminar |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CPY 792 | Research |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CPY 792 | Research |
| CPY 799 | Dissertation |
| CED 502 | Counseling data analysis |
| CED 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 599 | Thesis |
| CPY 652 | Indiv Intel Assessment |