Gloria Kang

Outside Consultant Hired on Contract

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Ira D. Payne Educational Hall 1000 S Forest Mall Tempe, AZ 85283
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Student Information

Graduate Student
Counseling Psychology
Integrative Sciences & Arts

Long Bio

Gloria (SooYoung) Kang is a third year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State University. She earned her master’s in psychology and bachelor’s in psychology and education studies with a minor in East Asian studies. Her research interests include working with immigrants of mixed-status families, undocumented, and DACA recipients, exploring critical consciousness, sociopolitical development, ethnic-racial socialization, and liberation psychology. She further seeks opportunities to immerse herself in clinical work, social justice work, education, and policy advocacy with immigrant communities.

Education

M.A. Psychology, Wesleyan University
B.A. Psychology and Education Studies, Wesleyan University

Publications

Kang, G. S., & Ahn, L. H. (2025). Experiences of racial discrimination, critical consciousness, and mental health among Asian Americans. Asian American Journal of Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000402

Kang, G. S., & Negrete, A. (2025). Exploring correlates of critical motivation among Asian immigrant-origin adolescents in the U.S. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 97, 101762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101762

Ahn, L. H., Kang, G. S., & Wong, G. T. F. (2025). Informal and formal support as moderators between racial discrimination and distress among a community sample of racial/ethnic minorities. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000800

Courses

2025 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
CED 250	Career Development

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CED 250	Career Development

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
CED 250	Career Development