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Dr. NaYeon Yang

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Psychology

Email: NaYeon.Yang@unt.edu

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PSYC 4030 - Multicultural Psychology, 1 course.
  • PSYC 6830 - Practicum, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Personal Histories of Suicide and Emotional Reactions toward Suicidal Clients: The Mediating Role of Suicide Stigma among Mental Health Trainees," Psychology. (November 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Jankauskaite, G., Yang, N. (2023). Grief and trauma education and training for graduate students in psychology and social work programs.. A Professional’s Guide to Understanding Trauma and Loss.. Cambridge Scholars.
  • Lee, S., Yang, N. (2017). School-based counseling policy, policy research and implications: Findings from South Korea. International Handbook for Policy Research in School-based Counseling. Springer.

    • Journal Article

  • Yang, N., Jankauskaite, G., Gerstenblith, J.A., Hillman, J.W., Wang, J.R., Le, T.P., Hill, C.E. (2023). Counseling psychology doctoral students’ experiences of authenticity: A collaborative autoethnography. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 36 (1) 89-111.
  • Keum, B.T., Kase, C.A., Sharma, R., Yee, S.E., O'Connor, S., Bansal, P., Yang, N. (2022). Collective program social justice identity and perceived norms on promoting student advocacy. The Counseling Psychologist. 50 (7) 1039-1068.
  • Ahn, L.H., Yang, N., An, M. (2022). COVID-19 racism, internalized racism, and psychological outcomes among East Asians/East Asian Americans. The Counseling Psychologist. 50 (3) 359-383.
  • Jankauskaite, G., O'Brien, K.M., Yang, N. (2021). Assessing knowledge and predicting grief counseling skills among university counseling center therapists. The Counseling Psychologist. 49 (3) 458-484.
  • Yang, N., Lee, S. (2020). The development and validation of the Meaning Making in Grief Scale. Death Studies. 46 (1) 178-188.
  • O'Brien, K.M., Yang, N., Jankauskaite, G. (2020). Women’s experiences of managing work and end-of-life care: Challenges, rewards and recommendations for vocational psychologists. Journal of Career Assessment. 29 (1) 3-17.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Yang, N. (Author & Presenter), Korean Counseling Psychological Association (KCPA) 2024 October Academic Conference, Embracing the Pain of Loss: A Therapeutic Approach to Grief, Korean Counseling Psychological Association (KCPA), Virtual / Seoul, South Korea, Korea, South. (2024 - 2024).

    • Poster

  • Yang, N. (Author & Presenter), Jankauskaite, G. (Author), The American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Grief Support: Implications for Counseling Psychologists, American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Yang, N. (Author & Presenter), O'Brien, K.M. (Author), The American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Psychological Adjustment in Grief: A Cross-Cultural Study between the United States and South Korea., American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Yang, N. (Author & Presenter), The North American Society for Psychotherapy Research 2023 Conference, Identifying cross-cultural aspects of continuing bonds in grief: A factor analysis of bereaved individuals in the United States and Korea, Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Amherst, MA, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Yang, N. (Author & Presenter), O'Brien, K.M. (Author & Presenter), The American Psychological Association 2023 Convention, Predicting U.S. bereaved individuals’ psychological adjustment: A preliminary analysis, American Psychological Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Yang, N. (Author & Presenter), Jankauskaite, G. (Author), The American Psychological Association 2023 Convention, Recommendations for culturally responsive end-of-life (EOL) care and grief counseling, American Psychological Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Search Commitee. (October 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Counseling Psychology Program. (September 1, 2024 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, The Counseling Psychologist (TCP). (2025 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of College Student Mental Health (JCSMH). (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Counseling Psychologist (TCP). (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, American Psychological Foundation (APF) Division 56 Cultivating Healing, Advocacy, Nonviolence, Growth, and Equity (CHANGE) Grant Review Committee. (October 2024 - December 2024).