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NaYeon Yang

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 6830.706PracticumSpring 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 4030.001Multicultural PsychologyFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

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.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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