Mentors: David Brent, MD and Tina Goldstein, PhD
Dr. Yuan earned her master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Ph.D. from the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently a T-32 in the Department of Psychiatry under the primary mentorship of Drs. David Brent and Tina Goldstein. Her research interests reside within suicide among Asian Americans and cultural adaptations of interventions. She is particularly interested in developing and delivering culturally competent interventions accessible to Asian ethnicities. Her current research is rooted in and inspired by over ten years of clinical practice experience working with individuals with severe mental illness and suicidal behaviors, in the capacity of a clinician and administrator.