Prof. Kay CHANG
Associate Professor
Psy.D., CPsychol, AFBPsS, ICADC, CSAC, Reg. Psych. A.F.

Room: E21B-3042
Tel: +(853) 8822 8385
E-mail: kchang@um.edu.mo

Academic Qualifications

  • Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology- California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
  • M.A. in Clinical Psychology – California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
  • B.A. Double major: Anthropology and Psychology – University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, USA

Teaching areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Positive Psychology

International Licensures/ Registrations in Professional Psychology

  • State Licensed Clinical Psychologist BOP, California, USA
  • Chartered Clinical Psychologist & Associate Fellow BPS, UK
  • American Psychological Association Accredited Internship APA, California, USA
  • Internationally Certified Addiction Specialist CSAC/ICADC, USA
  • Registered Psychologist & Associate Fellow HKPS, Hong Kong
  • Government Registered Psychotherapist, Macau

Research Areas

  • Trauma and resiliency
  • Ethnic-specific mental health
  • Multiculturalism and Inclusion
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Service Program Evaluation

Selected Publications

  • Coscioni, V., Silva-Ferraz, B. F., Siegmund, G., Lins Araújo Costa, L., & Chang, K. (2022). Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Adaptation and validation of mental impact and distress screening instrument and the sociodemographic profile of impact. The Journal of social issues, 78(1), 227-248. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12501 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Yuan, G. F., Shi, W., Elhai, J. D., Montag, C., Chang, K., Jackson, T., & Hall, B. J. (2022). Gaming to cope: Applying network analysis to understand the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and internet gaming disorder symptoms among disaster-exposed Chinese young adults. Addictive behaviors, 124, 107096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107096 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Lai, J. C.-L., Chang, K., Rochelle, T. L., Jiang, F., Yu, N. X., Lu, S., Ng, S.-M., eds. (2021). Resilience and Health in the Chinese People During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. E-book available via https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14278/resilience-and-health-in-the-chinese-people-during-the-covid-19-outbreak Viewed 205,456+
  • Yuan, G., Shi, W., Lowe, S., Chang, K., Jackson, T., & Hall, B. J. (2021). Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms, perceived social support and psychological distress among disaster-exposed Chinese young adults: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model. Journal of psychiatric research, 137, 491–497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.036 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Sit, H. F., Huang, L., Chang, K., Chau, W. I., & Hall, B. J. (2020). Caregiving burden among informal caregivers of people with disability. British journal of health psychology, 25(3), 790–813. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12434 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Brian J. Hall, Ying Xin Xiong, Paul S. Y. Yip, Chao Kei Lao, Wei Shi, Elvo K. L. Sou, Kay Chang, Li Wang & Agnes I. F. Lam (2019) The association between disaster exposure and media use on post-traumatic stress disorder following Typhoon Hato in Macao, China. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10:1,1558709. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1558709 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Hall, B.J., Chang, K., Chen, W., Sou, K, Latkin, C., & Yeung, A. (2018). Exploring the association between depression and shenjing shuairuo in a population representative epidemiological study of Chinese adults in Guangzhou, China. Transcultural Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461518778670 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Hall, B. J., Xiong, P., Chang, K., Yin, M., Sui, X. (2018). The prevalence of medical workplace violence and the shortage of secondary and tertiary interventions among healthcare workers in China. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(6), 516-518. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2016-208602 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Hall, B. J., Sou, K., Chen, W., Zhou, F., Chang, K., & Latkin, C. (2016). An Evaluation of the Buffering Effects of Types and Sources of Support on Depressive Symptoms Among Natural Disaster-Exposed Chinese Adults. Psychiatry, 79(4), 389–402. https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2016.1158004 Scopus journal rank: Q1.
  • Chang, K., & Taormina, R.J. (2011). Reduced Secondary Trauma among Chinese Earthquake Rescuers: A Test of Correlates and Life Indicators. Journal of Loss and Trauma,16 (6), 542-562. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2011.600682 Scopus journal rank: Q1.

Courses Taught (Since 2004: 114 courses)

  • Personality Psychology
  • PhD Doctoral Dissertation Supervision
  • Paradigm Shift
  • Personal Growth
  • Social and Personal Competence
  • Psychology of Leisure and Tourism
  • Social Psychology
  • Master Clinical Psychology Thesis I
  • Master Clinical Psychology Thesis II
  • Master Practicum & Supervision I
  • Master Practicum & Supervision II
  • Master Practicum & Supervision III
  • Master Practicum & Supervision IV
  • Psychotherapy Theory and Lab: Child and Adolescents
  • Field Experience I
  • Field Experience II
  • Undergraduate Senior Thesis I
  • Undergraduate Senior Thesis II
  • Psychology of Gambling
  • Ethics and Professional Issues of Clinical Psychology
  • Internship Supervision: Counseling Stream Students
  • Internship Supervision: Applied Stream Students
  • Counseling Psychology Practice
  • Counseling Psychology Theories
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Psychology of Communication