K. Anh Do: Postdoctoral Research
K. Anh Do, PhD
2016-2018 Calvin J. Li Fellow in Asian American Studies
Dr. K. Anh Do’s research focus is on working with people to promote healthy families and communities by recognizing and developing their strengths. She believes that every person deserves a healthy environment to live in and to thrive. Dr. Do brings an interdisciplinary perspective with her background in ethnic studies, psychology, and family studies. Her specific interests include Asian/ Asian American immigrant and refugee families. She explores how identity, family, and community relationships intersect to influence positive development and well-being. Dr. Do enjoys traveling to broaden her perspective on human resiliency worldwide and bringing these experiences back into the classroom.
Community Projects
Connect! Newsletter
Connect! is a newsletter published each Fall and Spring by the Calvin J. Li Post-doctoral Fellow which translates research into digestible and practical resources for Asian American parents and families. This newsletter covers relevant topics such as bullying, discrimination, and acculturation.
Community Workshops
Community workshops are conducted with first-generation Asian American parents to improve their knowledge and skills in parenting their second-generation children. Workshops covered topics such as youth’s ethnic identity development, bullying prevention, and mental health promotion.
Past Workshops
“Parent-Teen Connect” Series: Fantastic vs. Difficult Teenage Years”
March 17, 2018, Bethesda, MD
“Parent-Teen Connect” Series: Communication
April 7, 2018, Bethesda, MD
“Parent-Teen Connect” Series: Problem Solving
April 14, 2018, Bethesda, MD
“Parent-Teen Connect” Series: Peer Relationships & Stress Management
April 21, 2018, Bethesda, MD
Research
1. Do, K.A., Anderson-Knott, M., de Guzman, M. R. T., Boeckner, L., & Koszewski, W. (2018). Facilitators and barriers to students’ learning in an obesity prevention graduate program. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32(1), 111-114. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2017.1356811
2. Wang, C., Do, K. A., Bao, L., Xia, Y. R., & Wu, C. (2017). Parental autonomy granting and school functioning among Chinese adolescents: The moderating role of adolescents’ cultural values. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02161
3. Wang, C., Do, K. A., Bao, L., Xia, Y., Wu, C., & Couch, L. (in press). Ecological influences on Chinese adolescents’ problem behaviors: A multilevel study of individual, family, school and cultural characteristics. Journal of Family Issues.
4. Taylor, S., Do, K. A., Qin, S., Xia, Y., & de Guzman, M. R. T. (resubmitted with revisions). Youth perspectives of experiential learning delivery: Findings from a multistate 4-H youth program. Journal of Human Sciences & Extension.
5. Do, K. A., Xia, Y. R., de Guzman, M. R. T., Torquati, J., & Doll, B. (under review). Acculturation gap, stress, and refugee family functioning. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology.
6. Do, K. A., Wang, C., & Atwal., K. (under review). Peer victimization and the perpetual foreigner stereotype on Sikh American youths’ mental health outcomes: The moderating effects of coping and enculturation. Asian American Journal of Psychology.
7. Wang, C., Do, K. A., & Frese, K. (under review). Mental health literacy and the "shame mark" of mental illnesses: Latino and Asian immigrant parents' perception of barriers preventing adolescents from seeking school-based mental health services". School Mental Health.
8. Wang, C., Cramer, K., Cheng, H. L., & Do, K. A. (under review). Factors predicting adolescents’ help-seeking behavior for mental health services at school and outside of school among a diverse sample of high school students. Psychology in the Schools.
9. Wang, C., La Salle, T., Wu, C., Do, K. A., & Sullivan, K. (under review). Victimization, school climate, and parental involvement as predictors for suicide thoughts and behavior for Asian American middle school students. Asian American Journal of Psychology.