Cindy J. Huang, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research within the Women’s and Children’s Health Section. She completed her PhD in Counseling Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University and was a clinical predoctoral intern at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Prior to her career in psychology, she received her MA in Teacher Education from UC Berkeley and served as a 12th grade teacher in San Francisco.
Dr. Huang’s research focuses on the intersection of mental health and chronic health conditions among youth. Her previous research interests included bilingualism, parent-child relationships, and emotion processes within Asian immigrant families, with specific training in family intervention research and prevention science. Her long-term goal is to develop upstream interventions in clinical care, addressing the co-occurring mental health and chronic health conditions among diverse youth.
Current Positions
- Research Fellow
Section Affiliations
Primary Research Interests
- Health disparities
- Mental health factors
- Adolescent health and development
- Family interventions
- Immigrant family well-being
