College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

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Ngan (Nora) Nguyen

  • Pronouns: she, her, hers

  • Doctoral Student

I am a doctoral student in developmental psychology at the Institute of Child Development. My research explores the intergenerational transmission of trauma and its impact on mental health among Asian and Asian American communities.

    DEGREES

    BA in Psychology, Fulbright University Vietnam, 2023
    Minor in Social Studies

      AREAS OF INTEREST

      Adolescents and youth; Culture, cross-culture; Early childhood; Executive function; Families and parenting; Infant and early childhood mental health; Lifespan; Prevention/intervention; Resilience; Social and emotional development; Stress and maltreatment; Vulnerable populations

        BIOGRAPHY

        I am a doctoral student in developmental psychology at the Institute of Child Development. My research explores the intergenerational transmission of trauma and its impact on mental health among Asian and Asian American communities. My work often focuses on how adversity across ecological contexts (e.g., ACEs, economic hardship, neighborhood resources, social determinants of health, structural inequalities, and immigration) confers risk and resilience. I am particularly passionate about leveraging advanced statistical methods to generate actionable insights for tailored interventions.

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          PUBLICATIONS

          Peer-reviewed journal articles


          Le, D.-Q.*, Nguyen, H.-A.*, Pham Nguyen, D.-T*, & Nguyen N. P.*. (2024). Perceptions, attitudes, and experiences of domestic violence among Vietnamese university students. SSM - Mental Health, 6, 100334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100334
          *Authors contributed equally

          Sirikantraporn, S., Le, D., Nguyen N. P., Le, H. P., Nguyen A., Pham, P., Vu, A., & Rich, G. J. (2023). Experiences of gender-based violence service providers in Vietnam: Grounded theory exploratory study. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 32(6), 870–889. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2022.2142179

          Shokeen, D., Wang, N., Nguyen, N. P., Bakal, E., Tripathi, O., Palaniappan, L. P., & Huang, R. J. (2023). The association between local area immigrant fraction and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the United States: An observational study. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100613

          Nguyen, L. Q., Nguyen, N. P., Le, P. H. A., Pham, H. B., Huynh, K. V., Cao, H. M. T., Bui A. D., Huynh, C. K., & Ha, T. T. H. (in press). Impact of Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) on psychological stress responses and heart rate among Vietnamese university students. Vietnam Journal ofScience, Technology and Engineering.

          Book chapter

          Nguyen, N. P., Villegas, M., Lieu, C., McBrien, J., & Thornburg, D. (in press). The Dream Academy: Hope and community for doubly marginalized refugees and asylum seekers. In Handbook of Refugee Education. Edward Elgar Publishing.

           

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          • Institute of Child Development
            Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall
            51 East River Parkway
            Minneapolis, MN 55455

          • nguy5317@umn.edu