Emeritus Distinguished Professor, University of California, Davis and Palo Alto University,
Psychology and Asian American Studies
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Stanley Sue is a clinical psychologist whose work has been devoted to race, ethnicity, and culture. He specialized in mental health issues and the delivery of mental health services to Asian Americans and other ethnic and racial minorities. His positions include Assistant to Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington (1971-1981), Professor of Psychology at UCLA (1981-1996), and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis and Palo Alto University (1996-2016). He served as Science Editor for the U.S. Surgeon General and had primary responsibility for drafting the Surgeon General’s report involving Asian American mental health. Stanley has published a number of articles and books including a widely-used Abnormal Psychology textbook. In 2012, the Scopus H-index, which is one of the most influential ratings of scholarly impact and contributions, revealed that Dr. Sue ranked first in the multicultural counseling field (Ponterotto, Fingerhut, & McGuinness, 2012).
His research has been devoted to the study of the adjustment of, and delivery of mental health services to, culturally-diverse groups. His work documented the difficulties that Asian Americans and other ethnic minority groups experience in receiving adequate mental health services and offered directions for providing culturally-appropriate forms of treatment. Dr. Sue has received numerous awards for his research, including the 2003 American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Applied Research Award and the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Psychological Association. He served as 2010 President of the Western Psychological Association and 2015 President of APA Division 45.
Email: ssue@paloaltou.edu
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