Evelyn Chang

Therapist/Social worker in training with experience working with youths and families through advocacy, therapy, and multilingual communication in a wide range of settings, including research, child welfare advocacy, and individual therapy. Passionate about supporting youths and families through difficult times with compassion and cultural competency.

• 2023 Student Travel Award for poster presentation, 05/01/23, Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
• College Student Research Scholarship, Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan, 07/01/21 - 02/28/22, Taiwan, Taiwan, Granted research project: The Effect of the Estrus Cycle on the Social Behaviors of the Akt1-deficient Mouse Model of Schizophrenia.
• College Student Stationed-In Rural Community Project, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan of Taiwan, 06/01/19 - 08/31/19, Taitung, Taiwan, Received full funding from the government to carry out proposed community improvement plan for rural Taiwan.
• Dean’s List (top 5% students for outstanding academic performance), NTU, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan

• Dianiska, R., Yustman, K., Chang, E., Briones, A., Simpson, E., Lyon, T., Quas, J. (2024, March 21-23). Understanding Federal and Police Approaches When Interviewing Suspected Trafficking Victims Through Researcher-Practitioner Partnership. Paper submission to the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, USA.
• Chang, E. , Peplak, J. & Klemfuss, J. K. (2023, May 25-28). Cognitive, Emotional, and Physiological Processes Underlying Children's Decisions to Disclose a Transgression. Poster presented at the 2023 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Chang, E. , Peplak, J. & Klemfuss, J. K. (2023, May 19). Children's Reasons for Disclosing a Mutual Transgression. Poster presented at the 2023 University of California, Irvine Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Conference, Irvine, USA.

Honors & Awards:

• 2023 Student Travel Award for poster presentation ( Association for Psychological Science , Washington, D.C., USA) May 2023
• College Student Research Scholarship ( Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan , Taiwan) Jul. 2021–Feb. 2022
• College Student Stationed-In Rural Community Project (stationed in Taitung, Taiwan) ( Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan of Taiwan , Taiwan) Jun. 2019-Aug. 2019
• Dean's List (top 5% students for outstanding academic performance) ( NTU , Taipei, Taiwan) 2019

• Illinois, Pennsylvania, & California Mandated Reporter Training, 2024, 2023, 2022
• 7 Cups of Tea Trained Listener, 2022
• Taiwan Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper, 2021