Hi 👋, I am a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology program (APA-accredited) under the mentorship of Dr. Martin Kivlighan. I am completing my APA psychology internship with the University of Utah's Counseling center here at the Salt Lake City.
Before that, I earned my M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP) from Southern Methodist University and B.S. in Clinical Psychology from Fujian Medical University.
My broad research goal is to advance knowledge of what makes psychotherapy work, and the cultural factors that hinder or enrich the psychotherapy experience for culturally diverse clients.
Outside of work, I am an angler 🎣 and enjoy spending time in nature camping ⛺ or hiking 🥾.
News(scroll down)
- 08/2025 Kun awarded the Lillian Comas-Diaz Best Psychotherapy Paper
- 08/2025 Kun awarded Student Outstanding Contribution to Group Psychotherapy
- 05/2025 Kun awarded T. Anne Cleary Psychological Research Scholarship
- 05/2025 Kun defensed dissertation with no revision!
- 09/01/2024 Kun won 1st Place Poster Award @APA2024
- 03/07/2024 Kun presented @2024APOS
- 02/01/2024 Kun presented @2024RMPA
FISHES AND PRESENTATIONS
LEARN WITH ME
01/01/2024
Learning Dynamic Structural Equation Model:
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05/02/2024
Falkenström, F. (2024). Time-lagged panel models in psychotherapy process and mechanisms of change research: Methodological challenges and advances. Clinical Psychology Review, 102435.
The RI-CLPM & Extensions:
https://jeroendmulder.github.io/RI-CLPM/
05/03/24
Multivariate Normal Distribution
05/26/24
Predoctoral Intern
Post-doc Resident ✔️
Palitsky, R., Kaplan, D. M., Brodt, M. A., Anderson, M. R., Athey, A., Coffino, J. A., … & Stevenson, B. (2022). Systemic challenges in internship training for health-service psychology: A call to action from trainee stakeholders. Clinical Psychological Science, 10(5), 819-845.
Knowles, K. A., Cox, R. C., & Olatunji, B. O. (2024). Toward a Postdoctoral-Residency Training Model. Clinical Psychological Science, 12(1), 185-188.
01/2025
Learning Multilevel Measurement Models:
Multilevel Measurement Models
Learning Large Language Models:
Large Language Models
03/2025
Learning Bayesian Psychometric Models:
Bayesian Psychometric Modeling
05/2025
Learning Multidimensional Measurement Models:
Multidimensional Measurement Models