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The Psychological Study of Colonial Mentality Among Filipino Americans Ph.D. 2007 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Clinical/Community Psychology Research Advisor: Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. Teaching Supervisor: Sandra Goss-Lucas, Ph.D. Dissertation: Activation, Automaticity, and Mental Health Implications of Colonial Mentality M.A. 2004 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis: The Colonial Mentality Scale (CMS) for Filipino Americans: Scale Construction and Psychological Implications Thesis Advisor: Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. B.A. 2002 University of Alaska Anchorage Major: Psychology Thesis: Intra- and Extra-Familial Correlates of Psychological Distress Among Filipino American Adolescents With Varying Levels of Acculturation Thesis Advisor: John Petraitis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 2007-Present Clinical-Community Psychology Division Department of Psychology University of Alaska Anchorage Culture, Race, Ethnicity, and Minority Status (CREAMS) Laboratory 2007-present University of Alaska Anchorage Culture and Emotions Laboratory 2002-present University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Supervisor: Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. Filipino American Adolescents and Psychological Distress 2001-2002 University of Alaska Anchorage Supervisor: John Petraitis, Ph.D. KidsCount Alaska Data Book 2001-2002 Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage Supervisor: Claudia Lampman, Ph.D. Intelligence Testing on Filipino Americans 2001 University of Alaska Anchorage Supervisor: Claudia Lampman, Ph.D. Sexuality in the Media 2001 University of Alaska Anchorage Supervisor: Claudia Lampman, Ph.D. David, E. J. R. (in press). We have colonial mentality: An honest call to the Filipino American community. In K.L. Nadal (Ed.) Filipino American Psychology: Personal Narratives. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. David, E.J.R., & Okazaki, S. (in press). Activation and automaticity of colonial mentality. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. David, E. J. R. (2009). Internalized oppression, psychopathology, and cognitive-behavioral therapy among historically oppressed groups. Journal of Psychological Practice, 15, 71-103. PDF David, E.J.R., Okazaki, S., & Saw, A. (2009). Bicultural Self-Efficacy among College Students: Initial Scale Development and Mental Health Correlates. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56 (2), 211-226. PDF David, E.J.R. (2008). A colonial mentality model of depression for Filipino Americans. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14(2), 118-127. PDF Okazaki, S., David, E.J.R., & Abelman, N. (2007). Colonialism and the psychology of culture. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 90-106. PDF David, E.J.R., & Okazaki, S. (2006). The Colonial Mentality Scale (CMS) for Filipino Americans: Scale construction and psychological implications. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53 (2), 241-252. PDF Leong, F., Okazaki, S., & David, E.J.R. (2006). History and future of Asian American psychology. In F. Leong, A. Inman, A. Ebreo, L. Yang, L. Kinoshita, & M. Fu (Eds.), Handbook of Asian American Psychology (2nd Ed.) (pp. 11-28). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. PDF David, E.J.R. (2006). Biculturalism. In Y. Jackson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology (pp. 66-68). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. PDF David, E.J.R. & Okazaki, S. (2006). Colonial Mentality: A review and recommendation for Filipino American psychology. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 12(1), 1-16.PDF Lampman, C., Rolfe-Maloney, B., David, E.J.R., Yan, M., McDermott, N., Winters, S., Davis, J., & Lathrop, R. (2002). Messages about sex in the workplace: A content analysis of primetime television. Sexuality & Culture, 6 (4), 3-21. PDF Hanna, V., Lampman, C., Ridout. M., & David, E.J.R. (2002). KidsCount Alaska Data Book, 2001. Institute of Social and Economic Research: University of Alaska Anchorage. (Available: http://www.kidscount.alaska.edu/2001db.htm) PDF Featured in Saw, A., & Okazaki, S. (2009). Research methods. In N. Tewari & A. N. Alvarez (Eds.) Asian American Psychology: Current Perspectives, (pp. 49-67)New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group. PDF *Zuniga, R., *Woods, T., & David, E.J.R. (2009). Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors and Attitudes amongst Alaska Native Peoples. American Psychological Association 117th Annual Convention. Toronto, Canada. David, E. J. R. (2008). FADE-ing Away Our Colonial Mentality: Stories of Decolonization. Filipino American Civic Employees of Seattle (FACES) Conference, October 31. Seattle, WA. David, E.J.R. (2008). A Colonial Mentality Model of Depression for Filipino Americans. Poster Presentation: 2008 Asian American Psychological Association Conference. Boston, MA. David, E.J.R. (2008). Dual Identities, Dual Conflicts, and Dual Fulfillments: The Experiences of Alaska Native-Filipinos. Part and moderator of the panel with L. Dolchok, M. Dolshok, K. Gottlieb, & G. Quinto. Opening Plenary Session for the Filipino American National Historical Society 12th Biennial Conference. Anchorage, AK. David, E.J.R. (2007). The Colonial Mentality Research Program. Conversation Hour of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, APA Division 45. American Psychological Association 115th Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA. David, E.J.R. (2006). Long Distance Mentoring Within the Asian American Psychology Family. Part of the symposium Mentoring Across Generations with J. Henderson Daniel, M.E.P. Seligman, S.K. Nolen-Hoeksema, S. Lyubomirsky, S. Sue, S. Okazaki, & D.F. Halpern. Invited Symposium for the Presidential Program (Gerald P. Koocher, APA President): American Psychological Association 114th Annual Convention. New Orleans, LA. David, E.J.R. (2006). Toward a Multipdisciplinary Approach to the Psychological Study of Filipino Americans. Part of the symposium Asian Americanist Psychology: Emerging Scholarship and Multidisciplinary Approaches with A. Saw, N.E. Lim, N. Masood, M.R. Lee, and V. Pham. Emerging Critical Scholarship on Asian Pacific American Issues: A Graduate Students Conference. Champaign, IL. David, E.J.R., & Okazaki, S. (2006). The Development and Initial Validation of the Perceived Bicultural Competence Scale (PBCS). Poster Presentation: The 2006 Winter Roundtable Conference at Columbia University. New York, NY. Clausell, E., David, E.J.R., & Lee, M.R. (2005). Locating Difficult-to-Locate Communities. Roundtable Presentation: 10th Biennial Conference for the Society of Community Research and Action (SCRA). Champaign, IL. David, E.J.R. (2004). The Colonial Mentality Scale for Filipino Americans: Scale Construction and Psychological Implications. Poster Presentation: American Psychological Association 112th Annual Convention. Honolulu, HI. David, E.J.R. (2002). Acculturation levels and potential sources of psychological distress among Filipino American adolescents. Paper Presentation: Hawaii International Conference on the Social Sciences. Honolulu, HI. David, E.J.R. (2002). Effects of acculturation levels on potential sources of psychological distress among Filipino American adolescents: A call for increased research and clinical attention on an understudied and underserved population. Paper Presentation: Behavioral Sciences Conferences of the North. Anchorage, AK. Rolfe-Maloney, B., David, E.J.R., Baxter, A., Hernandez, L., Davis, J., & Yan, M. (2002). Let’s talk about sex, baby: A content analysis of primetime TV by sex, race, and sexual orientation. Poster Presentation: Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North. Anchorage, AK. Lampman, C., Rolfe-Maloney, B., & David, E.J.R. (2001). Sex in the television workplace: A content analysis. Paper Presentation: Western Psychological Association 81st Annual Convention. Maui, HI. David, E.J.R. (2001). Developing a Pilipino-based intelligence test for Filipinos: An effort to advance the status of Philippine psychology. Poster Presentation: Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North. Anchorage, AK. Rolfe-Maloney, B., David, E.J.R., Yan, M., & Davis, J. (2001). Spotting sex on T.V.: Adventures in content analysis. Paper Presentation: Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North. Anchorage, AK. *Student Collaborator David, E. J. R. (2009). Who do you love more? Keynote Address at the Filipino Community of Anchorage, Alaska (FCAA) 2009 Founders Ball. Anchorage, AK. David, E. J. R. (2008). Internalized Oppression Among Historically Oppressed Groups. Race and Social Justice Initiative Lunchtime Speakers Series, October 30. Seattle Office of Civil Rights. Seattle, WA. David, E.J.R. (2007). The Psychological Consequences of Historical Colonialism and Contemporary Oppression. Midwest Asian American Student Union (MAASU) Conference, March 9-11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2007). Fil-Am Divide: Discrimination Among Filipino Americans. Speak Out Television Show, Feb. 11 (air date). The Filipino Channel (TFC), ABS-CBN Global Network. San Francisco, California. David, E.J.R. (2007). Colonial Mentality: How Oppression has Damaged the Filipino Mind. Food For Thought Series, Feb. 6. Asian American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2006). How Oppression has Damaged the Filipino Mind. Guest Speaker Series, Nov. 22. The Atheneum School. Anchorage, Alaska. David, E.J.R. (2006). The Filipin@ Mind = Historical Colonialism + Contemporary Oppression. Filipino Americans Coming Together (FACT) Conference, Oct. 27-29. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2005). Decolonization: Changing Filipino American Mentalities. Filipino Americans Coming Together (FACT) Conference, Nov. 4-6. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2004). What is Colonial Mentality? Part of the YMCA Communiversity Program. March 15-April 9. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2003). FOBs and Coconuts: Exploring the psychological effects of colonization. Filipino Americans Coming Together (FACT) Conference, Nov. 7-9. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2003). Colonial mentality among modern day Filipino Americans: Is it real? Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Midwest Conference, October 24-25. Springfield, Illinois. David, E.J.R. (2003). What’s wrong with my village accent? Alaska Federation of Natives, Elders & Youth Conference, October 20-22. Anchorage, Alaska. David, E.J.R. (2003). Going Deep: Facing the Challenges of the Asian American Experience. Asian American Student Services, May 14. Northwestern University: Evanston, IL. David, E.J.R. & Manalansan, M. (2003). Filipino American Issues. Part of the series, Filipino Sampler: A Taste of Everything Filipino. YMCA Communiversity Program, March 13-April 17. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2002). Going Deep: Facing the Challenges of the Filipino American Experience. Filipino Americans Coming Together (FACT) Conference, Nov. 8-10. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David, E.J.R. (2002). Silent Sacrifices: Voices of the Filipino American Family. Philippine Student Association Special Event. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) Small Pilot Projects Grant. Funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). Direct cost of $10,000.00 (2008). Role: Principal Investigator University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor’s Fund for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities. Direct cost of $ 9,750.00 (2008). Principal Investigator: Dr. Gabriel Garcia. Role: Co-Investigator University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Community Engagement & Learning Minigrant. Direct cost of $4,491.00 (2008). Principal Investigator: Dr. Gabriel Garcia. Role: Co-Investigator University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor’s Fund for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities. Direct cost of $10,000.00 (2008). Role: Principal Investigator. Consulting Editor 2007 - present Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Journal Official Journal of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (APA Division 45) Ad-Hoc Reviewer 2008 - present American Journal of Community Psychology Official Journal of the Society for Community Research and Action (APA Division 27) Ad-Hoc Reviewer 2008 - present Asian Journal of Social Psychology Official Journal of the Asian Association of Social Psychology Ad-Hoc Reviewer 2009 - present Journal of Counseling Psychology Ad-Hoc Reviewer 2009 - present Spanish Journal of Psychology Ad-Hoc Reviewer 2009 - present Asian American Journal of Psychology Official Journal of the Asian American Psychological Association Reviewer 2009 - present Initial Review Committee American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Reviewer 2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) Program for the 2009 NMCS Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA Reviewer 2008 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Program for the 2008 AAPA Annual Convention in Boston, MA Reviewer 2008 American Psychological Association Division 45 Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues Program for the 2008 APA Annual Convention in Boston, MA Reviewer 2007 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Program for the 2007 AAPA Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA Reviewer 2006-2007 American Psychological Association Division 45 Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues Program for the 2007 APA Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA Reviewer 2006 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Program for the 2006 AAPA Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana Reviewer 2005-2006 American Psychological Association Division 45 Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues Program for the 2006 APA Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA Committee Member 2005-2006 American Psychological Association Division 45 Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues Planning Committee for 2006 APA Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA Appointed by Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D., Lydia Buki, Ph.D., and Toy Caldwell-Colbert, Ph.D. Reviewer 2005 - 2007 Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Journal Official Journal of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (APA Division 45) Editor: Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, Ph.D. Student Representative 2005 - Present APA Division 45 Student Representative Committee Appointed by Toy Caldwell-Colbert, Ph. D., Div. 45 President PSY-633: Tests and Measurement in a Multicultural Context Fall 2007, Fall 2008 University of Alaska Anchorage PSY-622: Multicultural Psychopathology Fall 2007, Spring 2009 University of Alaska Anchorage PSY-679: Multicultural Psychological Assessment I Spring 2008, Spring 2009 University of Alaska Anchorage PSY 632 Community Psychology Across Cultures Fall 2008 University of Alaska Anchorage PSY-611: Ethics and Professional Practice Spring 2008 University of Alaska Anchorage PSY-100: Introduction to Psychology Summer 2008 University of Alaska Anchorage PSY-490: Asian American Psychology Summer 2008 University of Alaska Anchorage PSYC-340 and PSYC-341: Filipino American Community Decolonization Experience Fall 2006-Spring 2007 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign PSYC-470: Asian American Psychology Spring 2006 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Supervisor: Anne Saw, M.A. and Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. PSYC-111: Introduction to Psychology Fall 2003-Summer2005 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Supervisor: Sandra Goss-Lucas, Ph.D. PSY-100: Introduction to Psychology Fall 2001 University of Alaska Anchorage Supervisor: John Petraitis, Ph.D. Group Psychoeducation Supervisor (internship) Spring 2007 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Filipino American Community Decolonization UIUC YMCA Communiversity Program Group Psychoeducation Trainee (internship) 2006-2007 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Filipino American Community Decolonization Psychotherapy Trainee (internship) 2006-2007 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Stress and Anxiety Clinic Psychological Services Center Supervisor: Howard Berenbaum, Ph.D. Assessment Trainee (internship) 2006-2007 Neuropsychological Assessment University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Psychological Services Center Supervisor: Wendy Heller, Ph.D. Diagnostic Trainee (practicum/internship) 2005-2006 Inpatient Psychiatry University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Provena Covenant Hospital Supervisor: Gregory Miller, Ph.D. Assessment Trainee (practicum) 2004-2005 Neuropsychological Assessment University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Psychological Services Center Supervisor: Wendy Heller, Ph.D. Workshop Facilitator (internship) Spring 2004 Champaign-Urbana Refugee Center Supervisor: Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. Group Facilitator (internship) Spring 2004 Edison Middle School Supervisor: Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. Psychotherapy Trainee (practicum) 2003-2004 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Multicultural Counseling Practicum Psychological Services Center Supervisor: Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D. Undergraduate Intern (practicum) Spring 2002 McLaughlin Youth Center, Anchorage, AK (2002) Supervisor: Karen Ward, Ed.D. Individual Support Specialist 2000-2001 HOPE Community Resource, Anchorage, AK Counselor/Activity Therapist Summer 1999 Children’s and Youth Services, Barrow, AK American Psychological Association (APA) Division 45 - Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues - Distinguished Student Research Award 2007 American Psychological Association (APA) Science Student Council Early Research Awards for Outstanding Pre-Doctoral Research, Honorable Mention (Top 4), Basic Research Category 2005 American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program Mental Health Research Training Grant (National Institutes of Mental Health) 2005-2007 American Psychological Association (APA) Division 45 - Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues - Presidential Award for Outstanding Research in Ethnic Minority Issues 2004 American Psychological Association (APA) Conference Travel Grant 2004 Incomplete List of Instructors Rated Excellent by Students - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fall 2004, Spring 2004, & Summer 2005 Magna Cum Laude – University of Alaska Anchorage 2002 Distinguished University Scholar – University of Alaska Anchorage 2002 Psi Chi Award for Excellence – Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North 2002 Third Place – Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North Poster Presentations 2002 Michael Baring-Gould Memorial Scholarship 2002 UAA Department of Psychology Distinguished Student Award 2001 UAA Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship: Research Grant 2001 University of Alaska Scholar Award 1999-2002 University Honors Program Travel Grant 2001 AHAINA Minority Student Man of Excellence Nominee 2001 University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor’s Scholarship 1999 Alaska Association of Secondary Schools - BP Principals’ and Commissioners’ Scholarship 1999 The National Dean’s List 1999-2002 University of Alaska Anchorage Dean’s List 1999-2002 University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor’s List Fall 2000 First Place – Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North Poster Presentations 2001 Second Place - Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North Poster Presentations 2001 American Psychological Association (Division 45), Member Asian American Psychological Association, Member Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), Member Philippine Student Association, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Member Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology, Member Golden Key International Honors Society, Member University Honors Program, University of Alaska Anchorage, Member United Filipinos Athletic Association, Anchorage, AK, Member |
