Professor Charissa S. L. Cheah
Professor · Tenured
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
She/Her/Hers/Herself
About
CHARISSA S. L. CHEAH, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychology andAsian Studies Faculty Affiliate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. As
a cultural developmental scientist, Dr. Cheah utilizes mixed-method approaches
to explore how individual characteristics, relationships, socialization agents, and
contexts interact to influence social-emotional, mental, and physical health. She
is particularly interested in understanding these processes among Asian
American and Muslim American families, considering their ethnic-racial/religious
minority, immigrant, and marginalized intersecting statuses.
Teaching interests
Culture and parenting, child development, adolescent development.Education
- Other, Developmental Psychopathology — Yale University (2001)
- Ph D, Human Development — University of Maryland (2000)
- BA, Psychology — University of Waterloo (1995)