Jennifer Abe
Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science
Biography
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Ph. D
Psychology
1992
University of California, Los Angeles
M.A.
Psychology
1987
Wheaton College
B.A.
Psychology
1985
With high honors
Areas of Expertise
Affiliations
- LMU-Psychology Applied Research Center (PARC)
- LMU-Casa de la Mateada program
- American Psychological Association
- Asian American Psychological Association
Languages
- English
- Spanish (intermediate)
- Japanese (Basic conversation)
Courses
General Psychology
PSYC 100/1000
Psychology, Spirituality, and Culture
PSYC 398/AMCS 398
Liberation Psychologies: Theory and Praxis
PSYC 3998 -Engaged Learning flag with activities in South LA
Liberation Psychologies: Advanced Research Methods
PSYC 3998- Engaged Learning and Quantitative Reasoning flag with community based participatory research in South LA
Contemplatives in Action: Psychology, Spirituality, and Liberation
PSYC 398/THST 398, CBL course/alternative break to a monastery and Catholic worker community in CA
Articles
Immigration and psychotic experiences in the United States: Another example of the epidemiological paradox?
Psychiatry ResearchOh, H., Abe, J., Negi, N., & DeVylder, J. (2015). Immigration and psychotic experiences in the United States: Another example of the epidemiological paradox? Psychiatry Research, 229, 784-790.
Spirituality and Culture: Implications for Mental Health Service Delivery to Diverse Populations
Handbook of Multicultural Mental HealthAbe, J. (2013). Spirituality and Culture: Implications for Mental Health Service Delivery to Diverse Populations. In F.A. Paniagua and A.-M. Yamada (Eds.) Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health (pp. 147-166). Oxford: Academic Press.
A community ecology approach to cultural competence: Implications for mental health service delivery
Asian American Journal of PsychologyAbe, J. (2012). A community ecology approach to cultural competence: Implications for mental health service delivery. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 3(3), 168-180.
Use of mental health-related services among immigrant and US-born Asian Americans: Results from the National Latino and Asian American Study
American Journal of Public HealthAbe-Kim, J., Takeuchi, D.T., Hong, S., Zane, N., Sue, S., Spencer, M.S., Appel, H., Nicdao, E., & Alegria, M. (2007). Use of mental health-related services among immigrant and US-born Asian Americans: Results from the National Latino and Asian American Study. American Journal of Public Health, 97(1), 91-98.
Religiosity, spirituality, and help seeking among Filipino Americans: Religious clergy or mental health professionals?
Journal of Community PsychologyAbe-Kim, J., Gong, F., & Takeuchi, D. (2004). Religiosity, spirituality, and help seeking among Filipino Americans: Religious clergy or mental health professionals? Journal of Community Psychology, 32(6), 675-689.
Beyond cultural competence, towards social transformation: Liberation psychologies and the practice of cultural humility.
Journal of Social Work Education. DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2019.1661911.Abe, J.
2022-06-21
Abe, J. (2019). Beyond cultural competence, towards social transformation: Liberation psychologies and the practice of cultural humility. Journal of Social Work Education. DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2019.1661911.
Making the invisible visible: Identifying and articulating culture in practice-based evidence.
American Journal of Community Psychology, 62(1-2), 121-134.Abe, J., Grills, C., Ghavami, N., Xiong, G., Davis, C., & Johnson, C.
2022-06-21
Abe, J., Grills, C., Ghavami, N., Xiong, G., Davis, C., & Johnson, C. (2018). Making the invisible visible: Identifying and articulating culture in practice-based evidence. American Journal of Community Psychology, 62(1-2), 121-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12266
Bias in cross-cultural neuropsychological testing: Problems and possible solutions. Culture and Brain
Culture and Brain,6, 1-35. doi:10.1007/s40167-017-0050-2.Fernández, A.L. & Abe, J.
2022-06-21
Fernández, A.L. & Abe, J. (2017). Bias in cross-cultural neuropsychological testing: Problems and possible solutions. Culture and Brain, 6, 1-35. doi:10.1007/s40167-017-0050-2.