MA, Clinical/Community Psychology, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 2005
Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Internship, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2009-2010
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Davis, Asian American Center on Disparities Research, 2010-2012
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, 2012-2014
Major Areas of Interest
- Health and mental health disparities
- Health promotion, including tobacco cessation and preventive health screenings
- Sociocultural and structural influences on coping, health behaviors, access to care
- Culturally responsive community-based interventions
- Asian American immigrants, individuals with serious mental illness, and other underserved populations
Representative Sample of Publications
Okazaki, S., & Saw, A. (2011). Culture in
Asian American community psychology: Beyond the East-West binary. American Journal of Community Psychology,
47, 144-156.
Sun, A., Tsoh, J., Saw, A., Chan, J. L.,
Cheng, J. W., & Liang, Y. (2012). Effectiveness of a diabetes
self-management program for Chinese American immigrants. Diabetes Educator, 38, 685-694.
Saw, A., Kim, J., Lim, J., Powell, C., &
Tong, E. K. (2013). Smoking cessation counseling for Asian immigrants with
serious mental illness: Challenges and lessons learned in primary
care-behavioral health integration. Health
Promotion Practice, 14, S1, 70S-79S. doi: 10.1177/1524839913483141
Saw, A. & Song, A.V. (2014). Introduction
to the special issue on disparities. Journal of Asian American Psychology, 5, 1-3. doi:10.1037/a0036096
Kim, J., Saw, A., Zane, N. W., Murphy, B. L.
(2014). Patterns of utilization and outcomes of inpatient psychiatric treatment
in Asian Americans. Journal of Asian American Psychology, 5, 35-43. doi:
10.1037/a0034439
Meyer, O. L., Saw, A., Cho, Y. I., & Fancher,
T. L. (in press). Disparities in assessment, treatment, and recommendations for
specialty mental health care: Patient reports of medical provider behavior. Health Services Research.