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Papers by Nellie Tran

Research paper thumbnail of When worlds collide: Academic adjustment of Somali Bantu students with limited formal education in a U.S. elementary school

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Sep 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Questioning the model minority: Studies of Asian American academic performance

Asian American Journal of Psychology, Jun 1, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Psychological distress and adjustment of Vietnamese refugees in the United States: Association with pre- and postmigration factors

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2008

The purpose of this study was to examine how pre- and postmigration factors affect the psychologi... more The purpose of this study was to examine how pre- and postmigration factors affect the psychological distress and adjustment for a community sample of Vietnamese refugees resettled in the United States. The sample included a substantial proportion of ex-political detainees who experienced a particularly large number of traumatic events prior to migration. Additionally, the study assessed postmigration experiences using multidimensional and bidirectional measures of acculturation to the Vietnamese and American cultures and measures of satisfaction with social support from like-ethnic and host culture network members. Psychological adjustment and distress were assessed with depression, anxiety, alienation, and life satisfaction. Findings show that premigration traumatic experiences predicted only measures of anxiety. The other measures of adjustment and distress were predicted by postmigration factors, including acculturation and social support. In sum, findings suggest that different psychological outcomes are predicted by different pre- and postmigration factors, suggesting that adjustment is a complex process that involves multiple indicators and dimensions. Significant differences were also found between ex-political detainees and other Vietnamese refugees suggesting the importance of considering their unique experience.

Research paper thumbnail of In Name Only: A Principal Investigator’s Struggle for Authority

Research paper thumbnail of AAPA Leadership Fellows and the Challenge of Correcting Public Misinformation about Asian Americans

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the effect of in-group and out-group race-related stressors on anxiety among Asian Pacific Islander American students

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, May 9, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of “American” as a Proxy for “Whiteness”: Racial Color-Blindness in Everyday Life

Women & Therapy, Aug 31, 2015

This article discusses racial color-blindness as it relates to a modern strategy used by both Whi... more This article discusses racial color-blindness as it relates to a modern strategy used by both Whites and People of Color (POC) to mask their discussions of race and privilege. People who endorse racial color-blindness tend to believe that race should not matter and currently does not matter in understanding individuals’ lived experiences. Therefore, racially color-blind individuals use strategies to justify their racial privilege and racist beliefs and attitudes. One such strategy is to use the term “American” as a proxy for “White” in describing instances of White privilege as norms and to hide discussions of race more generally. Study 1 findings show that there are many different socially constructed definitions for the term American. Study 2 findings reveal differences in definitions for American depending on an individual’s race and generational status.

Research paper thumbnail of A Life Domains Perspective on Acculturation and Psychological Adjustment: A Study of Refugees from the Former Soviet Union

American Journal of Community Psychology, Dec 17, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of From imposter phenomenon to infiltrator experience: Decolonizing the mind to claim space and reclaim self

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, May 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of How and How Much Do Students Really Study? Tracking Study Habits With the Diary Method

Research paper thumbnail of Co-ethnic Social Support Measure

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrant and Refugee Students in U.S. Schools

Research paper thumbnail of Acculturation and Assimilation: A Qualitative Inquiry of Teacher Expectations for Somali Bantu Refugee Students

Education and Urban Society, Dec 24, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Community Psychology's abuse of empowerment to further a white supremacist agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, Apr 19, 2023

When White people are predominantly in power and the discipline has yet to grapple with its own i... more When White people are predominantly in power and the discipline has yet to grapple with its own involvement in oppressive and racist ideologies, the concept of empowerment has the potential of being misused, or worse, abused. This is my experience and observation within Community Psychology (CP). In this paper, I interrogate the history of CP, especially the interplay of colonized knowledge production practices and the concept of empowerment, and uncover the use and abuse of well‐meaning community psychological principles by scholars and leaders without the critical racial awareness to apply them to communities to which they do not belong. Lastly, I offer a “slash and burn” approach to starting over.

Research paper thumbnail of #APIsforBlackLives: Unpacking the interracial discourse on the Asian American Pacific Islander and Black communities

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Aug 6, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of How Should Clinicians Help Patients Navigate “Model Minority” Demands?

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Questioning the model minority: Studies of Asian American academic performance

Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of In Name Only: A Principal Investigator’s Struggle for Authority

Presumed Incompetent II: Race, Class, Power, and Resistance of Women in Academia, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Recentering AAPI narratives as social justice praxis: Reclaiming and honoring our experiences

Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Supplemental Material, Supplemental_PWQ_Tran_etal - Perceived Subtle Gender Bias Index: Development and Validation for Use in Academia

Supplemental Material, Supplemental_PWQ_Tran_etal for Perceived Subtle Gender Bias Index: Develop... more Supplemental Material, Supplemental_PWQ_Tran_etal for Perceived Subtle Gender Bias Index: Development and Validation for Use in Academia by Nellie Tran, Rashelle B. Hayes, Ivy K. Ho, Sybil L. Crawford, Julie Chen, Judith K. Ockene, Meg Bond, Paula Rayman, Brita Dean, Sable Smith, Luanne Thorndyke, Patricia Frankin, Deborah Plummer and Lori Pbert in Psychology of Women Quarterly

Research paper thumbnail of When worlds collide: Academic adjustment of Somali Bantu students with limited formal education in a U.S. elementary school

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Sep 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Questioning the model minority: Studies of Asian American academic performance

Asian American Journal of Psychology, Jun 1, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Psychological distress and adjustment of Vietnamese refugees in the United States: Association with pre- and postmigration factors

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2008

The purpose of this study was to examine how pre- and postmigration factors affect the psychologi... more The purpose of this study was to examine how pre- and postmigration factors affect the psychological distress and adjustment for a community sample of Vietnamese refugees resettled in the United States. The sample included a substantial proportion of ex-political detainees who experienced a particularly large number of traumatic events prior to migration. Additionally, the study assessed postmigration experiences using multidimensional and bidirectional measures of acculturation to the Vietnamese and American cultures and measures of satisfaction with social support from like-ethnic and host culture network members. Psychological adjustment and distress were assessed with depression, anxiety, alienation, and life satisfaction. Findings show that premigration traumatic experiences predicted only measures of anxiety. The other measures of adjustment and distress were predicted by postmigration factors, including acculturation and social support. In sum, findings suggest that different psychological outcomes are predicted by different pre- and postmigration factors, suggesting that adjustment is a complex process that involves multiple indicators and dimensions. Significant differences were also found between ex-political detainees and other Vietnamese refugees suggesting the importance of considering their unique experience.

Research paper thumbnail of In Name Only: A Principal Investigator’s Struggle for Authority

Research paper thumbnail of AAPA Leadership Fellows and the Challenge of Correcting Public Misinformation about Asian Americans

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the effect of in-group and out-group race-related stressors on anxiety among Asian Pacific Islander American students

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, May 9, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of “American” as a Proxy for “Whiteness”: Racial Color-Blindness in Everyday Life

Women & Therapy, Aug 31, 2015

This article discusses racial color-blindness as it relates to a modern strategy used by both Whi... more This article discusses racial color-blindness as it relates to a modern strategy used by both Whites and People of Color (POC) to mask their discussions of race and privilege. People who endorse racial color-blindness tend to believe that race should not matter and currently does not matter in understanding individuals’ lived experiences. Therefore, racially color-blind individuals use strategies to justify their racial privilege and racist beliefs and attitudes. One such strategy is to use the term “American” as a proxy for “White” in describing instances of White privilege as norms and to hide discussions of race more generally. Study 1 findings show that there are many different socially constructed definitions for the term American. Study 2 findings reveal differences in definitions for American depending on an individual’s race and generational status.

Research paper thumbnail of A Life Domains Perspective on Acculturation and Psychological Adjustment: A Study of Refugees from the Former Soviet Union

American Journal of Community Psychology, Dec 17, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of From imposter phenomenon to infiltrator experience: Decolonizing the mind to claim space and reclaim self

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, May 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of How and How Much Do Students Really Study? Tracking Study Habits With the Diary Method

Research paper thumbnail of Co-ethnic Social Support Measure

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrant and Refugee Students in U.S. Schools

Research paper thumbnail of Acculturation and Assimilation: A Qualitative Inquiry of Teacher Expectations for Somali Bantu Refugee Students

Education and Urban Society, Dec 24, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Community Psychology's abuse of empowerment to further a white supremacist agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, Apr 19, 2023

When White people are predominantly in power and the discipline has yet to grapple with its own i... more When White people are predominantly in power and the discipline has yet to grapple with its own involvement in oppressive and racist ideologies, the concept of empowerment has the potential of being misused, or worse, abused. This is my experience and observation within Community Psychology (CP). In this paper, I interrogate the history of CP, especially the interplay of colonized knowledge production practices and the concept of empowerment, and uncover the use and abuse of well‐meaning community psychological principles by scholars and leaders without the critical racial awareness to apply them to communities to which they do not belong. Lastly, I offer a “slash and burn” approach to starting over.

Research paper thumbnail of #APIsforBlackLives: Unpacking the interracial discourse on the Asian American Pacific Islander and Black communities

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Aug 6, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of How Should Clinicians Help Patients Navigate “Model Minority” Demands?

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Questioning the model minority: Studies of Asian American academic performance

Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of In Name Only: A Principal Investigator’s Struggle for Authority

Presumed Incompetent II: Race, Class, Power, and Resistance of Women in Academia, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Recentering AAPI narratives as social justice praxis: Reclaiming and honoring our experiences

Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Supplemental Material, Supplemental_PWQ_Tran_etal - Perceived Subtle Gender Bias Index: Development and Validation for Use in Academia

Supplemental Material, Supplemental_PWQ_Tran_etal for Perceived Subtle Gender Bias Index: Develop... more Supplemental Material, Supplemental_PWQ_Tran_etal for Perceived Subtle Gender Bias Index: Development and Validation for Use in Academia by Nellie Tran, Rashelle B. Hayes, Ivy K. Ho, Sybil L. Crawford, Julie Chen, Judith K. Ockene, Meg Bond, Paula Rayman, Brita Dean, Sable Smith, Luanne Thorndyke, Patricia Frankin, Deborah Plummer and Lori Pbert in Psychology of Women Quarterly