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Tao Liu, Ph.D. - Wheaton College. Wheaton, IL, UNITED STATES

Tao Liu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology | Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL, UNITED STATES

Tao Liu is an Assistant Professor of Psychology

Biography

Dr. Tao Liu is a core faculty member in the Psy.D. program and teaches research and statistics, clinical interview skills, and practicum seminar classes. She earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Indiana University, after earning master’s degrees in Child and Family Studies from The University of Tennessee, and in Mental Health Counseling from Boston College.

In her clinical practice, Dr. Tao Liu provides therapy to clients from various social and cultural backgrounds at Fox Valley Institute in Naperville. Prior to her current practice, she has practiced psychotherapy in both English and Mandarin in settings of departmental clinic, community counseling center, community mental health centers, domestic violence shelters, and university counseling centers. She has completed the Level 1 and Level 2 trainings of Emotion Focused Therapy with Leslie Greenberg.

Dr. Liu enjoys hiking, kayaking, traveling, painting and drawing. She considers herself a full-time academic, part-time clinician, and an amateur artist. Tao loves painting nature scenes, especially landscapes and plants.

Education (4)

Indiana University: Ph.D., Counseling Psychology 2017

Boston College: M.A., Mental Health Counseling 2011

University of Tennessee: M.S., Child and Family Studies 2008

Lanzhow University: B.A., Education 2006

Presentations and Event Appearances (9)

Gendered Racism Scales for Asian American Men: Scale development and validation

dvances in the application of the intersectionality framework to men of color  Denver, CO., August 2016

Dialecticism: Toward a yin-yang vision of well-being

Beyond collectivism: The interface of culture and well-being  Toronto, Canada, August 2015

Female Asian international students’ experience of sexism, racism, and national discrimination

Asian international students’ mental health: New directions, new paradigms  Washington, DC., August 2014

Male Asian international students’ psychological distress: Racial and gendered influences

Asian international students' mental health: New directions, new paradigms  Washington, DC., August 2014

Asian American female college students’ subjective femininity perceptions: Utilizing a mixed methods approach

Asian Americans’ suicide-related outcomes: New paradigms, new directions  Washington, DC., August 2014

Using NSSE to understand student success: A multi-year analysis

Annual Meeting of the Association for Institutional Research  Orlando, FL., May 2014

Outreach, support, and advocacy for diverse populations on university campuses

Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference  Cleveland, OH., April 2014

Using NSSE to understand student success: A multi-year analysis

Annual Meeting of the Indiana Association for Institutional Research  Indianapolis, IN., March 2014

Asian Americans’ proportion of life in the United States and suicide ideation: The moderating effects of ethnicity

Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association  Chicago, IL., May 2013

Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (9)

GPA, Retention, and Graduation in Learning Communities: A Multi-Method Study


Manuscript Submitted for Publication

Liu, T., Fiorini, S., & Shepard, L.

2016


Dialecticism and mental health: Toward a yin-yang vision of well-being


In J. Spencer-Rodgers & K. Peng. (Eds.), Psychological and cultural foundations of dialectical thinking. New York: Oxford University Press.

Wong, Y. J., & Liu, T.

In Press


Asian American female college students’ subjective femininity perceptions: Utilizing a mixed-methods approach


Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Chang, T. K., Wong, Y. J., Liu, T., & Tran, K. K.

In Press


The intersection of race, ethnicity, and masculinities: Progress, problems, and prospects


In R. F. Levant & Y. J. Wong (Eds.), Psychology of men and masculinities (pp. 261-288). Washington DC: APA.

Wong, Y. J., Liu, T., & Klann, E.

2017


The intersection of race and gender: Asian American men’s experience of discrimination


Psychology of Men and Masculinity. Advanced Online Publication

Liu, T., & Wong, Y. J.

2016

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Intersections of perceived discrimination, social identities, loneliness, and life satisfaction among female Asian international students: Testing a conditional mediation model


The Counseling Psychologist

Liu, T., Wong, Y. J., & Tsai, P. C.

2016


Male Asian international students' perceived racial discrimination, masculinity identity, and subjective masculinity stress: A moderated mediation model


Journal of Counseling Psychology

Wong, Y. J., Tsai, P., Liu, T., Zhu, Q., & Wei, M.

2014


Asian Americans’ proportion of life in the United States and suicide ideation: The moderating effects of ethnic subgroups


Asian American Journal of Psychology

Wong, Y. J., Vaughan, E. L., Liu, T., & Chang, T. K.

2014


Violence exposure and mental health among adolescents: The role of ethnic identity and help seeking


Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Tummala-Narra, P., Li, Z., Liu, T., & Wang, Y.

2014


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