Angel Chen, M.Sc.
(angelch@uvic.ca)

Research Interests:

I was immigrated to Canada from Taipei, Taiwan. I feel especially privileged to stay in this beautiful city with a unique opportunity to learn a different language, to be shaped and adapted to a different culture. I am generally interested in individuals’ behavior that contributes to the impact of climate change. This includes, but not limited to, individual’s attitude, knowledge, value, motive and norms related to the environments. Specifically, I am currently investigating individuals’ psychological barriers to more sustainable choices and ways to combat those barriers. Other areas of interests include common dilemmas, resource management and pro-environmental behavior. Our Earth is breathtakingly beautiful. Let us work together to share this whole existence of joyfulness. By cultivating greater appreciation of the nature, we CAN preserve it. By increasing our awareness of climate change, we CAN combat it!!

Education:

2008 - present		PhD Student, University of Victoria
2008		Master of Science, Eastern Washington University
2005		Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Major, University of British Columbia

Awards:

University of Victoria Fellowship, 2008-2009

Graduate Scholarship, Eastern Washington University, 2007

Scholarship, Passport to Education, University of British Columbia 2001

Honor Societies:

Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Member, Golden Key International Honor Society

Professional Experiences:

Teaching Assistant, Eastern Washington University 2007-2008 (Courses: Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences, Human Memory & Cognition)

Teaching Assistant, University of Victoria 2008 (Course: Psychology History and Conception)

Lab Coordinator, Dr. Stern’s Cognition Lab, Eastern Washington University, 2008

Research Assistant, Dr El-Alayli’s Social Psychology Lab, 2007-2008

Research Assistant, Dr. Xu’s Baby Cognition Lab, University of British Columbia, 2004-2005

Distress Line Counselor, Vancouver Crisis Center, 2004-2005

Research:

Chen, A. & Stern, L. D., (2008, May). DRM Induced False Memories Enhanced Conscious but not Automatic Memory Components. Poster session presented at 20th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL

Corman, A., El-Alayli, A., & Chen, A.  (2008).  Gender identification of women in multiple minority groups.  Manuscript submitted to Psychology of Women Quarterly

Favorite Quote:

I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. - Edward Everett Hale