Lydia HaRim Ahn

Lydia HaRim Ahn is a tenure-track assistant professor in counseling and counseling psychology at Arizona State University. She completed her doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park, her master's degree in counseling and mental health services at the University of Pennsylvania, and her bachelor's degree in psychology and communication arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests include 1) examining the detrimental effects of racism and oppression on marginalized communities with an emphasis on within group differences, 2) developmental protective and risk factors between racism and health outcomes with a focus on ethnic-racial socialization and parenting, and 3) enhancing positive psychological outcomes and change through psychotherapy, evidence-based videos, and prevention and intervention programming. She has published in journals such as the Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Black Psychology, and Child Development. She has received numerous awards for her research, clinical work, leadership and social justice and advocacy.