Dr. Sumie Okazaki

Biography

Sumie Okazaki is a Professor Emerita at NYU Steinhardt's Department of Applied Psychology. Throughout her career, she focused on the impact of immigration, socio-cultural change, race, and the experiences of Asian American adolescents and emerging adults within both local and transnational contexts. Her research often involved collaborations with colleagues from anthropology, education, and developmental psychology, and she maintained partnerships with community organizations in New York City. Dr. Okazaki's recent work includes a co-authored book titled 'Korean American Families in Immigrant America: Teens and Parents Navigate Race' published in 2018. She has also co-edited significant works in the field, including 'Asian American Psychology: Science, Lives, and Context' and 'Asian American Mental Health: Assessment, Theories, and Methods.' Her leadership roles include serving as President of the Asian American Psychological Association and as Associate Editor for the 'Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology' journal. She has earned several awards including the Early Career Award from the Asian American Psychological Association and the Dalmas Taylor Distinguished Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Okazaki completed her doctorate in psychology at UCLA in 1994 and has taught psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign prior to her position at NYU.

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