Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology
School of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (808) 739-7425
Biography
Dr. Kathryn Chun is an Associate Professor at the Hawaiʻi School of Professional Psychology at Chaminade University of Honolulu. She earned her B.A. degree at Carleton College and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Francisco Bay campus. Upon returning to Hawaiʻi over 20 years ago, Dr. Chun continued working in child maltreatment and family trauma as a Hawaiʻi licensed clinical psychologist, assessing and treating families in nonprofit community mental health centers, in independent practice, and at a K-12 independent school. She has supervised practicum students, predoctoral interns, postdoctoral residents, served on multidisciplinary teams, and now serves as the training director of the Chaminade Assessment Center. She teaches assessment and therapy courses in the PsyD program, advises students’ dissertation research, and supports her teaching with clinical work in family systems therapy. Her additional research and treatment interests include family systems dynamics, health, developmental issues, attachment, emotional growth, and equity, diversity, inclusivity, and belonging issues. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the APA Division 5, and serves as a Clinical Division Representative for the Hawaiʻi Psychological Association (HPA).
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA, 2005.
M.A., Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA, 2000.
B.A., Psychology Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1998.