Current Team
Current Team | Collaborators | Lab Alumni
Hsin-Ya Liao, Principal Investigator, hsinya.liao@wsu.edu
Dr. Liao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Washington State University. She completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. Liao then worked as a post-doc in Quantitative and Social Psychology at the UIUC Department of Psychology, working with Dr. James Rounds and Dr. Ying-Yi Hong. Her research centers on the role of culture, diversity, and intergroup relations on mental health service delivery and psychological well-being. She is also interested in cross-cultural examinations of psychological assessments.
Dr. Liao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Washington State University. She completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. Liao then worked as a post-doc in Quantitative and Social Psychology at the UIUC Department of Psychology, working with Dr. James Rounds and Dr. Ying-Yi Hong. Her research centers on the role of culture, diversity, and intergroup relations on mental health service delivery and psychological well-being. She is also interested in cross-cultural examinations of psychological assessments.
Michelle Jung, Graduate Student, Lab Manager, michelle.jung@wsu.edu
Michelle Jung is a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She joined our lab in the fall of 2023 to assist with a longitudinal study that explored study-abroad college students’ intercultural skill development and adjustment. Her current thesis explores the interplay of culture and emotion suppression on stigma and help-seeking.
Michelle Jung is a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She joined our lab in the fall of 2023 to assist with a longitudinal study that explored study-abroad college students’ intercultural skill development and adjustment. Her current thesis explores the interplay of culture and emotion suppression on stigma and help-seeking.
Katherine M. Craig, Graduate Student, katherine.craig@wsu.edu
Katherine M. Craig is a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She joined the lab in the fall of 2024 after three years at the Veterans Affairs, where she worked on projects related to post-deployment mental health. Katherine is interested in examining the link between help-seeking behaviors and implicit and explicit biases. She is also working on CAW Lab projects related to occupational prestige and cross-cultural assessments.
Katherine M. Craig is a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She joined the lab in the fall of 2024 after three years at the Veterans Affairs, where she worked on projects related to post-deployment mental health. Katherine is interested in examining the link between help-seeking behaviors and implicit and explicit biases. She is also working on CAW Lab projects related to occupational prestige and cross-cultural assessments.
Alayna Daniels, Graduate Student, Alayna.Daniels@wsu.edu
Alayna Daniels is a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She joined the lab in the fall of 2025 after working as a mental health therapist on the inpatient Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Alayna is interested in culturally centered community-based participatory research to better understand help-seeking stigma among underrepresented minorities. Her goal is to develop interventions that improve mental health service delivery.
Alayna Daniels is a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She joined the lab in the fall of 2025 after working as a mental health therapist on the inpatient Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Alayna is interested in culturally centered community-based participatory research to better understand help-seeking stigma among underrepresented minorities. Her goal is to develop interventions that improve mental health service delivery.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
