Kuo Deng

Assistant Professor, Psychology

Kuo Deng
Department: Psychological Science
Phone: 706.290.2152
Location: Cook 334

Dr. Deng is a licensed counseling psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Berry College, with a Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington. Her research focuses on mental health, suicide prevention, gratitude, and applications of positive psychology. Clinically, she provides therapy in both Mandarin Chinese and English, integrating approaches such as ACT, DBT, compassion-focused therapy, and mindfulness. Dr. Deng is multilingual and enjoys traveling.


Education

  • Counseling Psychology, APA accredited, Indiana University, 2022
  • Psychology, The College of Wooster, 2015

Research Interests

  • Suicide among Asian/Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
  • Positive Psychology (e.g., mindfulness and transcendence)
  • Cross-cultural Mental Health

Field Experience

  • Postdoctoral clinical work- Counseling Center, Berry College (2022-current)
  • Predoctoral psychology intern-APA accredited Counseling and Psychological Services, Bringham Young University (2021-2022)
  • Assistant Director-Center for Human Growth, Graduate-level Training Clinic, Counseling Psychology program, Indiana University (2019-2021)
  • Practicum Student-Counseling and Psychological Services, Indiana University (2018-2019)
  • Practicum Student-Center for Human Growth, Indiana University (2016-2018)

Selected Publications

Wong, Y. J., Deng, K., & Li, Y. (2022). “Please forgive me:” Asian and Pacific Islander Americans’ suicide notes. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 13(2), 158.

Deng, K., Wong, Y. J., Li, J. P., & McCullough, K. M. (2022). Dialectical coping and well-being among Chinese college students: the mediating role of resilience. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 35(2), 363-380.

Wong, Y. J., Deng, K., Lee, C. S., Grimes, J., & Li, P. F. (2018). Asian Pacific Islander Americans’ and White Americans’ suicide methods. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 9(4), 318.


Professional Associations

  • American Psychological Association
  • Division 17 Counseling Psychology
  • Division 45 Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race
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