Dr. Rita Chi-Ying Chung is an Emerita Professor at George Mason University (GMU) and former UCLA project director of the NIMH funded Chinese American Psychiatric Epidemiological Study. Her research focuses on cross-cultural psychology, social justice, human rights, and migrant psychosocial adjustment. She has received numerous awards including the Commonwealth of Virginia Commendation Award for human rights work, the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award, the GMU Spirit of the King (Martin Luther King) faculty award for work on racial justice, and the GMU Presidential Medal of Honor for Diversity and Inclusion. She is an APA Fellow (Divisions 45 and 52) and the American Counseling Association
Dr. Fred Bemak is Professor Emeritus at George Mason University (GMU) and Founder and Executive Director of Counselors Without Borders. His research focuses on cross-cultural psychology, human rights and social justice. race relations, and migrant mental health. He has
received numerous awards including the Commonwealth of Virginia State Council for Higher Education Outstanding Faculty Award; the GMU Presidential Diversity and Inclusion Award; four Fulbright awards (Brazil, Scotland, Turkey, and Malta); a Kellogg Foundation Fellowship in International Leadership and Development (Latin America and the Caribbean); a World Rehabilitation Fund International Exchange of Experts Fellowship (India); and holds an Honorary Distinguished Professorship from Amity University, India. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association Divisions 17, 45, and 52 and the American Counseling Association.
Women and Gender Studies