David C Wang CV - Biola University

David C. Wang, Th.M., Ph.D. Page 1 CURRICULUM VITA Revised: Oct 2012 David C. Wang, Th.M., Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology Biola University 13800 Biola Avenue La Mirada, CA 90639 (562) 944-­‐0351 ext. 5758 david.wang@biola.edu Education Ph.D. Counseling Psychology University of Houston 2012 Dissertation: Attachment security as the social foundation of mindfulness-­‐based emotional self-­‐ regulation: An exploration into the potential mediating role of dialectical thinking Dissertation Advisor: Frederick G. Lopez, Ph.D. Th.M. Spiritual Theology Regent College 2008 Thesis: Two Perspectives on Spiritual Depression: A Comparison of Joseph Symonds’ The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul and St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul” Thesis Advisor: J.I. Packer, Ph.D. M.A. Theology Talbot School of Theology 2006 Graduated Magna Cum Laude B.A. Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley 1999 Social Welfare Professional Experience Assistant Professor of Psychology Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University (La Mirada, CA) Psychology Intern (APA-­‐Accredited) Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Houston, TX) Instructor, Multicultural Issues in Psychology (doctoral-­‐level) University of Houston (Houston, TX) 2012-­‐present 2011-­‐2012 2010

David C. Wang, Th.M., Ph.D. Page 2 Managing Editor The Review of Higher Education (Houston, TX) Software Tools Engineer Vocent Solutions, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) Software Engineer: Security and Cryptography Schlumberger (Austin, TX) Product Manager, Human-­‐Computer Interaction Consultant Trilogy, Inc. (Austin, TX) Social Worker Allums Group Home (Richmond, CA) 2007-­‐2009 2002-­‐2005 2001-­‐2002 2000-­‐2001 1999 Peer-­‐Reviewed Publications Coleman, M. N., Chapman, S., & Wang, D. (in press). An examination of Color-­‐Blind Racism and Race-­‐Related Stress among African-­‐American undergraduate students, The Journal of Black Psychology. Wang, D. (2011). Two perspectives on spiritual dryness: Spiritual Desertion and the Dark Night of the Soul. Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, 4(1), 27-­‐42. Crisp, G., Horn, C., Dizinno, G., & Wang, D. (2010). Modeling the racial and ethnic implications of admissions policy changes in the pursuit of tier one status. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 3(2), 71-­‐84. Wang, D. (2010). The English Puritans and spiritual desertion: A protestant perspective on the place of spiritual dryness in the Christian life. Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, 3(1), 42-­‐65. Other Publications (Invited) Wang, D. (2011). [Review of the book Soulful Spirituality: Becoming Fully Alive and Deeply Human, by Dr. David G. Benner]. Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, 4(2). Professional Presentations Mondragon, S., Wang, D., Pritchett, L., Graham, D., & Teng, E. (2012, November). The influence of military sexual harassment and military sexual assault on male veterans. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 28 th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. Nguyen, Q.X., Wang, D., Arnspiger, B., Al Jurdi, R., Mullins, D., & Waldman, K. (2012, August). Veterans flagged for suicide risk: Factors associated with going from high to low suicide risk. Poster presented at the APA Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

David C. Wang, Th.M., Ph.D. Page 3 Wang, D. & Lopez, F. G. (August 2011). Interest-­‐major congruence and dialectical thinking: an exploration of college students' decisions to change or retain their major. Poster presented at the APA Annual Convention (Division 17), Washington, DC. Wang, D. & Lopez, F. G. (August 2011). Attachment security as the social foundation of mindfulness-­based emotional self-­‐regulation: Dialectical Thinking as a mediator. Poster presented at the APA Annual Convention (Division 8), Washington, DC. Wang, D. & Coleman, M. N. (August 2010). The effect of online priming on racial attitudes: Motivation to respond without prejudice as a mediating factor. Poster presented at the APA Annual Convention (Division 45), San Diego, CA. Wang, D. (February 2009). Faithful stewardship: Ethical and practical considerations in explicit integration. Keynote address at the Integration Symposium of the University of St. Thomas “Religion, Mental Health, and the Search for Meaning,” Houston, TX. Wang, D. & Coleman, M. N. (January 2009). Exploring differences in implicit and explicit racial attitudes in college students. Poster presented at the National Multicultural Summit, New Orleans, LA. Invited / Guest Lectures Wang, D. (2012). Cognitive-­‐Behavioral Treatment of Depression and Suicidality, Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Jan 4 & 11. Wang, D. (2011). Integrating the Spiritual and Religious into Therapy, University of Houston doctoral-­level “Multicultural Issues in Counseling Psychology” course, Oct 6. Wang, D. (2011). Graduate Student Professional Development, University of Houston doctoral-­‐level “Proseminar in Counseling Psychology” course, Nov 8. Awards, Membership, and Service Nominee, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Counsel of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) Ad-­‐hoc Reviewer, Journal of Psychology and Theology Ad-­‐hoc Reviewer, Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care American Psychological Association Student Travel Award Program Chair, American Psychological Association, Division 36 Hospitality Suite Chair, American Psychological Association, Division 36 Member, American Psychological Association National Merit Scholar 2012 2012 2010 2010 2014 2013 2009-­‐present 1995

David C. Wang, Th.M., Ph.D. Page 4 Research Interests Spiritual Formation and Psychological Resilience Mindfulness, Self-­‐Compassion Traumatic Stress Adult Attachment Multicultural Psychology, Racial Attitudes The Spiritual Practices of the English Puritans, Carmelite Spirituality