Eric C. Chen, PhD

Eric C. Chen, PhD, is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at Fordham University. Born and raised in Taiwan, he was a high school teacher before coming to the U.S. to pursue his graduate degrees. He received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University. Since joining Fordham in 1995, he has served as department chair and as training director of the Counseling Psychology PhD program. He currently coordinates the master’s Mental Health Counseling Program program. His professional and research interests center on group counseling and stigmatized identities of marginalized individuals, and, in particular, undocumented immigrant students and LGBTQ individuals. He has served on the editorial board of several journals, including Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, for which he previously served as an Associate Editor. Eric serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy (Division 49 of the APA), where he also chairs the  Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Committee. He has been the recipient of several research grants and awards. He was awarded the 2016 Fellow status with APA, Division 49, and at the APA’s 2020 annual meeting, he was honored with the Presidential Award from APA Division 49. In early 2023, he received from the U.S. Department of Education a grant of nearly $3.5 million to direct from 2023 to 2027 a project titled "Educate for School-Based Mental Health Professionals for Justice: A Developmental-Contextual Approach."