Dr. Jui-Shan Chang

Dr Jui-shan Chang（張瑞珊博士）is an award-winning author, sociologist, educator, senior social research consultant, and psychotherapist. Dr Chang holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in sociology from National Taiwan University and a Doctorate in sociology from the University of Michigan. She has also undertaken specialized training in psychotherapy, couples therapy and family therapy in Melbourne. She has worked as an academic at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, the East-West Centre in Hawaii, the University of Tasmania, the University of Iowa, and the University of Melbourne. She is currently an author; a psychotherapist in private practice; a commentator on socio-cultural and mental health issues; a freelance senior social research consultant for Government public policy and program evaluation projects; and an educator delivering public lectures and professional development masterclasses for universities, professional bodies, and community organisations.

Dr Chang’s transcultural research on self-identity, marriage, family, sexuality, manhood/womanhood/personhood and life course transitions has been published in leading international refereed journals and academic publishers for over two decades.

Drawing on her two decades of East-West sociological research of the core aspects of the human condition, Dr Chang has developed theoretical critiques and innovative interventions that can enhance the potential of psychotherapy for people in both Western and non-Western cultural settings. She runs a private practice, providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families from diverse backgrounds.

Since 2011 Dr Chang has delivered more than thirty public forums and professional development masterclasses on a wide range of topics to diverse audiences in Australia and overseas. Topics included: overcoming writer’s block; living out potential; stress and mood management; parenting and parent-child relations; cross-cultural awareness and competence; transcultural psychotherapy; and internationalising higher education.