Ezer Kang, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor in
Medical Psychology (Psychiatry) in Pediatric
Psychiatry at Columbia University, holds a
joint appointment at New York Presbyterian
Hospital and Harlem Hospital Center, Department
of Pediatrics as a staff psychologist working
with children, adolescents living with
perinatal HIV-infection. As a Research
Scientist at the HIV Center for Clinical and
Behavioral Studies, Dr. Kang has pursued his
research in access to care disparities, stigma,
and medical treatment adherence among
HIV-seropositive Asians and Pacific Islanders
(A&PI), and women of color. Other clinical
research interests included environmental
correlates of neuropsychological functioning
and development among adolescents with
perinatal HIV infection.EDUCATION
| New York University, New York, NY |
B.A. |
1992 |
Psychology |
| Fuller Theological Seminary, School
of Theology, Pasadena, CA |
M.A. |
1996 |
Theology |
|
Fuller
Theological Seminary, Graduate School
of Psychology, Pasadena, CA |
Ph.D. |
1999 |
Clinical Psychology |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1998-1999 |
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Intern,
Boston University Medical Center,
Center for Multicultural Training in
Psychology, Boston, MA |
| 1999-2000 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in
HIV/AIDS, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center, Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences, New York, NY |
| 2000-2001 |
Principal
Co-Investigator, VOICES: Narratives of
Asians and Pacific Islanders Living
with HIV/AIDS (funded by Ryan White
Title I, HIV Health and Human Services
Planning Council) |
| 2000-present |
Assistant
Professional Psychologist, Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center, Department
of Pediatric Psychiatry, Special Needs
Clinic, New York, NY |
| 2000-present |
Research
Scientist, HIV Center for Clinical and
Behavioral Studies, New York State
Psychiatric Institute, Columbia
University, New York, NY |
| 2001-2002 |
Principal
Co-Investigator, Medical Adherence
Among HIV-Seropositive Asians and
Pacific Islanders (funded by
Columbia-Rockefeller Center for AIDS
Research) |
| 2001-present |
New York
State Licensed Psychologist PSY# 014616 |
| 2001-2005 |
Instructor in Clinical Psychiatry,
Columbia University, Department of
Psychiatry, New York, NY |
| 2002-present |
Board of
Directors, Vice President (as of 2004)
Asian Americans For Equality, New York,
NY |
| 2002-present |
Staff
Psychologist, Director of Mental Health
(since 2005), Harlem Hospital Center,
Family Care Center, Department of
Pediatrics, New York, NY |
| 2003-2004 |
Principal
Co-Investigator, HIV Stigma and
Health-Promoting Behaviors in Asians
and Pacific Islanders (funded by the
NIMH Office of AIDS Research) |
| 2003-2005 |
Board of
Directors, National Minority AIDS
Council, Washington, DC |
| 2005 |
Trainer,
Maternal to Child Transmission Program
(MTCT+), Mailman School of Public
Health, Columbia University, New York,
NY |
| 2005-present |
Assistant
Clinical Professor in Medical
Psychology (in Psychiatry), Department
of Child Psychiatry, Columbia
University, New York, NY |
PUBLICATIONS
Kang, E., Rapkin, B.D., & DeAlmeida, C.: Are
psychological consequences of stigma enduring
or transitory? A longitudinal study of HIV
stigma and psychological distress among Asians
and Pacific Islanders living with HIV illness.
AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 20(10), 712-723.
2006.
Chin, J., Kang, E., Kim, H.J., Marinez, J.,
& Eckholdt, H.: Service delivery for Asians and
Pacific Islanders living with HIV/AIDS:
Challenges and lessons learned. Journal of
Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 17,
910-927. 2006.
Kang, E., Rapkin, B.D., Remien, R.H.,
Mellins, C.A., & Oh, A.: (2005). Multiple
dimensions of HIV stigma and psychological
distress among Asians and Pacific Islanders
living with HIV illness. AIDS & Behavior, 9(2),
145-154, 2005.
Kang, E., Rapkin, B., Springer, C. & Kim,
H.J.: The "demon plague" and access to care
among undocumented Asian immigrants living with
HIV disease in New York City. Journal of
Immigrant Health, 5(2), 49-58. 2003.
Kang, E & Rapkin, B.:. Adherence to
antiretroviral medication among undocumented
Asians living with HIV disease in New York
City. The Community Psychologist, 36(2), 35-38,
2003.
Mellins, C.A., Kang, E., Leu, C.S., Havens,
J.F., & Chesney, M.: A longitudinal study of
mental health and psychosocial predictors of
medical treatment adherence in mothers living
with HIV disease. AIDS Patient Care and STDs,
17(8), 407-416. 2003.
Kang, E.: Group psychotherapy for Asian
Pacific Islander men with HIV disease: Clinical
considerations. Journal of Psychopathology and
Behavioral Assessment, 19: 176-177, 1997. |
