Yi-Chuen (Vivian) Chen, PhD Dr. Yi-Chuen Chen is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan and has been in this position since 2006. She is responsible for engaging in research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, and training master’s and doctoral level clinical psychologists in Taiwan. She is also a licensed clinical psychologist, a certified Parent-Child Interaction Therapy [PCIT] therapist and regional trainer by PCIT International. Dr. Chen has received several grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology (formerly known as the National Science Council) in Taiwan for her research. Dr. Chen had completed her Fulbright scholarship and sabbatical at the Research and Evaluation Branch in the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA (from 8/1/2014 to 1/30/2015).

Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. in Child Clinical Psychology in 2006 from the Department of Psychology at West Virginia University. From 2005-2006, Dr. Chen completed a predoctoral internship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she provided psychological services in interdisciplinary clinics (e.g., Behavioral Management Clinic, Autism Clinic, Cerebral Palsy Clinic, and in local schools).

Prior to her doctoral training, Dr. Chen served as a full-time master's level clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at Kaohsiung Military General Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and in the Department of Psychiatry at Taipei Medical University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Chen has published a number of scholarly works, including articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, popular magazines, and newspapers. She also has lectured frequently on topics related to childhood trauma and parenting. In recent years, Dr. Chen’s clinical and research interests have focused on program development and evaluation, specifically with regard to culturally tailoring behavioral parent training programs (e.g., PCIT) for Taiwanese families at risk for child abuse and neglect.