Y. Barry Chung, Ph.D.

Email

Primary Email: [email protected]

Phone/Fax

Primary Phone: 619-594-1424
Fax: 619-594-7082

Building/Location

Lamden Hall - 346
Mail Code: 1154

Bio

A native of Hong Kong, Y. Barry Chung received his A.M. and Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his B.A. in educational psychology and counseling from the National Taiwan Normal University.  Prior to his current appointment as Dean of the College of Education at San Diego State University, he was Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School of Education at Indiana University Bloomington.  He also served as Department Chair at Northeastern University, and Professor and Program Director at Georgia State University.

Chung’s research interests include career development, multicultural counseling, and sexual orientation and gender diversity issues.  He has published 51 journal articles, 2 books, and 21 book chapters, and has presented 106 conference presentations as well as 31 domestic and 72 international invited presentations.  He was appointed to 10 journal editorial boards internationally, and was Executive Editor of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 44 Book Series.  Chung was President of the National Career Development Association, Society of Counseling Psychology, and Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs.  He also served on APA’s Board of Educational Affairs, Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, Membership Board (as Chair), Council of Representatives, Finance Committee, and Policy and Planning Board.  Currently Chung serves on the APA Finance Committee and the Executive Board of the Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions.  He is a Fellow of APA (Divisions 17, 44, 45, and 52), Asian American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, and National Career Development Association.  He received the National Career Development Association Eminent Career Award (2019), and the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology (2025).