Degrees:

B.S., University of Texas at Arlington
M.A., Catholic Theological Union
M.A., Dallas Baptist University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington     

Dr. Nguyen has experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Research Methods, Assessment, Program Evaluation, and Introduction to Human Services.  He has served on 23 thesis and dissertation committees, with research topics ranging from PTSD among war veterans to children in foster care. He is the editor of Domestic violence in Asian American communities and Many paths, one purpose: Career paths for social work and human services majors.  Dr. Nguyen has published 14 research articles focusing on intimate partner abuse, Asian American youth identity development, and depression among the elderly population.  He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Emotional Abuse and the Qualitative Report; he also serves as an editorial reviewer for Violence Against Women and the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma.

Research Interests:
Intimate Partner Abuse
Family/Couple Therapy
Youth Identity Development
Spirituality in Counseling

Current Projects:
A Statistics Guide for Human Services (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers)
Study the Prevalence of Depression in Vietnam

Publications:

Nguyen, T. (2003). Cultural sensitivity in conducting sociological research with individuals of Asian descent. Asian Studies Newsletter 48 (4), 13-14.  

Nguyen, T. (Ed.). (2005). Domestic violence in Asian American communities: A cultural overview. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Nguyen, T. (2004). Vietnamese women and domestic violence: A qualitative study. The Qualitative Report Vol. 9 (3), 435-448.

Nguyen, T. (2006). Immigrant Asian youth and cultural-identity challenges: Implications for pastoral counseling practice. The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Vol. 60, 59-67.

Nguyen, T. & Yoshioka, M. (2006). Alcoholism level differences between Vietnamese batterers and non-batterers. Journal of Family Violence, 26 (6), 410-406.

Nguyen, T. (2005). Warrantless arrest policy and non-English speaking minority families. The International Association of Asian Studies Monograph.

Nguyen, T. (2006). The gift of a moving homily: A clinician’s perspective. Preach: Enlivening the Pastoral Art (March/April), 14-15.

Nguyen, T. (2006). Prevalence of male intimate partner abuse in Vietnam. Violence Against Women 20, 405-415.

Nguyen, T. (2005). Sociodemographic differences between battered and non-battered Vietnamese women. Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 21 (1), 13-21.

Nguyen, T. & Larsen, S. (in press). Vietnamese male batterers and non-batterers: Differences in sociodemographic and psychological variables. Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin.

Nguyen, T. & Nguyen, T. (2006). Authorship ethics: Issues and suggested guidelines for the helping profession. Counseling and Values, Vol. 50, 208-216.

Nguyen, T. & Nguyen, T. (under review). A comparison of individual supervision and triadic supervision. Journal of Counseling and Human Development.

Nguyen, T. & Lam, B. (in press). Teaching research methods to practitioner trainees. In Garner, M., Wagner, C., & Kawulich, B. (Eds.), Teaching research methods in the humanities and social sciences.

Powell, G. & Nguyen, T. (under review). A rhetoric of cultural contract. Journal of Intercultural Disciplines.

Nguyen, T. (2006). Vietnamese refugees and immigrants. International Journal of the Humanities, 109-116.

Nguyen, T. (Ed.). (2006). Many paths, one purpose: Career choices for human services and social work majors. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Lam, B.T. & Nguyen, T. (under review). Prejudicial attitudes among Vietnamese American young adults: The function of cultural involvements and collective self-esteem.
Journal of Social Psychology.

Nguyen, T. (in progress). Effects on children who witness domestic violence.

Nguyen, T. (in progress). Prevalence of depression among adult Vietnamese population in Vietnam.

Nguyen, T., Larsen, S., Lam, B. T., Phan, T. (in press). Depression in elderly Vietnamese immigrants. International Journal of the Humanities.

Do, M. & Nguyen, T. (in progress). A variance reduction technique for U.S. presidential election poll.

Nguyen, T. (in progress). A statistics guide for human services. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.

Larsen, S., Kim-Goh, M, & Nguyen, T. (under review). Asian American immigrant families and child abuse: Cultural considerations. Journal of Systemic Therapies.