Chongzheng Wei's is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling Psychology Department. His research broadly aims to address health disparities affecting sexual and gender minority populations with multiple marginalized identities and/or living in developing countries, by understanding the intersectional nature of discrimination/oppression and designing culturally affirming interventions (e.g., mindfulness).
Chongzheng is a global citizen who grew up in China and worked at UNESCO in France and Thailand, on education for gender equality and LGBTQI+ inclusion. He earned his PhD in Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They completed their pre-doctoral Clinical Psychology internship at Richard J. Donovan State Prison with specialty training in LGBTQ Health and Sex Offender Treatment.