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Chongzheng Wei, PhD

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Chongzheng Wei
Assistant Professor

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.