Rate My Professor Nghi Thai

Dr. Thai specializes in community psychology, employing ecological systems and community-based participatory research approaches. Her research interests include intergroup relations, prevention and community-based research, evaluation research, Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, and community engagement. Key publications feature "Historical trauma as public narrative: A conceptual review of how history impacts present-day health" (Social Science & Medicine, 2014), "Interdisciplinary team science and the public: Steps toward a participatory team science" (American Psychologist, 2018), "Twenty-first century science as a relational process: From Eureka! to team science and a place for community psychology" (American Journal of Community Psychology, 2014), and "Substance use among Asian American adolescents: Influence of race, ethnicity, and acculturation in the context of key risk and protective factors" (Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2010). She has earned major awards such as the 2019 Dean’s Award from the Carol A. Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, the 2018-2019 Excellence in Teaching Award (full-time recipient), the 2018 Psychology Professor of the Year (Psychology Club), the 2016 New York Life Foundation Excellence Award for the Summer Enrichment Experience Program from the National Summer Learning Association, and the 2015 Creativity and Teamwork Award from the Consolidated School District of New Britain. Dr. Thai teaches Introduction to Psychology, Intergroup Relations, Community Psychology, Prevention and Community-Based Research, Evaluation Research, Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, and Community Engagement courses. Her contributions extend to advising Psi Chi and the Psychological Science Club, co-chairing the Faculty Senate Community Engagement Committee, and mentoring through Research Aligned Mentorship.