Hyeouk Chris Hahm
Associate Professor, Social Research at Boston University
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Dr. H. Chris Hahm is an Associate Professor of the School of Social Work at Boston University. Her research topics include substance use, mental health, and health care utilization among Asian-Americans. She is an author of numerous peer-reviewed journal publications and has given about 120 professional talks locally, nationally, and internationally (www.bu.edu/awship). She has also been funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) through multiple grants, including a dissertation grant award, a diversity grant, a career award, and clinical trial planning award.
She received her Masters and Ph.D. from the Columbia University School of Social Work. She has previously worked as a psychotherapist in New York City, treating people with mental illness and substance abuse issues. She also treated international students, immigrants from various countries, and the children of immigrants. She had also done a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley before she joined Boston University, and she served as a visiting associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry during her sabbatical leave in 2013.
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110,000 condoms for Winter Olympics pushes topic of sex in South Korea
February 3, 2018
NBC News Hyeouk Chris Hahm As athletes gear up for the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, they’ll find some serious protection: condoms, and plenty of them… Expert quote: “It is a great time to seize this opportunity to start having open discussion.” View full article
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How Wellesley Plans To Address Suicide Among Its Asian-American Students
September 16, 2016
WBUR Hyeouk Chris Hahm, School of Social Work As a senior at Wellesley College, Lily Luo would often spend her evenings traveling to Boston to talk out her fears and frustrations with other Asian-American women… Expert quote: “Their suicide rate is higher than white and black and Hispanic.” View full article
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Little Sex Ed, Stereotypes Could Lead to Health Risks, Family Planning Issues
June 15, 2016
NBCNews.com Hyeouk Chris Hahm, School of Social Work Growing up, Jenely Sarette’s Filipino-American family didn’t talk about sex education, and when they did talk about sex, it was more of a warning than anything else… Expert quote: “This cultural expectation for women to be submissive and accommodating affects her ability to have discussions about HIV […]
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For many Asian Americans, depression is an unfamiliar word
May 23, 2015
Washington Post Hyeouk Chris Hahm, School of Social Work Wynne Lee’s mind was at war with itself — one voice telling her to kill herself and another telling her to live. She had just turned 14… Expert quote: What patients who seek care “are telling us is that they don’t think that psychotherapy, which is […]
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Boston University researchers study Asian female mental stresses
May 23, 2015
Sampan Hyeouk Chris Hahm, School of Social Work The Asian Women’s Action for Resilience and Empowerment (AWARE) team has worked hard throughout the last spring semester, and many members have had their work accepted for publication… View full article referencing expert Hyeouk Chris Hahm
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When depression and cultural expectations collide
April 23, 2015
Associated Press Hyeouk Chris Hahm, School of Social Work “My time is coming. It’s already time for me to die. I can’t wait. … So yeah I plan to kill myself during spring break, which by the way, starts in two days.” — Wynne Lee wrote in a March 29, 2012 journal post… Expert quote: […]
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Asian Americans speak out on mental health at Harvard event
November 21, 2014
Sampan Hyeouk Chris Hahm, School of Social Work Each year, about 1,100 U.S. college students commit suicide, a rate that has tripled since the 1950s… Expert quote: “Asian American women between ages 18 to 24 have the second highest suicide rate in the United States, just followed by American Indians.” View full article
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