Michelle Liu (she/her) is a prospective Clinical Psychology Ph.D student. As a non-traditional applicant, she has spent time working in non-profit and government agencies before coming back to academia. She was the Senior Project Manager for the TEAM Lab under Stephen Schueller at the University of California, Irvine. She was formerly the App Review Lead of the One Mind PsyberGuide project. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Neuroscience, from the University of California, Riverside, and her Master of Public Health in Public Mental Health from the University of California, San Diego. She is dedicated to increasing accessible and equitable mental health resources for Asian American adolescents by tailoring existing digital mental health interventions. Michelle has worked in the non-profit sphere on projects funded by The Public Health Institute (PHI) and the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) conducting different health promotion campaigns and community engagement initiatives in her community. She also has experience in conducting research studies in the academic world on topics such as design in mental health and research among adolescents and college students.
Currently, Michelle is working at San Diego State University's HealthLINK Center as their Implementation Methods Group Coordinator with Drs. Kelsey Dickson & Elva Arrendondo. She also works as a Senior Implementation Research Assistant at the Baker Center for Children & Families with Dr. Kelsie Okamura.
In addition, she is working on two independent projects. She is working as a Research Assistant with Dr. Jennifer Green at San Diego State University, investigating the role of "mind-body" mindfulness mHealth applications for pregnant minority women. She is also working as a Research Assistant with Giovanni Ramos at UC Irvine, investigating the role of task-shifting mental health aid + a mindfulness DMHI for racial and ethnic college students who have experienced levels of discrimination.
When Michelle is not at her desk, she is a competitive powerlifter and an overenthusiastic dog mom of three Shiba Inus.
Currently, Michelle is working at San Diego State University's HealthLINK Center as their Implementation Methods Group Coordinator with Drs. Kelsey Dickson & Elva Arrendondo. She also works as a Senior Implementation Research Assistant at the Baker Center for Children & Families with Dr. Kelsie Okamura.
In addition, she is working on two independent projects. She is working as a Research Assistant with Dr. Jennifer Green at San Diego State University, investigating the role of "mind-body" mindfulness mHealth applications for pregnant minority women. She is also working as a Research Assistant with Giovanni Ramos at UC Irvine, investigating the role of task-shifting mental health aid + a mindfulness DMHI for racial and ethnic college students who have experienced levels of discrimination.
When Michelle is not at her desk, she is a competitive powerlifter and an overenthusiastic dog mom of three Shiba Inus.
