• I speak English, Mandarin, & Taiwanese fluently.
Education and Training
• PhD degree in Counseling from University of Missouri - St. Louis.
• Master’s Degree in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis.
• Post-Graduate certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy & Pastoral Counseling.
• One year in the Child and Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute.
• Externship on Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (Curriculum approved by Dr. Sue Johnson at the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy; see ICEEFT).
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) Training Part I, Part II, and other Workshops.
• Certified EMDR Therapist. (For information about EMDR, please visit EMDR Institute or EMDRIA).
• "BrainSpotting" Techniques taught by David Grand, PhD (Click for information about BrainSpotting and Dr. Grand).
• Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists.
• Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE - 1 Unit) at the Pastoral Care Department, St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis.
• Sabbatical Certificate (graduate theological studies) at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, MO.
Professional Experience
• Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville, Department of Social Work.
• Adjunct Professor at Webster University, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences graduate program.
• Adjunct Professor at Lindenwood University, Professional and School Counseling Department graduate program.
• Psychotherapist at Non-Profit Agencies & Private Practice for over 10 years.
• Workshop presenter for the National Association of Social Workers – Missouri Chapter Continuing Education programs
• Instructor at Continuing Education, St. Louis Community College.
• PRN Chaplain at Barnes Jewish Hospital (Psychiatric & Chemical Dependence).
• Executive Director, Tainan Women's Social Service Center.
Community Services (representative)
• Board Member of the Bridges Foundation – The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Everyday Life.
• Spiritual Director/Companion and presenter for the Bridges (Ignatius Spiritual Exercises) programs
• Voices of Sophia Conference: Panel Speaker
• Women’s Consultation on Economic Justice, General Assembly, Presbyterian Church USA: Committee member, Chair, Panel Moderator
• Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, St. Louis, MO: Served as a member of the Mission and Services Committee,Ministry in the City Project,Women’s Concerns Committee
• National Taiwanese Presbyterian Young Adult (NTPYA), Roots and Wings Conference: Founding member, co-chair, chair
Awards & Honors (representative)
• University of Missouri – St. Louis: Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, 2010. • Sherman Michael Anderson Trust: Sherman Michael Anderson Trust Scholarship Award for Excellence in Pastoral Counseling – National Award, 2000. • Washington University GWB School of Social Work: Richard Titmuss Scholarship Award, 1990.
Publications Huang, H. (2010). Combat exposure, agency, perceived threat, guilt, and posttraumatic stress disorder among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. St. Louis, MO: University of Missouri- St. Louis.
Huang, H., & Coker, A. D. (2010). Examining issues affecting African American participation in research studies. Journal of Black Studies, 40, 619-636.
Huang, H. (Spring, 2009). Being an Asian American “other”: My emerging racial identity. Journeys, 11, 5.
Coker, A. D., Huang, H., & Kashubeck-West, S. (2009). Research with African Americans: Lessons learned about recruiting African American women. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 37, 153-165.