Introduction of study aims
Project CARA is supplementing the survey component with a qualitative research project, to better contextualize the experiences of New York City Asian and Asian Americans and their awareness and relationship to racial identity, and how it has evolved since March 2020.
We are currently interviewing Filipino, Indian, or Chinese people living in New York City between the ages of 18-and 24, with a $50 gift card as compensation.
If you are interested in participating, please fill out the survey at www.tinyurl.com/CARA-Survey.
If you are qualified, someone from our team may reach out to you.
Interviewer Team
Beverly Liang: Beverly Liang is a Project Lead with Project CARA on the Qualitative Research Study. She is pursuing an MSW at Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work and is interested in AAPI mental health and cultural identity. Beverly brings a depth of expertise in consumer insights and qualitative research methodologies from her background in design, advertising, and research firms including 2×4, Sapient Razorfish, and Wavemaker. She currently works as a Project Manager at The Asian American Foundation and graduated with Honors from the University of Chicago with an AB in Cultural Anthropology.
Sherry Chowdhury: Sherry (she/they) is a qualitative interviewer with Project CARA. She is currently pursuing an MA in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness with a certificate in LGBT+ Health and has a BA in Psychology from Bard College. They are interested in working with intersecting marginalized identities in their career as a counselor and bringing social justice and activist-oriented approaches to their practice as well. Her interest in pursuing research with Project CARA is borne from previous research for her undergraduate thesis on cultural taxation, activism, and the exhaustion and stress that comes with educating people on marginalized identities.
Zoe Liu: Zoe Liu is a research assistant with Project CARA. She has recently obtained her LMSW to practice as a clinical social worker after graduating from the Silver School of Social Work at NYU. Her research interests involve understanding how cultural identity impacts one’s life choices and psychological well-being and fostering resilience among racial minority immigrants. Zoe has previously been engaged as a mental health clinician with the Mount Sinai Hospital System, where she was also actively involved in promoting awareness of AAPI mental health. Presently, she intends to continue both her clinical and research activities with the eventual goal of pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology.
Courteney Palis: Courteney is a qualitative interviewer for Project CARA. She will be graduating with an MA in Psychology from The New School for Social Research (NSSR) this spring and starting NSSR’s Clinical Psychology PhD program this fall. She is interested in exploring the roles gender, race/ethnicity, and culture play in how individuals cope with chronic physical illness and how these factors may affect psychological outcomes and health behaviors. In addition to being a student, Courteney is a part-time lecturer and academic advisor for first-year students at Parsons School of Design as well as a language arts instructor for middle school students at the Academy of Problem Solving in Princeton, NJ. She received a BA in journalism and environmental studies from New York University and an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College.
Angela Zhao: Angela Zhao is a research assistant with Project CARA. She is a rising senior in the undergraduate Applied Psychology department at NYU Steinhardt with a minor in Chinese. Her research interests include how cultural factors influence the experiences individuals have within the field of mental health, and she approaches these questions with a community psychology framework. Driving her research interests is a desire to contribute to the understanding of how we can promote the culturally competent practice and interventions. Angela combines these interests with a passion for writing as a writing tutor working with multilingual and AAPI students. She plans to pursue further studies in psychology with an interest in attending graduate school for a PhD in clinical psychology.