Phuc (Nick) T. Nguyen

Phuc (Nick) Nguyen is a first year PhD student in the Clinical Science program at UC Berkeley, under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Hinshaw. He received his B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley where he also completed an honors thesis exploring the association between parenting practices and resilience among young girls with ADHD. After graduation, Nick worked as a research specialist at WestCoast Children’s Clinic, leveraging data to support and advocate for communities that have been historically underrepresented, underserved, and vulnerable. His current research interests include: developmental psychopathology; impacts of socio-ecological factors (e.g., childhood adversity) on youth development and health; resilience in women with ADHD; combating stigma surrounding mental illness through humanization; making science accessible via data viz, infographics, and storytelling; advocating for policy changes and promoting health equity among marginalized communities. When not at work, Nick enjoys spending time with his family (e.g., cooking new dishes, playing with his two dogs) and tackling his ever-growing backlog of video games.

In collaboration with the HEART Lab, Nick hopes to identify subgroups of youth that are at high risk for self-harm and suicidality and explore, among these groups, specific networks of risk factors that might be more predictive of these harmful behaviors. He is also planning to examine the association between neighborhood characteristics and mental health disparities using geocoding techniques