Adolescents and youth; Asian and Asian American; Culture and cross-culture; Early adversity; Emotion regulation; Immigrants; Prevention and intervention; Resilience; Social and emotional development; Social determinants of health, Stress and maltreatment; Vulnerable populations
Ngan (Nora) Nguyen is a PhD student in Developmental Psychology at the Institute of Child Development. She joined the Minnesota Population Center as an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow in 2025. Prior to her doctoral studies, she was a research fellow at Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education.
Nora focuses her research on the intergenerational transmission of trauma and its mental health impacts among Asian and Asian American communities. Her work often explores how adversity across ecological contexts (e.g., ACEs, neighborhood resources, social determinants of health, structural inequalities, and immigration) confers risk and resilience. She is particularly passionate about leveraging advanced statistical methods to generate actionable insights for tailored interventions.