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Curtis Hsia, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Undergraduate Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3402
Email: chsia@apu.edu
Curtis Hsia, Ph.D., joined APU's psychology department in 2002. His research areas include multicultural psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy and multicultural issues. Some of his current research examines cultural differences in the treatment of anxiety disorders, the treatment of acrophobia using virtual reality, and commonalities in anxiety disorders across cultures. Hsia currently teaches a number of courses including advanced research practicum, statistics, and cross-cultural psychology. He is vested in having undergraduate students as an integral part of his research and challenges his students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to their lives.

Education

Post Doctoral Fellow, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, 2000-02
Ph.D., Hofstra University, 2000
M.A., Hofstra University, 1995
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993

Expertise

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Panic Disorder
  • Specific phobias

Courses Taught

PSYC 110 – General Psychology
PSYC 225 – Personal and Social Adjustment
PSYC 299 – Applied Statistics
PSYC 360 – Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 400 – Cultural Psychology
PSYC 415 – Group Process
PSYC 452 – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
PSYC 462 – Advanced Research and Statistical Methods
PSYC 480 – Psychological Testing and Measurement

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Presentations
Hsia, C. "The application of cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder," presented to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Mental Health, 2004

Hsia, C., Mitchell, J., Kim, H., Albera, L." Chinese International Students’ Adjustment to the United States," paper presented at the International Congress of Psychology, 2004

Hsia, C. "Eight day treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia and cultural adaptations," paper presented at the International Association of Psychology, 2004

Hsia, C. "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Application to Anxiety Disorders," presented to Capital Normal University, Beijing, 2006

Hsia, C. "Assessment and treatment plan development for severe OCD," presented to Anding Hospital, Beijing, 2004

Publications
Woods, B., Hillis, M., Vanaman, D., Blakey, D., Kim, H., Johnson, J., Hsia, C. "Attitudes Towards Immigration," poster presented at the Western Psychology Association Conference, 2006

Hsia, C. "A Three-Day Treatment of a Rat Phobic." Hispanic Psychology. Vol. 3, 1, (2003): 17-22.

Hinton, D. Hsia, C., Um, K., & Otto, M. "Anger Associated Panic Attacks in Cambodian Refugees with PTSD; a Multiple Baseline Examination of Clinical Data." Behaviour Research and Therapy, Vol. 41, (2003): 647-654

Hinton, D., Hinton, L., Tran, M., Nguyen, L., Hsia, C., Pollack, M. "Orthostatic Panic Attacks Among Vietnamese Refugees." Transcultural Psychology, (2005).

Hinton, D., Hinton, L., Tran, M., Nguyen, L., Hsia, C., Pollack, M. "Orthostatically Induced Panic Attacks Among Vietmamese Refugees: Associated Flashbacks, and Catastrophic Cognitions." Depression and Anxiety, Vol. 22, (2006): 1-3.

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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Grant, Azusa Pacific University, 2006
Dean's Emerging Scholar Award, 2006

Office Location

Department of Undergraduate Psychology
Modular Offices, Room 113, East Campus

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