Janice Phung

Janice Phung is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) in San Diego County, CA. She received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology from UCLA, and her Ph.D. in Psychology & Social Behavior from UC Irvine. As a developmental psychologist, Janice’s research investigates the challenges experienced by children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder as they relate to individual and family outcomes. As a teacher, she was drawn to CSUSM because it is primarily a teaching institution. As a first generation college student, it was important to her to work at an institution where she can connect with students from similar backgrounds. She believes that CSUSM was a good fit because she would be able to pursue both her research and teaching interests while also mentoring underrepresented students. Janice is presently in her third year as an Assistant Professor and it has been exceptionally challenging to balance teaching, research, and service with her personal life and well-being. Janice is looking forward to attending ELEVATE to help her better manage this balance and make progress to not only earning tenure and promotion, but also to better balance her work life with her personal life.