Jessica ChenFeng, PhD
Licensed Marriage + Family Therapist
About
I am an associate professor of Medical Education and Associate Director of Physician Vitality at Loma Linda University Health. I’m also an alumna of UCLA, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Loma Linda University. My research, writing, and clinical work center around sociocontextual issues such as gender, race, generation, and spirituality and how these identities shape the self and interpersonal dynamics. I identify as a second-generation Taiwanese American, was born and raised in Los Angeles, and still live in southern California with my spouse, two children, and miniature Schnauzer. When I have time, I love experimenting with baking sourdough bread, sewing clothes, and trying to keep plants alive.
Books
Asian American identities, relationships, and cultural legacies: Reflections from marriage and family therapists. (Coming soon)
Recent Posts
Building Stronger and Healthier Relationships While in Medical School
This article was originally published in the Association of American Medical Colleges in 2019. In my role as associate director of physician…
Integration of Self and Family: Asian American Christians in the Midst of White Evangelicalism and Being the Model Minority
This chapter speaks to the private practice clinical experience of working with intergenerational issues among Asian American clients with a Christian background….
Navigating Personal Triggers When We Sit With “The Other”: Lessons From Asian American Family Therapists
In this day and age, many of us find ourselves in conversation about politics, theology, or culture that quickly becomes divisive or…
Addressing Culture, Gender, and Power with Asian American Couples: Application of Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy
Asian Americans juggle the intersections of multiple social identities and societal discourses as they respond to experiences of immigration, marginalization, and patriarchy,…
Intergenerational Tension, Connectedness, and Separateness in the Lived Experience of First and Second Generation Chinese American Christians
Few studies examine the intersection of family, culture, and spirituality. This study looks at the intergenerational relationships in Chinese American Christian familiesas…
Practicing Socio-cultural Attunement: A Study of Couple Therapists
In this clinical project our research group of counseling and family sciences doctoral students, utilizing socio-emotional relationship therapy, studied our process of…