Professional Background
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education
Educational Background
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology (Quantitative Minor)
University of Notre Dame
M.A. Counseling Psychology
University of Notre Dame
M.A. Psychology (MFT Emphasis, Certificate in Conflict Resolution)
Golden Gate University
Scholarly Interests
Research methodology
Philosophical/Theoretical issues in psychology
Asian American psychology
Selected Publications
Underscored names indicate student collaborators
Lau, M. Y., & Williams, C. D. (in press). Microaggressions research: Methodological review and recommendations. In D. W. Sue (Ed.), Microaggressions and Marginality: Manifestation, Dynamics, and Impact. New York: Wiley.
Lau, M. Y., Cisco, H. C., & Delgado-Romero, E. A. (2008). Institutional and individual research productivity in five nominated multicultural psychology journals. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 36, 194-205.
Lau, M. Y. (2005). Ontological and epistemic claims of realism and instrumentalism. American Psychologist, 60, 345-346.
Krumm, A. J., & Lau, M. Y. (2005, February 23). Tempering the neuroses of internship applicants [Review of the book, Internships in psychology: The APAGS workbook for writing successful applications and finding the right match]. PsycCRITIQUES – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 50 (8), Article 2.
Lau, M. Y. (2004, October 19). Constructivism’s dilemma with epistemic authority [Review of the book, The certainty of uncertainty: Dialogues introducing constructivism]. PsycCRITIQUES – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 49 (Suppl. 4), Article 19.
Lau, M. Y. (2002). Postmodernism and the values of science. American Psychologist, 57, 1126-1127.
Michael Y. Lau
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education
Phone: 212-678-7409
Email:
Web site: http://www.columbia.edu/~ml769
Office Hours: Fall 2009: Tuesdays 3-4:30pm, Thursdays 11-12:30pm, or by appointment.
Office Location: Thompson 422C