Victoria M
- Research Program Mentor
PhD candidate at New York University
Expertise
Counseling/clinical psychology
Bio
Victoria Monte is a third-year PhD candidate under the mentorship of Dr. William Tsai. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Binghamton University. She later received her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University’s Teachers College, where she concentrated in Global Mental Health and Research Methods, and conducted a study on the perception of emotion in China and the United States. Her research interests include writing interventions that assess preferences of support giving across cultures as well as the perception of health according to one’s cultural orientation, and how these perceptions create, bolster, or minimize obstacles to treatment. Additionally, she is interested in the cultural and psychological factors that maximize resilience in response to disability and chronic illness, and the implications for treatment protocols based on these diagnostic criteria. In addition to research and psychology, she loves traveling to other countries, yoga, music, and movies.Project ideas
Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.
Identifying the Relationship between Cultural Preferences and Disability Identity
We will first measure cultural values (using measures that access collectivistic and individualistic preferences) and positive disability identification. We will then analyze the ways in which cultural values impact disability identity.
Exploring the Literature on Disability in other Cultures
Disability has many definitions, thus rendering its lack of clarity. What's more unknown, however, is how disability is defined in other cultures. We will first, investigate the literature on how disability is defined, and second, identify how these varied definitions of disability are defined in different cultural contexts.
Coding skills
SPSS, StataTeaching experience
For the last 3 consecutive summers, I mentored two undergraduate students in an eight-week summer research program that helps underrepresented students of color prepare for doctoral programs. I am also a graduate adjunct instructor at New York University (NYU), where I teach counseling skills to graduate students. I also mentor and hold my own research team at NYU comprised of undergraduate and graduate students. I have mentored and tutored students from middle school to graduate school, including those with disabilities. I have also taught seminars at universities and was an English instructor to 3- to 6-year-olds in China.Credentials
Work experience
New York University (2019 - Current)
Co-principal investigator/Research Assistant/mentorNew York University (2021 - Current)
Adjunct InstructorNew York University (2021 - 2021)
Clinical SupervisorNew York University - Q.U.E.S.T. Program (2020 - Current)
MentorEducation
Binghamton University
BA Bachelor of Arts
PsychologyColumbia University
MA Master of Arts
Clinical PsychologyNew York University
PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Counseling/Clinical Psychology