Dr. Ching-Chen Chen is an Associate Professor in Counselor Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and served as the President of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (2024-2025). She began her career as a licensed elementary school teacher and school counselor in Taiwan and has over 15 years of experience supervising American and Asian counselor trainees. Dr. Chen works with highly diverse populations, including Black Americans, Latinx, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, and international students. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on cross-cultural assessment, multicultural counseling, developmental psychology, substance use counseling, and the mind-body connection. She is also recognized for her expertise in quantitative methods, including structural equation modeling, measurement invariance, and item response theory, with a focus on developing culturally valid assessments for diverse populations.