Professor
Ph.D. State University of New York at Stony Brook
Area: Clinical

Contact Information

Email: changec@umich.edu
Psychology Office: 2263 East Hall
Psychology Phone: 734-647-3876

Research and Teaching Interests

My current research interests involve the study of several different predictors of adjustment, including optimism and pessimism, perfectionism, and social problem solving. I am also interested in understanding how cultural and racial factors influence the function of these variables on outcome, and in examining stress and coping and diathesis-stress models of adjustment. 

Representative Publications

• Chang, E. C. (Ed.). (2012). Handbook of adult psychopathology in Asians: Diagnosis, etiology, and treatment. New York: Oxford University Press. http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Psychology/Clinical/?view=usa&ci=9780195179064
• Chang, E. C., & Downey, C. A. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of mental health in racial/ethnic groups: Understanding changes across the lifespan. New York: Springer Publications.http://www.springer.com/psychology/book/978-1-4614-0423-1
• Chang, E. C. (Ed.). (2007). Self-criticism and self-enhancement: Theory, research, and clinical implications. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. http://books.apa.org/books.cfm?id=4318043
• Chang, E. C. (Ed.). (2001). Optimism and pessimism: Implications for theory, research, and practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/books/431754A.html