Professor of Psychology, Clinical Area Chair and Director of Clinical Training
Ph.D. University of Illinois
Area: Clinical

Contact Information

Email: nagata@umich.edu
Psychology Office: 2267 East Hall
Psychology Phone: 734-647-3886

Research and Teaching Interests

My research interests include: ethnocultural mental health; Asian American mental health; Japanese Americans and the psychosocial consequences of the WWII internment; intergenerational relations; family interaction processes; and Asian American grandparenting. 

Representative Publications

• Tsai-Chae, A.H., & Nagata, D.K. (2008).  Asian values and perceptions of intergenerational family conflict among Asian Americans.  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14, 205-214.
• Nagata, D.K., & Tsuru, G.K. (2007).  Psychosocial correlates of self-reported coping among Japanese Americans interned during World War II.  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77, 221.230.
• Nagata, D.K., Takeshita, Y.J. (2002) Psychological reactions to redress: Diversity among Japanese Americans interned during World War II. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8, 41-59.
• Nagata, D.K. (2000). World War II Internment and the relationships of Nisei women. In J.L. Chin (Ed.) Relationships among Asian American Women (pp. 49-70) Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
• Nagata, D.K., Trierweiler, S.J., & Talbot, R. (1999). Long-term effects of internment during early childhood among third generation Japanese Americans. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 69, 19-29.
• Nagata, D.K. (1998). Intergenerational effects of the Japanese American internment. In Y. Danieli (Ed.) International Handbook of multigenerational legacies of trauma (pp. 125-139). New York: Plenum.