Dr. John Wu
Carmel Mountain Professional Park
9330 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite F
San Diego, CA 92129

Education

Ed. D.
Harvard University Graduate School of Education

1992 - Counseling and Consulting Psychology
1994 - Licensed Psychologist in Massachusetts
1996 - Licensed Psychologist in California, PSY 14391

Ed. M.
Harvard University Graduate School of Education

1988 - Counseling and Consulting Psychology

B.A.
University of California, Irvine

1987 - Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

B.S.

Univeristy of California, Irvine

1987 - Information and Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude

Professional Work

Senior Psychologist 2001-Present
Celebration Counseling. Provide individual and couples counseling to adults and young adults for a variety of interpersonal and intrapersonal issues.

Professor 2001-Present
Point Loma Nazarene University. Instructor for upper division undergraduate psychology university students. Courses include Child Development, Intoduction to Counseling, Group Dynamics, Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Marriage Intimacy.

Counseling Psychologist II 1994-2001 Full-time.
Psychological and Counseling Services, University of California, San Diego. Provide individual and group therapy to undergraduate and graduate students. Supervise and train pre-doctoral interns in APA approved internship. Provide outreach and consultation to college community.

Adjunct Faculty 1997-2001 Part-time.
Mesa College. Instructor for General Psychology, a psychology survey course.

 
 


Professional Work (cont'd)

Staff Psychologist 1991-1994
Northeastern University. Conducted career testing and counseling. Provided individual and group therapy to undergraduate students, graduate students, staff and faculty. Served on the President's Diversity Advisory Committee and helped originate the Asian American Faculty and Staff Association.

Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern 1990-1991 Psychological and Counseling Services, University of California, San Diego. Provide individual, couples, and group therapy. Provide consultation to Dean's Office, multicultural outreach, and teach workshops in this APA-approved internship.

Teaching Assistant Harvard University 1988-1989, Graduate School of Education. Psychosocial Epidemics of School-aged Children and Youth. Facilitated two weekly discussion sections, advised graduate students, graded papers, and lectured on adolescent gangs.

Research
Cooper, N., Crocker, N., Erselius, K., Lerma, A., Irwin-Chase, H., Wu, J., & Johnson, J. (April, 2005).
Poster presented at the 75th Annual Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention.

Manese, J. M., Wu, J. T., & Nepomuceno, C.A. (2001). The effect of training on multicultural counseling competencies: an exploratory study over a ten-year period. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 29, 31-40.

Wu, J., Nepomuceno, C., & Manese, J. Examination of Asian American client data from a university counseling center. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Asian American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA. 1998.

Bempechat, J., Nakkula, M., Wu, J., & Ginsburg, H. (1996). Attributions as predictors of mathematics achievement: a comparative study. Journal of Research and Development in Education. 29(2), 53-59.

Bempechat, J., Ginsberg, H., & Wu, J. Achievement motivation among working class and middle class white children. Poster session at the Biennial Conference of the Society of Research and Child Development. Kansas City, MO. 1989.

Bempechat, J., Ginsberg, H., & Wu, J. Achievement motivation in Cambodian refugee children: a comparative study. Panel discussion at the Biennial Conferenc eof the Society of Research and Child Development. Kansas City, MO. 1989.