Joyce
Green
Joyce Green
Biography
Dr. Joyce Yip Green earned her PhD in International Psychology from The Chicago School. She is licensed in the state of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Board Certified Registered Art Therapist. She is endorsed as an Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Reflective Practice Mentor. Her current research (re)Location: Lao and Korean Acculturation Project was awarded the California Humanities, Humanities for All Grant and the LA2050 Project Grant. The project used arts-based methodologies and a phenomenological approach to examine the immigration and acculturation experiences of the Lao and South Korean elder communities in the U.S. Along with being a professor, cultural researcher and research mentor, Dr. Green presents nationally and internationally on topics of culture, Asian/Asian American issues, and art therapy. She also holds a private practice providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families.
Education History
Degree Institution Year PhD The Chicago School , Chicago, IL 2017 MA Loyola Marymount University , Los Angeles, CA 1998 BA UC Irvine , Irvine, CA 1995 Professional Memberships
Role Organization VP Communication and Publications APA Division 52 Secretary Southern California Art Therapy Association Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Diversity Immigration/Immigrant Issues Marriage & Family Couples Counseling Mood Disorders Depression Research Design/Methodology Mixed Methods Research Therapeutic/Theoretical Orientation Art Therapy Licenses
Marriage and Family Therapy , California Publications
Chapter Metzl, E.S., Green, J.Y., Trevino, A.L. (2024). Resilience, Creativity, Crisis, and Innovation: The Use of Art-Making During the Covid-19 Pandemic in an International Summer Collaboration for Art Therapy Students in Mexico, the United States, and Israel. In Ivcevic, Z., Reiter-Palmon, R., Tang, M., Grohman, M.G. (Ed.) Crises, Creativity and Innovation. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Innovation in Organizations (pp. p. 153-178). : Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Green, J. Y., & Brown, K. (2024). International Psychology for Mission and Member Care. In K. O’Donnell & M. L. O’Donnell (Ed.) Global Member Care Volume 3: Stories and Strategies for Staying the CourseLos Angeles, CA: William Carey Press.
Green, J.Y. (2020). Rwandan infant caregiving: Promoting a culture of peace. In B. K. Ashdown & A. N. Faherty (Ed.) Parents and caregivers across cultures: Positive development from infancy through adulthood (pp. 11-29). Switzerland AG: Springer Nature.
Journal Green, J. Y., Metzl, E., Trevino, A. L. (2023). International online art therapy education program: Evaluating cultural and global perspectives. Art Therapy, 40 (2), p. 84-93.
Magazine Brown, K., Green, J. Y., Spaulding, D.. (2020). How to understand and utilize the principles of international psychology. Eye on Psi Chi. 24 (4).