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Edward Chang is a tenured Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). His research focuses on predictors of psychological and physical adjustment, including optimism, pessimism, perfectionism, and social problem-solving, with an emphasis on cultural and racial influences. He holds a Ph.D. from SUNY Stony Brook and has collaborated internationally with researchers in China, Turkey, Hungary, Spain, Brazil, Germany, and Poland. Key roles include serving as a GFP Faculty Affiliate and member of the Diversity Committee.
Chang’s work explores stress and coping mechanisms, diathesis-stress models, and the impact of cultural diversity on mental health. He has authored/co-authored numerous books such as *The International Handbook of Positive Psychology* (Springer, 2025) and journals addressing suicide risk, multicultural mental health, and positive psychological interventions. He received the Stanley Sue Award for contributions to diversity in clinical psychology (2019).
His research spans topics like loneliness’s role in anxiety/depression, hope’s protective effects against suicide, and trauma’s psychological implications. He also investigates spirituality’s role in health outcomes, particularly among HIV-positive Indian adults. His lab, the *Perfectionism and Optimism-Pessimism Lab*, addresses these issues through interdisciplinary and global collaborations.
