He previously served as the Training Director of the PhD Counseling Psychology program as well as a Department Chair. His academic publications and teaching interests include clinical supervision, group counseling, research methods, multicultural issues and competencies, and concealable stigmatized identities of socially marginalized individuals. An American Psychological Association Fellow, Dr. Chen has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Counseling Psychology (2002-2009) and was an Associate Editor for Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice (2007-2010).