She received her doctorate in clinical/community [Page 572]psychology from the University of Maryland. She has conducted studies of acculturation and adaptation of refugees and immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Vietnam, Central America, and Somalia. Her research has contributed to conceptualization and measurement of acculturation, family acculturation gaps, and understanding multiple cultural, ethnic, and religious identities of refugees in resettlement. She has studied mental health interventions for immigrants and refugees, and the process of implementation and adaptation of evidence-based practices within such programs. She is a fellow of the Society for Community Research and Action and the American Psychological Association (APA), and in 2010 was appointed to serve on the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration.