Faculty Directory
Brian TaeHyuk Keum
Buehler Family Sesquicentennial Endowed Assistant Professor
Brian TaeHyuk Keum
Ph.D.
Contact
Campion Hall 309B
Telephone: 617-552-4030
Email: brian.keum@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0001-6018-2094
Education
- Ph.D., University of Maryland- College Park
- M.A, University of Maryland- College Park
- M.A, Columbia University
- B.S, McGill University
- B.S, University of British Columbia
Research Interests
Race; Racism; Intersectionality; Anti-Racism; Online Oppression; Social Media; Digital Storytelling; Multicultural Competence; Help-seeking; Gender; Socialization
Expertise
- Equity and Social Justice
- Health and Well Being
- Research Methods, Evaluation & Psychometrics
Department
Profile
Brian TaeHyuk Keum Ph.D. (he/him) is the Buehler Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology. He was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Welfare at UCLA. He earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology at the University of Maryland-College Park.
Dr. Keum's research focuses on (a) mental and behavioral costs of online oppression (e.g., online racism), (b) intersectional perspectives in mental health and socialization among Asian Americans, (c) multicultural and social justice issues in clinical training, (d) culturally-congruent and culturally-relevant psychological measure development/evaluation, and (e) promotion of cross-racial anti-racism solidarity. In these areas, he has published 70 peer-reviewed articles and made over 80 refereed presentations.
His work has been recognized by more than 40 awards and fellowships, including the Rising Star Award by the National Multicultural Conference Summit which honors the efforts and significant contributions of early career psychologists in multicultural research, teaching, advocacy, policy, and/or clinical care, the APA Division 46 Distinguished Early Career Professional Contributions to Media Psychology & Technology Award, the APA Division 45 Emerging Professional – Contributions to Research Award, and the APA Division 17 Fritz & Linn Kuder Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Counseling Psychology. Dr. Keum has received over $1 million in funding from numerous local and national organizations, including a three-year $800,000 grant from the State of California's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program examining the role online racism can have on tobacco product use among racially minoritized emerging adults and ways to mitigate the harmful outcomes. His work has been covered by various national media outlets such as The Washington Post, LA Times, CEOMOM, VICE, Kaiser Health, MedicalXpress, USA Today, and NPR subsidiaries.
Recent Publications
Keum, B.T., & *Waters, E.M., & Chong, E.S.K. (in press). The mental health costs of online heterosexism among LGBTQ+ individuals: Development and initial validation of the Perceived Online Heterosexism Scale. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Keum, B.T., *Nguyen, M., Ahn, L.H., *Wong, M.J., *Wong, L., & Miller, M.J. (in press). Fostering Asian American emerging adults’ advocacy against anti-Black racism through digital storytelling. The Counseling Psychologist. *Special issue on dismantling anti-Black racism
Keum, B.T., Cano, M.A., & *Valdovinos, I.C., & *Boland, D. (2023). Impact of online and offline racism on tobacco use, marijuana use, and vaping through depressive and anxiety symptoms among racial minority emerging adults. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000691
Keum, B.T., *Valdovinos, I.C. & *Wong, M.J. (2023) Problematic internet use, online racism, and mental health issues among racially minoritized emerging adults in the U.S. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01093-z
Keum, B.T., & Volpe, V.V. (2023). Resisting and countering online racial hate: Anti-racism advocacy and coping online with racism as moderators of distress associated with online racism. Journal of Counseling Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000674
Keum, B.T., *Ahn, L.H, Choi, A.Y., *Choudhry, A., *Nguyen, M., *Meizys, G., *Chu, A., & *Hearns, M. (2023). Asian American Men’s Gendered Racial Socialization and Fragmented Masculinity: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. The Counseling Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000231170310
Keum, B.T., & Cano, M.A. (2023). Online racism, depressive and anxiety symptoms, coping- related drinking motives, and alcohol use severity among Black, Latina/o/x, and Asian emerging adults. Addictive behaviors, 136, 107468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107468
Keum, B. T. (2023). Impact of Online Racism on Suicide Ideation Through Interpersonal Factors Among Racial Minority Emerging Adults: The Role of Perceived Burdensomeness and Thwarted Belongingness. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(5–6), 4537–4561. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221117247
Keum, B.T., Wang, Y.W., Abebe, I., Callaway, J., Cruz, T., & O’Connor, S. (2022). Benefits and Harms of Social Media Use: A Latent Profile Analysis of Emerging Adults. Current Psychology, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03473-5
Keum, B.T., & Miller, M.J. (2020). Social Justice Interdependence among Students in Counseling Psychology Training Programs: Group Actor-Partner Interdependence Model of Social Justice Attitudes, Training Program Norms, Advocacy Intentions, and Peer Relationship. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 67(2), 141–155. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000390
Keum, B.T. & Miller, M.J. (2018). Racism on the Internet: Conceptualization and Recommendations for Research. Psychology of Violence, 8(6), 782 – 791. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000201 *Special issue: Racism, Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Privilege, and Violence: Advancing Science to Inform Practice and Policy
Keum, B.T., Miller, M.J., & Inkelas, K.K. (2018). Testing the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the PHQ-9 Across Racially Diverse U.S. College Students. Psychological Assessment, 30(8), 1096-1106. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000550
Keum, B.T., Brady, J., *Sharma, R., Lu, Y., Kim, Y., & Thai, C. (2018). Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale for Asian American Women: Development and Initial Validation. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65(5), 571-585. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000305http://psycnet.apa.org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/doi/10.1037/cou0000305
Keum, B.T., & Miller, M.J. (2017). Racism in Digital Era: Development and Initial Validation of the Perceived Online Racism Scale (PORS v1.0). Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(3), 310-324. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000205
Select Grants & Fellowships
- Risk of tobacco product use associated with online racism among Black and Asian emerging adults, New Investigator Award (T32KT4680), Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), State of California, Role: PI, Amount ($775,866).
- Identifying intervention targets to increase mental health related help-seeking in undergraduate engineers, National Science Foundation Award, Role: Advisory Board Member (PIs: Sarah A. Wilson, Joseph Hammer), Amount ($349,591).
- Evaluating the Spillover Effects of the 2021 Atlanta Mass Shooting on the Population-Level Mental Health of Asian Americans, UCLA Initiative to Study Hate Grant, Role: Co-I (PI: Carlos Irwin A. Oronce), Amount ($10,000).
- Gendered Racial Microaggressions among Asian American Women in the Workplace: Perceived Exploitation and Organizational Support for Diversity, Pilot Project Research Training (PPRT) Program Grant, Southern California National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Education and Research Center, Role: Faculty Mentor (PI: Michele J. Wong), Amount ($10,000).
- Online racism and risky alcohol use among racial/ethnic minoritized emerging adults, UCLA Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) Grant, The Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) and the Institute for American Cultures (IAC), Role: PI, Amount ($30,000).
- Social Justice Interdependence Among Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students, Division 17 Society for Counseling Psychology Grant, American Psychological Foundation, Role: PI, Amount ($1,000).
- Gendered Racial Microaggressions Against Asian American Women: Scale Development, Stephen C. Rose Scholarship Grant for Psychology Research on Asian American Youth, Asian American Psychological Association and The Steve Fund, Role: PI, Amount ($1,000).
- Racism in the Digital Era: Conceptualization and Operationalization of Online Racism, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Role: PI, Amount ($40,000).
Honors & Awards
2023 Distinguished Early Career Professional Contributions to Media Psychology & Technology Award Division 46 Society for Media Psychology and Technology
2023 Fritz & Linn Kuder Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Counseling Psychology, Division 17 Society for Counseling Psychology APA
2023 Emerging Professional – Contributions to Research Award, Division 45 Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race, APA
2022 Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship on Race and Ethnicity Award, Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity, Division 17 Society for Counseling Psychology, American Psychological Association *Honors scholarly contribution that advances the field’s knowledge of people of color, race and ethnicity, or racism.
2022 Researcher of the Year Award Division 51 Society for Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities, American Psychological Association *Honors outstanding published research concerning males and masculinities.
2022 Rising Star Award National Multicultural Summit (American Psychological Association Division 17-Society for Counseling Psychology, 35-Society for the Psychology of Women, 44-Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 45-Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race) *Honors the efforts and significant contributions of early career psychologists in multicultural research, teaching, advocacy, policy, and/or clinical care
2020 Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) *An award for the most outstanding dissertation in psychology that addresses concerns relevant to populations of color.
2019 Student Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity Division 49 Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy, APA
2019 International Section Graduate Student Outstanding Research Award Division 17 Society for Counseling Psychology, APA
2019 Section for Promotion of Psychotherapy Science Student Award Division 17 Society for Counseling Psychology, APA
2019 Distinguished Student Research Award Division 45 Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race, APA
2019 Anne Anastasi General Psychology Graduate Student Award Division 1 Society for General Psychology, APA
2019 Bruce K. Fretz Scientist-Practitioner Award Counseling Psychology Program, University of Maryland-College Park
2019 Michael J. Pelczar Award Graduate School, University of Maryland-College Park
2018 Best Paper Award Asian American Journal of Psychology (AAJP)
2018 Barbara A. Kirk Award Division 17 Society of Counseling Psychology, APA
2018 Donald K. Freedheim Student Development Paper Award, Division 29 Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, APA
2018 Best Student Poster Award (1st Place) Division 49 Society for Group and Group Psychotherapy, APA
2018 Science at Sunset APA Convention Wide Grand Research Competition Division 49 Finalist
2018 Best Poster Finalist, Division 29 Society for Advancement of Psychotherapy, APA
2018 Yu-An Farms General Scholarship, Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation
2017 Research Award Division on Students, Asian American Psychological Association
2017 Social Justice Award Division 17 Older Adult Special Interest Group, APA
2017 APA Society Convention Research Award Psi Chi
2017, 16 First Place Award Graduate Research Appreciation Day Conference, UMD
2016 Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity Student Researcher Award Division 17 Society of Counseling Psychology, APA
2014 First Place Student Research Winner, First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning, Vancouver, Canada
2013 Anne Anastasi Student Poster Recognition Award Division 1 Society for General Psychology, APA
2016, 15, 13 Poster Presentation Prize Teachers College Columbia University Winter Roundtable
2016 The Korean Honor Scholarship, Embassy of South Korea