Mei-ki (Maggie) Chan

Maggie Chan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to this role, she served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Utah State University from 2023 to 2025. She earned her Ph.D. in Combined Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2023 and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Hawai‘i Psychology Internship Consortium. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist.

Dr. Chan’s research focuses on advancing equity in education by studying practices, systems, and school contexts that support culturally diverse students. Her work centers on two primary areas: school-based mental health services and intergroup interactions in K–12 educational settings. In the area of school-based mental health, she critically investigates the applications of existing social-emotional and behavioral screeners, particularly their effectiveness in identifying the strengths and needs of students from minoritized backgrounds. She also conducts research syntheses to inform the translation of school-based mental health science into equitable practice. Her second line of inquiry explores how individual, interpersonal, and contextual factors shape intergroup interactions in schools, with the goal of promoting inclusive and welcoming learning environments for all students. Grounded in interdisciplinary theories and diverse methodologies, Dr. Chan’s scholarship informs the implementation of universal and targeted supports that advance educational equity and disrupt systemic inequities in society.

Her research is published in various journals, including Educational Psychologist; Developmental Psychology; Child Development; Journal of School Psychology; School Psychology Review; and School Psychology. She serves on the editorial boards of School Psychology; School Psychology Review; and Family Process. Dr. Chan is selected as the Editorial Fellow of School Psychology Review. She is also the recipient of the APA Division 16 Outstanding Dissertation Award (2023) and the SSSP Early Career Research Award (2024).

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Degree(s)

Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara

Curriculum Vitae

Contact

Office #4428

School of Education
Berkeley Way West Building (BWW)
UC Berkeley
2121 Berkeley Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670

Office Hours

by appointment