Duy D. Nguyen, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
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Duy Nguyen, MSW, Ph.D. is a gerontological social work researcher. His interdisciplinary, collaborative research spans the use of existing data and community-based research to address the health and mental health needs of older Asian Americans. His grant-funded research to date using existing data has revealed how sociocultural factors, especially differences among Asian ethnic groups and the aging process, affect health and mental health service use. This research, relying on cross-sectional samples, has identified the need for targeted, ethnic-specific, and culturally-informed intervention studies to reduce health and mental health disparities in this population. With community-partners, he conducts mixed methods, community-based research that focuses on the social, cultural, and contextual contributors to health, mental health, and help-seeking.
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Dr. Nguyen earned his BA and MSW degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has held faculty appointments at Columbia University, New York University and Temple University, where he taught courses in research, statistics, and human behavior. Most recently, he directed the SAMHSA-funded Minority Fellowship Program at the Council on Social Work Education. The initiative increases the number of master’s and doctoral social workers to address the mental health and substance use needs of racial/ethnic minority populations.
Degrees & Certifications
- Ph.D., Columbia University
- MSW, Washington University in St. Louis
- BA, Washington University in St. Louis
- LCSW, Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Teaching Responsibiltiies
- SW 570 Interprofessional Education
- SW 585 Assessment of Client Systems
- SW 591 Research Practicum
- SW 702 Quantitative Research Methods (Ph.D.)
- SW 740 Advanced Statistical Analysis (Ph.D.)
Awards & Fellowships
- Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America
- Fellow, Society for Social Work and Research
Research & Grants
- Principal Investigator/Project Director, Minority Fellowship Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SM080391, 2018-2023,
- Co-Principal Investigator, Implementing a Community-based Cancer Survivorship Program for Korean American Caregivers, NYU Langone Medical Center-Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) (1UL1RR029893), 2012-2014,
- Co-Principal Investigator, Understanding the multi-level relationship influencing Asian Americans use of services in low stigma settings: A pilot study for mental health service delivery, NYU Silver School of Social Work, 2012-2013,
- Principal Investigator, Understanding the multi-level relationship influencing Asian Americans use of services in low stigma settings: A pilot study for mental health service delivery, Okura Mental Health Foundation, 2012-2013,
- Principal Investigator, Asian American Elders’ Social Relationships: Implications for Mental Health and Help-seeking, Hartford Faculty Scholars Program in Geriatric Social Work, 2009-2011,
- Principal Investigator, How Do Immigrants Use Health Care? A Study of the Uninsured, New York University, Research Challenge Fund, 2008-2009,
- Principal Investigator, The effects of age cohort and Asian ethnicity on mental health service utilization, Hartford Doctoral Fellowship Program in Geriatric Social Work, 2006-2008,