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Research Focus  
 

Based on the context of school, family, community, culture, politcal situation, and government policy, I investigate the following issues:

 

  • Academic achievement
  • Trauma 
  • Domestic violence
  • Remarried/divorce
  • Psychological and behavioral outcomes

 

Statistical Software: STATA, AMOS, SPSS 

 

 

 

       

 Research Activities

Upcoming National Conferences:

  • November 3-6 2010: Minneapolis, Minnesota (National Council on Family Relations)--3 papers  
  • March 31-April 3, 2011: Honolulu, Hawaii (Association for Asian Studies)--1 paper (in a panel) 

 

Research Collaboration:

 

  • With Jeffrey Sonis, M.D., M.P.H (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and James L. Gibson, Ph.D. (Washington University in St. Louis): National Longitudinal Study of Cambodians' responses to the Khmer Rouge trials (5R01MH081140).

 

  • With Katherine Brickell, Ph.D. (Royal Holloway, The University of London) and Bunnak Poch, Ph.D. (Western University of Cambodia): Challenges to Domestic Violence Law Implementation in Cambodia: From Promises to Prevention. (A Submitted Research Proposal).

 

Reviewer, [Ad Hoc]: 

 

  • Journal of Family Violence 
  • Educational Psychology 
  • Applied Developmental Science 
  • Journal of Family Issues (special issue on Asian Americans)  

Cambodian Related Projects:

  • Domestic violence: an examination of marital [husband] control, frequency of spousal discussion and couple violence. This study

           uses Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (2005) dataset (C-DHS).

  • Parental PTSD, parent-child relationship, academic achievement
  • Risk factors for PTSD: A close look at individual items of traumatic exposure during the Khmer Rouge 
  • College enrollment among Cambodian students: What helps their journey possible? A qualitative analysis  
  • Factors predicting divorce and remarriage among Cambodians: A quantiative analysis based on C-DHS 2005 data 
  • Sociocultural factors on academic achievement: fate, involvement, aspiration, gender role attitudes, parent-teacher relationship, 

           parent-relative relationship, trust within community and between people, and family demands.

  • Parenting style and adolescents' academic achievement: Parental monitoring, warmth, and autonomy-granting
  • Presentation and intepretation of the Khmer Rouge historical narratives to a new generation of Cambodians: Qualitative analysis
  • Breastfeeding and alcohol consumption: an examination of dose and effects on children’s

           cognitive performance (working under Dr. Miriam Mulsow’s project)

 

Peer Reviewed Publications:

  • Eng, S., Li, Y., Mulsow, M., & Fisher, J. (2010). Domestic violence against women in Cambodia:

           Husband control, frequency of spousal discussion, and domestic violence reported by Cambodian

           women. Journal of Family Violence, 25, 237-246. Abstract

 

  • Eng, S., Mulsow, M., Cleveland, H. H., & Hart, S. (2009). Academic achievement among adolescents

           in Cambodia: Does maternal trauma matter? Journal of Community Psychology, 37, 754-768.

           Abstract

 

  • Eng, S., Kanitka, K., Cleveland, H. H., Herbert, R., Fischer, J., & Wiersma, J. (2008). School

           Achievement Differences among Chinese and Filipino American Students: Acculturation and Family

           Factors. Educational Psychology, 28, 535-550. Abstract

 

Encyclopedia Articles:

  • Eng, S. (Forthcoming, 2011). Cambodia. In Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Thousand

Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

  • Eng, S. (Forthcoming, 2012). Genocide: Cambodia's Mass Causalty Trauma. In Encyclopedia of 

              Trauma. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

Non-Refereed Publications:

  • Plunkett, S. W., & Eng, S. (2010, June). An evaluation of the “work it out at work” program

(Report No. 2). Pasadena, CA: Western Justice Center Foundation.

 

  • Eng, S. & Fitzpatrick, J. (Fall 2009). The legacy of war and survival stories in immigration: 

One person’s experience. An invited article in the National Council on Family

Relations, (NCFR) Report, 54.3. 

 

  • Eng, S. & Fitzpatrick, J. (2004). Twenty five years after the darkness: Cambodian families still

find their way of life challenging. Brief report posted on Zippy News, the official web-

based newsletter for the National Council on Family Relations.

 

  • Ramage, I., Pann, S., & Eng, S. (2003). Disaster preparedness action planning in Prey Veng,             

                   Cambodia. Evaluation Report for the organization, CARE. Phnom Penh: Cambodia.

 

Papers Under Review:

  • Eng, S. (under review). Risk Factors for PTSD: An Examination Based on Specific Traumatic Events Experienced by Cambodian Genocide Survivors.

 

  • Eng, S. (under review). Academic Involvement among Cambodian Parents: Do Parents’ Fatalistic Beliefs and Social Network Matter?

 

  • Eng, S. (under review). Cambodian Children’s Academic Achievement: A Close Look at Parental Beliefs and Attitudes.

 

  • Eng, S., Zvonkovic, A., Mulsow, M., & Ritchey, E. (to be submitted in November 2010). College Enrollment Among Cambodian Students: How Did their Journey Begin? A Qualitative Study.