🌾 Roots in Rural China raised by her grandmother, tied to a pole in the farmland, free yet loved ✈️ Journey to New York. She arrived 2 weeks before 9/11, she has become a New Yorker for life 🔬 Research on Poverty & Asian Americans: fighting to give nuanced voices to a diverse, often-lumped-together population 🎓 Teaching as Group Coaching: doctoral classes built around identity and peer growth, not just content 🗣️ Championing Women's Voices: confidence → speak up → claim agency 🌏 Honoring Her Grandmother Her 3 pieces of wisdom: Confidence, Speak Up, and Self-Care.
Qin Gao is the endowed Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, Acting Director of Asian American Initiative at Columbia University in New York. She is also a coach, trainer, and speaker who specializes in career development, professional relationships, and leadership for people in academia, including graduate students, professors, researchers, and administrators. Further, she is a professor of social policy and social work, and associate dean for doctoral education at Columbia University. Her motto is “See the Light; Be the Light.” Through coaching, she inspires clarity, hope, and strategies for awareness and action. She holds a PhD in Social Work from Columbia University and is a member of ICF NYC Chapter.
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