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Debbie Huang, PhD, MPH

Dr. Debbie Huang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health at California State University, Long Beach. She is a psychiatric epidemiologist whose research focuses on improving how mental disorders are measured and understood, with the goal of advancing more equitable mental health care.

Dr. Huang’s work explores diagnostic frameworks, disparities in mental health assessment, and the development of innovative tools to strengthen mental health diagnostics. Her research examines how conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, suicide, and depression differ across populations, with particular attention to cultural variations in symptom expression and help-seeking behaviors. She is committed to building a more inclusive and accurate understanding of psychopathology, especially within historically underserved communities. By situating mental illness within its broader social and cultural contexts, her work advances efforts to reduce mental health inequities and improve outcomes at the population level.

A first-generation college graduate, Dr. Huang brings a multidisciplinary perspective to her teaching and research. She holds an MPH and PhD in Epidemiology from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a BS in Molecular Environmental Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. She also completed postdoctoral training in Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

In her teaching, Dr. Huang emphasizes real-world application and inclusive practices to create an engaging and supportive learning environment. She is also committed to involving students in research experiences that strengthen critical thinking skills and inspire the development of innovative public health solutions.