Loyola University Chicago

Building Resilience Against Violence Engagement (BRAVE)

School of Social Work

Sr. Hien Nguyen, Ph.D.

Sr. Hien Nguyen, Ph.D., currently works as a post-doctoral associate researcher for the BRAVE project at Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work. She received a Doctor of Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago, a Master of Arts in Social Work, a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Stone Hill College.

She has experience in prison ministry, pastoral, school, and mental health settings, working with diverse populations in Vietnam, Boston, and Chicago. Her research interests include spirituality, forgiveness intervention, interventions in social work practice, youths, marriage and family.