Low and Middle Income Countries

Angelina Pei-Tzu Tsai, PhD, is a clinical scientist and psychologist who completed her doctoral training in Clinical Psychology with a formal concentration in Quantitative Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a Master of Science in Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, where she developed her expertise in quantitative methods that now integrate with her clinical research.​

 

Angelina’s research focuses on trauma, early adversity, assessment, and transdiagnostic outcomes, with two focal areas: (a) developing reliable adversity assessment using rigorous quantitative methods and psychometric approaches grounded in neurodevelopmental principles, and (b) enhancing diagnostic efficiency through machine learning and attending to cultural adaptability. At BRiTE, she leads efforts to leverage large language models (LLMs) in developing scalable digital assessments and interventions targeting post-trauma symptoms and risk behaviors in communities with unmet mental health needs globally.

 

Before transitioning into clinical research, Angelina built extensive global project management experience in industry. She led a flagship iPhone production initiative, oversaw 12 successful product launches across mobile and tablet platforms, and managed a 46-member team across three sites. Her leadership in accelerating time-to-market generated more than USD $200 million in revenue. She now integrates this systems-level management expertise into her research program, advancing digital health solutions that scale across settings and populations.​

 

Clinically, Angelina completed her internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital and has worked across inpatient, outpatient, and community mental health settings. She specializes in trauma-informed neuropsychological assessment and evidence-based treatments, primarily in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).