Wei-Cheng (Wilson) Hsiao, PhD
Director of Psychological Assessment Services; Director of Scholarship Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Pronouns: he/him/his
Contact
Building & Room:
Atrium Building, Suite 700
Address:
900 Main St, Peoria, IL 61602
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About
Dr. Hsiao earned his doctorate from an APA-accredited clinical psychology program at the University of Toledo, Ohio, in 2015. As part of the Ph.D. training, he completed a pre-doctoral internship training at the Colorado State University Health Network, an integrated mental health and medical service training center. Subsequently, he pursued and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in University Mental Health, with Health Psychology Emphasis, at the University of South Florida Counseling Center and Student Health Services. Between Fall 2016 and Spring 2023, he worked at Indiana University-Bloomington, Counseling and Psychological Services (IU-B CAPS). During this period, he served as a staff clinical psychologist, coordinator for assessment and research, APA-accredited internship training program supervisor, and APA-accredited internship training program committee member. He was also part of the initiative members for diversity outreach embedded therapist at both the Office of International Services (OIS) and the Asian Culture Center (ACC). In September 2023, he joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) to establish the Adult Psychological Assessment Clinic and has served as the director of Psychological Assessment Services. He also started to serve as the Director of Scholarship programs for the psychiatry residency program in 2024.
On the professional level, Dr. Hsiao offers evidence-based services for the community, including psychological testing and individual therapy for adults. He provided comprehensive psychological testing for the assessment of personality, social or emotional difficulties, memory problems, and attention and executive functioning (such as ADHD evaluation), among others. Dr. Hsiao also accepts referrals for outpatient therapy for depression, anxiety, personality disorders, grief, self-esteem, relationship problems, cross-cultural issues, and others.
On a personal level, he likes jogging, swimming, hiking, and traveling. He is trilingual and fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese.
Selected Publications
- Meyer, G. J., Hsiao, W.-C., Viglione, D. J., Mihura, J. L., & Abraham, L. M. (2013). Rorschach scores in applied clinical practice: A survey of perceived validity by experienced clinicians. Journal of Personality Assessment, 95(4), 351-365. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2013.770399
- Horn, S. L., Hsiao, W.-C., & Meyer, G. J. (2011). University of Toledo Rorschach Computerized Group Administration Package (Version 3.0) [Software and test administration materials]. Researchers can download the files needed for a structured group administration of the Rorschach using MediaLab software.
- Chen, Y.-T., Huprich, S. K., & Hsiao, W.-C. (2011). Affect regulation and depressive personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 25(6), 755-764. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2011.25.6.755
- Huprich, S. K., Hsiao, W.-C., Porcerelli, J. H., Bornstein, R. F., & Markova, T. (2010). Expanding the construct validity of the Relationship Profile Test: Associations with physical health and anaclitic and introjective Traits. Assessment, 17(1), 81-88. doi: 10.1177/1073191109340383
Education
Dr. Hsiao received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Toledo
Licensures and Certifications
- Illinois: Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP)
- Indiana: Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSSP)
- National Register of Health Service Psychologists (HSP)
Professional Memberships
- 2023-Present National Register of Health Service Psychologists, Member
- 2016-Present Indiana Society for Psychoanalytic Thought, Member
- 2015-Present Society for Personality Assessment, Member
- 2015-Present American Psychological Association, Member
Selected Presentations
- Hsiao, W. C., Meyer, G. J., & Mihura, J. L. (2024, May). Potential Impact of Different Cultural Perspectives on Rorschach Responses. Paper presented at the Inaugural Rorschach Performance Assessment (R-PAS) Multimethod Assessment Conference, Virginia Beach, VA.
- Hsiao, W. C., Meyer, G. J., & Mihura, J. L. (2016, March). Examining the impact of films with hostile and communal themes on self-reported experiences and Rorschach variables. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.
- Hsiao, W. C., Su, W. S., Meyer, G. J., Viglione, D. J. & Mihura, J. L. (2013, March). Improving the Critical Content Index: Exploration from Experimental and Clinical Samples. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.
- Hsiao, W. C., Meyer, G. J., & Mihura, J. L. (2012, March). Examining the impact of hostile and compassionate films on R-PAS Critical Content and Mutuality of Autonomy scores. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.
- Hsiao, W. C., Meyer, G. J., & Mihura, J. L. (2011, March). Corralling the Rorschach’s locus of effectiveness by using films. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Boston, MA.
- Su, W. S., Hsiao, W. C., Viglione, D. J., & Meyer, G. J. (2010, March). Rorschach Form Accuracy ratings in Taiwanese and Chinese sample: The role of Rorschach experience and acculturation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Jose, CA.