About
Gangaw Zaw received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University in 2006. She has been an adjunct professor at the University of La Verne and is a full-time forensic psychologist. She currently works for the California Department of State Hospitals conducting sexually violent predator evaluations, a role she has been in since 2010. She also has a private practice specializing in adolescent development, conducting juvenile transfer and re-sentencing evaluations. Dr. Zaw immigrated to the United States with her family from Burma in 1982. Though she did not have the experience as a refugee, she is rooted in her culture and understands life in the US as an immigrant. In her free time, she has studied Buddhism and meditation from Buddhist monks and teachers worldwide.