Professional Service
- Utah Psychological Association. Member-At-Large. 05/2012 - 06/2013
- Association for Women in Psychology. Role: CEU Chair. Conference Planning Committee . 10/2012 - 03/2013
- Journal of Counseling Psychology. Ad-hoc Reviewer. 01/2012 - present
- American Psychological Association and Commission on Accreditation. Role: Future APA Site Visitor for the Commission on Accreditation. Attended Commission on Accreditation's APA site visitor training at the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (February 2012). 02/09/2012 - present
- Utah Psychological Association - Diversity Committee. Member. 12/2011 - present
- Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. Role: Consulting Editor. Review manuscripts submitted to the journal. 01/01/2010 - present
- Journal of Counseling Psychology . Consulting Editor. 01/01/2017 - present
- American Educational Research Association. Role: Ad-Hoc Reviewer. Ad-Hoc Reviewer American Educational Research Journal - Social and Institutional Analysis. 12/17/2014 - present
- Association for Women in Psychology. Role: Staffer/ Regional Coordinator. Staffer/ Regional Coordinator on AWP National Implementation Collective. 10/01/2014 - 03/2018
- American Psychological Association Division 29. Role: Member. Participate in Education and Training subcommittee. 09/2013 - present
Internal Service
- Diversity Committee . Co-Chair, 08/2013 - present. Department service.
- Diversity Committee. Chair, 08/2012 - 05/2013. Department service.
Community Partnership
- Escalante Elementary . 09/01/2016 - present
- Rose Park Elementary. 10/2014 - present
- Utah Pacific Islander Health Coalition. 09/2012 - present
- Utah Office of Health Disparities. 06/2012 - present
Outreach
- Asian American Student Association. 09/2014 - present
- Presentation for the University of Utah's 15th Annual Asian American Student Association High School Conference. 02/21/2014 - present
Honors & Awards
- University of Utah Foundation Fellow. University of Utah, 08/2019
- Faculty Fellow. University of Utah, 10/2017
Affiliations
- Utah Psychological Association (UPA), Member, 12/2011 - present
- Association for Women in Psychology (AWP), Member, 09/2011 - present
- American Psychological Association (APA), Member, 09/1998 - present
In the Media
- Tao, K.W. (July 8, 2020). 10 Tip on Talking to Kids about Race and Racism. Voices in Education. PBS Teachers Lounge. 07/08/2020. https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/10-tips-on-talk...
- Tao, K.W. (June 5, 2020). How to talk to kids about race and racism. Interview with Sarah Martin, ABC4 News. 06/05/2020. https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/how-to-talk-t...
- Tao, K.W. (June 2, 2020). Tips for speaking to children about riots and protests. Interview with Sydney Glenn. Utah Fox 13 News. 06/02/2020. https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/talk-abou...
- Silicon Slopes Live. [Topic: Supporting children’s education during the pandemic] . 05/20/2020. https://youtu.be/w79fA68ktxM
- Utah Conversations with Ted Capener. PBS, KUED Channel 7. 12/09/2017. http://www.kued.org/video/dr-karen-tao
- Radioactive. Interview with Lara Jones and David Derezotes. 09/11/2017. http://krcl.org/blog/radioactive-september-11-2017...
- Art show culminating the school-university collaboration with Rose Park Elementary School. 05/2016. http://education.utah.edu/engagement/rose-park.php