He is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas (MN) with a doctorate in counseling psychology. He currently serves as the clinical training director and a senior psychologist at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, a non-profit organization in St. Paul, Minnesota. Besides from his clinical duty, Dr. Nguyen is responsible for training clinical students, including students from the school of pharmacy and school of nursing, to provide integrated health services within the community mental health setting. Dr. Nguyen is passionate about the refugee community. The majority of his work has been serving the Southeast Asian and the East African communities. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Karen Organization of Minnesota.