Dr. Chieh Li
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Psychology
Education:
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts- Amherst
Certification: Licensed Psychologist
Specializations: School Psychology
Research: Dr. Li has expertise in providing assessment, counseling, and consultation services for children and families from multicultural backgrounds, particularly for Asian-American children and families. She conducts cross-cultural research on learning and creative problem solving, bilingual and bicultural issues in school, and counseling psychology practice, and she publishes in English and Chinese. She has also been exploring the impact of traditional Chinese culture and meditation on health and creativity.
Recent Publications:
Li, C., & Li, H. (2015). Chapter 15, Longing for a balanced life: Voices of Chinese-American/immigrant adolescents. In Bonnie K. Nastasi, & Amanda P. Borja (Eds.),International handbook of psychological well-being of children and Adolescent: Bridging the gaps between theory, research and practice. 247-269. New York, NY: Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2833-0_15
Li, C., & Wang, Z. (2014). School-based assessment with Asian children and adolescents. In Lorraine T. Benuto, Nicholas Thaler, & Brian D. Leany (Eds.), Guide to Psychological Assessment with Asian Americans, 393-405. New York, NY: Springer. (Collaboration with graduate student)
Li, C. Ni, H., & Stoianov, D. (2015). Meeting the psychoeducational needs of minority students: A discussion of the necessity of multicultural competence. In special issue “Challenging the Assumptions of Multicultural School Psychology”,School Psychology Forum, 9 (2), 88-95. (work with graduate student)
Li, C., & Kimble, E. (2015). Cultural Considerations in the Selection of Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Chinese-American/Immigrant Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. North American Journal of Medicine and Science, 8(3), 129-134. (work with graduate student)
Johnston, J.M., Minami, T., Greenwald, D. Li, C., Khalsa, S.B., & Reinhardt, K. ( 2015) Yoga as a treatment for military service personnel with PTSD. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy. May 25, 2015. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-22662-001