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Jie Zhang
Sociology and Psychology
Central University of Finance and Economics
New York
Language: English, Chinese
Sociological Theory: Sociology
Theory
Social Structures
Social Systems
Social Change
Social Behavior
Social Institutions
Social Norms
Social Roles
Social Interaction
Social Psychology: Psychology
Social Cognition
Social Influence
Social Perception
Attitudes
Group Behavior
Identity
Self-Concept
Social Medicine: Medicine
Public Health
Social Determinants
Health Disparities
Healthcare Systems
Epidemiology
Health Policy
Health Behavior
Health Promotion
Disease Prevention
Mental Health: Mental Health
Psychology
Psychiatry
Mental Illness
Mental Disorders
Therapy
Counseling
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Policy
Mental Health Promotion
Areas of Focus
- Sociological Theory
- Social Psychology
- Social Medicine
- Mental Health
Work Experience
- 1982-1986 - Beijing University of Chemical Technology - Assistant Professor
- 1987-1991 - Brigham Young University - Part-time Lecturer
- 1991 - Utah Valley State College - Part-time Lecturer
- 1991-1993 - Weber State University - Visiting Assistant Professor
- 1993-1997 - Georgia Southern University - Assistant Professor
- 1997-1999 - State University of New York at Buffalo - Assistant Professor
- 1999-2004 - State University of New York at Buffalo - Tenured Associate Professor
- 2004-present - State University of New York at Buffalo - Tenured Professor
- 2006-2016 - Central University of Finance and Economics - Dean of the School of Social Development
- 2006-present - Central University of Finance and Economics - Distinguished Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1982 - Bachelor's Degree: Shandong University, Department of English and American Language and Literature
- 1987 - Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language: Brigham Young University
- 1988 - Master's Degree: Brigham Young University, Department of Linguistics
- 1992 - Ph.D.: Brigham Young University, Department of Sociology
Publications
- Familial and religious influences on suicidal ideation, Jie Zhang and Darwin L. Thomas, 1991
- Modernization theory revisited: A cross-cultural study of adolescent conformity to significant others in Mainland China, Taiwan, and the USA, Jie Zhang and Darwin L. Thomas, 1994
- Suicides in Beijing, China, 1992-1993, Jie Zhang, 1996
- Patterns of physical preference among races: A preliminary study with college students, Jie Zhang, 1996
- Determinants of suicide ideation: A comparison of Chinese and American college students, Jie Zhang and Shenghua Jin, 1996
- Interpersonal relations and suicide ideation in China, Jie Zhang and Shenghua Jin, 1998
- The effects of physical and psychological well-being on suicidal ideation, Shenghua Jin and Jie Zhang, 1998
- Suicide in the world: Toward a population increase theory of suicide, Jie Zhang, 1998
- Reading efficiency: A comparative study of English and Chinese orthographies, Xuehong Lü and Jie Zhang, 1999
- Gender differences in athletic performance and their implications in gender ratios of suicide: A comparison between the USA and China, Jie Zhang, 2000
- Understanding Chinese suicide with a comparison of national data, Jie Zhang, 2000
- Collectivism or individualism: An analysis of Chinese interactive culture, Jie Zhang, 2000
- Measuring gender orientation with the Bem Sex Role Inventory in Chinese culture, Jie Zhang, Jill M. Norvilitis, and Shenghua Jin, 2001
- Measuring Chinese psychological well-being with Western developed instruments, Jie Zhang and Jill M. Norvilitis, 2002
- An overview of suicide research in China, Jie Zhang, Shuhua Jia, William F. Wieczorek, and Chao Jiang, 2002
- Studying suicide with psychological autopsy: Social and cultural feasibilities of the methodology in China, Jie Zhang, William F. Wieczorek, Chao Jiang, Li Zhou, Shuhua Jia, Yueji Sun, Shenghua Jin, and Yeates Conwell, 2002
- Studying Chinese suicide with proxy-based data: Reliability and validity of the methodology and instruments in China, Jie Zhang, Yeates Conwell, William F. Wieczorek, Chao Jiang, Shuhua Jia, and Li Zhou, 2003
- Cultural, Risk Factors and Suicide in Rural China: A Psychological Autopsy Case Control Study, Jie Zhang, Yeates Conwell, Li Zhou, and Chao Jiang, 2004
- The Effect of Bereavement due to Suicide on Survivors’ Depression: A Study of Chinese Samples, Jie Zhang, Huiqi Tong, and Li Zhou, 2005
- Characteristics of Chinese Suicide Attempters: An Emergency Room Study, Jie Zhang, Shuhua Jia, Chao Jiang, and Jie Sun, 2006
- Psychometric Properties of the Scale for Suicide Ideation in China, Jie Zhang and Gregory K. Brown, 2007
- Idiocentrism, Allocentrism, Psychological Well-Being and Suicidal Ideation: A Cross Cultural Study, Jie Zhang, Jill M. Norvilitis, and Travis Sky Ingersoll, 2007
- Degree of Suicide Intent and the Lethality of Means Employed: A Study of Chinese Attempters, Jie Zhang and Huilan Xu, 2007
- Validating a short version of the suicide intent scale in China, Jie Zhang and Cun Xian Jia, 2007
- The effects of religion, superstition, and perceived gender inequality on the degree of suicide intent: A study of serious attempters in China, Jie Zhang and Huilan Xu, 2007
- Psychological Tensions Found in Suicide Notes: A Test for the Strain Theory of Suicide, Jie Zhang and David Lester, 2008
- Self-Reported Symptoms of ADHD Among College Students in China and the United States, Jill M. Norvilitis, Travis Ingersoll, Jie Zhang, and Shuhua Jia, 2008
- Reliability and Validity of the Fear of Intimacy Scale in China, Travis S. Ingersoll, Jill M. Norvilitis, Jie Zhang, Shuhua Jia, and Sheldon Tetewsky, 2008
- Psychological Strains Found from in-Depth Interviews with 105 Chinese Rural Youth Suicides, Jie Zhang, Nini Dong, Robert Delprino, and Li Zhou, 2009
- A Case Control Study of Suicides in China with and Without Mental Disorder, Jie Zhang and Liang Zhou, 2009
- Are Women in China Sexist Toward Other Women? A Study of Chinese College Students, Jie Zhang, Dwight Hennessy, Jing Luo, Yaping Song, Kailin Ren, Qian Zhang, Zhifang Han, and Ping Yao, 2009
- The effect of perceived class mean on the evaluation of instruction, Jill M. Norvilitis and Jie Zhang, 2009
- Characteristics of young rural Chinese suicides: a psychological autopsy study, Jie Zhang, William F. Wieczorek, Yeates Conwell, Xin Ming Tu, Bill Yow Wu Wu, Shuiyuan Xiao, and Cun Xian Jia, 2010
- Prison Inmates’ Suicidal Ideation in China: A Study of Gender Differences and Their Impact, Jie Zhang, Bin Liang, Yong Zhou, and Wendy Brame, 2010
- Economic growth and suicide rate changes: A case in China from 1982 to 2005, Jie Zhang, Jixiang Ma, Chongqi Jia, Jiandong Sun, Xiaolei Guo, A. Xu, and Weika Li, 2010
- ADHD Symptomatology and Adjustment to College in China and the United States, Jill M. Norvilitis, Ling Sun, and Jie Zhang, 2010
- Influencing factors for depression among Chinese suicide survivors, Ning Li and Jie Zhang, 2010
- Marriage and Suicide among Chinese Rural Young Women, Jie Zhang, 2010
- Attitudes toward Suicide: The Effect of Suicide Death in the Family, Jie Zhang and Cun Xian Jia, 2010
- Access to Farming Pesticides and Risk for Suicide in Chinese Rural Young People, Yuanyuan Kong and Jie Zhang, 2010
- Mental Disorders and Suicide among Young Rural Chinese: A Case-Control Psychological Autopsy Study, Jie Zhang, Shuiyuan Xiao, and Liang Zhou, 2010
- West China Hospital Set of Measures
