Areas of Focus
- Child and Adolescent Psychological Counseling
- Effectiveness of Psychological Counseling
- Training of Psychological Counselors
- Mental Health Service System in Primary and Secondary Schools
Work Experience
- 2023-09 to Present - Beijing Normal University - Associate Professor
- 2020-08 to 2023-08 - Beijing Normal University - Lecturer
- 2018-08 to 2020-08 - Beijing Normal University - Postdoctoral Lecturer
- 2017-09 to 2018-08 - Beijing Normal University - Full-time Supervisor at Mental Health Service Center
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-08 to 2017-08 Ph.D. in School Psychology: Indiana University Bloomington
- 2012-08 to 2015-05 M.S. in Educational Psychology: Indiana University Bloomington
- 2010-08 to 2012-05 M.S. in Counseling Psychology: Indiana University Bloomington
Publications
- An Online Solution Focused Brief Therapy for Adolescent Anxiety during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A randomized controlled trial, Chen, S*., Zhang, Y., Qu, D., He, J., Yuan, Q., Wang,Y., Bi, W., Chen, P., Wu, F., & Chen, R*., 2023
- Creating a brief form of the Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory in the Chinese cultural context using multilevel factor analyses, Zhao, H., Li, X., Chen, S*., & Li, F., 2022
- Development of a brief therapist presence inventory in China using multilevel factor analysis and item response theory, Zhao,H., Li, X., & Chen.S*., 2022
- Risk factors for adolescents’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between Wuhan and other urban areas in China, Chen, S*., Cheng, Z. & Wu, J., 2020
- Challenges and Recommendations for Mental Health Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of China's First University-based Mental Health Team, Chen,S*. , Li F*., Lin, C., Han, Y., Nie, X., Portnoy, R.N., & Qiao, Z., 2020
- An online solution focused brief therapy for adolescent anxiety during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial, Chen, S*., 2020
- Chinese Adolescents' Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Social Support, And Resilience—The Impact of School Type Selection, Chen, S*., 2019
- The “roller coaster ride”: A longitudinal investigation of the dynamic relationship between Chinese counseling trainees’ self-efficacy and their clients’ outcome and the mediating effects of working alliance and session evaluation, Li, X., Li, F., Lin, C., Chen, S., & Han, Y., 2021
- Exploring Therapist Self-Efficacy Change Profiles Using Latent Growth Curve Analysis, Li,X., Wu, M., Li,F., Chen,S., & Yuge Han, 2021
- Infusing multicultural and social justice counseling competencies: Reflection on establishing Mandarin counseling services, Wang, L., Vaughan, E. L., Chen, S., & Gilman, L., 2021
- Mapping out a spectrum of the Chinese public’s discrimination toward the LGBT community: results from a national survey, Wang, Y.,Hu, Z., Peng, K. Rechdan, J., Yang. Y., Wu. L., Xin, Y., Lin, J., Duan, Z., Zhu, X., Feng, Y., Chen, S., Ou, J., Chen, R., 2020
- Promoting emotional intelligence: From theory to practice, Sung, H., & Chen, S., 2019
- Perceived masculinity: The potential influence of race, racial essentialist beliefs, and stereotypes, Wong, Y. J., Horn, A. J., & Chen, S., 2013