2016-2020 Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology: Fordham University
2013-2016 M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies: Purdue University
2011-2013 M.S. in Human Development: University of Pennsylvania
2007-2011 B.A. in English Language and Literature: Shanghai International Studies University
2022-present - Beijing Normal University - Associate Professor
2020-2021 - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Postdoctoral Fellow
Best Paper Award in Behavioral and Social Sciences (2021): National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Emerging Scholars Spotlight (2021): Society of Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Research
Adolescent Development Pubertal Development Impact of Family and Social Environment on Adolescent Health and Development Developmental Psychology Interdisciplinary Research in Public Health
Pubertal timing, neighborhood income and mental health problems in boys and girls, Niu, L., Sheffield, P., & Li, Y., 2023
Temperature and mental health-related emergency department and hospital admissions among children, adolescents, and young adults, Niu L., Herrera, M. T., Girma, B., Liu, B., Glassberg, J., Schinasi, L., Clougherty, J., & Sheffield, P., 2023
Racial disparities in sleep quality under the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racism, Niu, L., Zhang, D., Shi, L., Han, X., Chen, Z., Chen, L., Wen, M., Li, H., Chen, B., Li, J., Su, D., & Li, Y., 2023
Long-acting reversible contraception and condom use: A cohort study of female adolescents and young adults in New York City, Loh, M, Niu, L., Burk, R., Diaz, A., & Schlecht, N., 2023
Psychosocial Effects of Frequent Cannabis Smoking in Adolescent Women of Color: Results from a Prospective Cohort of Inner-City Youth, Duroseau, N., Niu, L., Wilson, K., Nucci-Sack, A., Burk, R., Diaz, A., & Schlecht, N., 2023
Civic engagement, discrimination, and sleep health among black, indigenous, youth of color, Chaku, N, Curtis, C. A., Hoyt, L. T., Zeiders, K. H., Niu, L., Sarsar, E., & Nair, R. L., 2023
Utilizing residential histories to assess environmental exposure and socioeconomic status over the life course among mesothelioma patients, Liu, B., Niu, L. & Lee, F., 2023
Correlates of cancer prevalence at the neighborhood level in the United States: A Bayesian machine learning approach, Niu, L., Hu, L., Li, Y., & Liu, B., 2022
Estimating uncertainty in a socioeconomic index derived from the American community survey, Boscoe, F., Liu, B., Lafantasie, J., Niu, L., & Lee, F., 2022
Profiles of childhood maltreatment: Associations with sexual risk behavior during adolescence in a sample of racial/ethnic minority girls, Niu, L., Brown, J. L., Hoyt, L. T., Salandy, A., Nucci-Sack, A., Shankar, V., Burk, D. R., Schlecht, N. F., & Diaz, A. D., 2021
Neighborhood profiles and body mass index trajectory in female adolescents and young adults, Niu, L., Hoyt, L. T., Pickering, S., Nucci-Sack, A., Salandy, A., Shankar, V., Rodriguez, E.M., Burk, D. R., Schlecht, N. F., & Diaz, A. D., 2021
Associations between subjective social status and psychological well-being among college students, Niu, L., Hoyt, L. T., Shane, J., & Storch, E. A., 2021
High ambient temperature and child emergency and hospital visits in New York City, Niu, L., Herrera, M. T., Girma, B., Liu, B., Schinasi, L., Clougherty, J., & Sheffield, P., 2021
Are children with medical complexity more susceptible to heat? A case-crossover analysis of ambient temperature and emergency visits, Niu L., Herrera, M. T., Girma, B., Liu, B., Glassberg, J., Schinasi, L., Clougherty, J., & Sheffield, P., 2021
Identifying diurnal cortisol profiles among young adults: Physiological signatures of mental health trajectories, Hoyt, L. T., Zeiders, H. K., Chaku, N., Niu, L., & Cook, S., 2021
The interaction between pubertal timing and childhood maltreatment on the risk of human papillomavirus infection among adolescent girls and young women, Niu, L., Hoyt, L. T., Salandy, A., Nucci-Sack, A., Shankar, V., Strickler, H., . . . Diaz, A., 2020
Timing of puberty in boys and girls: Implications for population health, Hoyt, L. T., Niu, L., Pachucki, M. C., & Chaku, N., 2020
Context matters: Adolescent neighborhood and school influences on young adult body mass index, Niu, L., Hoyt, L. T., & Pachucki, M. C., 2018
Daily academic satisfaction and ethnic/racial identity of Asian American adolescents: The role of objective and subjective peer diversity at school, Cheon, Y. M., Niu, L., Ehrhardt, A., & Yip, T., 2019
Social-emotional functioning explains the effects of physical activity on academic performance among Chinese primary school students: A mediation analysis, Zhang, Y., Niu, L., Zhang, D., Ip, P., Ho, F., Jiang, Y., ... & Jiang, F., 2019
Longitudinal associations between popularity and aggression in Chinese middle and high school adolescents, Lu, T., Jin, S., Li, L., Niu, L., Chen, X., & French, D. C., 2018
Tobacco use by middle and high school Chinese adolescents and their friends, Li, L., Jin, S., Niu, L., Feng, Y., & French, D. C., 2016
Popularity and social preference in Chinese adolescents: Associations with social and behavioral adjustment, Niu, L., Xu, S., Li, L., Jin, S., Chen, X., & French, D. C., 2015
Area of Focus
Development | Education | Adolescents | Smartphone Addiction | Internet Behavior | Mental Health | Family Influence | Therapy | Intervention | Psychology
