School of Professional Psychology Faculty
Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Child & Adolescent Track
Psy.D. Clinical Program
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
Education
- Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1997
- M.A., Arizona State University, 1993
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1990, Summa Cum Laude
- Predoctoral Internship, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1997
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, 1998
Previous Relevant Work Experience
- Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Psychology, 1999-02
- Instructor, Arizona State University, Department of Psychology
Roles and Interests
- Instructor: Human Growth & Development, Evidence-based Treatments for Children and Adolescents, Assessment of Children.
- Clinical Supervisor: Pacific Psychology Clinic-Hillsboro, Child assessment team
- Clinical Interests: assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and families; clinical orientation combining a behavioral/cognitive-behavioral perspective with ecosystemic and multicultural theoretical approaches.
- Research Interests: screening young children for learning disorders and attention problems; evaluating and understanding assessment feedback; current issues in child assessment; school-based health education programs; parent-child relationship factors including support and conflict, autonomy, and ethnic differences in parental behaviors; minority mental and physical health issues including acculturation/acculturative stress, collectivism/values, health promotion, and differential vulnerability.
- Notable Professional and Academic Achievements: Partnership Grant from Collins Medical Trust; Faculty Development Grant from Pacific University; Competitive Summer Stipend from Loyola University Chicago; Fellow, Minority Fellowship Program, American Psychological Association; Predoctoral Fellow, NIMH Program for Prevention Research; Phi Beta Kappa.
Professional Membership
- American Psychological Association
- Western Psychological Association
- Licensed psychologist in State of Oregon and State of Illinois
Representative Publications
- Li, S. T., Jenkins, S., & Grewal, S. (2011). Impact of race and ethnicity on the expression, assessment and diagnosis of psychopathology. In M. Hersen, S. Turner, and D. Beidel (Eds.), Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis - 6th Edition. New York: Wiley. Final version revised for publication, July 2011.
- Michael, P. M., & Li, S. T. (2010). Psychometrics. In J. C. Thomas and M. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Competencies. New York: Springer.
- McKitrick, D., & Li, S. T. (2008). Cross-cultural treatment. In M. Hersen and A. M. Gross (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Psychology, Volume I: Adults (pp. 724-751). Mahwah, NJ: Wiley.
- Li, S.T., & Magneson, J. (2007). Multicultural and diversity issues. In M. Hersen, S. Turner, & J. Thomas (Eds.), Handbook of clinical interviewing with children (pp. 77-94). Los Angeles: Sage.
- Li, S.T., Jenkins, S. & Sundsmo, A. (2007). Impact of race and ethnicity on the expression, assessment and diagnosis of psychopathology. In M. Hersen, S. Turner, & D. Beidel (Eds.), Adult psychopathology and diagnosis (5th ed.) (pp. 101-121). New York: Wiley.
- Li, S., Nussbaum, K., & Richards, M. H. (2007). Risk and protective factors for urban inner-city African-American youth. American Journal of Community Psychology, 39, 21-35.
- Li, S.T. & Rogers, S.L. (2006). Developmental considerations. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Clinician's handbook of child behavioral assessment (pp .25-61). NY: Elsevier.
Recent Presentations
- Sage, N. D., Li, S. T., & Neal, C. (2011, October). Understanding prevention of chronic kidney disease in at-risk youth: Examination of the Multicultural Integrated Kidney Education (MIKE) Program. Poster presented at the Oregon Public Health Association Conference, Corvallis, Oregon.
- Li, S. T., & Gerrie, M. P. (2011, August). How well does the WISC-IV Picture Concepts subtest perform? Understanding construct validity and psychometric properties in a community-based sample. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, DC.
- Li, S. T., Marcin, R., Grewal, S., & Tapsak, S. (2011, April). Early psychodiagnostic screening predicts kindergarteners’ math and reading skills. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
- Marcin, R., Grewal, S., & Li, S. T. (2011, April). Examining the DIBELS: Construct validity and risk identification in Kindergartners. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
- Grewal, S. S., & Li, S. (2011, January). South Asian cultural barriers to autism diagnosis and treatment. Poster presented at the 2011 National Multicultural Conference & Summit, Seattle, Washington.
- Li, S. T., & Magneson, J. (2007, January). The Child and Adolescent Sociocultural Interview. Poster session presented at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Seattle, WA.
- Li, S.T., Edwards, T., Dhaliwal, S., Armstrong, J., & Ao, J. (2005). Anxiety and depression in Asian Americans: Stress and cultural values. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.
- Li, S.T., & Parcel, T. (2005, April). Interactions between student and parental coping styles: Implications for adjustment. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association. Portland, OR.
Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University HPC2
190 SE 8th Avenue, Suite 260
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
Phone: (503) 352-2610
FAX: (503) 352-2403
Email: susanli@pacificu.edu