School of Professional Psychology Faculty
Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Child & Adolescent Track (Psy.D. program)
Psy.D. Clinical & M.A.Counseling Programs
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, Intervention II (Child/Adolescent), Evidence-based Treatments for Children and Adolescents, Assessment of Children, Human Diversity, Social & Cultural Foundations.
- 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: parent-child relationship factors including support and conflict, autonomy, and ethnic differences in parental behaviors; minority mental health issues such as ethnic identity, acculturation/acculturative stress, collectivism/values, and differential vulnerability among Asian, African-American and Latino populations; community psychology and associated topics such as risk and resiliency, stress and coping, and social support.
- Notable Professional and Academic Achievements: Fellow, Minority Fellowship Program, American Psychological Association. Predoctoral Fellow, NIMH Program for Prevention Research; Phi Beta Kappa.
Professional Membership
- American Psychological Association
- Society for Community Research and Action (APA: Division 27)
- Western Psychological Association
Representative Publications
- 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.
- Holmbeck, G. N., Li, S. T., Schurman, J. V., Friedman, D., Coakley, R. (2002). Collecting and managing multi-source and multi-method data in studies of pediatric populations. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27, 5-18.
Recent Presentations
- Black, M. & Li, S.T. (2008, April). Cognitive functioning, executive functioning, and coping in a corrections population. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
- Dwelle, D. & Li, S. T. (2008, April). Autonomy, chronic life stress, and physical symptoms among college students. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
- Oania, J. & Li, S. T. (2008, April). Barriers to treatment in Asian American college students. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
- Ao, J. Y., & Li, S. T. (2007, August). Relations between cultural values and parental attachment among Asian students. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.
- 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.
- Li, S. T., & Rokusek, R. (2002, August). Autonomy, perceived attachment, and contact with parents during emerging adulthood. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
- Li, S. T., Desai, J., Berman, A., & Renteria, L. (2001, August). Achievement values, attachment and parent-child conflict in late adolescence. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.
- Li, S. T., Desai, J., Berman, A., & Renteria, L. (2001, June). What is collectivism really? Assessing the components of collectivistic values. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Atlanta, GA.
Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
511 SW 10th, Ste 400
Portland, OR 97205-2732
Phone: (503) 352-2610
FAX: (503) 352-2403
Email: susanli@pacificu.edu