School of Professional Psychology Faculty

Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Professional Psychology.

Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Psy.D. Clinical & M.A.Counseling Programs
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University

Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Psychology, 1999-02
Instructor, Arizona State University, Department of Psychology

Instructor: Human Growth & Development, Intervention II/Behavior Therapy II (Child/Adolescent), 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.

Li, S., Nussbaum, K., & Richards, M. H. (in press). Risk and protective factors for urban inner-city African-American youth. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Li, S.T. & Rogers, L.S. (in press). Developmental considerations. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Clinician's handbook of child behavioral assessment. 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.
Hammack, P. L., Robinson, W. L., Crawford, I., & Li, S. T. (in press). Poverty and depressed mood among urban African-American adolescents: A family stress perspective. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 13, 309-323.
Barrera, Jr., M., & Li, S. A. (1996). The relation of family support to adolescents' psychological distress and problem behaviors. In G. R. Pierce, I. Sarason, & B. Sarason (Eds.), The handbook of social support and family relationships. New York: Plenum Press.
Barrera, Jr., M., Li, S. A., & Chassin, L. (1993). Ethnic group differences in vulnerability to parental alcoholism and life stress: A study of Hispanic and non-Hispanic Caucasian adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology, 21, 15-35.

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.

School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
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