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Shaobing Su PhD, MEd

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentPsychiatry
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
222 Maple Avenue, Fuller Building
Shrewsbury MA 01545
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentPsychiatry
    DivisionPsychiatry Research


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    South China Normal University, Guangzhou, , ChinaBSPsychology
    Beijing Normal University, Haidian, , ChinaMEDPsychology
    Tufts University, Medford, MA, United StatesPHD
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    2024 - 20242024 Early Career Scholars Travel Award, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD)

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    The Family Resilience and Child Development (FRCD) lab, led by Dr. Shaobing Su, focuses on developmental research with vulnerable and underserved children affected by various forms of family separation, especially those related to parental migration and immigration. The lab's mission is to understand and address health disparities related to family separation in various contexts.
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    Dr. Xihan Yang is a postdoctoral fellow at the Family Resilience and Child Development (FRCD) Lab. She received a PhD degree from the Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. Xihan's career goal is to conduct research to understand the intersectional effects of culture and neurodiversity to serve and protect minority child populations, especially underserved autistic children from immigrant families. 

    During her postdoctoral training, Xihan will collaborate with Shaobing on an NIH R00 mixed-methods project focusing on parent-child separation and child mental health among low-income Chinese immigrant families. She will also support Shaobing’s mentoring practices for student research assistants at the lab. 



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    R00MD017269     (SU, SHAOBING)Sep 25, 2022 - Nov 30, 2026
    NIH
    Effects of Early and Prolonged Parent-Child Separation: Understanding Mental Health among Separated-Reunited Chinese American Children
    Role: Principal Investigator

         (Rong Bai & Shaobing Su)Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
    Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD)
    Navigating Parenthood: Exploring Parenting Strategies among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
    Role: Co-PI

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    1. Xiao J, Su S, Lin D. Trajectories of peer victimization among left-behind children in rural China: The role of positive school climate. J Res Adolesc. 2024 Sep; 34(3):818-830. PMID: 38708834.
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    2. Su S, Wang E, Su S. Perceived discrimination and multiple indicators of positive development among second-generation Chinese-American youth: The moderating role of ethnic identity. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 03; 50(2):e13251. PMID: 38529762.
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    3. Freeman JA, Farrar JC, Placencio-Castro M, Desrosiers A, Brennan RT, Hansen NB, Akinsulure-Smith AM, Su S, Bangura J, Betancourt TS. Integrating Youth Readiness Intervention and Entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone: A Hybrid Type II Cluster Randomized Trial. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Jul; 63(7):708-719. PMID: 38143022.
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    4. Shen Z, Xiao J, Su S, Tam CC, Lin D. Reciprocal associations between peer victimization and depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents: Between- and within-person effects. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2023 08; 15(3):938-956. PMID: 36415123.
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    5. Su S, Johnson SK. Measuring Positive Development among College Students in the United States: Investigating Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance across Different Racial Groups. J Pers Assess. 2023 Jul-Aug; 105(4):531-543. PMID: 36129401.
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    6. Li X, Su S, Xiao J, Zhang Y, Lin D. Latent profiles and transition of perceived parental control and their relationship with the psychosocial well-being among rural-to-urban migrant adolescents. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2021 08; 13(3):518-536. PMID: 33844888.
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    7. Su S, Frounfelker RL, Desrosiers A, Brennan RT, Farrar J, Betancourt TS. Classifying childhood war trauma exposure: latent profile analyses of Sierra Leone's former child soldiers. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 06; 62(6):751-761. PMID: 32860231.
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    8. Chai X, Du H, Li X, Su S, Lin D. What Really Matters for Loneliness Among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Meta-Analytic Review. Front Psychol. 2019; 10:774. PMID: 31057450.
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    9. Agans JP, Su S, Ettekal AV. Peer motivational climate and character development: Testing a practitioner-developed youth sport model. J Adolesc. 2018 01; 62:108-115. PMID: 29179125.
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    10. Su S, Li X, Lin D, Zhu M. Future Orientation, Social Support, and Psychological Adjustment among Left-behind Children in Rural China: A Longitudinal Study. Front Psychol. 2017; 8:1309. PMID: 28824493.
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    11. Wang J, Champine RB, Ferris KA, Hershberg RM, Warren DJ, Burkhard BM, Su S, Lerner RM. Is the Scoutreach Initiative of Boy Scouts of America Linked to Character Development among Socioeconomically, Racially, and Ethnically Diverse Youth?: Initial Explorations. J Youth Adolesc. 2017 10; 46(10):2230-2240. PMID: 28664312.
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    12. Zhang C, Li X, Liu Y, Qiao S, Su S, Zhang L, Zhou Y. A pedigree-based proxy measure of genetic predisposition of drinking and alcohol use among female sex workers in China: a cross-sectional study. AIDS Care. 2017 02; 29(2):223-225. PMID: 27454109.
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    13. Tang Z, Zhang C, Li X, Liu Y, Su S, Zhou Y, Shen Z. HIV risk among female sex workers with different patterns of drug use behaviors in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study. AIDS Care. 2015; 27(3):293-300. PMID: 25407357.
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    14. Su S, Li X, Lin D, Zhang C, Qiao S, Zhou Y. Social context factors, refusal self-efficacy, and alcohol use among female sex workers in China. Psychol Health Med. 2015; 20(8):889-95. PMID: 25315353.
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    15. Zhang L, Li X, Zhou Y, Lin D, Su S, Zhang C, Stanton B. Predictors of consistent condom use among Chinese female sex workers: an application of the protection motivation theory. Health Care Women Int. 2015; 36(7):816-33. PMID: 25061932.
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    16. Wen M, Su S, Li X, Lin D. Positive youth development in rural China: the role of parental migration. Soc Sci Med. 2015 May; 132:261-9. PMID: 25176335.
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    17. Zhang C, Li X, Su S, Hong Y, Zhou Y, Tang Z, Shen Z. Violence against Chinese female sex workers from their stable partners: a hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Health Care Women Int. 2015; 36(7):797-815. PMID: 24730642.
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    18. Shen Z, Zhang C, Li X, Su S, Cui Y, Zhou Y, Tang Z. HIV-related behavioral risk factors among older female sex workers in Guangxi, China. AIDS Care. 2014; 26(11):1407-10. PMID: 24766053.
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    19. Zhang C, Li X, Su S, Zhang L, Zhou Y, Shen Z, Tang Z. Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and HCV infection and associated risk factors among male clients of low-paying female sex workers in a rural county of Guangxi, China: a cross-sectional study. Sex Transm Infect. 2014 May; 90(3):230-6. PMID: 24482489.
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    20. Su S, Li X, Zhang L, Lin D, Zhang C, Zhou Y. Age group differences in HIV risk and mental health problems among female sex workers in Southwest China. AIDS Care. 2014; 26(8):1019-26. PMID: 24410298.
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    21. Chen L, Su S, Li X, Tam CC, Lin D. Perceived discrimination, schooling arrangements and psychological adjustments of rural-to-urban migrant children in Beijing, China. Health Psychol Behav Med. 2014 Jan 01; 2(1):713-722. PMID: 25750813.
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    22. Zhang C, Li X, Hong Y, Su S, Zhou Y. Relationship between female sex workers and gatekeeper: the impact on female sex worker's mental health in China. Psychol Health Med. 2014; 19(6):656-66. PMID: 24345341.
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    23. Zhang C, Hong Y, Li X, Qiao S, Zhou Y, Su S. Psychological stressors in the context of commercial sex among female sex workers in China. Health Care Women Int. 2015; 36(7):753-67. PMID: 24180467.
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