Dr. Wei Shi is an associate professor at the Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University, China. She is one of the major collaborators in the Global and Community Mental Health Research Group and the International Institute of Spatial Lifecourse Health. Her research interests include disaster & mental health development, trauma exposure & mental health, and psychotherapy & counseling. In recent years, she has taken the lead on some research projects at the national, provincial, and university levels. Notably, she has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals, such as The Lancet Psychiatry and The Lancet Regional Health—Western Pacific.

Representative research results.

Selected publications (* = Corresponding Author)

[10] Shi, W., & Hall, B. J.* (2023). Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms among young adults exposed to a typhoon: A three-wave longitudinal study. International Journal of Public Health, 67, 1605380. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00114-6

[9] Fung H.W., Liu C., Yuan G. F.*, Liu., J., Zhao, J., Chien W. T., Lee V. W. P., Shi, W.,* & Lam, S. K. K*. (2023). Association among negative life events, sense of security, and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents after the 2013 Ya’an earthquake. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 17(e352), 1–4. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2022.300.

[8] Li, G., Shi, W., Gao, X., Shi, X., Feng, X., Liang, D., Li, C., Phillips, M. R., & Hall. B.J.* (2022). Mental health and psychosocial interventions to limit the adverse psychological effects of disasters and emergencies in China: A scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific,100580, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. lanwpc.2022.100580

[7] Shi, W., Yuan, G. F., Hall, B. J., Jia, P.*, & Zhao., L*., (2022). Chinese adolescents’ depression, anxiety, and family mutuality before and after COVID-19 lockdowns: Longitudinal cross-lagged relations. Family Relations, 72(1), 77-91. doi:10.1111/fare.12761

[6] Shi, W., Yuan, G. F., Hall, B. J., Liu, X., Su, Y., Zhao, L., & Jia, P. (2021). Mental disorders and emotional competence among chinese adolescents before and during COVID-19 Pandemic: A longitudinal mediation model. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 767004. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.767004

[5] Shi, W. & Hall, B. J.* (2020). Help-seeking preferences among Chinese college students exposed to a natural disaster: A person-centered approach. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1761621. doi:10.1080/20008198.2020.1761621

[4] Shi, W., Shen, Z., Wang., S., & Hall, B. J.* (2020). Barriers to professional mental health help-seeking among Chinese population: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 442. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00442

[3] Teo, T., Shi, W.*, Huang, F., & Hoi, C. K. W. (2020). Intergenerational differences in the intention to use psychological cybercounseling: A Chinese case study. Patient Education and Counseling, 103, 1615–1622. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.035

[2] Wang, J., Yuan, G. F., Shi, X., Tang, Aoyi., & Shi, W.* (2022). Factors influencing attitudes towards cyber-counseling among in China’s Generation Z: A structural equation model. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 4, 124-131. doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.011

[1] Teo, T., Shi, W.*, Hoi, C. K. W. & Huang, F., (2020). Predicting the intention to use cybercounseling among Chinese adolescents: An extended theory of planned behavior. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 23(9). doi:10.1089/cyber.2019.0775

Awards (Selected)

2022 Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award [Sichuan University]

2021 Excellence Award for “Exploratory Small Class” Teaching Quality Based on Smart Teaching Environment [Sichuan University]

Research Projects(Selected)

[3] 01/2023 – 12/2025 The spatoitemporal evolution mechanism of post-traumatic stress disorder and accurate warning among Chinese adolescents exposed to the earthquake [principal investigator]

[2] 05/2022 – 12/2023 Study on the 14th Five-year Plan of mental health development in Chengdu [principal collaborator]

[1] 04/2022 – 12/2023 Evaluation for mental health prevention and treatment policy [principal collaborator]

Cultivation of talents

Presently, Dr. Wei Shi is teacher and mentor of the Innovation Class at the Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University, where she teaches the postgraduate courses, “Disaster Psychology”, “Frontiers of Safety Science and Disaster Reduction” and “Introduction to Comprehensive Disaster Science,” as well as the undergraduate course, “Disaster Education and Disaster Response Capabilities.”.