Xiafei Wang, LSW, MSW, MA
Education
M.S.W.-Ph.D. The Ohio State University Aug. 2012 – Present
College of Social Work, Columbus, Ohio
Dissertation title:
Addressing the intergenerational effects of trauma: a pathwayanalysis of
transmission mechanisms.
Committee members:
Mo Yee Lee, Ph.D. (chair); Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Ph.D.
Human rights Law diploma Peking University & Lund University Mar. 2010 – May 2011
Peking University Law School, Beijing, China & TheRaoul Wallenberg
Instituteof Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sweden.
Best graduate student making the commencement address
M.A. Peking University Sep. 2009 – July 2012
Department of Sociology, Beijing, China
Social Work and Social Policy
B.A. Peking University Sep. 2005– Jul.2009
Department of Sociology, Beijing, China
Social Work
Research Interests
Risk and protective factors for children/adolescents involved in child welfare and juvenile justice systems,
focusing on family system and neighborhood environment.
Intervention research on mental and behavioral health of children and adolescents, focusing on affect
regulation and post-traumatic growth.
Research designs/methods for evidence based practice.
Quantitative analysis using structural equation modeling.
Research Experience
Research on Resilience: Factors and processes related to natural recovery of people who were given a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, or major depression 2015-present
PI: Mo Yee Lee (March. 2012-present). Funded by College of Social Work Seed Grant Program.
Coded and analyzed qualitative data; prepared manuscripts.
Research on Improving Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Health Outcomes: Integrative Family and Systems Treatment (I-Fast) Integrated Episode of Care Model. 2014-present
PI: Mo Yee Lee (July 2014 – June 2017). Strong Families and Safe Community Grant, funded by Ohio
Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) and Department of Developmental
Disability (DODD), $865,095, with $130,732 for the evaluation.
Prepared study material for data collection; coordinated with the agency professionals regularly to monitor
the study progress; managed the collected data; mentored other assistants to help with the data entry;
conducted data analysis and program evaluation;
Research on the empirical evidence for the range of integrative mind-body-spirit approaches adopted in social work and healthcare practices 2014-present
PI: Mo Yee Lee (Sep. 2014-present). Funded by National Associations of Deans and Directors of School of Social Work, Development Fund in Graduate Social Work Education.
Conducting systematic review and meta-analysis for recent integrative body-mind-spirit research articles in
the mental health field.
Research on the neighborhood services and child maltreatment: A Multi-level Investigation of Families and Neighborhoods in Franklin County, OH. 2015-2016
PI:Kathryn Maguire-Jack(2014-2016). Funded by The Ohio State University College of Social Work, $20,000.
Data analysis using structural equation modeling to explore the pathway from neighborhood environment
to child maltreatment; prepared manuscript.
Evaluation on the Gateway CALL project: Initiative to Improve Access to Needs-Driven, Evidence-Based/Evidence-informed Mental and Behavioral Health Services in Child Welfare 2014-2015
Evaluation Principal Investigator: Alicia Bunger (2012-2017). USDHHS; Administration for Children,Youth & Families; Children’s Bureau (Grant # 90CO1104). Subcontract with Franklin CountyChildren Services. Total: $1,328,617.
Literature review on the predictors for behavioral/mental health needs and behavioral/mental health service
access among children/youth in child welfare system;
Compared the findings from national datasets (National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being) with
the state administrative data (State Automated Child Welfare Information System) to inform the child
welfare-behavioral/mental health service provisions in the state of Ohio; prepared report: Behavioral
Health Service Need and Receipt among Child Welfare-Involved Youth in Franklin County: A Local
Assessment Using Case Records.
Research on patterns of parental discipline and machismo among university students 2013-2014
PI: Rene Olate (2013-2015).
Data analysis for the research projects on university students across Nicaragua, Mexico, and San Salvador,
exploring the associations of spirituality, parental discipline, and self-efficacy among university students in
Latin America.
Research on Latino youth gang 2012-2013
PI: Rene Olate (2012-2013).
Data analysis for the exploration of risk and protective factors for violence among Salvadoran youth in San
Salvador: the role of immigration, acculturation and personal Efficacy.
Research on Long-Term Care for Adults with Intellectual and Psychiatric Disability 2011- 2012
Funded by China Disabled Persons’ Federation.
Assessed the needs of adults with intellectual and psychiatric disability and their families; identified gaps
of current welfare provisions in China; suggested an appropriate model of long-term care for adults
with intellectual and psychiatric disability.
Research on the Institution of Basic Life Support for De Facto Orphan 2011- 2012
Funded by Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
Contacted with central, provincial and municipal governments to collect the data of numbers and
distribution of de facto orphans from 31 provinces in China; calculated the fiscal expenditure of subsidy
for de factor orphans in China to provide a solid foundation for institutional arrangement of basic life
support.
Research on client satisfaction of service organizations for people with disability
Funded by China Disabled Persons’ Federation 2010- 2011
Designed the questionnaire of client satisfaction of service organizations in terms of organizational
environment, service diversity, staff professionalism, as well as the rehabilitation effects; coordinated a
research team to complete the sampling, phone investigation, and data collection from 431 households in
Beijing, China; analyzed the data and finished a report revealing the existing problems of service
organizations for Chinese people with disability.
Research on child welfare institution’s accountability Jul. 2010-Oct. 2010
Funded by Social Policy Research Centre, the University of New South Wales
Conducted three case studies on child welfare institutions by reviewing historical documents and in-depth
interviewing directors and staff of the institutions.
Research on social policy and service for people with autism and their families 2009-2011
Funded by French Embassy.
Obtained the professional training on autism and in-depth interviewed 33 families in terms of individual
andfamily needs; organized and coordinatedan international conference on social service and policy in
Peking University.
Interdisciplinary Research 2007-2009
Sponsored by Presidential Undergraduate Research Fellowship (PURF), Peking University.
Collaborated with two law school students to conduct the survey on the political senses of university
students; Outstanding Award in 17th the highest Youth Academic Competition of Peking University for
thesis “The political efficacy of Chinese university students: a case study of Peking University”.
Publications
Peer reviewed paper
Wang, X.Maguire-Jack, K. (2017 accepted). Family and environmental influences on child behavioral health: The role of neighborhood disorder and adverse childhood experiences. Journal of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics.
Lee. M.Y., Wang, X., Liu, C., Raheim, S., & Tebb, S. (2017 accepted). An outcome literature review of Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit (I-BMS) practices for mental health conditions. Social Work Research.
Wu, S., Wang, X., Wu, Q., Zhai, Fu., & Gao, Q. (2017 accepted). Acculturation-based family conflict: A validation of Asian American family conflict scale among Chinese Americans. Psych Journal.
Maguire-Jack, K., & Wang, X. (2016). Pathways from neighborhood to neglect: The mediating effects of social support and parenting stress.Children and Youth Services Review,66, 28-34.
Book review
Wang, X. (2016). Dreams and Nightmares: Immigration Policy, Youth, and Families. Marjorie S. Zatz and Nancy Rodriguez. Reviewed by Xiafei Wang.The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare,43(4), 11.
Manuscripts under review
Wang, X., Beauchemin, J., Liu, C., & Lee, M. Y. (2017). Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit (I-BMS) practices for schizophrenia: An outcome literature review on randomized controlled trials.Community Mental Health Journal.
Wu, S., Wang, X.. Wu, Q., & Harris, K.M. (2017).Household financial assets and health status among adults: evidence from the national longitudinal study of adolescent to adult health. TheJournal of Health Disparities Research and Practice.
Yoon, S., Yoon, D., Wang, X. Tebben, E., Lee, G., & Pei, F. (2017). Co-development of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems during early childhood among child welfare-involved children. Children and Youth Services Review.
Book chapters
English
Lee, M.Y., Wang, X., Cao, Y., Liu, C., (2016). Creating a culturally competent research agenda. In Carten, A., Siskind, A., & Greene, M. P. (Eds.), Strategies for Deconstructing Racism in the Health and Human Services (pp.51-66).New York: Oxford University Press.
Lee, M. Y., Grover-Ely, C., & Wang, X. (in press). Effective intervening with students from single-parent families and their parents. In C. Franklin, M. Harris & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The School Services Sourcebook: A guide for School-Based professionals, 3rd Edition. New York: The Oxford University Press.
Chinese
Wang, X. (2012). The parents’ coping and state responsibility: A study of 32 parents of individuals with psychiatric and intellectual disability. In Chen, W., Li, J., Lawson, A., & Wang, X.(Eds.). Thebreakthrough in the caregivers’ predicament: the exploration of welfare policy for adults with intellectual and psychiatric disability and their families. Beijing, China: National Defense University Press.
Wang, X. (2011). The accountability of a child welfare organization: a case study of Nanning child welfare institution. In Shang, X., & Wang, X. (Eds.). Emerging Issues and Findings for Child Welfare and Protection in China.Beijing, China: Social Sciences Academic Press.
Wang, X. (2010). The challenge of the social rights protection of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In Chen, W., & Li, J. (Eds.). Thorough examination of autism: the Empirical Studies on Families with Individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) of Mainland China and Oversea Experiences. Beijing, China: Research Press.
Translation (in to Chinese)
Priestley, M. (2003).Disability: A life course approach. Cambridge: Polity.
Manuscripts in preparation
Wang, X., & Lee, M.Y. From past trauma to post-traumatic growth: A qualitative study on the lived experiences of participants with serious mental illness.
Wang, X., & Pei, F. Exploring the geographic residential characteristics of registered sex offenders: A GIS analysis.
Bunger, A.C., Wang, X., & Cash, S.J. Using child welfare and medicaid records to understand children’s behavioral health service receipt.
Lee, M.Y., Hoffman, J., Zaharlick, A., Akers, D., Dougherty, C.V., Wang, X., & Liu, C. Meditation and emotional regulation of female trauma survivors of interpersonal violence with co-occurring disorders.
Conferences presentations
Oral presentation
Wang, X.,Pei, F., & Wu, S. (2017).Exploring the geographic residential characteristics of registered sex offenders: A GIS analysis. Council of Social Work Education 63st Annual Program Meeting, Dalllas, TX.
Wang, X.,Liu, C., Beauchemin, J. (2017). Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Practices for Schizophrenia: a systematic review of treatment outcomes. Council of Social Work Education 63st Annual Program Meeting, Dalllas, TX.
Yates, N., Liu, C., Lee, M.Y., & Wang, X. (2017). The two faces of medications: A qualitative study on recovery processes of clients with severe DSM diagnoses who were able to recover without ongoing reliance of medications. Society for Social Work and Research 21th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Maguire-Jack, K., & Wang, X. (2016). Pathways from social cohesion to child maltreatment: The mediating role of social support, depression, and parenting stress. Society for Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
Bunger, A.C., Cash, S.J., Robertson, H., & Wang, X. (2016). Using Child Welfare Case Records to Understand Children’s Behavioral Health Needs and Services. Society for Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
Hands, M., Wang, X., & Bennett, R. (2016). Community-Based Approaches to Helping Families who live in Poverty Cope with Trauma: A Systematic Review. Society for the Study of Social Problems 66th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Kaloga, M., Wang, X., & Lee, G. (2016). Understanding social determinants of health through a structural equation model (SEM): Impacts of income, perceived social support, & neighborhood environment on the health status of Chinese adults. The Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2016, Seoul, Korea.
Lee, M.Y., Wang, X., & Liu, C. (2015). A Systematic Review of Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Practices: Implications for Social Work Education. Council of Social Work Education 61st Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
Kaloga, M., & Wang, X. (2015). Rethinking women and micro-finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel look at the relationships of gender, poverty, and participation in micro-finance. Society for the Study of Social Problems 65th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Olate, R., Wang, X., & Jani, J.S. (2014). Understanding machismo and caballerismo in Central America and Mexico. Council of Social Work Education 60th Annual Program Meeting, Tampa, FL.
Posters
Liu, C., Beauchemin, J., Wang, X.,& Lee, M.Y. (2017). Clinical practice guidelines on the use of integrative body-mind-spirit (I-BMS) treatment for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Society for Social Work and Research 21th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Wang, X., Lee, M.Y., & Liu, C. (2015). A meta-analysis of mindfulness-and meditation-based intervention for substance use problems. Society for Social Work and Research 19th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Wang, X., Olate, R., & Biswas, B. (2015). Patterns of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among High-Risk and Gang Involved Youth in El Salvador: The Role of Machismo and Code of the Street As Risk Factors. Society for Social Work and Research 19th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Mesina, M., Olate, R., Wang, X., & Bergen, M.E. (2015). Machismo, religiosity, spirituality, and parental discipline among Mexican university students: How are they related? Society for Social Work and Research 19th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Olate, R., Wang, X.,Argueta, J. (2014). Does machismo increase self-efficacy? Evidence from university students in Nicaragua. Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Teaching Experience
College of Social Work, Ohio State University Instructor Aug.2016-Dec.2016
Instructor of Social Work 3401: Discovering evidence.
Teach the basic concepts of research methods, research design, and statistics to train students’ competency of critically appraising the research evidence.
Student evaluation indicator: 4.5/5.
College of Social Work, Ohio State University Guest Speaker Sep.21.2016
Guest speaker of Social Work 8201: Knowledge building.
Hands on teaching of systematic review and meta-analysis for first year doctoral students.
College of Social Work, Ohio State University Online instructor Aug.2015-May.2017
Online instructor of Social Work 1120: Introduction to Social Welfare.
Student evaluation indicator: 4.8/5 (2015 Fall), 4.8/5(2016 Spring), 4.7/5 (2017 Spring).
Work Experience
Ohio Department of Youth Services Administration Intern Oct. 2013-May 2015
Assisted the central office to design youth survey, analyze youth outcome data, manage database, and write policy reports; presented the needs assessment report of prison gangs in the Regional Superintendents Meeting in December, 2014.
Conducted the evidence-based research to help the agency to develop best practices of juvenile delinquency intervention, particularly the treatment curriculum for substance abuse, sexual offending and youth psychopathic personality.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee Intern Mar. 2010-Oct 2010
Obtained human rights law training on refugee protection and participated in the process of refugee/asylum seeker status decision.
Translated important documents and international law of refugee protection into Chinese, helping United Nations to advocate the awareness raising movement. One of the translations “UNHCR Action to Address Statelessness-A Strategy Note” has been published in UNHCR Chinese Office.
Service Experience
Grant review panel: Ohio children’s trust fund central Ohio July.2017
Manuscript reviewer: Culture, Health and Sexuality Apr. 2016
Editor assistant: Journal of Ethnic Cultural Diversity in Social Work Sep.2015-Jan.2016
Vice President of the Doctoral Student Organization in the College of Social Work, the Ohio State University
Oct. 2013-Sep.2014
Volunteer in World Vision China for the project of poverty reduction in rural China Oct. 2009-Oct. 2010
Volunteer teacher in Song Ching Ling Foundation for educating life skills and self-esteem for Chinese migrating children Jan. 2008
Vice President of the Youth Volunteer Association of Sociology Department Mar.2006-Oct.2007
Professional Development Training
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Regression and Mediation Analysis using Mplus, Dynamic Structural Equation Modelling of Intensive Longitudinal Data Aug.16-18, 2017
Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service: Integrative Family and Systems Treatment Basic Training
July.3-July.5, 2017
Consortium for Statistical Development and Consultation Spring Training Institute: Systematic Reviews andMeta-Analysis May.18-19, 2016
Institute for Brain Potential: Reasoning with Unreasonable People: Focus on Disorders of Emotional Regulation
April.15.2016
Solution-FocusedBriefTherapyAssociation:Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Basic Training Nov.3.2015
Awards
2011-2012 Honored Student, Peking University, China.
2011 Fei Xiaotong Scholarship for Best Students in Social Science, FEI Xiaotong Education Foundation.
2010-2011First-class NationalScholarship, China.
2009-2010 First-class NationalScholarship, China.
2006-2007 Excellent Study,Peking University, China.
2006-2007 Fang ShuquanScholarship, Fang Shuquan Education Foundation.
Personal
Proficient in both English and Mandarin.
Proficient in MS Office, SPSS, STATA, LISREL, HLM, R, M-plus statistical software.
Memberships of Society for Social Work and Research, Council on Social Work Education, Society for the Study of Social Problems, National Council on Family Relations.