Dr Xi Liu
Teaching Fellow
Psychology
Qualifications
Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society
Registered Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counsellor Member, Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland
Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Primary School Teacher (Chinese), Ministry of Education (China)
Publications
- The taboo of mental health problems, stigma and fear of disclosure among Asian international students : implications for help-seeking, guidance and support
- Cogan Nicola A, Liu X, Chau Y Chin-Van, Kelly SW, Anderson T, Flynn C, Scott L, Zaglis A, Corrigan P
- British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, pp. 1-19 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2023.2214307
- Adapting mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Chinese international students experiencing loneliness : a qualitative, participatory action research project complemented with imagery
- Liu X, Chau Y, Cogan Nicola, Rasmussen S, Tse D, Kelly S, Anderson A, Flynn C, Tang Z, Ren J, Zhao H
- NRS Mental Health Network Annual Scientific Meeting 2022 (2022)
- Exploring Chinese International students’ understanding and experiences of loneliness to inform cultural adaptation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Liu Xi, Chau Chin-Van Yvonne, Cogan Nicola, Rasmussen Susan, Tse Dwight, Kelly Stephen, Anderson Tony, Flynn Colin, Ren Jifan, Zhao Helin, Tang Zhun
- Smarten Final Showcase (2022)
- Stigma of mental health problems and fear of disclosure among Asian international students : implications for help-seeking, guidance and support
- Cogan N, Liu X, Chin-Van Chau Yvonne, Kelly S W, Anderson T, Flynn C, Scott L, Zaglis A, Corrigan P
- Smarten Final Showcase (2022)
- Understandings of mental health, disclosure, help-seeking and psychological adaptation among Asian international students studying in Scotland : a sequential multi-method study
- Cogan Nicola, Chau Yvonne, Liu Xi, Kelly Steve, Anderson Tony, Flynn Colin, Corrigan Patrick
- (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.31234/OSF.IO/9CXES
- Mental health challenges associated with adaptation and acculturation among international students studying in Scotland
- Cogan N, Liu X, Chau Chin-Van, Kelly SW, Anderson T, Flynn C, Corrigan P
- Society of Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual International Research Conference (2021)
Teaching
I teach on BA Psychology, BSc Psychology and Counselling, and MSc Psychology with a specialistion in Business (conversion) programmes. I contribute to the following classes:
B9201 Positive & Humanistic Psychology (Class Leader)
C8305 Development (Class Leader)
C8981 & C8923 Social & Developmental Psychology (Class Leader)
B9200 Introduction to Mental Health Difficulties
B9202 Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy
C8983 Empirical Project
C8203 Introduction to Research Design and Analysis
C8307 Social Psychology
C8321 Research Methods and Data Analyses
C8426 & C8427 Psychology Dissertation
Professional Activities
- Developing a Mindfulness Peer Coaching Programme for Asian/Chinese Students
- Speaker
- 14/3/2024
- Supporting Asian/Chinese International Students
- Speaker
- 27/4/2023
- Exploring Chinese International students’ understanding and experiences of loneliness to inform cultural adaptation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Speaker
- 3/11/2022
- Using Images to Explore Chinese International Students’ Understanding and Experiences of Loneliness
- Speaker
- 3/11/2022
- iHuman Research Institute for the Study of the Human, The University of Sheffield (External organisation)
- Member
- 2017
- Educational and Child Psychology (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2017
Projects
- Exploring Chinese international students’ understanding of loneliness to inform cultural adaptation of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
- Liu, Xi (Principal Investigator) Anderson, Tony (Co-investigator) Cogan, Nicola (Co-investigator) Kelly, Stephen (Co-investigator) Rasmussen, Susan (Co-investigator) Tse, Dwight (Co-investigator)
- 31-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022
- The understandings of distinctive experiences of mental health, disclosure and help seeking among Asian students (SMARTeN)
- Cogan, Nicola (Principal Investigator) Anderson, Tony (Co-investigator) Kelly, Stephen (Co-investigator) Liu, Xi (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2020