Yiying Xiong, assistant professor in counseling and human development, joined the School of Education faculty in 2018. She graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Counselor Education and Supervision (CACREP). Yiying is passionate about promoting the mental health of clients with diverse cultural backgrounds. Her research interests include counseling minority clients with a focus on international students, group counseling, mindfulness practice, and the development of multicultural competence in counselor trainees. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. Yiying also serves as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and conferences. She is a National Certificated Counselor and chairing the research committee for the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW). She is also the faculty advisor for the Lambda chapter of Chi Sigma Iota.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision, Ohio University
(CACREP Accredited Program), Athens, OH, U.S. 2018
- Dissertation: An exploration of Asian international students’ mental health: Comparisons to American students and other international students in the United States
Visiting Scholar, Mental Health Counseling, Louisiana Tech University
(CACREP Accredited Program), Ruston, LA, U.S. 2013-2014
- Completed 6-hours of course work, including Multicultural Counseling, Theory of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Career Counseling. (GPA 4.00)
M.Ed., Applied Psychology, Minnan Normal University
Zhangzhou, Fujian, China 2014
- Curriculum included basic theory and advanced techniques courses in Psychology. I attended many off-campus workshops delivered by famous experts, such as psychoanalysis training by Jiaqi Shi, psychodrama training by Samuel T. Gladding, expressive art therapy training by Yashuhiro.
- Thesis: The relationship of interpersonal self-supporting, attachment style and family environment of junior school students and the study of the intervention.
- GPA 3.70, Grade Rank 5/26
B.A., Insurance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economy
Chengdu, Sichuan, China 2011
- GPA 3.70, Grade Rank 9/208
MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Counseling Association Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Ohio Counseling Association The Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota
CERTIFICATIONS
National Senior Clinical Mental Health Counselor of Peoples’ Republic of China
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Xiong, Y., & Zhou, Y. (2018). Describing East Asian Graduate Students’ Socio-cultural and Psychological Adjustment in a U.S. Midwestern University. Journal of International Students, 8(2), 769-794.
Xiong, Y., & Zeng, T. (2014). The Research on effect that the left-behind experience has on the self-supporting personality of parent-absent middle school students. Chinese Journal of School Health, 35(03), 447-449.
Xiong, Y., Lin, J., & Zeng, T. (2013). The research on self-supporting personality and its relations with attachment of floating students. The Professional Journal of Minnan Normal University, 3, 127-132.
Xiong, Y. (2012). The influence of the different guardianship on the left-behind children. Chinese Times,1, 34-38.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
- International and National
- Xiong, Y., & Patterson, C. (2017, October). Leadership and advocacy in counseling: Themes applied to the Chinese culture. American Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
- Lu, H., Xiong, Y., & Pillay, Y. (2017, October). Promoting scholarship of counselor education students: A peer support group. American Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
- Xiong, Y., Pillay, Y., & Lau, J. (2017, March). The relationship between acculturation and counseling seeking attitude among East Asian international students. American Counseling Conference, San Francisco, California.
- Xiong, Y., & Byrne, A. (2017, March). Counseling Strategies and Efficacy with Chinese International Students. American Counseling Conference, San Francisco, California.
- Xiong, Y., & Pillay, Y. (2015, October). The relationship between acculturation and counseling seeking attitude among East Asian international students. American Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Xiong, Y., & Zhou, Y. (2015, May). Exploring the cross-cultural adaptation of Asian graduate students in the U.S.: a Pilot Study. The Eleventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, Illinois.
- Xiong, Y. (2012, December). The characteristics of rejection sensitivity of left-behind students. Psychological Annual Conference in Zhangzhou, China.
- Regional/State
- Pillay, Y., Olad, R., Xiong, Y., & Kutsko, K. (2015, November). Experiential Multicultural Competency Training for Counselors: Immersion in the Somali Culture without Leaving Ohio. All Ohio Counseling Conference, Columbus, Ohio.
- Xiong, Y. (2015, April). Exploring the cross-cultural adaptation of Asian graduate students in the U.S.: a pilot study. Student Research Expo in the Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
- Invited Guest Speaker
- Xiong, Y. (2015, March). Interaction of Chinese culture and American culture. Athens High School, Athens, Ohio.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Courses responsible for include: COU 518 Professional Orientation and Ethics in Mental Health, COU 519 Intercultural Issues in Counseling, COU 507 Tests and Assessments in Counseling, and COU 508 Research Methods in Counseling
Co-Instructor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; with counseling faculty member, Summer 2017
- Co-taught EDCE 6920 Practicum
- Main responsibilities: designed and implemented curriculum; conducted class lessons/lectures; facilitated small and large group discussions; provided individual and group supervision on master students’ practicum; evaluated students’ assignments
Doctoral Teaching Assistant, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; sole instructor for the course, 2016-2017
- Taught EDCE 4000 Stress Management for undergraduate students
- Main responsibilities: designed course syllabus and lesson plans; delivered course instruction; facilitated class discussion and activities; developed online assessment
Co-Instructor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; with counseling faculty member, Spring 2017
- Co-taught EDCE 6500 Group Counseling for master students
- Main responsibilities: lead large and small group discussions, evaluated students’ assignments, provided feedback for students’ demonstration groups, conducted several course sessions
Co-Instructor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; with the counseling faculty member, Fall 2016
- Co-taught EDCE 6310 Appraisal I (hybrid)
- Main responsibilities: lead large and small group discussions, conducted several course sessions, evaluated students’ assignments, designed assessment for students
Co-Instructor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; with the counseling faculty member, Summer 2015
- Co-taught EDCE 6850 Multicultural Education
- Main responsibilities: helped to design course syllabus and lesson plans, large and small group discussions, delivered course instruction
Co-Instructor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; with the counseling faculty member, Spring 2015
- Co-taught EDCE 6920 Practicum
- Main responsibilities: designed and implemented curriculum; conducted class lessons/lectures; facilitated small and large group discussions; provided individual and group supervision on master students’ practicum; evaluated students’ assignments
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Applied Psychology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China, Fall 2012
- Taught abnormal psychology to undergraduate students in psychology
- Main responsibilities: designed course syllabi and curriculum; conducted class lessons/lectures; facilitated small and large group discussions; evaluated students’ assignments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COUNSELING
Counseling Clinical Mental Health Counselor Intern, Counseling & Psychological Services at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2016–2017
- Provided counseling services to Ohio University students and alumni under supervision of senior staff
- Provided drop-in services to students and alumni
- Provided group counseling services to Ohio University students and alumni
- Administered initial assessments and interpreted outcomes
Clinical Mental Health Counselor (paid), Counseling Center of Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China 2011-2013
- Provided individual counseling to students in Minnan Normal University
- Provided group counseling to students
- Conducted psychoeducational workshops for students
- Administrated surveys to measure freshman’s mental health status
- Participated in professional development and continuing education activities
School Counselor Intern (full time, 300 hours), Guhu middle school, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, 2013-2013
- Provided individual counseling to students in that middle school
- Provided group counseling that focused on academic stress
- Taught mental health class
- Conducted psychoeducational workshops
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern (full time, 600 hours), Xianyue mental health hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China, 2012-2013
- Observed individual, couple, and group counseling
- Provided direct individual counseling under supervision of senior staff
- Provided measurement for clients’ mental health status
- Provided crisis intervention by phone calls
- Participated in professional development and continuing education activities
Student Psychological Counseling Assistant (part-time, volunteer), Counseling Center of Southwestern University of Finance and Economy, Sichuan, China, 2008-2009
- Provided assistance for case management and intake services
- Provided assistance for psychological workshops and activities
Clinical Supervision
- Provided semester long clinical supervision for 6 second-year master’s level counseling trainees, Ohio University, Fall 2015
- With emphasis on Clinical Mental Health and group counseling
- Provided semester long clinical supervision for 15 first-year master’s level counseling trainees, Ohio University, Spring 2015
- With emphases on Clinical Mental Health counseling
- Provide semester long clinical supervision for 3 first-year master’s level counseling trainees, Ohio University, Fall 2014
- With emphasis on Clinical Mental Health and Individual Counseling
RESEARCH
Research Principal Investigator, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; Worked with Dr. Yegan Pillay and Dr. Jared Lau, 2016-2017
- Designed a quantitative study to measure the relationship between acculturation and counseling seeking attitude among East Asian international students
- Conducted the study in the research universities in Ohio and analyzed the quantitative data
- Presented the research at two national conferences
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; Worked with Dr. Andrew Byrne, 2014-2016
- Applied grant for “Project Oty’Okwa” which was a project to study the effect of camping on problematic children’s self-efficacy and self-esteem
- Conducted the project by observing children on camp, assessing their self-efficacy and self-esteem, and collaborating with staff on camp
- Conducted the project of “designing quests for 16 factors of career development for adolescents”
- Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data for projects
Principal Investigator, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, OU, Athens, Ohio; Worked with Dr. Yuchun Zhou, 2014-2015
- Designed a qualitative study to measure Asian international students’ acculturation in the U.S.
- Conducted the study and analyzed the qualitative data
- Applied a grant from Patton College of Education
- Presented the research in an international conference
- Submitted a manuscript to a journal
Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Applied Psychology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China; Worked as a team member in a research about the personality of major criminal offenders, 2013
- Designed the survey to test the personality and attachment styles of major criminal offenders
- Applied for a grant from Chinese major university research funding
- Conducted the surveys to the major criminal offenders
- Wrote a paper named The Study of the Personality Characteristics of Felony Criminals and the Relationship of Personality, Family Environment and Attachment
Principal Investigator, Department of Applied Psychology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China; Worked as the principal investigator on a project about the personality of children of migrant workers, 2011-2012
- Designed the whole project
- Applied for a grant from Minnan Normal University graduate funding program
- Led group discussion among group members, assigned tasks to group members, and checked their research progress
- Conducted assessments and group activities with the children
- Published three papers
ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
Committee member, Award Committee of Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2017-2018 Committee member, Ohio Counseling Association Awards Committee, 2017-2018 Reviewer, North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, for 2018 conference Reviewer, Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, for 2018 conference Reviewer, American Counseling Association, for 2017 conference Reviewer, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, for 2017 conference Reviewer, Ohio Counseling Association, for 2017 conference Board of Reviewer, Journal of International Students, 2017-current Co-facilitator, Patton College of Education, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2016
- Facilitated Graduate Students Support Group with Huan Tang Lu (hybrid)
- Provided assistance to design the curriculum about the group
- Held a bi-weekly group for graduate student in Counseling program
Volunteer, Gateways to Success, the Office of Accessibility Services, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2015
- Conducted career interests assessment and intervention with students with disabilities
Volunteer, All Ohio Counseling Conference, Columbus, OH, 2014 President, the Graduate Students Council of the Education College, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China, 2012-2013
- Arranged many activities for the graduate students
- Won the outstanding student leaders medal of university 2 times
Vice Director, the Volunteer Center of the Education College, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China, 2011-2012
- Arranged volunteer activities for the communities, such as free counseling for the middle school students and the athletes of sports competitions
- Won the outstanding student leaders medal of department 2 time
Students Assistant, Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Sichuan, China, 2007-2008
- Took part in the kindergarten survey and gave suggestions for their management
- Worked as a volunteer to help women after a huge earthquake in Sichuan
- Wrote a 5000-words English presentation for the final competition
- Won the excellent team members medal
AWARDS AND HONORS
Student Senate Research Fund in Ohio University, Spring 2017
Outstanding Researcher Award from the Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota
HVFH/Pi Beta Phi Endowment Fund for Graduate Student Support
The Patton College Research Fund, 2015
Outstanding leader of the department of educational science and technology, Minnan Normal University (2 times)
Outstanding leader of the graduate students’ association of Minnan Normal University (2 times)
Major award of graduate students of Minnan Normal University
Excellent researcher scholarship of Minnan Normal University
Scholarship of Southwestern University of Finance and Economy (6 times)
Excellent volunteer medal on Western China International Economy & Trade Fair