Dr. Lei Jin is the Assistant Professor at the Department of the Educational Studies in the Academy of Future Education at XJTLU. Dr. Jin received her master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado and her doctoral degree in Human Development and Family Science from Syracuse University. Before joining XJTLU, Dr. Jin served as the Clinical Lead at a multi-disciplinary, educational service organization, which is one of the first social enterprises in China to provide high-quality special education, developmental, behavioral, and mental health services to local and international families and children in Shanghai and the Greater China area. Dr. Jin is also a qualified examiner to provide psycho-educational assessments (e.g., WISC-4/WISC-5, WIAT-3, and ABAS-3) in Mandarin and English, in particular for children with learning difficulties as well as Autism and ADHD. Dr. Jin's research interests include examining the impact of the acculturation process on family relationships and individual psychological adjustment in Asian immigrant and transnational families. Additionally, Dr. Jin is interested in assessing how sociocultural factors and individual child-level characteristics shape children’s growth in the Chinese context.

Parent-child attachment, friendship, and romantic relationships

Parental involvement, child self-regulation, and school outcomes

Cultural beliefs, parenting practices, and child development

Acculturation gap-distress model in Asian immigrant families

Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2024-present

Lecturer, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2023 

Clinical Lead, ELG Shanghai, 2022-2023

EDS 415 Family Education: Principles and Theories

EDS 414 Counselling in Child and Family Education: Practice and Skills

Dissertation Funding, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics , Syracuse University, 2022

Dean Edith Smith Endowed Dissertation Grant, Syracuse University, 2020