Lifan Yu received her Ph.D. from the Department of Educational Psychology (Human Development Area) at UW-Madison, and her B.S. degree from the Department of Psychology at Tsinghua University (Beijing, China). She joined SSBS at ASU in 2022 Spring. Her teaching interests focus on Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. Her research interests center on individuals’ moral development and well-being under cross-cultural family contexts, particularly the development of forgiveness related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and cultural differences on filial piety and authoritarian parenting. Grounded in social justice and the philosophy of moral virtues, she is also interested in post-hurt treatment (e.g. forgiveness therapy) toward homelessness and corrections, road rage, divorce hurt, and religious coping.
Education
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. (Ph.D. Minor in Clinical Psychology and Prevention Sciences)
M.S. in Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
B.S. in Psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.