Short Bio

Dr. Lingjun Chen took her undergraduate study in both Philosophy and Psychology at Peking University and graduated in 2009. She received her Master’s degree in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University in 2010. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education in 2019 with her Ph.D. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development. During 2019-21, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Chen’s research interests center on adolescent social development and mental health. Specifically, she is interested in peer group influence; peer mentoring support, and evaluating psychosocial intervention. Dr. Chen has been publishing papers in top-tier journals, such as "Journal of Youth and Adolescence" and " Development and Psychopathology."