Yan Ruth Xia

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Yan Ruth Xia

Professor

Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
CPEH 384
Lincoln NE 68588-0236
Phone
402-472-6552 On-campus 2-6552
Email
rxia2@unl.edu

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Research: Research on immigrant youth behavioral and mental health, parent-adolescent communication and relationship, strengths and stress among Asian immigrant families, adolescent substance abuse, program evaluation, and Chinese adolescent social competence

Outreach: Community-based positive youth development and substance use prevention, serving on Asian Community and Culture Center Board to promote culturally sensitive service delivery, and engagement in public speech to reduce the barriers of seeking mental and behavioral services, particularly among Asian and Asian-American populations.

Member of Board of Directors for National Council of Family Relations (NCFR) and Member of Expert Working Group in Department of Economic and Social Affairs Family Focus for United Nations (UNDESA).

Teaching: Family Intervention and Fieldwork; Human Development and the Family; Child and Family Policy; Immigrant Families, and Program Design and Evaluation in Human Services.

Yan Ruth Xia Faculty Profile - Child, Youth and Family Studies

Dr. Xia currently supervises student research in the following program areas:

  • Global Family Health and Wellbeing
  • International Family Studies
  • Youth Development

News articles featuring Dr. Xia

  • Bischoff and Xia speak at international conference
  • Xia receives prestigious Fulbright award
  • Xia invited to present at United Nations
  • CYAF's Xia selected for national mentoring award

Education

Ph.D. Family and Consumer Science, Family Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
M.A. English, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
B.A. English, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China

Honors and Recognition

  • 2023, Invited Speaker and Member, Expert Group Meeting, Migration Trends and Transnational Families in North America: Parenting Practice and Policies, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
  • 2021, Charman Outstanding Professor Award, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2021, Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students, the Family and Friends Recognition Award. The Division of Student Affairs, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teaching Council and the UNL Parents Association
  • 2020, Jan Trost Award for Outstanding Contributions to Comparative Family Studies, National Council on Family Relations, International Section
  • 2018-2019, Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award, The State Department and J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the United States, Washington, DC
  • 2019, Service Award, National Council on Family Relations, Fort Worth, TX
  • 2016-2019, Invited Member, Youth Professional Training Model Working/Consultation Group, the U.S. Department of Education
  • 2018, Invited Speaker and Member, Expert Group Meeting, The Role of Families and Family Policy in Supporting Youth Transitions, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Focal Point on the Family
  • 2018, Invited Speaker and Moderator, Family Policies for Social Inclusion and Diversity: 20th Anniversary of International Family Day Observance, and member of the Expert Group Meeting United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
  • 2017, Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring. National Council on Family Relations
  • 2017, Outstanding Service Award, National Council on Family Relations
  • 2015, Service Award, National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2015, Award for Outstanding Research Papers. Chinese Positive Psychology Annual Conference with Tian, B. W. & Guo, Y. Q.
  • 2013, Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2012, College Distinguished Teaching Award
  • 2011-2012, Search Institute Family Assets Research Advisory Board Member
  • 2006, Nominee for Dinsdale Family Faculty Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 1990, Outstanding Young Teacher Award, Hebei University, Hebei, P. R. China
  • 1983, Outstanding Young Teacher Award, Hebei University, Hebei, P. R. China
  • 1984, Fulbright scholar, Shanghai Foreign Language Institute, Shanghai, P.R. China

Memberships

  • National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
  • Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
  • International Sociological Association (ISA)