Faculty Profile for Dr. Yishan Shen

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Dr. Yishan Shen
Associate Professor — School of Family & Consumer Sciences
FCS FCS 123B
phone: (512) 245-6739
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Shen, Y., Zheng, Y., Rios Garza, A., & Reisz, S. (2024). Latinx adolescents’ daily family assistance and emotional well-being before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot measurement burst study. Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12990
  • Zhao, Z., Shen, Y., & Wang, J. (2024). Profiles of identity and discrimination and the psychological, health, and academic outcomes of Korean ethnic minority youth in China. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34(2), 313–326. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12907
  • Shen, Y., Lee*, H., Choi, Y., Hu, Y., & Kim, K. (2022). Ethnic-racial socialization, ethnic-racial identity, and depressive symptoms in Korean adolescents in the United States and China. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51(2), 377–392. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01523-y
  • Shen, Y., Seo, E., Jiles*, A. I., Zheng, Y., & Wang, Y. (2022). Language brokering and immigrant-origin youth’s well-being: A meta-analytic review. American Psychologist, 77(8), 921–939. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001035
  • Shen, Y., Seo, E., Walt*, D. C., & Kim, S. Y. (2020). Stress of language brokering and Mexican American adolescents’ adjustment: The role of cumulative risk. Journal of Early Adolescence, 40(3), 400–425. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431619847526

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Member Spotlight, Society for Research in Child Development Asian Caucus. November 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2019 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. August 20, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Early Career William T Grant Scholar, Society for Research in Child Development “Spirit of 2044” Preconference. February 26, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top Cited Article, Journal of Research on Adolescence. April 8, 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 College Achievement for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University, College of Applied Arts. August 23, 2024

Selected Grants

  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal), Behnke, Andrew Owen (Co-Principal), Dier, Shannon Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Seo, Eunjin (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS): A Two-Track Training Program, Texas State University, $6000. (Submitted: July 2024, Funded: September 2024 - May 2025). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal), Seo, Eunjin (Co-Principal), Behnke, Andrew (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Developmental Psychology (OUR DP) Fellowship Program, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, $5000. (Submitted: October 2023, Funded: January 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship, Texas State University, $5000. (Submitted: July 2022, Funded: September 2022 - May 2023). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Co-Principal), Perez-Brena, Norma Judith (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal), Bishop, Nicholas Joseph (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship, Texas State University, $5000. (Submitted: June 11, 2021, Funded: September 2021 - May 2022). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Zhou, Xuan (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal). Race-Status Beliefs in Mexican American and Chinese American Adolescents: Development, Antecedents, and Multifaceted Impact, TXST CADS Catalyst Research Grant, Texas State University, $4000. (Submitted: December 2, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2025 - Present). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
PI Council of the Division of Research
September 2024-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Developmental Psychology
January 2022-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
June 20, 2019-Present
Member
International Affairs Committee of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
May 4, 2025-March 24, 2029
Co-Chair
School/Education Panel of The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence
April 2025-November 2025