Dan Li

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Doctor of Philosophy

Counseling
Master of Science

Mental Health Counseling
Master of Science

School Counseling
Master of Education

School Counseling

Dan Li is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of North Texas. She earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision (with a Minor in Applied Statistics) from the University of Iowa in 2018. She also holds a master’s degree in Professional School Counseling from Appalachian State University, which she obtained in 2014. Li is a National Certified Counselor and holds a license as a Professional School Counselor (NC).

Li’s overarching research agenda focuses on preparing counselors to enhance the total health and well-being of individuals across the lifespan while reducing mental health disparities in marginalized communities. This agenda comprises three main areas of inquiry: (a) relational dynamics of clinical supervision, (b) experiences of minoritized students and faculty in counseling, and (c) online teaching and learning in counseling.

Li is an interdisciplinary scholar who employs a versatile range of research methods, incorporating both innovative and traditional approaches. These methods include quantitative (e.g., Markov chain analysis, sequential analysis, structural equation modeling, meta-analysis, moderation, mediation, moderated mediation, hierarchical regression), qualitative (e.g., phenomenology, a hybrid approach of deductive and inductive thematic analysis), and mixed methods (e.g., case study, content analysis).

These scholarly endeavors have yielded significant outcomes, including over 25 peer-reviewed publications, 1 external grant (as a Co-PI for a $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education aimed at training school counselors and school-based mental health counselors to serve culturally and linguistically diverse student communities), 2 professional grants (as the sole PI), 1 internal grant (as the sole PI), the 2022 Publication in Counselor Education and Supervision Award (presented annually at the national level to one awardee), and the 2021 UNT College of Education Junior Faculty Research Award.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

[25] Li, D. (in press). Social presence as a mediator between online interaction and satisfaction: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Educators Online.

[24] Li, D., Liu, Y., & Werts, R. C. (accepted pending revisions). Counselor trainees’ lived experiences of online learning during COVID-19. Journal of Educators Online.

[23] Lindo, N. A., Molina, C. E., Li, D., Line, A., Amundson, J., Opondo, H., & Werts, R. (2023). Career construction with high school girls: An expressive arts group intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2225758

[22] Li, D., & Liu, Y. (2023). Professional identity development of international counseling doctoral students: A hybrid approach of deductive and inductive thematic analysis. Counselor Education and Supervision. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12273

[21] Liu, Y., & Li, D. (2023). Anti-oppressive research in group work. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 48(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2023.2170507

[20] Li, D. (2022). Predictors of counselor trainees’ satisfaction with online learning during COVID‐19. Counselor Education and Supervision, 61(4), 379–390. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12254

[19] Lindo, N. A., Li, D., Hastings, T., Ceballos, P., Werts, R., Molina, C., Oller, M., & Laird, A. (2022). Child and adolescent career construction: Lived experiences of an expressive arts group. Career Development Ouarterly, 70(4), 300-313. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12307

[18] Hilts, D., Liu, Y., Li, D., & Luke, M. (2022). Examining ecological factors that predict school counselors’ engagement in leadership practices. Professional School Counseling, 26(1), 1-14. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2156759X221118042

[17] Li, D. (2022). Moderation effects of supervisee levels on the relationship between supervisory styles and the supervisory working alliance. The Professional Counselor, 12(2), 167-184. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1348563.pdf

[16] Li, D., & Lindo, N. A. (2022). Acculturation moderating between international students’ career decision-making difficulties and career decision self-efficacy. Career Development Ouarterly, 70(1), 38-51. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cdq.12284

[15] Kemer, G., Li, C., Attia, M. M., Chan, C. D., Chung, M., Li, D., Colburn, A. N., Peters, H. C., Ramaswamy, A., & Sunal, Z. (2022). Multicultural supervision in counseling: A content analysis of peer-reviewed literature. Counselor Education and Supervision, 61(1), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12220

[14] Liu, Y., Zhu, P., & Li, D. (2022). Development of mutual empathy through experiential growth groups: A mixed methods case study. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 47(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2021.1950880

[13] Li, D., & Su, Y.-W. (2021). Online teaching and learning in counselor education: A 23-year content analysis. Counselor Education and Supervision, 60(4), 316-330. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12219

[12] Li, D., Duys, D. K., & Liu, Y. (2021). Working alliance as a mediator between supervisory styles and supervisee satisfaction. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 3(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030305

[11] Oller, M., Lindo, N. A., & Li, D. (2021). Faculty of color mentorship experiences in counselor education. Counselor Education and Supervision, 60(2), 112-128. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12193

[10] Liu, Y., Tan, T. X., Li, D., & Xu, Y. (2020). Development and evaluation of the Disinhibited Social Engagement Scale (DSES): A tool for assessment and guide for counseling practice. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 42, 112-128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-019-09389-3

[9] Li, D., & Liu, Y. (2020). International counseling doctoral students’ teaching preparation: A phenomenological study. Counselor Education and Supervision, 59(3), 200-215. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12184

[8] Li, D., & Ai, Y. (2020). Ethics acculturation of international counseling students. Journal of International Students, 10(4), 1103-1109. https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/1442/1206

[7] Li, D., Duys, D. K., & Granello, D. H. (2020). Applying Markov chain analysis to supervisory interactions. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 13(1), 1-30. https://repository.wcsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1325&context=jcps

[6] Li, D., Duys, D. K., & Vispoel, W. P. (2020). Transitional dynamics of three supervisory styles using Markov chain analysis. Journal of Counseling and Development, 98(4), 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12339

[5] Liu, Y., Jacoby, R. P., Jang, H., & Li, D. (2019). A content analysis of adoption research in counseling journals: A 30-year review. The Family Journal, 27(1), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480718809424

[4] Li, D., Duys, D. K., & Granello, D. H. (2019). Interactional patterns of clinical supervision: Using sequential analysis. Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 10(1), 70-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507686.2018.1553791

[3] Li, D., Liu, Y., & Lee, I. (2018). Supervising Asian international counseling students: Using the integrative developmental model (IDM). Journal of International Students, 8(2), 1129-1151. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v8i2.137

[2] Liu, Y., Li, D., & Xu, Y. (2017). Indiscriminate friendliness in children adopted from China to the United States: A mixed methods study. The Professional Counselor, 7(3), 208-222. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1165677.pdf

[1] Li, D., & Peng, L. (2011). Foreignization and domestication in translation from the perspective of the theory of yin and yang. Journal of Xi’an International Studies University, 19, 73-76. http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-XAWX201103017.htm

Book Chapters

[1] Liu, Y., Li, D., & Zhu, P. (in press). Children experiencing grief and loss-A social-cultural perspective. Cognella Academic Publishing.

Doctor of Philosophy

Counseling
Master of Science

Mental Health Counseling
Master of Science

School Counseling
Master of Education

School Counseling

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