Emerging Scholar Spotlight

March Emerging Scholar Spotlight: Li Niu

Dr. Li Niu is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received her PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from Fordham University in 2020. Before that, she received a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania and another Master’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Purdue University. Dr. Niu’s research focuses on adolescence as a sensitive developmental period in which social and environmental factors play a critical role in shaping life-long health and wellbeing. She studies the influence of social and environmental contexts on adolescent wellbeing and health trajectories. 

What Is An Emerging Scholar?

Emerging:

1. Coming into prominence
2. To come into view or notice
3. The rising generation

Scholar: 

1. A specialist in a given branch of knowledge
2. A learned person
3. A person who attends a school or studies under a teacher

*Adapted from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

“Emerging Scholar” is SRA’s term for all students and new professionals. If you are an undergraduate student, a graduate student, or a recent Ph.D., then you qualify as an emerging scholar.

SRA is committed to meeting the needs of emerging scholars. The Emerging Scholars Committee (ESC) is a group of students and new professionals who work to create and sustain opportunities for emerging scholars in society.

Emerging Scholar Resources / Opportunities

• Professional development resources
• Regular blog entries geared toward Emerging Scholar issues on topics such as the dissertation, post-docs, and the job search.
• Conference Benefits
• Activities at the biennial meeting specifically for Emerging Scholars
• An Emerging Scholar Lounge at the Biennial Meeting
• Reduced membership rates
• FREE conference registration for students who volunteer during the Biennial Meeting
• Opportunities for students to review conference submissions together with a mentor

We are continually working to enhance the experience of students and new professionals who are interested in adolescent research and practice.

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