RESEARCH
"The facts are always friendly, every bit of evidence one can acquire, in any area, leads one that much closer to what is true."Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â --Â Â Carl Rogers
My research interests lie in student mental health, cross-cultural counselling, and the use of different therapeutic approaches in higher education settings (e.g., MBCT, CBT, EFT). I’m a member of the Student Mental Health Research Group in the School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde. We have completed two research projects on the mental health of Asian/Chinese international students studying in the UK, funded by the Student Mental Health Research Network (SMaRteN):
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Liu, X., Cogan, N., Tse, D, Rasmussen, S., Anderson, T., & Kelly, S. (2021). Exploring Chinese international students’ understanding of loneliness to inform cultural adaptation of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Student Mental Health Research Network (SMaRteN) £24,786 https://www.smarten.org.uk/funded-research-2021.html
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Cogan, N., Liu, X., Kelly, S., Anderson, T., & Flynn, C. (2019). The understandings of distinctive experiences of mental health, disclosure and help-seeking among Asian students. Student Mental Health Research Network (SMaRteN). £11031 https://www.smarten.org.uk/funded-research-2019.html
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Please get in touch if you are interested in research collaboration. I am also accepting PhD students.