Dr. Yishan Shen is an associate professor of Family and Child Development in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin with a portfolio in applied statistical modeling, and a B.S. in Space Physics and another B.S. in Psychology from Peking University, China.
Dr. Shen’s research focuses on exploring how culture and contexts influence emotional, behavioral, and academic adjustment of immigrant and minority adolescents. More specifically, her work examines the implications of linguistic minority and immigrant adolescents’ unique developmental processes, such as language brokering and acculturation.
Dr. Shen teaches FCD 3394: Adolescent Development at the undergraduate level and FCS 5310: Research Methods at the graduate level.
Dr. Shen accepts Master level graduate students and undergraduate research assistants and volunteers.
If you would like a letter of recommendation from Dr. Shen, please request the letter at least 4 weeks ahead of time.
Contact Information
- Office – FCS 123B
- Phone: 512-245-6739
- E-mail: y_s77@txstate.edu
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