Jonah Li, Ph.D.
About
Degrees
Current Research
My research program seeks to promote resilient and optimal psychological experiences among diverse and minority groups multiculturally. To this end, my three lines of research include: (a) advancing the conceptual clarity of relevant constructs and their associations with mental health outcomes, (b) developing psychometrically sound measures of those constructs, and (c) establishing, evaluating, and promoting innovative and efficacious interventions to achieving resilient and optimal psychological experiences.
Quantitative Research Instruments
Below, please find the quantitative research instruments my colleagues and I have developed. These instruments can be used for research and educational purposes for free.
- The Agency Scale (Li & Chow, 2025)
- The Existential Meaninglessness Scale (Li et al., 2022)
- The Subjective Hope Scale (Li et al., 2022)
Teaching
- TPSYCH 209 & 309 Fundamentals of Psychological Research I & II
- TPSYCH 210 Abnormal Psychology
- TPSYCH 310 Controversies in Clinical Psychology
- TPSYCH 311 Personality Theory
- TPSYCH 314 Tests and Measurement
- TPSYCH 315 Intro to Counseling Psychology
- TPSYCH 409 Group Counseling and Dynamics
- TPSYCH 410 Existential Psychology
Academic Service
- Manager, Online Research Participant System (SONA), SIAS
- Member, Research Advisory Committee, Executive Council, SIAS
- Editorial Board Member, The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Counseling Psychology
Professional Affiliations
- American Counseling Association
- American Psychological Association
- International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology
*denotes student authors; these authors contributed equally to the poster/paper and the order of authorship was determined randomly
Li, P. F. J., *Appleton, P. *Kisky, B., *Leong, R., *Saucedo S., & *Rowe, D. (2025, June). Testing the Tripartite Model of Meaning in Life in a sample of Christians with beliefs in free will, scientific and fatal determinism, and unpredictability as meaning frameworks. Paper presented at the Positive Psychology 2.0 International Conference 2025, Hong Kong.
*Wong, S., *Lo, F., Li, P. F. J., Sun, R.-W., Leung, M. M., & Chan, C.-K. (2025, May). Hong Kong college students’ lay beliefs about flourishing: A directed content analysis. Poster presented at the 2025 Global Engagement Conference at University of Washington Tacoma.
Li, P. F. J., *Biscarret, R., *Linde, G. S., *Lee, R., *Osuna, M., *Somera, J., Chan, C.-K., Xiao, Y. J., & O’Donnell, M. (2024, August). Addressing the jingle jangle fallacy: A further comparison of meaning and purpose. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA.