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.
The Positive and Existential Psychology (PEP) Research Lab
The PEP Lab is a collaborative space where students and professors co-construct research processes to achieve the above goals. Current members of the PEP Lab include:
- Perrin Appleton
- Bee Kisky
- Rebecca Leong
- Dani Rowe
- Sam Saucedo
- Santino Wong
- Franco Lo
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
The PEP Lab's Outcomes
*Denotes student authors; these authors contributed equally to the poster/paper and the order of authorship was determined randomly
International
- 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.
National
- 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.
Institutional
- *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 presentation at the 2025 Global Engagement Conference at University of Washington Tacoma.