Jianmin Shao, Ph.D.

Bio

Jianmin Shao is a developmental psychologist and feminist ethnographer who studies identity development and mental health among LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. They received their Ph.D. in Psychological Science with a Graduate Emphasis in Feminist Studies and a specialization in Anthropologies of Medicine, Science and Technology from the University of California, Irvine. Their current book project examines gender-nonconforming vulnerability and resilience in China, which offers a trans-relational analytic to rethink intersectionality in an era of neoliberal globalization. Their work has appeared in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Psychology & Sexuality and the Journal of GLBT Family Studies.

In their free time, they enjoy doing pilates, cooking, watching Korean and Taiwanese dramas and spending time with friends and family.