Name: Meng Zhang  

Gender: Female  

Ethnicity: Han  

Native place: Shandong Province  

Education: Ph.D. (graduate)  

Title/Position: Professor  

Research fields:  

- Ideological and Political education (mental health education)  

- Mental health & psychological aid  

Department: Teaching and Research Section for “Ideological-Moral Cultivation & Fundamentals of Law”  

E-mail: 923632921@qq.com | mengzh@scut.edu.cn  

Education  

1990 – 1994  Shandong Normal University – B.A. in School Education  

1994 – 1997  Shandong Normal University – M.A. in General Psychology  

2003 – 2006  South China Normal University – Ph.D. in Basic Psychology  

Professional Experience  

1997 – 2003  Yantai Normal University – Assistant Lecturer → Lecturer → Associate Professor  

2006 – present  South China University of Technology – Associate Professor → Professor  

Teaching  

Undergraduate: General Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, Contemporary Psychology, Psychology & Everyday Life, Criminal Psychology, Design Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Mental-Health Education for University Students, Ideological-Moral Cultivation & Fundamentals of Law, Marxist Theory & Practice  

Graduate: Social Research Methods, Social Survey Methods, SPSS in Social Science Research, Psychological & Educational Measurement, Statistical Analysis in Education, Higher Education Research Methods, Academic Writing & Norms, Psychology of Communication  

Research  

- More than 30 papers in leading journals such as Acta Psychologica Sinica, Psychological Science, Chinese Mental Health Journal  

- 4 monographs and 8 textbooks  

- PI/co-PI of 10+ provincial/ministerial projects  

- Nearly 10 provincial/ministerial awards, including Outstanding Achievement in National Educational-Science Research and Provincial Philosophy & Social Science Awards  

- Honors: Advanced Individual in University Mental-Health Education & Counseling (provincial), Advanced Individual in Family Education Work (provincial), Selected for the 3rd Guangdong “Ten-Hundred-Thousand” Project in Publicity & Ideology and for the 6th batch of Guangdong Higher Education “Thousand-Hundred-Ten” Talent Program  

Academic service  

1. Committee member, Ethnic Psychology Professional Committee, Chinese Psychological Society  

2. Vice-president, Guangzhou Society of Social Psychology  

3. Evaluation expert for: Guangzhou Urban Happy-Community Project, Guangzhou Family Integrated Service Centers (Social Work Stations), Guangzhou Youth Zone Project, Guangzhou Justice Bureau community-correction psychological early-warning & intervention project  

4. Expert adviser, Minor Protection & Assistance Base, Qingcheng District People’s Procuratorate, Qingyuan City