BIO

Dr Mei Sun is an Associate Professor of Xiangya School of Nursing at Central South University, Associate Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Center, Xiangya School of Nursing, CSU. Her research areas are focused on nursing ethics, population- based community mental health care. Dr. Sun has published more than 50 peer reviewed academic papers and 4 academic books. She has lead 12 research projects, and she works as a reviewer for Journal of Chinese Public Health Nursing. She is a member of Hunan Evidence-based Nursing Committee, Hunan Hospice Care Committee and Hunan Psychology Committee. In recent years, she has been awarded the Yale Bioethics Project, two international cooperation projects and the Global Silk Road Scholars Program, etc. She has close research collaborations with UCSF, Yale University, and Monash university.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

2018 – 2019   Aga khan University, Nairobi, Kenya, Young Faculty Development Training

2015.05 –12   Yale University, New Haven, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioethics

2015.02 –05   University of California, San Francisco, USA, Visiting scholar

2012 – 2015   Central South University, Changsha, China, Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology

2010 – 2011   Monash university, Melbourne, Australia, Joint-doctoral training in Nursing

2009 – 2012   Central South University, Changsha, China, PhD. in Nursing

2007 – 2009   Central South University, Changsha, China, MS in Nursing

2002 – 2007   Central South University, Changsha, China, BS in Nursing

AWARDS & HONORS

2019 Outstanding Young Teachers Awards of Hunan Province

Hunan Provincial Government

2014 Third Prize of Medical Science and Technology Award of Hunan Province

Hunan Provincial Government

2014 Second Prize of Natural Science and Technology Award of Hunan Province

Hunan Provincial Government

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

01/2020 – present Study on Community Postpartum Depression Early Warning Model Construction and Intervention Strategy Based on Machine Learning Theory and Mobile Health Technology. Hunan Natural Science Fund. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 50,000.

01/2019 – present Exploratory Study on Postpartum Depression Risk and Related Social Factors Based on Gender Power Theory. The National Educational Ministry Social Science Fund. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 80,000.

01/2018 – 2020 Prevalence and Related Social Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Rural Women in Hunan Province Based on Ecological Model Theory. Hunan social science and philosophy foundation Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 20,000.

01/2019 – present Construction of Community Online Cognitive Behavior Intervention Program for Postpartum Depression. Hunan Province intelligence introduction Fund. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 50,000.

01/2019 – present Study on The Application of Concept Map Teaching Method in Nursing Courses of Undergraduate Students in Psychiatry. Research Project on Education and Teaching Reform of Central South University. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 20,000.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (*Corresponding author)

1. Li, Y., Zhao, Q., Cross, W. M., Chen, J., Qin, C., & *Sun, M. (2020). Assessing the quality of mobile applications targeting postpartum depression in China.International journal of mental health nursing, 29(5), 772–785.doi:10.1111/inm.12713

2. Lommel, L., Hu, X., *Sun, M., & Chen, J. L. (2020). Frequency of depressive symptoms among female migrant workers in China: associations with acculturation, discrimination, and reproductive health. Public health,181, 151–157.doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2019.12.006

3. Wang, Y., Tang, S., Hu, X., Qin, C., Khoshnood, K., & *Sun, M. (2020). Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Death Among Chinese College Students and the Implications for Death Education Courses.Omega, 30222820934944. Advance online publication.doi:10.1177/0030222820934944

4. Guan, Z., Cross, W., Lam, L., Wiley, J. A., *Sun, M., Bai, X., & Tang, S. (2020). Feasibility of brief distress screening for family caregivers of adults diagnosed with schizophrenia in Changsha, Hunan, China. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 10.1111/jpm.12663. Advance online publication.doi:10.1111/jpm.12663

5. Sun, M., Tang, S., * Chen, J., Li, Y., Bai, W., Plummer, V., Lam, L., Qin, C., & Cross, W. M. (2019). A study protocol of mobile phone app-based cognitive behaviour training for the prevention of postpartum depression among high-risk mothers.BMC public health,19(1), 710.doi:10.1186/s12889-019-6941-8

6. Chen, J., Cross, W. M., Plummer, V., Lam, L., *Sun, M., Qin, C., & *Tang, S. (2019). The risk factors of antenatal depression: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of clinical nursing,28(19-20), 3599–3609.doi:10.1111/jocn.14955

7. Luo, J., Zou, J., Ji, M., Yuan, T., * Sun, M., & *Lin, Q. (2019). Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among 3- to 5-Year-Olds Left-Behind Children in Poor Rural Areas of Hunan Province: A Cross-Sectional Study. International journal of environmental research and public health,16(21), 4188.doi:10.3390/ijerph16214188

8. Guan, Z., Huang, C., Wiley, J. A., *Sun, M., Bai, X., & *Tang, S. (2020). Internalized stigma and its correlates among family caregivers of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in Changsha, Hunan, China. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing,27(3), 224–236.doi:10.1111/jpm.12571

9. Bai, X., Wang, A., Plummer, V., Lam, L., Cross, W., Guan, Z., Hu, X., *Sun, M., & *Tang, S. (2019). Using the theory of planned behaviour to predict nurse's intention to undertake dual practice in China: A multicentre survey.Journal of clinical nursing,28(11-12), 2101–2110.doi:10.1111/jocn.14791

10. Wang, J., Guo, R., Liu, M., Zhang, X., Ren, L., *Sun, M., & *Tang, S. (2018). Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Professional Commitment Among Master Nursing Students. Western journal of nursing research,40(3), 327–345.doi:10.1177/0193945916682236

BOOKS

1. Siyuan Tang & Mei Sun, (2020). Unity of knowledge and Practice: Nursing profession and innovative thinking and entrepreneurship education. (Eds.) Changsha, China: Central South University Press.

2. Hongyu Sun & Mei Sun, (2019). Required reading for nursing teachers - Practical instruction 5nd edition.  (Eds.) Beijing, China: Peking University Medical Press.

3. Mei Sun & Jia Guo (2018). Nursing ethics. Yongmei Lu & Xing Liu (Eds.) Changsha, China: Central South University Press.

4. Hui Feng & Mei Sun (2017). Community nursing. Xiwen Liu & Yan Chen (Eds.) Changsha, China: Central South University Press.