RESEARCH INTERESTS

• My research interests lie in the biological, socio-cultural and individual factors that impact the adjustment of patients with chronic diseases or cancer, and developing psycho-behavioral interventions to improve patients’ quality of life.

• Other research interests include patient-physician communication and shared decision making strategies.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND EXPERIENCES

Associate Professor

• School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China     2020 – Present

Assistant Professor

• School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China     2019 – 2020

Post-Doctoral Fellow

• Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA 2018 – 2019

Post-Doctoral Fellow

• Social Psychology and Health, The University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA 2017 – 2018

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Ph.D. – Lifespan Developmental Psychology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, US 2014 - 2017

• M.S. – Lifespan Developmental Psychology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, US 2011 - 2014

• B.S. – Psychology Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China 2007 - 2011

Active Research Grants

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China

• Title: Evaluating a psychological intervention based on self-regulation in goal-pursuit for improving quality of life among young and middle-aged adult cancer patients

• Role: Principal Investigator

2. Shanghai Pujiang Program

• Title: A self-guided emotion regulation program in facilitating health management and reducing symptom burden in cancer patients

• This study aims to evaluate a self-regulation training program in improving health management skills in cancer patients.

• Role: Principal Investigator

3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Research Fund for Young Scholars

• Role: Principal Investigator

• 4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Science and Technology Innovation Grant

• Title:  The relationship between patient-physician communication and psychological well-being in cancer patients: A study based on Self-determination Theory

• Role: Principal Investigator

Selected Publications

• Qiao Chu, Io Hong Cheong, PhuongThao Le, Lawrence Yang, Hui Wang, Brian J. Hall. (2021) The unaddressed mental health burden among cancer patients in China: a call to action. The Lancet Psychiatry,8(8):646-647. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00180-2.

• Qiao Chu, Tian Gu, Anqi Li, Junjie Chen, Hui Wang, Ningning Liu, Ruijun Wu, Yaping He. (2021) Perceived effectiveness of public health measures and positive attitudes during a pandemic: a large cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China. BMJ Open, 11(5): e047231. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047231

• Qiao Chu, Celia.C.Y. Wong, Lingjun Chen, Lilian Shin, Leqi Chen, & Qian Lu. (2020) Self-stigma and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A serial multiple mediation model. Psycho-Oncology.30(3):392-399. DOI:10.1002/pon.5590

• Qiao Chu, Moni Tang, Lingjun Chen, Lucy Young, Alice Loh, Carol Wang, & Qian Lu. (2020). Evaluating a Pilot Culturally Sensitive Psychosocial Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth for Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. Behavioral Medicine, 23: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2020.1845600

• Qiao Chu, Celia.C.Y. Wong, Qian Lu. (2020). Social Constraints and PTSD among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors: Not All Kinds of Social Support Provide Relief. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44(1):29-37. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00165-y

• Qiao Chu, Ivan H.C. Wu, Moni Tang, Janice Tsoh, & Qian Lu. (2020). Temporal Relationship of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters during Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Psychosomatic Research,135, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110142

• Qiao Chu, Ivan H.C. Wu, & Qian Lu. (2020). Expressive Writing Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors: The Moderating Role of Social Constraints. Quality of Life Research, 29(4), 891-899. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02385-5

• Qiao Chu, Celia C.Y. Wong, & Qian Lu. (2019). Acculturation Moderates the Effects of Expressive Writing on Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine,26(2), 185-194. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-019-09769-4

• Qiao Chu, Daniel Grühn, & Ashley M. Holland. (2018). Before I Die: The Impact of Time Horizon and Age on Bucket-List Goals. Geropsych-The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(3), 151-162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000190

• Qiao Chu & Daniel Grühn. (2017). Moral Judgments and Social Stereotypes: Do the Age and Gender of the Perpetrator and the Victim Matter? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(4), 426-434. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617711226

Honors and Awards

• Nominee for Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

• John Oliver Cook Dissertation Award  North Carolina State University

• Psychology Emeritus Research Award  North Carolina State University