Rui Fu
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Faculty, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities & Related Disabilities (LEND) Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Scholar, Center for Violence Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Evaluation Director, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities & Related Disabilities (LEND), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Roberts Pediatric Research Center
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Education
B.S. (Psychology, Summa cum laude)
Shanghai Normal University, 2008.
M.S. (Developmental Psychology)
Shanghai Normal University, 2010.
Ph.D. (Human Development and Quantitative Methods)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
B.S. (Psychology, Summa cum laude)
Shanghai Normal University, 2008.
M.S. (Developmental Psychology)
Shanghai Normal University, 2010.
Ph.D. (Human Development and Quantitative Methods)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Post-Graduate Training
Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2018-2021.
Fellow, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2018-2019.
Permanent linkAcademic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2018-2021.
Fellow, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2018-2019.
Selected Publications
Fu, R.: Rethinking Interventions for Aggression, Bullying, and Discrimination: A Power-Focused Perspective. Paper Presented at "The Next Big Ideas in Psychology" APA Conference February 2026.Chang, C., Xu, X., Guan, T., Li, D., & Fu, R*. : The Longitudinal Associations Between Maternal Encouragement of Autonomy and Chinese Children’s Verbal Expression Abilities: The Moderating Role of Child Temperament. Early Education and Development 2026.
Bian, Q., Chen, X., Fu, R, Cui, L., & Liu, L. (2026). : Self-reported shyness and social and school adjustment in children and adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Development 50(1): 23-33, 2026.
Fu, R.: Moving Beyond Intent: Addressing Identity-Linked Communication Failures. Center for Injury Research & Prevention Research in Action Blog 2026 Notes: https://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/moving-beyond-intent-addressing-identity-linked-communication-failures.
Fu, R., Miller, M., Preves, A., & Leff, S. S. : Addressing challenging interpersonal interactions on university campuses: A systematic review of training and intervention programs. Race and Social Problems 18, 2026.
Hei, L., Chen, X., Li, D., Liu, J., Zhang, M., Zhou, T., & Fu, R.* : Concern for Mianzi and social‐behavioral and school adjustment among Chinese Adolescents: The role of social preference. Journal of Adolescence 98(4): 1053-1063, 2026.
Fu, R., Leff. S.: Addressing Microaggressions in Healthcare: What have we learned from the intervention studies? Center for Injury Research & Prevention Research in Action Blog January 2025 Notes: https://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/addressing-microaggressions-healthcare-lessons-intervention studies#:~:text=Intervention%20Effectiveness%20and%20Strategies,how%20to%20respond%20to%20microaggressions.
Xia, Y., Bian, S., Li, D., Chen, X., Dai, Y., & Fu, R. : Family Risk and Protective Factors for Chinese Adolescent Depression: A Regional Variation Analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies.Advance online publication 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-025-03119-7.
Liu, M., Bian, Q., Liu, J., Li, D., Fu, R., & Chen, X: Maternal warmth and power assertion and school and psychological adjustment in Chinese children. Applied Research in Quality of Life. Advance online publication. 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10488-0.
Fu, R., Varghese, J., Duroseau, N., Duncan, A., & Leff, S. S. : A Systematic Review of Microaggression-Focused Interventions and Training Programs in Healthcare. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 2025 Notes: doi:10.1177/15248380241306349.