Leslie Sijia Huang

I am a Ph.D. student at Rowan University’s APA-accredited Clinical Psychology program, with an emphasis on integrated healthcare and health psychology. Prior to joining Rowan, I completed my Master’s in Psychology at Columbia University, and my Bachelor’s in Psychology (with a minor in Humanities) at New York University Shanghai.

Currently, under the supervision of Dr. DJ Angelone and Dr. Meredith Jones at the ASSeRT Lab, I am working on studies about sexual dysfunction and sexual violence perpetration, barriers of engaging in health care among young moms, and alcohol administration and decision-making in a lab paradigm setting.

During my undergraduate studies at New York University Shanghai, I worked with Dr. Pekka Santtila, Dr. Thomas J. Nyman, Dr. Patrick Jern, and Dr. Gu Li, on studies about Sensate Focus sex therapy, masturbation and sexual dysfunction, cognitive processing therapy, and digital mental health.

I am also a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and Sichuanese.

Research Interest: Human Sexuality, Couple and Sex Therapy, Dating Violence Prevention

Education

Rowan University – Glassboro, NJ
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (Expected Graduation: May 2029)
Advisors: Drs.DJ Angelone and Meredith Jones

Columbia University – New York, NY
Master of Arts, Psychology in Education: General Psychology (Sep 2022 - May 2024)  

New York University Shanghai – Shanghai, China | New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Minor in Humanities (Sep 2018 - May 2022)

Honors and Awards

• Graduate Student Travel Fund, Rowan University (2024)
• Columbia University Teachers College Scholarship (2023)
• Outstanding Poster at the 6th Annual Conference of the Institute of Psychological Science and Practice at Columbia University (2023)
• NYU Shanghai Global Elite Scholar (2018-2022)
• Dean’s List for Academic Years (2020-2022)
• Deans’ Undergraduate Research Funds at NYU Shanghai (2021)
• Best Research Project in Liberal Arts & Business (2021)

Skills

Data Analysis: R, SPSS
Citation Software: Zotero, Endnote
Others: Eye-tracking (TOBII, Gazepoint, ELAN), Qualtrics, Covidence for systematic review, Web design using Squarespace