Anni Wang, a registered nurse and a level 3 qualified psychological counselor, currently holds the position of a tenured associate professor overseeing MPhil students. Awarded as a Yangfang Talent Scholar by the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee, and nominated as a 2023 Youth Talent Scholar by the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, Dr. Wang's expertise lies in investigating resilience and interventions for vulnerable populations facing stress or trauma. As a Principal Investigator, she has secured numerous competitive research projects at national, provincial, and university levels, amassing grants totaling nearly 1 million. With over 60 peer-reviewed articles to her credit, Dr. Wang's work has been featured in esteemed journals such as the Journal of Affective Disorders, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Family Process, and Psychological Trauma. Notably, her contributions have garnered substantial recognition, reflected in her Google citation count of 630, with an h-index of 14 and an i10-index of 18. Additionally, Dr. Wang has received accolades for her academic theses at national, provincial, and university levels. Her prior research on resilience among only-children lost parents has had a significant societal impact, leading to a social support action proposal approved by the National Health Commission and a resilience-based support model disseminated throughout Changsha City.

• 2023-2024
  Postdoctoral Fellow University of Alberta, Translating Research in Elderly Care Program

• 2017-2018
  Joint PhD  Monash University, School of Nursing and Midwifery

• 2016-2019
  PhD   Central South University, Xiangya School of Nursing

• 2013-2016
  Master    Central South University, Xiangya School of Nursing

• 2008-2013
  Bachelor  Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Nursing

•   Academic Committee: International Family Nursing Association Research Committee (Fellow, 2023-present), China Social Psychology Association Quantitative Method Committee(Fellow, 2024-present), China Disabled Persons Development Research Association Disability Health Management Professional Committee (Fellow, 2020-present), Shanghai Science and Technology Expert Pool (Member, 2020-present)

• Academic Institution: University of Alberta Center of Translating Reseach in Elderly Care (Member), Fudan University Evidence Based Nursing Center (Member), Fudan University China Disability Research Center (Member), Fudan University Elderly Health and Nursing Innovation Research Center (Member)

1. Anni Wang*#, Yinfei Duan, Michael Leiter,Peter Norton, Carole Estabrooks. (2024). Validation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey 9-item short version (MBI-GS9): Psychometric properties and measurement invariance across age, gender, and continent. Frontiers in Psychology, online ahead publication. (IF3.2, Q2)

2. Anni Wang*, Wen Zhang, Hui Li, Yufang Guo, Nancy Xiaonan Yu, Jingping zhang. (2024). An 8-week   community-based resilience group intervention for Chinese parents who lost their only child: A two-armed pragmatic waitlist-control trial. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, online ahead publication. (IF2.4, Q2)

3. Anni Wang*, Fulei Wu*, Ming Wu, etc. (2023). An online 5-week professional identity program for nursing students in clinical rotation practice during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-arm randomized trial. Nurse Education in Practice, 2023 Mar;68:103598. (IF=4.2, Q1)

4. Wang A.*, Lu J.. (2022). Validation of the Chinese Version of the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire. Family Process, 2022 Feb 23. doi: 10.1111/famp.12751. (IF=4.3, Q1)

5. Wang A.*, CROSS W., Lam L., Plummer V., Zhang W., &Zhang J.. (2022). ‘Resisting social identity threat and maintaining resilience’: a qualitative study of Chinese parents following the loss of an only child. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy,2022 Aug 11. (IF=6.3, Q1)

6. Zhang W., Wang T., Wang A.#. (2022). Impact of physical activity intensity on longitudinal trajectories of cognitive function and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: Eight-year prospective study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2022 Oct 15;315:64-69. (IF=6.5, Q1)

7. Kuang Y. *, Wang M.* …Lu J. #, Wang A. #. (2022). Family resilience of patients requiring long-term care: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023 Jul;32(13-14):4159-4175. (IF=4.4, Q1)

8. Bahaerguli·Abulaiti*, Xiangchun Zhang *,…Shoumei Jia#, Anni Wang#. (2022). The Dyadic Care Experiences of Elderly Individuals with Disabilities and Caregivers in the Home Setting from the Perspective of Family Resilience: A Qualitative Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Oct 13;13:963101. (IF=4.7, Q2)

9. Zhiyao Xiong , Yizhen Yin, Jingping Zhang#, Anni Wang#. Dyadic interventions in older people with chronic diseases: An integrative review. Geriatric Nursing, 2022 Nov-Dec:48:327-349. (IF2.5, Q1)

10. Wang A.*, Bai X.*, Lou T., Pang J., &Tang S.. (2020). Mitigating distress and promoting positive aspects of caring in caregivers of children and adolescents with schizophrenia: mediation effects of resilience, hope, and social support. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 29(1), 80-91. (IF=3.5, Q1)