Dr. Jia is vice dean of School of Nursing, Fudan University, with main responsibility of nursing graduate education. She is an associate director of the Psychological Committee of Shanghai Nursing Association, and serves in the Nursing and Care Branch of the Chinese Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, and also acts as editorial board member or reviewer of several international or Chinese core nursing journals.

Dr. Jia has 4 years of clinical experiences as a psychiatric nurse in Shanghai Mental Health Center, and 19 years of teaching and research experiences in the School of Nursing, Fudan University. She also participated in the editing of 20 textbooks, with most of them regarding psychiatric and mental health nursing. Her research interests also focused on the symptom management and health promotion for individuals with mental health problems, and has conducted or been involved in more than 20 research projects for patients with major depressive disorder, children with aggressive behavior, and the elderly with neurocognitive disorder. She has published more than 20 articles on peer-reviewed International or Chinese core nursing journals during the recent five years.

•   Sep 2009 – Jul 2013
  PhD study:  School of Public Health, Fudan University

•   Sep 2001 - Jul 2004
  PhD study:  School of Public Health, Fudan University

•   Sep 1992 - Jul 1997
  PhD study:  School of Public Health, Fudan University

• 2021 - Present: Vice chairman of Mental Health Committee of the Shanghai Nursing Association

• 2021 - Present: Committee member of the Nursing and Care Branch of the Chinese Gerontology and Geriatrics Association

1. Li Y, Jia SM*, Cao BH*, Chen L, Shi ZY & Zhang H. Network analysis of somatic symptoms in Chinese patients with depressive disorder. Frontier in Public Health. 2023, 13 March, Doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1079873.

2. 2. Abulaiti B, Zhang XC, Guan TY, Wang M, Jia SM* & Wang AN*. The dyadic care experiences of elderly individuals with disabilities and caregivers in the home setting from the perspective of family resilience: A qualitative study. Frontier in Psychiatry. 2022, 13: 963101. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.963101.

3. Jia SM, Hu Y, Zhang YX, Wu BW, Yang Y, Shi Y, Zhou LS, Zhang CD, Jiang YF, Wu HX, Ge XY. The thesis evaluation system for master of nursing specialist in Shanghai. Chinese Journal of Nursing Education. 2022, 19(5): 399-405.

4. Chen L, Jia SM*, Li P, Shi ZY & Li Y. Experiences and Coping Strategies of Somatic Symptoms in Patients with Depressive Disorder: A Qualitative Study. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 2022, 38: 6-13. Doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.01.004.

5. Wang AN, Jia SM*, Shi ZY, Sun XM, Zhu Y & Shen ML. Validation and Psychometric Testing of the Chinese Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale Among Nurses. Frontiers in Psychology. 2022, 12: 1-12. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.791883.

6. Li Y, Jia SM*, Shi ZY, Chen L, Zhao Y. The effect of information – motivation - behavioral skills model based interventions on fatigue of patients with depression. Journal of Nursing Science. 2021, 36(10): 1-6.

7. Jian YL, Jia SM*, Shi ZY, Zhao Y, Chen L, Li Y. Characteristics of somatic symptoms among Chinese patients diagnosed with major depressive episode. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 2021, 35 (1): 27-33. Doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2020.11.001.

8. Li Y, Jia SM*, Shi ZY, Zhao Q, Zhao Y, Lin C, Chen L. Reliability and validity of Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory in patients with depression in mainland China. Chinese Evidence-based Nursing. 2020, 6(12): 1296-1302.

9. Zhao Y & Jia SM. Application and feedback of film evaluation in psychiatric nursing teaching. Journal of Nurse Continuing Education. 2020, 35(21): 1930-1932.

10. Chen L, Jia S*, Zhao Y, Shi Z, Lu Y, Li P, Zhao Q, Miao Y, Li Y. Correlation between somatic symptoms and social support in patients with depressive disorder. Chinese Journal of General Practitioners. 2019, 18(11): 1075-1080.