Education & Training
- PhD: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2020
- MA: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2020
- M.Med: Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, 2012
- B.Med: Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, 2006
Major Awards
- Innovation Accelerator Award, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 2023
- Pilot grant award from the Center for Healthy Aging Behaviors and Longitudinal Investigation, University of Chicago, 2022
- Campaign for Community Grant, Office of the Provost, University of Pennsylvania, 2020
Research Interests
Dr. Dong’s research is anchored in a stress-vulnerability-resilience framework, concentrating on identifying and mitigating traumatic stressors and environmental factors influencing psychotic/psychiatric symptoms. Dr. Dong has an excellent background in multiple disciplines including psychiatry, neuroscience, psychology, and statistics. Embracing a comprehensive life-span perspective, her previous work explores neurobiological aspects (sleep and stress biomarkers), neuroimaging (rsfMRI and task-based fMRI), and neuropsychological pathways (executive function and social cognition) contributing to psychiatric symptoms, particularly within early psychosis, depression, and dementia populations. Dr. Dong’s statistical expertise lies in longitudinal data analysis and study design, encompassing structural equation modeling (SEM), multilevel modeling, mediation and moderation analysis, network analysis, data mining, and missing data methods. She is also enthusiastic about fostering collaborative efforts and welcome interdisciplinary partnerships to support people with psychiatric/psychotic symptoms.
Key Publications
- Lisanti AJ, Dong F, Demianczyk A, Vogiatzi MG, Quinn R, Chittams J, Hoffman R, Medoff Cooper B, (2024 Jan). Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Predicts Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease. Biol Res Nurs. 10998004231224791.
Read publication »Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Predicts Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease. - Dong F, (2023 Dec). The association of adverse family experiences, physical activity, and depression in a national sample of US adolescents. J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs.
Read publication »The association of adverse family experiences, physical activity, and depression in a national sample of US adolescents. - Dong F, Jumper MBE, Becker-Haimes EM, Vatza C, Miao LL, Conroy C, Bennett M, Sarpal DK, Abegunde C, Kohler CG, Calkins ME, (2023 Jun). Tele-mental Health Transitions for Pennsylvania Coordinated Specialty Care Programs for Early Psychosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychiatr Q. 94(2): 89-102.
Read publication »Tele-mental Health Transitions for Pennsylvania Coordinated Specialty Care Programs for Early Psychosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic. - Dong F, Hwang Y, Hodgson NA, (2023 Mar). “I Have a Wish”: Anti-Asian Racism and Facing Challenges Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Asian International Graduate Students. J Transcult Nurs. 34(2): 115-122.
Read publication »“I Have a Wish”: Anti-Asian Racism and Facing Challenges Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Asian International Graduate Students. - Dong F, Moore TM, Westfall M, Kohler C, Calkins ME, (2023 Jan). Development of empirically derived brief program evaluation measures in Pennsylvania first-episode psychosis coordinated specialty care programs. Early Interv Psychiatry. 17(1): 96-106.
Read publication »Development of empirically derived brief program evaluation measures in Pennsylvania first-episode psychosis coordinated specialty care programs. - Dong F, Liu J, Hodgson NA, Medoff-Cooper B, (2021 Dec). Early life factors of schizotypal personality disorder in adolescents: A systematic review. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 28(6): 1092-1112.
Read publication »Early life factors of schizotypal personality disorder in adolescents: A systematic review.