Xueli Qiu

Xueli Sherry Qiu is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. With a strong interdisciplinary background, her research focuses on examining how gender affects the perceptions of mental illness stigma, mental health outcomes, and behavioral health among young adults. Her research interests also include topics such as intimate partner violence and social justice. She identifies as a feminist scholar and is committed to advancing health equity, gender equity, and social equity through her research.

Recent Publications

• Qiu, X., Fleury-Steiner, R., & Miller, S. (2023). When calling the police exacerbates harm: Exploring the roles of intimate partner victimization and women’s use of force. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00645-0
• Qiu, X., Brousseau, N.M., Hill, E. C., Medina, I., Swanson, K. R., Bincsik, A. K., & Earnshaw, V.A. (2022). What shapes people living with HIV’s experiences of HIV stigma in Delaware?: A qualitative exploration of place and social position. Delaware Journal of Public Health, 8(3), 14-19. http://doi.org/10.32481/djph.2022.08.005
• Wang, X., & Qiu, X. (2020). Performing traditional and modern: Qualitative research of young Beijing women’s experience of transnational intimate relationships (In Chinese). East China University of Science and Technology Journal (Social Science Edition). (03): 1-16. http://doi.org/CNKI:SUN:HDLS.0.2020-03-002.
• Wang, X., Wen, H., & Qiu, X. (2018). How resilient youth understand and cope with their parents’ divorce and remarriage in Beijing (In Chinese). Society and Public Welfare, (09):66-75. http://doi.o rg/CNKI:SUN:SHGI.0.2018-09-023.
• Wang, X., & Qiu, X. (2018). Against sexual harassment on campus: The global trend and local reaction (In Chinese). People Rule of Law, (04):88-91. http://doi.org/CNKI:SUN:RMFZ.0.2018-04-029.

Recent Presentations

• Qiu, X. & Fleury-Steiner, R. (November 2022). When did intimate partner abuse survivors call the police? A comparison of survivors who had sufficient police contact and those who did not [Poster presentation]. The 2023 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
•  Qiu, X., Brousseau, N. M., Hill, E. C., Medina, I., Swanson, K. R., Bincsik, A. K., & Earnshaw, V. A. (July 2022). What shapes people living with HIV’s experiences of HIV stigma in Delaware?: A qualitative exploration of place and social position [E-poster presentation]. AIDS 2022 – the 24th International AIDS Conference. Montreal, Canada, and virtually.
• Qiu, X. & Fleury-Steiner, R. (April 2022). When did intimate partner abuse survivors call the police? A narrative Review [Paper presentation]. Steele Research Symposium. Newark, Delaware, United States.
• Qiu, X. & Wang, X. (June 2021). Performing “tradition” and “modern”: Young women’s experience of transnational intimate relationships in Beijing [Online paper presentation]. International Workshop “Transnational Marriage in China”. Kunming, Yunnan, China, and virtually.
• Qiu, X., Brousseau, N. M., Hill, E. C., Medina, I., Swanson, K. R., Bincsik, A. K., & Earnshaw, V. A. (April 2021). How geography, culture, and social relationships shape PLWH’s experience of HIV-related stigma? – A qualitative study of PLWH and healthcare providers in Delaware [Poster presentation]. Steele Research Symposium. Newark, Delaware, United States, and virtually.
• Qiu, X. & Wang, X. (October 2018). Performing “tradition” and “modern”: Young women’s experience of transnational intimate relationships in Beijing [Paper presentation]. Changes in Chinese Marriage and Family in the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-up. Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
• Qiu, X. & Wang, X. (October 2018). Performing “tradition”: Young women’s experience of transnational intimate relationships in Beijing [Paper presentation]. The 4th Lilin Sociology Youth Forum. Shanghai, China.
• Qiu, X., Lü, D., & Wang, X. (November 2017). Outside the besieged city: The intimate relationship among youths who hook up in Beijing [Poster presentation]. The 9th Asia Pacific Conference for Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights. Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
• Qiu, X. & Wang, X. (July 2017). Break the imagination of west-china: Sex and love of transnational relationship in Beijing [Paper presentation]. The 6th International Symposium on Chinese Sexuality. Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

Professional Experiences

• Research Assistant, Peking University Health Science Center, China, 2018
• Research Assistant, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, China, 2015-2018

Honors and Awards

• First Prize Scholarship for the 2015-2016 Academic Year, Beijing Normal University
• Outstanding First Year Student Scholarship for the 2015-2016 Academic Year, Beijing Normal University
• National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

Past Education

• M.A. Public Management, Beijing Normal University, 2018
• B.A. Sociology, Central South University, 2015