Fei Pei joined the School of Social Work as a tenure-track assistant professor of social work in fall 2021 and is teaching Social Welfare Policy and Services. Prior to joining Syracuse University, Fei was a Ph.D. candidate at the Ohio State University College of Social Work where she also served as a graduate instructor and research assistant, teaching research methods, lifespan development, and social welfare. The overarching goal of Fei’s research is to promote healthy development among vulnerable children, including maltreated and immigrant youths by identifying neighborhood disparities. In particular, her research focuses on community health and child development. She published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in rigorous academic journals including Child Abuse & Neglect, Children and Youth Services Review, Family & Community Health, Journal of Community Psychology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Trauma, Violence & Abuse. Fei was trained in all aspects of grant-funded and investigator-initiated research projects, ranging from university-funded projects to federal-funded studies (e.g., NIH funded and UNICEF funded projects). Her research has been acknowledged and funded by various institutions and scholarships such as the 2021 Merriss Cornell Distinguished Researcher Award, 2019 Kempe Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute, 2018 International Peace Scholarship, Seed Funding for 2016 Clinton Global Initiative University, and 2015 New Brunswick Chancellor’s Scholarship. Fei actively participated in professional and community services. She was a volunteered social worker for the local agency, Asian American Community Services in Columbus, OH and the president of the College of Social Work’s Doctoral Student Organization. She also serves as an ad hoc peer reviewer for multiple academic journals.
Research Focus: Child Development & Family Wellbeing among Vulnerable Children, Neighborhood/Community Disparities, Children Maltreatment & Resilience, Maternal Health, Immigrant Children, Kinship Care, Data Science
Statistical Expertise: Qualitative Skills: Semi-Structured Interview, Focus Group, Case Study, Observations, Thematic Analysis, Usability Testing Quantitative Skills: t-test, ANOVA, Regressions, Logistic Regression, Casual Inference, Nonparametric Analysis, Factor Analysis & Structural Equation Models, Multilevel Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Longitudinal Models