Linda Ruan

Linda Ruan, PhD

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Education

  • PhD, School Psychology (2020)
    Temple University (PA)

About Me

I completed my undergraduate and graduate studies at Temple University. While at Temple, I have worked in the Philadelphia schools, conducting psychoeducational evaluations on students from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and implementing interventions at all three tiers (universal, selected, and targeted). I later worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Drexel University's Center for Family Intervention Science. My professional pursuits, both in teaching and research, are firmly rooted in several key areas. These encompass statistics, psychometrics, mental health, assessments, and the critical endeavor of bridging assessment practices with risk identification and intervention strategies.

Research Interests

My research broadly focuses on behavioral health assessment, suicide risk identification and prevention, and mental health equity. Currently, my research endeavors revolve around the critical task of evaluating and enhancing existing mental health assessment tools for diverse populations of youth. My aim is to refine these tools to enable more precise differentiation of diagnoses and to enhance our ability to predict future suicide risk. Importantly, this research extends its reach across diverse demographic groups, including cultural communities, students who receive special education services, and youths who identify as LGBTQIA+.

Publications

  • Ruan-Iu, L., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Rivers, A. S., Atte, T., A. Tien, & Diamond, G. S. (2023). Assessing internalizing disorders and sleep in school-age children: A new parent report Behavioral Health Screen. Psychology in the Schools, 60. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22961 
  • Ruan-Iu, L., Chod, D., Weissinger, G., VanFossen, C.,Saionz, R., Tien, A., & Diamond, G. S. (2022). Validation of the Behavioral Health Screen-Depression with adolescents in residential care. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000697 
  • Ruan-Iu, L., Rivers, A. S., Barzilay, R., Moore, T., A. Tien, & Diamond, G. S., (2022). Identifying youth at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors using the “p” factor in primary care: An exploratory study. Archives of Suicide Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2022.2106925 
  • Weissinger G., Ho, C., Ruan-Iu, L., VanFossen, C., Tien, A., & Diamond, G. S. (2022). Patterns of barriers to mental health services among college students: A latent class analysis. Journal of American College Health. 

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

  • National Association of School Psychologists

  • American Psychological Association