Jin Han

Assistant Professor of Global Public Health, NYU Shanghai

https://shanghai.nyu.edu/academics/faculty/directory/jin-han

Acedemic position

Faculty at NYU Shanghai and across the NYU Global Network

Jin Han is an Assistant Professor of Global Public Health at NYU Shanghai and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Black Dog Institute at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Jin’s research focuses on advancing the understanding of using digital technology (e.g., smartphone applications, social media, digital arts) to predict and prevent mental disorders while promoting mental well-being within the general population, with a special focus on young people and migrants. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, her research encompasses various methodological strategies, including epidemiologic surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, clinical trials, and ecological momentary assessments.

Select Publications

Han Jin, Wong I, Christensen H, Batterham PJ. (2022). Resilience to suicidal behaviour in young adults: cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports, 12, 11419

Torok M, Han Jin, McGillivray L, Wong Q, Werner-Seidler A, O’Dea B, Calear A, Christensen H. (2022). The effect of a therapeutic smartphone application on suicidal ideation in young adults: Findings from a randomized controlled trial in Australia. PloS Medicine, 19(5), e1003978.

O’Dea B, Han Jin, Batterham PJ, Achilles MR, Calear AL, Werner-Seidler A, Parker B, Shand F, Christensen H. (2020). Evaluating the acceptability and effectiveness of a relationship-focussed mobile phone application for improving adolescent. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(8), 899-913.

Han Jin, Torok M, Gale N, Wong Q, Werner-Seidler A, Hetrick S, Christensen H. (2019). Use of Web Conferencing Technology for Conducting Online Focus Groups Among Young People with Lived Experience of Suicidal Thoughts: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Mental Health, 6(10), e14191.

Han Jin, Batterham PJ, Calear AL, Wu Y, Xue J, Van Spijker BA. (2018). Development and pilot evaluation of an online psychoeducational program for suicide prevention among university students: A randomised controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 12, 111-120.