Assistant Professor and Director
Pei-Fen Li’s research interests include dyadic analyses of couples’ communication and relational well-being, application of marriage and family therapy models in Eastern cultures, acculturation process of immigrant families and international students, and solution-focused brief therapy with parents of children with autism.
In 2017 and 2019, she received a grant from the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and Quality of Life to study the effectiveness of solution-focused group brief therapy with parents of children with autism in Taiwan and South Florida. Li’s supervision style is strengths-based, system-informed, and solution-oriented. She also highlights the importance of the self of therapist in providing effective therapy services for clients.
Courses: Ethics, Research Methods, Quantitative I and II, Internal and External Practicum, Theories in Family Therapy, International Perspectives of MFT, and Crisis Management
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About Pei-Fen Li
Pei-Fen Li’s research interests include dyadic analyses of couples’ communication and relational well-being, application of marriage and family therapy models in Eastern cultures, acculturation process of immigrant families and international students, and solution-focused brief therapy with parents of children with autism.
In 2017 and 2019, she received a grant from the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and Quality of Life to study the effectiveness of solution-focused group brief therapy with parents of children with autism in Taiwan and South Florida. Li’s supervision style is strengths-based, system-informed, and solution-oriented. She also highlights the importance of the self of therapist in providing effective therapy services for clients.
Courses: Ethics, Research Methods, Quantitative I and II, Internal and External Practicum, Theories in Family Therapy, International Perspectives of MFT, and Crisis Management
| 2014 - Present | Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Osteopathic Medicine | |
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| Present | Director, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Accreditation | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2017 - Present | Clinical Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | 2014 - Present | Clinical Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | 2014 - Present | Clinical Member, Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | Present | Journal Reviewer, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy | Present | Journal Reviewer, Journal of Family Issues | Present | Journal Reviewer, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Present | Journal Reviewer, Journal of Systemic Therapies | 2016 - 2017 | College Representative, Institutional Review Board, Nova Southeastern University | 2007 - 2014 | Student Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | 2007 - 2014 | Student Member, Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | 2008 - 2008 | Volunteer, American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy Annual Conference, Memphis, TN | 2004 - 2007 | Member, Kaohsiung Teacher Organization, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 2002 - 2004 | Student Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | 2003 - 2003 | Volunteer, American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA | 1994 - 1994 | Member, Civic Research Group in Puli, Nan-Tou, Taiwan |
| 2013 | Ph.D., Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia, Athens | |
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| 2004 | M.Ed., Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon | |
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| 1998 | B. Ed., Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University | |
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Contact Information
(954) 262-3052
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