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Dan Li, Ph.D., NCC, LSC-NC (K-12)
Health Promotion Sciences

Dan Li, Ph.D., NCC, LSC-NC

Associate Professor

Hudson College of Public Health
801 Northeast 13th Street, Room 445
Post Office Box 26901
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

(405) 271-8001

Dan-Li@ouhsc.edu

Dr. Dan Li is an Associate Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences (OUHS). She is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed School Counselor (K–12) in North Carolina. Dr. Li earned her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation and Counselor Education, with a minor in Applied Statistics, from the University of Iowa in 2018. Prior to joining the Hudson College of Public Health at OUHS, she served as an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, first at the State University of New York at New Paltz and later at the University of North Texas.

Dr. Li’s early research in counseling focused on two parallel processes: the training and supervision of counselors (educator–student or supervisor–supervisee) and the associated therapeutic outcomes (counselor–client). Her recent work highlights the critical connection between mental and physical health, as reflected in her interdisciplinary collaborations. These efforts aim to promote total health in K–12 schools and explore the cumulative effects of environmental and psychosocial stressors on children’s health, development, and well-being.

As an interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Li employs a range of research methodologies, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. She has authored or co-authored 35 peer-reviewed publications, including 16 as first or sole author, and has contributed to multiple federal, state, professional, and local grants. Her work has received both national and institutional recognition, including the 2022 Publication in Counselor Education and Supervision Award and the 2021 University of North Texas College of Education Junior Faculty Research Award. She was also selected as a Faculty Fellow (2024–2025) of the Institute for Community and Society Transformation (ICAST) at the University of Oklahoma.

Education:

  • Ph.D., Rehabilitation and Counselor Education (Major), Applied Statistics (Minor), University of Iowa, 2018
  • M.A., Professional School Counseling, Appalachian State University, 2014
  • M.A., Linguistics, Hunan University of Technology, 2012
  • B.A., English, Nanjing University of Information, Science, & Technology, 2009

Appointments:

Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences

Teaching:

  • HPS 6633 Health Promotion Theory I
  • HPS 6953 Advanced Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Mental Health Promotion
  • School Mental Health
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches to Total Health
  • Counselor Education and Clinical Supervision
  • Acculturation Studies
  • Quantitative Research Methods

Select Publications:

  1. Um, B., & Li, D. (2025). Patterns of professional identity in school counselors: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Counseling & Development, 103(2), 138-148. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12545
  2. Um, B., Li, D., & Niles, J. (2025). Personal and program factors in counselors-in-training's professional identity development.  Counselor Education and Supervision. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12345  
  3. Su, Y. W., & Li, D. (2025). A 14-year content analysis of school-family partnership publications in counseling: Trends, gaps, and future directions. Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities, 1(1), 62-97. https://doi.org/10.7275/CSPEC.2255 
  4. Li, D. (2024). Social presence as a full mediator between online interaction and satisfaction: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Educators Online. https://doi.org/10.9743/JEO.2024.21.4.7 
  5. Li, D., Liu, Y., & Werts, R. C. (2024). Counselor trainees’ lived experiences of online learning during COVID-19. Journal of Educators Online. https://doi.org/10.9743/JEO.2024.21.1.2 
  6. Lemberger-Truelove, M. E., Li, D., Kim, H., Wills, L., Thompson, K., & Lee, Y.-Y. (2024). Meta-analysis of social and emotional learning interventions delivered by school counselors. Journal of Counseling & Development, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12537 
  7. Kim, H., Molina, C. E., Watkinson, J. S., Leigh‐Osroosh, K. T., & Li, D. (2024). Theory‐informed school counseling: Increasing efficacy through prevention‐focused practice and outcome research. Journal of Counseling & Development, 102(2), 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12507 
  8. Hastings, T., Lindo, N. A., Li, D., Webster, L., Blalock, S., Ceballos, P., & Werts, R. (2024). A career construction expressive arts group: an exploration of self-concept and adaptability of preadolescent girls. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-024-09701-7 Z
  9. Lindo, N. A., Molina, C. E., Li, D., Line, A., Amundson, J., Opondo, H., & Werts, R. (2023). Career construction with high school girls: An expressive arts group intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2225758
  10. Li, D., & Liu, Y. (2023). Professional identity development of international counseling doctoral students: A hybrid approach of deductive and inductive thematic analysis. Counselor Education and Supervision. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12273