Dr. Fanhao Nie’s ongoing work in the areas of anti-Asian racism and Asian American mental health recently earned him a fellowship with the nonprofit, nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Dr. Nie was selected via a nationwide open call to work alongside PRRI researchers and staff to generate public scholarship focused on contemporary issues at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics under the organization’s Religion and Renewing Democracy Initiative.
Dr. Fanhao Nie is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Valdosta State University. Dr. Nie’s research focuses on how religion may influence emerging adults’ family values, educational outcomes, substance use behaviors, and physical and mental health. His articles have appeared in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Religion and Health, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Health and Place, and Deviant Behavior. His research has been featured in HuffPost and PsyPost. Funded by the Jack Shand Research Grants of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in 2021, Nie’s current research investigates the relationship between anti-Asian racism and mental health of Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly, he is interested in examining how various religious coping strategies may influence this relationship.
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