General Information
Yingying Su holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and completed her postdoctoral training at McGill University and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. She is currently an Assistant Professor (Associate Researcher) at the School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology. Her main research areas are psychiatric epidemiology and clinical epidemiology, with a particular focus on applying the biopsychosocial model to explore the long-term impact of stressors on mental health problems, especially early childhood adversity.

To date, she has authored or co-authored 30 SCI/SSCI-indexed papers as either the first author or corresponding author, and has published over 50 papers in leading international journals, including Psychological Medicine, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, and American Journal of Epidemiology. In addition, over the past five years, she has been invited to present more than 20 times at major national and international academic conferences, including the World Congress of Psychiatry and the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference.

Work Experience

• 2023 – Present: Assistant Professor, School of Public Health      and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology

• 2021 – 2023: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry,      McGill University, Canada

Education

• 2017 – 2021: PhD in Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan,      Canada (Funded by China Scholarship Council)

• 2014 – 2017: MSc in Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Jilin      University, China

• 2009 – 2014: Bachelor of Preventive Medicine, Shanxi Medical      University, China

Research Interests

• Multimodal assessment of population mental health and      development of early intervention strategies

• Construction of a life-course mental health management and risk      prediction system

• Investigation of the etiological mechanisms of neurological and      psychiatric disorders and the development of intelligent diagnostic and      therapeutic systems

Awards and Honors

•      McGill University Award for Excellence in Research, 2023

•      Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award, Canada, 2023

•      Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2021–2023

•      Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) Scholarship, 2021

•      China Scholarship Council (CSC) Doctoral Fellowship, 2017–2021

•      Outstanding Graduate Award, Jilin University, 2017

Selected Publications (# Co-first author, * Corresponding author)

1.       Gao T, Qian F, Li R, Lyu Y, Su Y*. Longitudinal Network Relationships Between Symptoms of Deviant Peer Affiliation and Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescents: Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2025, 27:e72543.

2.       Gao T, Zhou C, Su Y*. Changes in the Networks of Bedtime Procrastination and Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents. Depression and Anxiety. 2025,1:7589775.

3.       Su Y, Li M, Schmitz N, Meng X. The longitudinal patterns of depression subtypes and stressors in depression severity in the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA). Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2024, 78:703-711.

4.       Su Y, Li M, Caron J, Li D, Meng X. Differential effects of lifetime stressors on major depressive disorder severity: a longitudinal community-based cohort study. European Psychiatry. 2024, 67:e66.

5.       Su Y, Li M, D’Arcy C, Caron J, Meng X. Childhood maltreatment and major depressive disorder in well-being: a network analysis of a longitudinal community-based cohort. Psychological Medicine. 2023, 1-9.

6.       Su Y, Li M, D’Arcy C, Caron J, O'Donnell KJ, Meng X. To what extent do social support and mastery mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and depression? A sequential causal mediation analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 2022, 31: e77.

7.       Su Y, Meng X, Yang G, D’Arcy C. The relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: coping strategies and social support act as mediators. BMC Psychiatry. 2022, 22:1-12.

8.       Su Y, D’Arcy C, Li M, Meng X. Trends and patterns of life satisfaction and its relationship with social support in Canada, 2009 to 2018. Scientific Reports. 2022, 12:1-11.

9.       Su Y, D’Arcy C, Li M, Meng X. Determinants of Life Satisfaction and Self-Perceived Health in Nationally Representative Population-Based Samples, Canada, 2009 to 2018. Applied Research in Quality of Life. 2022, 21:1-26.

10.    Su Y, Rao W, Li M, Caron G, D’Arcy C, Meng X. Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Psychogeriatrics. 2022, 31:1-3.

11.    Su Y, Meng X, D'Arcy C. Does Gender Moderate the Relationship Between Chronic Pain and Substance Use Disorder? Insights From a National Canadian Population Survey. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022, 13:799655.

12.    Su Y, D’Arcy C, Li M, O'Donnell KJ, Caron J, Meaney MJ, Meng X. Specific and cumulative lifetime stressors in the aetiology of major depression: A longitudinal community-based population study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 2022, 31:1-12.

13.    Su Y, and D’Arcy C. Interpersonal violence around pregnancy experienced by rural and urban Canadian women: correlates and selected health outcomes. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2021, 37:08862605211043576.

14.    Su Y, D'Arcy C, Caron J, Meng X. Increased income over time predicts better self-perceived mental health only at a population level but not for individual changes: An analysis of a longitudinal cohort using cross-lagged models. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2021, 292:487-495.

15.    Su Y, Wang SB, Zheng H, Tan WY, Li X, Huang ZH, Hou CL, Jia FJ. The role of anxiety and depression in the relationship between physical activity and sleep quality: A serial multiple mediation model. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2021, 290:219-226.

16.    Su Y, D'Arcy C, and Meng X. Research Review: Developmental origins of depression–a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2021, 62:1050-1066.

17.    Su Y, Carl D’Arcy, Meng X. Intergenerational effect of maternal childhood maltreatment on next generation's vulnerability to psychopathology: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 2020, 1:152-162.

18.    Su Y, Rao W, D’Arcy C. Depression risk and body mass index among immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada: results from the Canadian Community Health Surveys, 2010–2014. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2020, 28:1-3.

19.    Su Y, D’Arcy C, Meng X. Social support and positive coping skills act as mediators buffering the impact of childhood maltreatment on psychological distress and positive mental health in adulthood: analysis of a national population-based sample. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2020, 189:394-402.

20.    Su Y, Carl D’Arcy, Meng X. How does childhood maltreatment influence ensuing cognitive functioning among people with the exposure of childhood maltreatment? A systematic review of prospective cohort studies. Journal of Affective Disorder. 2019, 252:278-293.