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Dr. Tao Xu is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Social Work at Zhejiang Normal University, China. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from Sun Yat-sen University, and his M.A. and B.A. from Wuhan University. Dr. Xu has extensive experience in teaching and research related to mental health, migration, and social development. Over the years, he has served as a Visiting Scholar at the State University of New York, Albany, and has led several national and provincial research projects supported by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences and other institutions. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in international journals such as Ethnic and Racial Studies,International Journal of Mental Health Promotion,Urban Studies, Behavioral Sciences, Healthcare,and Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Dr. Xu also serves on the Editorial Boards of Developmental Psychology Innovations , Social Science Research Frontiers and Evidence-Based Social Science, and is an active reviewer for several academic journals. In addition, he holds leadership roles in professional organizations, including Executive Vice President of the Jinhua Social Workers Association and Council Member of the Chinese Association of Social Work Education and the Zhejiang Sociological Association.
Research Leadership:
Principal investigator for multiple national and provincial research projects, including studies funded by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation.
His recent projects explore topics such as transnational business networks, international student mobility, and public attitudes toward foreigners in China.
Publications:
Authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and policy reports in sociology, public health, and migration studies.
His works have been published in journals such as:
Urban Studies
Behavioral Sciences
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Healthcare
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Books:
Social Adaptation of African Merchants in China (2013, Zhejiang People's Publishing House)
Floating and Settling: Comparative Studies on the Social Adaptation of Foreign Merchants in China (Forthcoming, Social Science Literature Press)
Conference Participation:
Presented research findings at national and international academic conferences, including:
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting (New York, USA)
International Symposium on Population and Development in Developing Asian Countries (Nanjing)
International Symposium on Labor, Mobility, and Social Development (Hong Kong)
Chinese Sociological Association Annual Meetings (Lanzhou, Yinchuan, Beijing)
Editorial and Reviewing Roles:
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Mental Health Promotion and Social Science Research Frontiers
Peer Reviewer for international journals such as Ethnic and Racial Studies, Healthcare, BMC Public Health, Behavioral Science, Heliyon, International Journal of Health Geographics, Journal of Clinical Medicine, and others.
Professional Memberships and Positions:
Executive Vice President, Jinhua Social Work Association
Council Member, Chinese Association of Social Work Education
Council Member, Zhejiang Sociological Association
