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Dr. Shi Li is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of New England. She earned an Advanced Diploma in Education in English from Jiamusi University in China, a Master of History from Northeast Normal University in China, an MBA from La Trobe University, and a PhD from the University of Tasmania. Since 2005, she has taught Chinese language and culture in Australian tertiary institutions, receiving multiple University unit commendations and one School award for teaching excellence with colleagues. Her teaching covers Chinese language at all levels from beginner to advanced, contemporary Chinese culture, and Chinese calligraphy.

Dr. Li's research focuses on gratitude development in children toward their parents, intercultural studies, contemporary Chinese culture including filial piety, cross-cultural studies on children's gratitude, and challenges of the 'Me' generation in the context of global ageing. She authored books including Things Few Parents Do (2024, Beijing Normal University Publishing House) and A Comparative Study of Approaches to Learning of Chinese Background Students in Australian Educational Discourse (2010, Liaoning University Press). Key book chapters encompass 'The soft power of Chinese parents in Australian high schools' (2019), 'The charm of Chinese calligraphy in Australia' (2019), 'Testing scales of parenting practice and filial acts in children' (2016), and 'Household chores in gratitude development in children' (2016), all in Nova Science publications. Her refereed journal articles include 'An Investigation into Parental Disciplinary Measures and Effects in China' (2024, International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications), 'A big loophole in child development in Xian China' (2022), 'The Relevance of Gender in the Care of Elders' (2020, Indian Journal of Gender Studies), 'Developing gratitude and filial piety: the role of chores' (2018), 'The nexus between routine household chores and a filial heart' (2017, Childhood Education), 'Chores, incubator for a strong parent-child bond' (2016, Universal Journal of Educational Research), and 'A Mechanism for Gratitude Development in a Child' (2016, Early Child Development and Care). With 27 publications and 183 citations, her scholarship addresses parent-child relationships and cultural education.