Jiabin Shen, Ph.D.

Expertise

Developmental psychology, childhood Injury prevention, cognitive rehabilitation, technology, intervention, clinical trials, national database analysis, meta-analysis, brain injury rehabilitation, neurodiversity, virtual reality.

Research Interests

Theory-driven and technology-assisted injury prevention and rehabilitation for children, adolescents, and young adults injury prevention; cognitive assessment and rehabilitation; brain injury; autism; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); randomized clinical trials; virtual and augmented reality; functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Life-Span Developmental Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama
• Master of Education (M.Ed.): Developmental and Educational Psychology, East China Normal University - Shanghai, China
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.): Psychology, Zhejiang University - Hangzhou, Province of Zhejiang, China

Biosketch

Jiabin Shen, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at UMass Lowell, where he directs the Pediatric Injury Research Lab and co-directs the Center for Neurodiversity Education, Support, and Training (NEST). As a Fellow of the American Psychology Association (APA), his research spans from childhood injury prevention to post-injury rehabilitation for both neurotypical and neurodivergent children, adolescents, and young adults, supported by NIH and HRSA. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in developmental psychology and prevention science.

Selected Awards and Honors

• Fellow, Division 22 Rehabilitation Psychology (2025), American Psychological Association
• Teaching Excellence Award (2024), Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Fellow, Maternal and Child Health Faculty Development Fellowship Program at Diverse Institutions (2024), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Health Resources and Services Administration
• Mitch Rosenthal Early Career Research Award (2023), American Psychological Association Division 22, Society of Rehabilitation Psychology 
• Building for Scale Scholar (2023), RESILIENCE Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Early Career Editorial Fellowship, Rehabilitation Psychology (2023), American Psychological Association Division 22
• Richard K. and Nancy L. Donahue Humanities Ethics Fellowship (2021, 2022, 2023), College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Early Career Scholarship Award (2020), Scholarship/Research - American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Scholarship Award (2020), American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  
• Most Cited Paper Award (2018), Scholarship/Research - Journal of Pediatric Psychology 
• Most Cited Paper Award (2018), Journal of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 54 
  
• Outstanding Postdoctoral Scientist for Clinical Research (2018), Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
  
• Outstanding Postdoctoral Scientist for Clinical Research (2018), Scholarship/Research - Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• American Psychological Association (APA) Achievement Award for Early Career Professionals (2016), Scholarship/Research - American Psychological Association 
• Achievement Award for Early Career Professionals (2016), American Psychological Association 

Selected Publications

• Davis, A. R., Schwebel, D. C., Johnston, A., McClure, L. A., Morgan, C. H., Hopkins Smith, C., Stager, L. M., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., & Shen, J. (in press). The moderating role of visual perception skills on the association between temperamental fear and children's pedestrian safety. Journal of Safety Research.
• Morgan, C. H., Stager, L. M., Smith, C., McClure, L. A., Davis, A. R., Johnston, A., Shen, J., Wang, Y., & Schwebel, D. C. (2026). An evaluation of parent and child perceptions about pediatric pedestrian safety skills. Child & Youth Care Forum. doi: 10.1007/s10566-026-09971-y
• Davis, A. R., Charles, S. D., Papesh, M. H., Gerson, J., & Shen, J. (2025). Memory outcomes and interventions after sports-related traumatic brain injuries in pediatric and young adult athletes: A scoping review. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, jsaf075. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf075
• Irankhah, E., Pagare, M., Chetla, L., Shen, J., Alam, M. A. U., & Wolkowicz, K. (2025). Machine learning-enhanced causal inference of surgical decisions and rehabilitation strategies in traumatic brain injury. Frontiers in Neurology, 16, 1685335. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1685335
• Shen, J., Wang, Y., Quinn, S., Suskauer, S., Birch, J., Busch, T. A., Svingos, A., Crawfis, R., Yeates, K. O., & Taylor, H. G. (2024). Efficacy of a virtual reality-based cognitive interactive training program for children with traumatic brain injuries: Study protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Trials, 25, 185. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08049-1
• Shen, J., Clinton, A. J., Penka, J., Gregory, M. E., Sova, L., Pfeil, S., Patterson, J., & Maa, T. (2024). Smartphone-Based Virtual and Augmented Reality Implicit Association Training (VARIAT) for Reducing Implicit Biases Toward Patients Among Health Care Providers: App Development and Pilot Testing. JMIR Serious Games, 12, e51310. doi: 10.2196/51310
• Shen, J., Carmichael, A., & Clinton, A. (2024). A scoping review of research on potential impact of implicit bias in healthcare settings for children with acquired brain injuries. Rehabilitation Psychology, 69(1), 36-44. doi: 10.1037/rep0000519
• Shen, J., & Wang, Y. (2023). Correlates of longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms in adolescents with traumatic brain injuries. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(12), 1021-1029. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad073
• Morgan, C. H., Stager, L., Schwebel, D. C., & Shen, J. (2023). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Pedestrian Interventions to Teach Children How to Cross Streets Safely. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(12), 1003-1020. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad058
• Shen, J., Zhao, S., Horn, T., Benkart, R., Busch, T., Vrabec, A., & Taylor, H. G. (2023). Family matters: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of family-oriented interventions for children with acquired brain injuries. Clinical Psychology Review, 99, 102218. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102218
• Shen, J., Shi, J., Gauthier, L., & Li, W. (2023). A population-based study on injury risk and disparities among children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(8), 859-866. doi: 10.1177/10870547231158386
• Shen, J., Shi, J., Gauthier, L., & Li, W. (2023). The economic burden of injuries in children with ADHD from 2011 to 2020. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(14), 1561-1570. doi: 10.1177/10870547231196328
• Shen, J., Lundine, J. P., Koterba, C., Udaipuria, S., Busch, T., Rausch, J., Yeates, K. O., & Taylor, H. G. (2022). VR-based cognitive rehabilitation for children with traumatic brain injuries: Feasibility and safety. Rehabilitation Psychology, 67(4), 474-483. doi: 10.1037/rep0000458
• Shen, J., Koterba, C., Samora, J., Leonard, J., Li, R., Shi, J., Yeates, K. O., Xiang, H., & Taylor, H. G. (2022). Usability and validity of a virtual reality cognitive assessment tool for pediatric traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 67(4), 587-596. doi: 10.1037/rep0000464
• Shen, J., & Wang, Y. (2022). Application of second-order growth mixture modeling to longitudinal traumatic brain injury outcome research: 15-year trajectories of life satisfaction in adolescents and young adults as an example. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 103(8), 1607-1614. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.12.018
• Shen, J., Wang, Y., Kurpad, N., & Schena, D. A. (2022). A systematic review on the impact of hot and cool executive functions on pediatric injury risks: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach. Prevention Science, 23(3), 366-377. doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01271-2
• Peden, A. E., Cullen, P., Francis, K. L., Shen, J., et al. (2022). Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: A systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Public Health, 7(8), e657-e669. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00134-7
• Xiang, H., Shen, J., Wheeler, K. K., Patterson, J., Lever, K., Armstrong, M., et al. (2021). Efficacy of smartphone active and passive virtual reality distraction vs standard care on burn pain among pediatric patients: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 4(6), e2112082. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12082
• Shen, J., Shi, J., Cooper, J., Chen, C., Taylor, H. G., & Xiang, H. (2021). A Population-Based Study of the Incidence, Medical Care, and Medical Expenditures for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Surgical Research, 268, 87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.06.025
  Also a contributing collaborator on Global Burden of Disease Study publications in The Lancet, The Lancet Neurology, and The Lancet Public Health (2020-2024)
• Shen, J., Xiang, H., Luna, J., Grishchenko, A., Patterson, J., Strouse, R.V., Roland, M., Lundine, J.P., Koterba, C.H., Lever, K., others. (2020). Designing a Virtual Reality-based Executive Function Rehabilitation System for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries. JMIR serious games.
• Feldman, B., Shen, J., Chen, C., Shi, J., Xiang, H. (2020). Perceived health after adult traumatic brain injury: a Group-Based Trajectory Modeling (GBTM) analysis. Brain injury,34(6) 741--750.
• Shen, J., Johnson, S., Chen, C., Xiang, H. (2020). Virtual Reality for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine,14(1) 6--15.
• Barton, B.K., Shen, J., Stavrinos, D., Davis, S. (2019). Developmental Aspects of Unintentional Injury Prevention Among Youth: Implications for Practice. American journal of lifestyle medicine,13(6) 565--573.
• Shi, J., Shen, J., Caupp, S., Wang, A., Nuss, K.E., Kenney, B., Wheeler, K.K., Lu, B., Xiang, H. (2018). A new weighted injury severity scoring system: better predictive power for pediatric trauma mortality. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery,85(2) 334.
• Stavrinos, D., Pope, C.N., Shen, J., Schwebel, D.C. (2018). Distracted walking, bicycling, and driving: Systematic review and meta-analysis of mobile technology and youth crash risk. Child development,89(1) 118--128.
• Schwebel, D.C., Johnston, A., Shen, J., Li, P. (2017). Evaluating Otto the Auto: Does Engagement in an Interactive Website Improve Young Children’s Transportation Safety? International journal of environmental research and public health,14(7) 804.
• Shen, J., Giles, S.A., Kurtovic, K., Fabia, R., Besner, G.E., Wheeler, K.K., Xiang, H., Groner, J.I. (2017). Evaluation of nurse accuracy in rating procedural pain among pediatric burn patients using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Scale. Burns,43(1) 114--120.
• Shen, J., Rouse, J., Godbole, M., Wells, H.L., Boppana, S., Schwebel, D.C. (2017). Systematic review: interventions to educate children about dog safety and prevent pediatric dog-bite injuries: a meta-analytic review. Journal of pediatric psychology,42(7) 779--791.
• Shen, J., Pang, S., Schwebel, D.C. (2016). A randomized trial evaluating child dog-bite prevention in rural China through video-based testimonials. Health psychology,35(5) 454.
• Shen, J., Pang, S., Schwebel, D.C. (2016). Cognitive and behavioral risk factors for unintentional drowning among rural Chinese children. International journal of behavioral medicine,23(2) 243--250.
• Shen, J., Pang, S., Schwebel, D.C. (2016). Evaluation of a drowning prevention program based on testimonial videos: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of pediatric psychology,41(5) 555--565.
• Schwebel, D.C., Shen, J., McClure, L.A. (2016). How do children learn to cross the street? The process of pedestrian safety training. Traffic injury prevention,17(6) 573--579.
• Boppana, S., Shen, J., Schwebel, D.C. (2016). Transportation-Related Safety Behaviors in Top-Grossing Children's Movies from 2008 to 2013. Journal of Developmental \& Behavioral Pediatrics,37(4) 306--313.
• Avis, K.T., Shen, J., Weaver, P., Schwebel, D.C. (2015). Psychosocial characteristics of children with central disorders of hypersomnolence versus matched healthy children. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,11(11) 1281--1288.
• Shen, J., McClure, L.A., Schwebel, D.C. (2015). Relations between temperamental fear and risky pedestrian behavior. Accident Analysis \& Prevention,80 178--184.
• Shen, J., Li, S., Xiang, H., Lu, S., Schwebel, D.C. (2014). Antecedents and consequences of pediatric dog-bite injuries and their developmental trends: 101 cases in rural China. Accident Analysis \& Prevention,63 22--29.
• Schwebel, D.C., Barton, B.K., Shen, J., Wells, H.L., Bogar, A., Heath, G., McCullough, D. (2014). Systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral interventions to improve child pedestrian safety. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,39(8) 826--845.
• Shen, J., Li, S., Xiang, H., Pang, S., Xu, G., Schwebel, D.C. (2013). A multi-site study on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practice of child-dog interactions in rural China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,10(3) 950--962.
• Shen, J., Li, S., Xiang, H., Pang, S., Xu, G., Yu, G., Schwebel, D.C. (2013). Dog safety in rural China: Children's sources of safety information and effect on knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Accident Analysis \& Prevention,59 164--169.

Selected Presentations

• Davis, A. R., Schwebel, D. C., Johnston, A., McClure, L. A., Morgan, C. H., Hopkins Smith, C., Stager, L. M., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., & Shen, J. (2026, April). Moderating role of visual perception on the association between temperamental fear and children's pedestrian safety [Oral presentation]. Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.
• Carmichael, A., Clinton, A. J., & Shen, J. (2024, October). Evaluating research priorities to reduce healthcare disparities for pediatric patients with acquired brain injuries [Oral presentation]. Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group Hot Topics Symposium, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Shen, J., Shi, J., Cheng, J., Wang, Y., Xu, T., Veneziano, J., & Li, W. (2024, February). A national study of the burden of injury on children with autism spectrum disorders: Lessons learned from the past two decades. Annual Conference of Rehabilitation Psychology, Austin, Texas.
• Kratz, A., Adams, L., Klyce, D., & Shen, J. (2024, February). Real talk with the Rehabilitation Psychology editorial team: Journal vision, look behind the scenes, and do's and don'ts for getting published. Annual Conference of Rehabilitation Psychology, Austin, Texas.
• Shen, J., & Modarres, M. (2023, October). Virtual reality cognitive training for young adult veterans with mixed-method assessment [Oral presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Shen, J., & Wang, Y. (2023, March). How data science can advance our understanding of long-term traumatic brain injury outcome disparities [Workshop]. Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts Annual Conference, Marlborough, Massachusetts.
• Shen, J. (2022, October). Patient-centered cognitive rehabilitation for children with traumatic brain injuries. Inaugural Fall Virtual Conference, Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 54.
• Shen, J. (2021, September). Reliability and validity of a virtual reality-based cognitive assessment tool for children with traumatic brain injury. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, virtual.
• Shen, J. (2021, August). Moderators on efficacy of a virtual reality cognitive rehabilitation program for children with traumatic brain injury. American Psychological Association Convention, virtual.

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

• The Bright Side of Power Asymmetry: An Overlooked Role of Power Disparity Acceptance (2024-2026), Seed Grant Program - University of Massachusetts Lowell - Shen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator)
• The Music of Safety: Integrating Music-Based Learning for Childhood Unintentional Injury Prevention (2023-2026), Seed Grant Program - University of Massachusetts Lowell - Shen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Improving Optimism, Sleep Quality, Stress, and Mental Health Using a Virtual Reality-Based Intervention among Undergraduate Students (2023-2026), Seed Grant Program - University of Massachusetts Lowell - Shen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Virtual Reality-based Rehabilitation for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries (R00 Phase) (2020), Grant - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Shen, J. (Principal), Wang, Y. (Co-Investigator)
• Caregiver Brain Education Program (2019), Sponsored Research - Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation Dale and Amy Earnhardt Fund - Shen, J. (Co-Investigator)
• Virtual and Augmented Reality for Implicit Bias Training (VARIAT) (2018), Grant - Ohio Department of Medicaid - Shen, J. (Co-Investigator)
• Virtual Reality-based Cognitive Assessment Tool (VR-CAT) for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries (2018), Grant - Ohio Department of Public Safety - Shen, J. (Principal)
• Virtual Reality-based Rehabilitation for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries (K99 Phase) (2018), Grant - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Shen, J. (Principal)