Dr. Yuhong He serves as the Associate Director of Integration and Community Engagement at International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). In this capacity, she leads the integration team, driving the development of strategic plans and processes, overseeing program delivery, fostering partnerships, and supporting student leaders' advocacy efforts to advance ISSS's integration mission.
Dr. He earned her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology with a minor in Multicultural Psychology and Education from the University of Missouri. Prior to joining ISSS, she served as a postdoctoral fellow and later as the first International Specialist at Penn’s Counseling Services (formerly known as CAPS) from 2011 to 2020. During this period, she provided multilingual therapy, career counseling, consultation, and outreach programs to the Penn community. Collaborating closely with ISSS and various Penn entities, she enhanced international students' access to mental health services and campus resources. Dr. He also held a tenure-track faculty position at West Chester University and taught courses on Sociocultural Foundations in Counseling and Group Seminar to master's students at the Graduate School of Education of Penn.
With over twenty years of experience, Dr. He has devoted her career to understanding and supporting international students' adjustment, integration, and well-being. She has conducted and published research on coping and collectivism, job-search stress, career decision-making, and cross-cultural adjustment, and has presented on these topics at national and international conferences. Fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hakka, Dr. He brings a wealth of linguistic and cultural expertise to her work.
