Yushi Wang

Yushi Wang joined Columbia Health in 2021 as a licensed clinical social worker. Prior to Columbia, Yushi worked as a bilingual psychotherapist at Rutgers University Counseling Center. Yushi has also worked in the psychiatric emergency room at Rutgers University, where she provided psychiatric evaluations and crisis counseling to children, adolescents and adults. She has also worked in other settings including psychiatric hospitals, prison, and intensive in-home therapy.

Yushi believes in a strengths-based and person-centered approach in working with her clients. She has experience working with a variety of issues, including first-generation immigration issues, multiculturalism, depression, anxiety, OCD, relationships, adjustment issues, crisis counseling and intervention. She is passionate in serving ethnic minority students, first generation immigrants, and international students. Yushi is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Education:

  • M.B.A., Rutgers University in New Brunswick
  • M.S.W., Rutgers University in New Brunswick
  • B.A., Psychology, Rutgers University in New Brunswick

Certifications and Licensure:

  • Licensed to practice clinical social work in the State of New Jersey
  • Licensed to practice clinical social work in the State of New York

Professional Experience:

  • Rutgers University Counseling Center
  • Rutgers University Acute Psychiatric Services
  • Rutgers University Division of Schizophrenia Research

Published Articles:

  • Gao, N., Eissenstat, S.J., Wacha-Montes, A., & Wang, Y. (2022). The experiences and impact on wellness among International Students in the United States during COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of American College Health.
  • Keane B.P., Silverstein S.M., Wang Y., Roche M.W., Papathomas T.V. Seeing more clearly through psychosis: Depth inversion illusions are normal in bipolar disorder but reduced in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 2016 Oct;176(2-3):485-492.
  • Silverstein S.M., Keane B.P., Wang Y., Mikkilineni D., Paterno D., Papathomas T.V., Feigenson K.  Effects of short-term inpatient treatment on sensitivity to a size contrast illusion in first-episode psychosis and multiple-episode schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychology. 2013 July.
  • Keane B.P., Silverstein S.M., Wang Y., Papathomas T.V. Reduced depth inversion illusions in schizophrenia are state-specific and occur for multiple object types and viewing conditions. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 2013 May; 122(2), 506-12.
  • Silverstein S.M., Wang Y., Roche M.W. Base rates, blindness, and schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 157. Epub 2013 Apr 03.
  • Silverstein S.M., Wang Y., Keane B.P. Cognitive and neuroplasticity mechanisms by which congenital or early blindness may confer a protective effect against schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychology. 2013 Jan 21.

Languages Spoken:

  • English
  • Mandarin Chinese