Gloria (Sixuan) Li

Crisis Supporter

Lifeline Australia - Melbourne, VIC, Australia                                                                                           08/2024 - Current

• Respond timely to people in need of support via online chat and Lifeline Text for 8 hours per week.
• Support people in need by listening to their story, providing empathy and emotional support, and encouraging them to self-sooth.
• Utilize crisis intervention techniques to de-escalate high-stress situations, providing immediate assistance and guidance to individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts

Inpatient Unit Supporter 

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Melbourne, VIC, Australia                                                                            07/2024 - Current

• Provide compassionate emotional support to patients by providing companionship, engaging in conversations, and providing non-clinical assistance such as making tea or coffee for them and playing

Student Outreach And Referral Advisor

The University of Melbourne - Melbourne, VIC, Australia                                                                       01/2022 - 07/2023

• Made regular phone calls with assigned students who need extra support to check in and ascertain their situation and support needs, and have conversations about student’s levels of engagement, emotional struggles, motivation with their studies, and direction-setting.
• Wrote case notes for each assigned student and conducted assessment of their mental health status, referred mental health crisis to program supervisor for further assessment when needed.

Turtle Protection Program Volunteer

Turtle rescue centre - Sri Lanka                                                                                                                   07/2016 - 08/2016

• Took care of sick turtles at the rescue centre and assisted with local turtle rescue campaigns.

Housekeeper

Wapiti Lodge - WY, USA                                                                                                                  06/2013 - 09/2013

• Performed daily room cleaning service and provided warm customer service at the cafeteria and site events to domestic and international tourists.

Independent Study

Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne - Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Supervisor - Dr. Dashi Zhang

Qualitative research on the Spiral of Silence Theory's application on the vegan community's willingness to self-express in society

• Reviewed literature of the Spiral of Silence Theory and its application in modern contexts and identified research gap
• Conducted primary source research through interviewing the vegan community in Melbourne
• Conducted content and narrative analysis and critically analysed research data; identified the limitations of the theory and recommended further research on minority groups' (such as LGBTIQA+ and Vegan) social behavior.

Graduation Thesis

Faculty of Arts, The University of Nottingham - Ningbo, China

Supervisor - Prof. Andrew White

Korean wave and its influence on the beauty standard in China

• Conducted literature review of cultural proximity, cultural imperialism, globalization and Appadurai's 5 scopes of globalization framework
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Dr. Dashi Zhang

Subject Coordinator, Lecturer, Tutor

School of Culture and Communication, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne

E: dashi.zhang@unimelb.edu.au

Stefania Garth

Students@Work Lead, The University of Melbourne

E: stefania.garth@unimelb.edu.au