Dr. Yongwen Peng is a professor of Shanghai Theatre Academy, with PhD of Performance Studies. His work focuses on arts educational and therapy. His book, Theatre and Training (2011) is the first of its kind in China and he has translated the book on drama therapy by NYU’s professor Robert Landy, The Couch and the Stage: Integrating Words and Action in Psychotherapy (2012)  He is a board member of Chinese Arts Therapies Group, and the member of North American Drama Therapy Association, and National Association for Poetry Therapy. He is also a voice artist and has practiced Tai’chi for 20 years as a member of the 2nd generation of the Chen-style Tai’chi Master Wang Shi’an.

彭勇文博士是上海戏剧学院艺术教育专业教授，硕士导师，人类表演学博士，中国心理学会艺术治疗学组副组长。主要从事艺术教育、艺术疗育等领域的研究与实践，出版专著《戏剧与培训》，翻译国内首部戏剧治疗专著《躺椅和舞台：心理治疗中的语言与行动》。上海朗诵协会理事，有数十年语言艺术的创作和教学经验，曾为多个人文电视节目录音，获得上海市朗诵大赛一等奖。他与国际艺术教育与治疗的学术界有广泛的联系，是《创造性艺术教育及治疗-东西方视角》（CAET）国际学术期刊的中方编委，美国戏剧治疗协会和诗歌治疗协会会员。他还是陈氏太极拳大师王西安的入室弟子。