Dear Asian Caucus members On behalf of the Asian Caucus steering committee, I hope this post finds you and your families well. When the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak first emerged, it was hard to imagine it would lead to a world-wide pandemic that would shut down governments, businesses, schools, and public spaces. In the midst of the Read more about SRCD Asian Caucus COVID-19 Pandemic Statement[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Cindy Liu (CHLIU@BWH.HARVARD.EDU) as our member in spotlight. Cindy is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Her areas of investigation include the measurement and mechanisms of psychosocial stress, cultural differences in socio-emotional development, and developmental and culturally based interventions that reduce mental health disparities. 1)What drew Read more about May 2020 Spotlight, Cindy H. Liu, Ph.D.[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Pilyoung Kim (pilyoung.kim@du.edu) as our member in spotlight. Pilyoung is currently an Associate Professor and the Director of Family & Child Neuroscience Labin the Department of Psychology at the University of Denver. 1)What drew you to do work on Asians, Asian American children and youth, or another Read more about April 2020 Spotlight, Pilyoung Kim, Ph.D.[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Kaveri Subrahmanyam (ksubrah@calstatela.edu) as our member in spotlight. Kaveri is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of College of Natural and Social Sciences at the California State University. She is the Director of the Media and Language Lab, here at CalStateLA and the Read more about February 2020 Spotlight, Kaveri Subrahmanyam,Ph.D.[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Yannan Gao (yannang@uci.edu) as our member in spotlight. Yannan is currently a doctoral student in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. She is interested in the development of adolescents’ career choices. She investigates the way in which adolescents’ career aspiration (e.g. jobs adolescents like to have Read more about January 2020 Spotlight, Yannan Gao, Ph.D. Student[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Mutsumi Imai ( imai@sfc.keio.ac.jp) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Imai is currently a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Environment and Information Studies at Keio University. In general, Dr. Imai aims to understand how children build up their lexicons and how universal and language factors Read more about December 2019 Spotlight, Mutsumi Imai, Ph.D.[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Yishan Shen (y_s77@txstate.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Shen is currently an Assistant Professor of Family and Child Development in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University. Her research focuses on exploring how culture and contexts influence emotional, behavioral, and academic adjustment of Read more about November 2019 Spotlight, Yishan Shen, Ph.D.[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Kyongboon Kwon (kwonk@uwm.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Kwon is currently an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her primary research interests focus on children’s socialization in the peer group and its impact on children’s school-related functioning. Her primary research interests focus on Read more about October 2019 Spotlight, Kyongboon Kwon, Ph.D.[…]
Dear Asian Caucus members, As you know, the Asian caucus (along with other caucuses) is now a formal part of SRCD, which has increased opportunities for the caucus to be involved in many SRCD activities. In order to meaningfully engage with these opportunities, the Asian Caucus steering committee recently created nine subcommittees to build the Read more about Call for self-nomination to serve on SRCD Asian Caucus Subcommittees[…]
This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr.Vicky Tam (jvtam@hkbu.edu.hk) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Tam is currently a Professor in the Department of Education Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include Parenting and child development, Homework involvement, Adolescent development, Gender issues, Qualitative research methodology, and Learning communities. 1) What drew Read more about September 2019 Spotlight, Vicky Tam, Ph.D.[…]