October 2024 Spotlight – Ji Young Choi, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Ji Young Choi (choi.1893@osu.edu), an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Sciences, , College of Education and Human Ecology, at The Ohio State University. What drew you to do work on a topic that is important to you now? Any particular advice or tips to someone Read more about October 2024 Spotlight – Ji Young Choi, PhD[…]

September 2024 Spotlight – Xiaopan Ding, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Xiaopan Ding (she/hers; psydx@nus.edu.sg), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore. Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development? I began this journey because I was fascinated by Piaget’s conservation tasks during a Developmental Psychology Read more about September 2024 Spotlight – Xiaopan Ding, Ph.D.[…]

August 2024 Spotlight – Aya Shigeto, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Aya Shigeto (as1959@nova.edu), as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Shigeto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University. Please write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development. My Ph.D. training was primarily in family sciences, Read more about August 2024 Spotlight – Aya Shigeto, PhD[…]

July 2024 Spotlight – Xiaoli Wen, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Xiaoli Wen (Xiaoli.Wen@nl.edu), as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Wen is a Professor and Co-Chair in Early Childhood Education in the National College of Education at National Louis University.   Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development?My research is centered on early Read more about July 2024 Spotlight – Xiaoli Wen, PhD[…]

June 2024 Spotlight – Xiaoran Sun, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Xiaoran Sun (sunx0521@umn.edu; @xiaoransunpsu), as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota.Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development?My current research focuses on adolescents’ and parents’ digital Read more about June 2024 Spotlight – Xiaoran Sun, PhD[…]

April 2024 Spotlight – Sumie Okazaki, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Sumie Okazaki (sumie.okazaki@nyu.edu), as our member in the spotlight. Sumie is a Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development at New York University. Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development: feel Read more about April 2024 Spotlight – Sumie Okazaki, PhD[…]

March 2024 Spotlight – Effy Zhiyuan Yu, PhD

Can you write a couple of sentences on some aspect of your career development: feel free to pick one or any other related question among these: a) what drew you to do work on Asians, Asian American children, and youth, or another topic that is important to you now? b) who was an important mentor Read more about March 2024 Spotlight – Effy Zhiyuan Yu, PhD[…]

February 2024 Spotlight – Dalal Katsiaficas, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Dalal Katsiaficas (she/her/hers; dalalkat@uic.edu), as our member in the spotlight. Dalal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Any particular advice or tips to someone starting out in the field who is Read more about February 2024 Spotlight – Dalal Katsiaficas, PhD[…]

November 2023 Spotlight – Matthew Kim, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Matthew Kim (matthew.kim@uky.edu), as our member in the spotlight. Matthew is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky. What drew you to do work on Asians, Asian American children and youth, or another topic that is important to you now? I’ve Read more about November 2023 Spotlight – Matthew Kim, PhD[…]