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.[…]

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.[…]

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Eva E Chen (evaechen@ust.hk) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Chen is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research sits at the intersection of developmental, social, and cognitive psychology. She is interested in the learning processes Read more about June 2019 Spotlight, Eva E Chen, Ed. D.[…]

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Yoonsun Choi (yoonsun@uchicago.edu ) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Choi is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Social Service Administration at The University of Chicago. She also serves as Chairperson-Elect (2019-2021) for SRCD Asian Caucus. Her fields of special interest include minority youth development; effects of race, ethnicity, and culture Read more about May 2019 Spotlight, Yoonsun Choi, PhD[…]

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Chia-chen Yang (cyang2@memphis.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Yang is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research at University of Memphis and is transitioning to Oklahoma State University. Her research focuses on adolescents’ and emerging adults’ psychosocial development in the digital Read more about April 2019 Spotlight, Chia-chen Yang, Ph.D.[…]

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Virginia Huynh (virginia.huynh@csun.edu) as our member in spotlight.  Dr. Huynh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Development at California State University, Northridge. Her research focuses on understanding social and cultural factors—such as discrimination and ethnic socialization—that influence the academic, psychological, and physical well-being of Read more about March 2019 Spotlight, Virginia Huynh, Ph.D.[…]