April/May 2023 Spotlight – Joyce Lin, PhD

What drew you to do work on Asians, Asian American children and youth, or another topic that is important to you now?  My dissertation focused on how cultural norms, values, beliefs, and experiences contribute to caregivers’ physical punishment use. One component of my dissertation focused on the various factors that either promote or discourage physical Read more about April/May 2023 Spotlight – Joyce Lin, PhD[…]

July 2022 Spotlight – Geetha Ramani, PhD

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Geetha Ramani (gramani@umd.edu) as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Ramani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research is focused on understanding how social interactions influence children’s Read more about July 2022 Spotlight – Geetha Ramani, PhD[…]

May 2022 Spotlight, Yang Yang, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Yang Yang (yang.yang@nie.edu.sg) as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Yang is a Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Child Development at National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development: feel free Read more about May 2022 Spotlight, Yang Yang, Ph.D.[…]

March 2022 Spotlight, Pooja Gupta Sidney, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Pooja Gupta Sidney (pooja.sidney@uky.edu) as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Sidney is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky. Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development: feel free to pick one or any other related question Read more about March 2022 Spotlight, Pooja Gupta Sidney, Ph.D.[…]

Feb 2022 Spotlight, Siman Zhao, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Siman Zhao (szhao2@udayton.edu) as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Zhao is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Dayton. Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development: feel free to pick one or any other related question among Read more about Feb 2022 Spotlight, Siman Zhao, Ph.D.[…]

October 2021 Spotlight, Rufan Luo, Ph.D

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Rufan Luo (rufan.luo@rutgers.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Luo is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University – Camden. Her research focuses on understanding the complex connections between children’s home learning experiences and parent-child interactions influence and support early language and Read more about October 2021 Spotlight, Rufan Luo, Ph.D[…]

September 2021 Spotlight, Patty Kuo, Ph.D

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Patty Kuo (Pkuo2@unl.edu) as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Kuo is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.  1)      Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development: feel free Read more about September 2021 Spotlight, Patty Kuo, Ph.D[…]

July 2021 Spotlight, Maria S. Wong

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Maria S. Wong (mwong2@stevenson.edu) as our member in the spotlight. Maria is currently a Professor of Psychology at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland. She also serves as the Director of the Leadership Scholars Program and Faculty Fellow of the Zirkin Center for Excellence in Teaching and Read more about July 2021 Spotlight, Maria S. Wong[…]

May 2021 Spotlight, Shelley Xiuli Tong, Ph.D

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Shelley Xiuli Tong (xltong@hku.hk) as our member in the spotlight. Shelley is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong and Director of the Speech, Language, and Reading Lab.  For the past decade, she has addressed educational and clinical issues regarding reading Read more about May 2021 Spotlight, Shelley Xiuli Tong, Ph.D[…]