Interests
My areas of research interests include:
- Adolescent and young adult development (e.g., emotional and behavioral problems)
- The influence of family of origin (e.g., parenting) on adolescents and young adults
- Cultural diversity in family and child studies
- Research methodology
Education
My academic training has been interdisciplinary.
- Postdoctoral training (Iowa State University)
- Ph.D. in Sociology (Iowa State University)
- M.S. in Statistics (Iowa State University)
- M.S. in Sociology (Iowa State University)
- B.S. in Economics (Northern Jiaotong University)
Publications and Other Scholarly Activities
I published in peer-reviewed ISI ranked journals including:
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Journal of Research on Adolescence
- Developmental Psychology
- Journal of Family Psychology
- Journal of Child and Family Studies
- Cross-Cultural Research
Accomplishments
- Faculty Excellence Award, College of Human Sciences (2017/2018)
- Fulbright Scholar Award, Council for International Exchange of Scholar (2017/2018)
- University Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, Florida State University (2013/2014)
- University Graduate Teaching Award, Florida State University (2010/2011)
- New Contribution Award, International Association for Relationship Research (2002)