Jing Chen
Professor - Developmental Psychology
- B.A., Beijing Normal University
- M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Outstanding Community Service Award 2024
Office: 2203 Au Sable Hall
Phone: (616) 331-2867
Email: [email protected]
Specialization
Developmental Psychology
Courses Taught
PSY364 - Life Span Developmental Psychology
PSY366 - Perspectives on Aging
Research Interests
My latest research focuses on studying the impacts of intergenerational interactions on both students and older adults. The specific forms of interactions include: 1) one-on-one co-mentoring between a student and an older adult, and 2) group-based activities such as story circles, seasonal outings, conversational cafés, and craft-making sessions, through which older adults and students can converse and share experiences. Semi-structured interviews and surveys are conducted to evaluate the effects of these intergenerational interactions.
Selected Recent Publications
Hart, L., & Chen, J. (2023). Can a course on aging with a service-learning component change students' attitudes toward aging? Educational Gerontology.
Aldrich, N., Chen, J., & Alfieri, L. (2021). Evaluating associations between parental mind-mindedness and children's developmental capacities through meta-analysis. Developmental Review, 60, 100946. DOI 10.1016/j.dr.2021.100946.
Chen, J., Dueker, G., & Cowling, C. (In press). Profiles and predictors of risk for developmental delay: Insights gained from a community-based universal screening program. Early Human Development.
Dueker, G., Chen, J., Cowling, C., & Haskin, B. (2016). Early developmental outcomes predicted by gestational age from 35 to 41 weeks. Early Human Development, 103, 85-90.
Dueker, G.L., Chen, J., Cowling, C. & Haskin, B. (2016). Early developmental outcomes predicted by gestational age from 35-41 weeks. Early Human Development, 103, 85-90.
Chen, J., Hale, S., & Myerson, J. (2007) Predicting the size of individual and group differences on speeded cognitive tasks. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 14, 534-541.
Chen, J. (2005). Cognitive Aging. In Y. Luo, Y. Jiang, & K. Cheng (Eds.), Cognitive neuroscience. Beijing, China: Beijing University Press.
Sun, X., Zhang, X., Chen, X., Zhang, P., Bao, M. Zhang, D., Chen, J., He, S., Hu, X. (2005). Age-dependent brain activation during forward and backward digit recall revealed by fMRI. NeuroImage, 15, 36-47.