Ying Wang
Assistant Professor
- B.S. Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- M.S. Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Office: 2315 Au Sable Hall
Phone: (616) 331-9233
Email: [email protected]
Specialization
Developmental Psychology
Courses Taught
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 350 - Psychology Research and Data Application
Research Interests
My research examines how language experience shapes cognitive development, with a focus on early literacy, auditory processing, and neurodiversity across diverse linguistic and educational contexts. Using experimental, longitudinal, and community-engaged methods, I investigate how real-world school experiences influence children’s cognitive development. Ultimately, my work aims to identify mechanisms of learning and translate them into evidence-based, inclusive educational practices that support diverse learners.
Publications and Presentations
Jordan, T., Wang, Y., & Swets, B. (2026). From tones to tunes: language-to-music transfer effects in Children enrolled in mandarin immersion education. Developmental Science.
Luo, J., Wang, Y., Feng, L., Tian, T., & Li, Y. (2025). Closeness, conflict, and depression: Developmental impacts of parental-adolescent perceptual (In) congruence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1-14.
Xia, L., Wang, Y., & Yin, L. (2025). Orthographic pathways for Chinese word reading and spelling in Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Scientific Studies of Reading, 1-20.
Chen, Z., Zheng, J., Gao, Y., Fang, J., Wang, Y., Chen, H., & Wang, T. (2024). Do children with autism spectrum disorders show selective trust in social robots?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-8.
Long, B., Wang, Y., Christie, S., Frank, M. C., & Fan, J. E. (2023). Developmental changes in drawing production under different memory demands in a US and Chinese sample. Developmental Psychology, 59(10), 1784.
Wang, Y., Lan, Z., Duan, I., Peng, P., Wang, W., & Wang, T. (2023). A meta-analysis on the cognitive and linguistic correlates of reading skills among children with ASD. Reading and Writing, 36(6), 1487-1514.
Liu, J., Wang, Y. & Yi, L. (2023). Heterogeneity and imbalance of reading profiles in autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 100, 102088.
Liu, Y., Chee, J. H., & Wang, Y. (2022). Parental burnout and resilience intervention among Chinese parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontier in Psychology, 12, 1034520.
Lau, C., Wang, Y., Chan, S. W., Chen, E. E., McBride, C., Tse, S. K., ... & Rao, N. (2020). Promoting Chinese literacy in south Asian preschoolers and their mothers in Hong Kong: an intervention study. Early Education and Development, 31(4), 561-581.
McBride, C., Wang, Y., & Cheang, L. M. L. (2018). Dyslexia in Chinese. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 5(4), 217-225.
Wang, Y., McBride, C., Zhou, Y., Malatesha Joshi, R., & Farver, J. A. M. (2018). Becoming literate in Chinese: a comparison of native-speaking and non-native‐speaking children. Journal of Research in Reading, 41(3), 511-524.