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: 2110 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
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
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.
Liu, J., *, Wang, Y. & Yi, L. (2023). Heterogeneity and imbalance of reading profiles in autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Liu, Y., * Chee, J. H., & Wang, Y. (2022). Parental burnout and resilience intervention among Chinese parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontier in Psychology.
Wang, Y., Lan, Z., Duan, I., Peng, P., Wang, W., & Wang, T. (2022). A meta-analysis on the cognitive and linguistic correlates of reading skills among children with ASD. Reading and Writing.
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.
Zhou, Y., McBride, C., Leung, J. S. M., Wang, Y., Joshi, M., & Farver, J. (2018). Chinese and English reading-related skills in L1 and L2 Chinese-speaking children in Hong Kong. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience,33(3): 1-13.