Faculty Biography | Yiting Chang
Yiting Chang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
L/L C-150
(802) 656-0659
yiting.chang@uvm.edu
Yiting Chang, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies. Prior to joining UVM, she served as a research scientist at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and at Adelphi University. Her main research area seeks to understand the link between social contexts and human development, taking into account how individuals and families influence and are influenced by their surrounding ecologies. Generally, her research examines the connections among children's and adolescents' physical health, psychosocial development, and educational trajectories, and the multi-level factors that contribute to the individual differences.
Areas of Expertise:
Adolescent Development; Community and Social Systems; Diversity, Access, and Equity; Early Childhood; Family Studies; Immigrant and Refugee Populations; Mental Health
Scholarship
Selected Publications
- Chang, Y. & Gable, S. (2013). Predicting stability and changes in weight status from fifth grade to eighth grade: The significant role of social-emotional wellbeing. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52, 448-455.
- Gable, S., Krull, J., & Chang, Y. (2012). Boys' and girls' weight status and math performance from kindergarten entry through fifth grade: A mediated analysis. Child Development, 83, 1822-1839
- Chang, Y., Lerer, N., & Talley, K. (2010). Considering leaving before they have even started: An examination of freshmen at risk for transfer. On the Horizon, 18, 346-354
- Gable, S., Krull, J., & Chang, Y. (2009). Implications of weight status for social and behavioral development between kindergarten entry and 3rd grade. Applied Developmental Science, 13, 88-103
- Chang, Y., & Fine, M. A. (2007). Modeling parenting stress trajectories among low-income young mothers across the child's second and third years: Factors accounting for stability and change. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 584-594
Selected Presentations
- Chang, Y. (2013, April). Psychosocial wellbeing and weight status trajectory during early adolescence: Variations across gender and ethnic groups in the United States. Poster presented in Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting. Seattle, Washington
- Chang, Y. & Gable, S. (2012, October). Critical role of social-emotional wellbeing in weight status stability and change during the transition to adolescence. Paper to be presented for American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California
Education
- Ph.D. in Human Development & Family Studies from University of Missouri-Columbia
- M.Ed. in Psychology from University of Central Oklahoma
- B.S. in Psychology; Anthropology from University of Kansas
Awards & Honors
- National Summer Data Policy Institute Fellow from National Science Foundation; National Center for Education Statistics: The Institute is an intensive introduction to NSF and NCES datasets and research methodologies using large national data sources. The fellowship is competitively selected nationwide and fully funded by National Science Foundation and National Center for Education Statistics. (2010)
Professional Associations
- American Public Health Association (APHA), National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD)