WEI, WEI Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University Email: [email protected] EDUCATION 2015.8 – present The Pennsylvania State University Doctoral program, Developmental Psychology Advisor: Dr. Dawn Witherspoon 2012.6 – 2015.6 Beijing Normal University, China Master of Education in Developmental and Educational Psychology Advisor: Dr. 2006.9 –2010.6 Sichuan University, China Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry

AWARDS AND HONORS 2013.9 – 2014.9: First Prize Graduate Scholarship from Beijing Normal University 2013.4 – 2013.5: Excellence Award in Extracurricular Research and Technology from Jingshi Cup 2013.1 – 2013.4: First Prize in Field Research Competition from Beijing Normal University 2012.9 – 2014.1: Second Award for Outstanding Public Contribution from the National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University 2012.9 – 2014.1: Award for Outstanding Research Contribution from the National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University 2012.9 – 2013.9: Second Prize Graduate Scholarship from Beijing Normal University

PUBLICATIONS PUBLISHED Wei, W., , Y., Lv, B., Zhou, H., , X., Liu, Z., & Luo, L. (2016). The Relationship between Parental Involvement and Elementary Students' Academic Achievement in China: One-Only Children vs. Children with Siblings. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 47(4), 483-500 Wei, W., Wu, Y., & Luo, L. (2015) Predictors of parental involvement: family social economic status and parents’ psychological factors. Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Sciences). (in Chinese). Luo, L., Wu, Y., & Wei, W. (2014). High-quality parental involvement in education. Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Sciences), 2014, 1(241), 53-60. (in Chinese) Wu, Y., Han, X., Wei, W., & Luo, L. (2013). Theoretical model construction and testing of parental involvement in primary school children’s education. Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Sciences), 2013, 1(235), 61-69. (in Chinese) UNDER REVISION Wei, W., Witherspoon, D. P., Hughes, D., & Way, N. Chinese American adolescents’ achievement and psychological adjustment: The role of neighborhood and parenting. Witherspoon, D. P., May, ., Wei, W., Bamaca-Colbert, M., Bhargava, S., & Boggs, S. Parenting strategies among African American and Latino parents in a small, urban new destination area. IN PREPARATION Wei, W., , S., Witherspoon, D. P., & Kim, S.Y. Family, neighborhood, acculturation and Chinese American adolescents’ perceived racial-ethnic discrimination. Wei, W., &Witherspoon, D. P. A systematic review of research on discrimination among Asian American youth: Sources, trajectories, consequences, and protective factors Witherspoon, D. P., Boggs, S., McDonald, A., Wei, W., & McLoyd, V. C. Identity and poverty-related academic constraints and supports among rural African American boys and girls. Witherspoon, D. P., Bámaca, M. Y., Bhargava, S., May, E., & Wei, W. Latino youth ethnic- racial identity in context: Examining cultural processes in a new destination area. Witherspoon, D.P., Glover, C.S., Wei, W., & Hughes, D. Neighborhood-level predictors of African American and Latino parents’ ethnic-racial socialization messages.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Wei, W., Chen, S., Witherspoon, D. P., & Kim, S.Y. (2019, March). Family, neighborhood, acculturation and Chinese American adolescents’ perceived racial-ethnic discrimination. In S. Chen & A. Benner (Chairs), Factors that Influence the Experiences of Racial Discrimination: From Individual and Contextual Lenses. Paper symposium conducted at Society for Research on Child Development biennial meeting, Baltimore, MD Witherspoon, D.P., Glover, C.S., Wei, W., (Presenter) & Hughes, D. (2019, March). Neighborhood-level predictors of African American and Latino parents’ ethnic-racial socialization messages. In M. Pasco (Chair), The Role of Neighborhood Context in Shaping Diverse Youth Development. Paper symposium conducted at Society for Research on Child Development biennial meeting, Baltimore, MD , Y., Wei, W., & Soto, J., (2019, February). Coping with racial discrimination: Confronting vs. passive acceptance. (Poster presentation presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2019 Annual Conference, Portland, OR) Wei, W., & Witherspoon, D. (2018). Chinese-American Adolescents’ Achievement and Psychological Adjustment: The Role of Neighborhood and Parenting (Poster presentation presented at the 2018 SRA Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN) Boggs, S., Wei, W., Witherspoon, D. P., & Bámaca-Colbert, M. Y. (2018, April). School- based discrimination, Latino youth’s academic attitudes, and the moderating role of parental academic socialization. In L. Aceves (Chair), A Holistic View of Latino Students’ Educational Experiences: From Social Processes to Intervention Initiatives. Paper symposium conducted at Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Wei, W., & Witherspoon, D. (2017). Neighborhoods, Parenting, and Chinese American Adolescents’ Achievement. (Poster presentation presented at the National Council on Family Relations 2017 Conference, Orlando, FL) Wei, W., & Luo, L. (2012). Parental educational involvement and children’s achievement: Variations between children with different levels of intelligence. (Oral presentation presented at the 15th National Academic Congress of Psychology 2012, Guangzhou, China). THESES Wei, W. (2017). Chinese American adolescents’ achievement and psychological adjustment: The role of neighborhood and parenting. Master’s Thesis at the Pennsylvania State University. Wei, W. (2015). Parental involvement and children’s academic achievement and resilience: the mediational role of motivation and positive affect. Master’s Thesis at Beijing Normal University. Wei, W. (2010). Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of a new inorganic-organic hybrid framework cadmium phosphite. Bachelor’s Thesis at Sichuan University.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2015. 8 – present Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University

INTERNSHIP 2017.9 – 2018.1 Graduate Assistant, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)  Collected information from ethnic minority scholars.  Created a database and shared with National Institute of Health (NIH) to increase the representation of ethnic minority scholars as reviewers on NIH study sections and ad hoc review panels

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 2014.10.8 – 2014.10.10 17th National Academic Congress of Psychology Dr. Zonglin Wen & Hongyun Liu, Development and Application of Advanced Statistical Method: Mediation, Moderation and Latent Growth Modeling. 2012.7.16 – 2012.7.27 University of Michigan-Peking University Joint Institute Dr. Kenneth A. Bollen, Structural Equation Modeling. 2012.10.19 – 2012.10.21 National Survey Research Center at Renmin University of China Dr. Bengt Muthen & Linda Muthen, Mplus Modeling.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Student Member, the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Student Member, the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)