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Charissa S. L. Cheah, Ph.D. 1

CURRICULUM VITAE

I. PERSONAL DATA

II. EDUCATION

III. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

A. REGULAR ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS July 2015- Present July 2008- June 2015

Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

July 2004-June 2008

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

July 2001- June 2004

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

1995-2000 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland. (Laboratory for the Study of Child and Family Relationships and the Center for Children, Relationships and Culture, Dr. Kenneth Rubin, Director)

Name: Charissa S. L. Cheah, Ph.D. Address: Department of Psychology, UMBC

1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore MD 21250 Phone: (410) 350-5455 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION INSTITUTION DEGREE & YEAR

Baccalaureate University of Waterloo B.A., 1995

(Honors Psychology- Thesis)

Doctorate University of Maryland Ph.D., 2000 (Human Development-Developmental Science Specialization)

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Yale University 2000-2001 (Developmental Psychopathology)


May 1999- August 1999

Statistics Consultant, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland. (Supervisor: Dr. John Robinson)

1996-1997 Research Assistant for LINKAGES for Learning, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland. (PIs: Drs. Nathan Fox, Kenneth Rubin, and Peter Leone)

B. ADJUNCT AND VISITING APPOINTMENTS

IV. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A. ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE

2011 – Present

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Marriage, Family, and Human Development, Brigham Young University

June – July 2013; October – November 2010; June 2009

Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Palermo

March – May 2011

Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

September 2010

Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florence

2001 (Spring)

Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University

2015-Present President-Elect, Society for Research on Child Development Asian Caucus

2014-Present Executive Committee, International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development

2013-Present Ethnic and Racial Issues Committee, Society for Research in Child Development

2013-Present Special Research Assistantship/Initiative Support (SRAIS) Committee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2014 & 2013 Planning Committee, Ethnicity and Health in America Series: Asian American and Pacific Islander Month Forum, Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, American Psychological Association

2009-Present Membership Committee, International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development


B. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

C. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2005-Present Ethnicity and Cultural Diversity Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County

2010-2013 Awards Committee, Society for Research on Child Development Asian Caucus

2009-2010 Awards and Honors Committee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2008-2009 Planning Committee, Baltimore Immigration Summit, Baltimore, MD

2006-2009 Human Relations Committee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2004-2009 The Mayor’s Immigrant Support Working Group (MISWG), Office of the Mayor of Baltimore City

2005-2007 Advisory Committee, International Child Art Foundation, Washington D.C.

2002-2009 Newsletter Editor, Society for Cross-Cultural Research

2003-2004 Committee on Aboriginal Programs and Student Equity, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

2002-2004 Committee on the Recruitment and Retention of Aboriginal Students to Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

2005-Present Faculty Affiliate, NIH Training Program in Social Development (T32), University of Maryland

2006-Present Research Team Advisor and Member, Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI)

1995-Present Member, Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture, University of Maryland

2001-present Instructor, Department of Psychology University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of Saskatchewan, Canada

� Graduate Courses: � Cultural Aspects of Human Development � Parenting � Seminar in the Social and Developmental Foundations of

Psychology � Undergraduate Courses

� Parenting � Child Development and Culture � Psychology and Culture � Child Psychology, Child Development � Research in Social and Emotional Development


D. REVIEWS AND EDITORIAL BOARD 2015-Present Editorial Board Member

� The International Journal of Behavioral Development

2007-Present Editorial Board Member Social Development

2010-2014 International Scientific Committee Member � Journal of Developmental Psychology-Giornale di Psicologia dello

Sviluppo

1997-Present Ad-hoc Reviewer � Child Development; Developmental Psychology; International Journal

of Behavioural Development; The International Journal of Psychology; Parenting: Science and Practice; Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Family Issues; Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology; Journal of Adolescence; Journal of Family Psychology; Appetite; Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology; Child Development Review; Early Childhood Research Quarterly; Journal of Family and Marriage; Journal of Adolescent Research

2012 -Present Grant Reviewer for the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

(MIUR) General Directorate for the coordination and development of Research Office V

2001 (Fall) Gwenna Moss Teaching & Learning Center’s Fall Workshop, University of

Saskatchewan, Canada

2001 (Spring) Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University.

• Developmental Psychology

1998 (Spring) Instructor, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland. • Human Development Across the Lifespan

1998 (Spring) Teaching Workshop, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Maryland, College Park.


E. CONSULTING WORK

V. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

VI. GRANTS, HONORS AND AWARDS

Grants Awarded

2015-2017 Co-I/Training Faculty: Health Resources and Services Administration,

subcontract from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Department of Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Enhancement Grant, PI: Carlo DiClemente ($1,022,000)

2015 PI: Department of Psychology Faculty Research Support, UMBC ($10,000) A preliminary understanding of risk and resiliency among Muslim-American Adolescents

2014-2016 Co-I/Training Faculty: Health Resources and Services Administration, subcontract from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Department of Maternal Infant and Early Childhood, PI: Carlo DiClemente ($500,000)

2011-2013 Co-PI, Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, PI: Jo-Pei Tan ($15,726; RM 50,000). Developing a model for parenting practices of multicultural families in Malaysia

2012 PI: Department of Psychology Faculty Research Support, UMBC ($5,000). Chinese immigrants' early life experiences, parenting, and children's weight: Development of culturally appropriate measures

2011-2012 PI: Special Research Assistantship / Initiative Support (SRAIS) grant, UMBC ($19,992)

2011 Visiting Scientists Fellowship, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey ($5,000)

2007-2010 Cultural Content Manager, Ni Hao Kai-lan © Nickelodeon Jr. Television

2007-2009 Cultural Content Manager, Dora the Explorer © Nickelodeon Jr. Television

1995-Present Society for Research in Child Development

1995-Present International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development

1999-2001 Asian American Psychological Association

1999-2005 International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

2004-Present Society for Research on Adolescence

2000-2004 Society for Cross-Cultural Research


2011 Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research’s Summer Faculty Fellowship ($5,000)

2010-2012 PI: NICHD 1R03HD052827-01A2. Immigrant Chinese Preschoolers’ Social Development: The Role of Parents and Social Context ($100,000)

2008-present PI: Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair Grant ($147,000)

2009, 2010, 2011, 2014

PI: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Undergraduate Research Support (Total: $6,000)

2006-2009 PI: Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Fellowship and Award: Changing Faces of America’s Children ($148,000)

2006-2007 PI: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Special Research Initiative Support ($20,000)

2005 PI: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Summer Faculty Research Award ($5,000)

2003-2006 PI: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Research Grant ($98,500)

Grants Currently Under Review or Recently Submitted

2015 (under review)

Co-PI: National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: A cross-cultural and ecological examination of predictors of Muslim adolescents' tri-dimensional group identity and adjustment. Co-PI Tiffany Yip ($659,051)

2015 Co-PI: National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: Implicit Attitudes and Police-Youth Relationships in Urban Baltimore. Co-PI Peter Winch ($583,524) – Not funded but Panel Recommendation: Encourage resubmission

2014 Co-PI: National Institutes of Health R21. Chinese Immigrants' Early Life Experiences, Parenting, and Children's Weight. Co-PI Jennifer Van Hook ($275,000) – Scored but not funded

2002 PI: University of Saskatchewan SSHRC 4A Grant ($5,000)

2001; 2003 PI: President’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Research Grant, University of Saskatchewan ($5,000)

1999; 2000 PI: Department of Human Development Dissertation Research Award, University of Maryland, College Park ($2,000)


VII. PUBLICATIONS Note: * denotes student authors mentored by Cheah, C. S. L.

Journal Articles

Cheah, C. S. L., Li, J., Zhou, N.,* Yakamoto, Y. & Leung, C. Y. Y.* (in press). Chinese and

European American mothers’ conceptions of warmth. Developmental Psychology.

Yu, J.*, Sun, S., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2015). Multitrait-multimethod analysis of the Strengths

and Difficulties Questionnaire in young Asian-American children. Assessment. DOI: 1073191115586459

Cheah, C. S. L.¸& Xu, Y. (2015). In the eyes of the beholder: Understanding subtypes of social

withdrawal among young Chinese children. British Journal of Developmental

Psychology. DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12087 Yu, W.*, Cheah, C. S. L.¸& Sun, S. (2015). The moderating role of English proficiency in the

association between immigrant Chinese mothers’ authoritative parenting and children's outcomes. The Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human

Development, 176:4, 272-279. DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2015.1022503

Inguglia, C., Ingoglia, S., Liga, F., Lo Coco, A., Lo Cricchio, M. G., Musso, P., Cheah, C. S.

L., Gutow, M. R., & Lim, H. J.* (2015). Parental practices and internalizing difficulties in Italian and U.S. emerging adults: Mediating pathways of autonomy and relatedness. Journal of Child and Family Studies. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-015-0228-1

Zhou, N.* & Cheah, C. S. L. (2015). An ecological risk model of childhood obesity in Chinese

immigrant children. Appetite, 90, 99-107. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.02.028 Zhou, N.* & Cheah, C. S. L., Van Hook, J., & Thompson, D.A., & Jones, S. A.* (2015). A

cultural understanding of Chinese immigrant mothers’ feeding practices. Appetite, 87,

160-167 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.12.215 Yu, J.*, Cheah, C. S. L., Hart, C. H., Sun, S., & Olsen, J. A. (2015). Confirming the

multidimensionality of psychologically controlling practices among Chinese-American mothers: Love withdrawal, guilt induction, and shaming. International Journal of

Behavioral Development. DOI: 10.1177/0165025414562238

Chronis-Tuscano, A., Rubin, K. H., O’Brien, K. A., Coplan, R. J., Thomas, S. R., Dougherty, L. R., Cheah, C. S. L., Watts, K., Heverly-Fitt, S., Huggins, S. L., Menzer, M., Schulz Begle, A., & Wimsatt, M. (2015). Preliminary evaluation of a multi-modal early intervention program for inhibited preschoolers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical

Psychology. DOI.org/10.1037/a0039043 Bayram Özdemir, S.,* Cheah, C. S. L., & Coplan, R. J. (2015). Conceptualization and

assessment of multiple forms of social withdrawal in Turkey. Social Development, 24

(1) 142-165. DOI: 10.1111/sode.12088


Thompson, D.A., Polk, S., Camacho, M., Cheah, C. S. L., Vandewater, E. A., Johnson, S. Tschann, J. (2015). Maternal beliefs and parenting practices regarding their preschool child’s TV viewing: An exploration in a sample of low-income Latina mothers. Clinical

Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1177/0009922815574074

Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y.*, & Zhou, N.* (2013). Understanding “tiger parenting” through the perceptions of Chinese immigrant mothers: Can Chinese and U.S. parenting coexist? Asian American Journal of Psychology, 4(1), 30-40. doi:10.1037/a0031217

Bayram Özdemir, S.,* & Cheah, C. S. L. (2013). Turkish mothers’ parenting beliefs in response to aggressive and socially withdrawn behaviors. Journal of Child and Family

Studies. doi:10.1007/s10826-013-9879-y

Cheah, C.S.L., & Van Hook, J. (2012). Chinese and Korean immigrants’ early life deprivation: An important factor for child feeding practices and children’s body weight in the United States. Social Science and Medicine, 74, 744-752.

Cheah, C. S. L., Bayram Özdemir, S.,* & Leung, C. Y. Y.* (2012). Predicting the filial

behaviors of Chinese Malaysian adolescents from indebtedness, filial emotions, and parent-child relationship quality. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 628-637.

Tahseen, M.,* & Cheah, C. S. L. (2012).A multidimensional examination of the acculturation

and psychological functioning of a sample of immigrant Chinese mothers in the U.S. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 36(6), 430–439. DOI: 10.1177/0165025412448605

Lewis-Morrarty, E., Degnan, K. A., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Rubin, K. H., Cheah, C. S. L., Pine,

D. S., Henderson, H. A., & Fox, N. A. (2012). Maternal over-control moderates the association between early childhood behavioral inhibition and adolescent social anxiety symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. DOI 10.1007/s10802-012-9663-2

Cheah, C. S. L., & Sheperd, K. A.* (2011). A cross-cultural examination of Aboriginal and

European Canadian mothers’ beliefs regarding proactive and reactive aggression. Infant

and Child Development, 20, 330-346.

Cheah, C. S. L., Trinder, K. M.,* Gokavi, T. N.* (2010). Urban/rural and gender differences among Canadian emerging adults. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 34,

4, 339 – 344.

Shin, J., Bayram Ozdemir, S.,* Lee, J., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2010). The parenting practices and child social-emotional outcomes of Korean immigrant mothers with different acculturation strategies. Korean Child Study Journal, 31 (1), 179-195.

Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y.,* Tahseen, M.,* & Schultz, D. (2009). Authoritative parenting among immigrant Chinese mothers of preschoolers. Journal of Family

Psychology: Special Issue on Immigration, 34, 311-320.


Cheah, C. S. L., Chirkov, V. (2008). Parents’ personal and cultural beliefs regarding young children: A cross-cultural study of Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian Mothers. Journal of

Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39, 402-423.

Hane, A. A., Cheah, C.S.L., Rubin, K. H. & Fox, N. A. (2008). The role of maternal behavior in the relation between maternal report of shyness and observed social withdrawal in early childhood and social withdrawal in middle childhood. Social Development, 17,

795-711.

Schultz, D., Ambike, A., Howes, S., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2008). Experimental analysis of preschool playmate preferences as a function of smiles and sex. Infant and Child

Development, 17, 503-507.

Prinstein, M. J., Nock, M. K., Simon, V., Aikins, J. W., Cheah, C. S. L. & Spirito, A. (2008). Longitudinal trajectories and predictors of adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts following inpatient hospitalization. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 92 – 103.

Park, Seo-Y., Park, Seung-Y., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2007). Mother’s life satisfaction and parenting behaviors as related to child social competence. Korean Journal of Human

Development, 14, 29-51.

Cheah, C. S. L. & Park, S. Y. (2006). South Korean mothers’ beliefs regarding aggression and social withdrawal. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21, 61 – 75.

Prinstein, M. J., Borelli, J. L., Cheah, C. S. L., Simon, V. A., & Aikins, J. W. (2006). Adolescent girls’ interpersonal vulnerability to depressive symptoms: A longitudinal examination of reassurance-seeking and peer relationships. Journal of Abnormal

Psychology, 11, 676 – 688.

Prinstein, M. J., Cheah, C. S. L., & Schweder, A. E. (2005). Applying social information processing models to the development of internalizing symptoms: Associations with peer rejection and victimization. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology,

34, 11-24.

Park, S. Y., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2005). Korean mothers’ proactive socialization beliefs regarding preschoolers’ social skills. International Journal of Behavioral Development,

29, 24-34.

Cheah, C. S. L., & Nelson, L. J. (2004). The role of acculturation in the emerging adulthood of Aboriginal college students. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28, 495-507.

Cheah, C. S. L., & Rubin, K. H. (2004). Comparison of European American and Mainland Chinese Mothers’ responses to aggression and social withdrawal in preschoolers. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28, 83-94.


Cheah, C. S. L., & Rubin, K. H. (2003). European American and Mainland Chinese mothers’ socialization beliefs regarding preschoolers’ social skills. Parenting: Science and

Practice, 3, 1-22.

Rubin, K. H., Cheah, C. S. L., & Fox, N. A. (2001). Emotion regulation, parenting, and the display of social reticence in preschoolers. Early Education and Development, 12, 97-115.

Book Chapters

Cheah, C. S. L., Zhou, N.*, & Leung, C. Y. Y.*, & Vu, K.* (accepted). Understanding parental control among Chinese immigrant mothers in the U.S. In S. S. Chuang, C. Costigan, & U. Gielen (Eds.). International perspectives on parenting and parent-child relationships

in immigrant families: Theoretical and Practical Implications. Springer Press.

Cheah, C. S. L., & Leung, C. Y. Y.* (2011). The social development of immigrant children: A focus on Asian and Hispanic children in the U.S. P. K. Smith & C. H. Hart (Eds.), Wiley-

Blackwell handbook of childhood social development, 2nd Ed. Pp. 225-241. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.

Hastings, P. D., Nuselovici, J. N., Rubin, K. H., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2010). Shyness, parenting and parent-child relationships. In K. H. Rubin & R. J. Coplan (Eds.). The development of

shyness and social withdrawal. Pp. 107-130. NY: Guilford.

Cheah, C. S. L., & Li, J. (2009). Parenting of young immigrant Chinese children: Challenges facing their social emotional and intellectual development. In R. Takanishi and E. L. Grigorenko (Eds.). Immigration, diversity, and education. Pp. 225-241. Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group.

Rubin, K. H., Cheah, C. S. L., & Menzer, M. M. (2009). Peer relationships: A cross-cultural perspective. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.). Handbook of cultural developmental science. Pp. 223-238. Mahwah, N. J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers.

Bornstein, M. H. & Cheah, C. S. L. (2006). The place of “culture and parenting” in an ecological contextual perspective on developmental science. In K. H. Rubin & O. B. Chung, (Eds.). Parental beliefs, parenting, and child development in cross-cultural

perspective. London, UK: Psychology Press.

Cheah, C. S. L., Nelson, L. J., & Rubin, K. H. (2001). Non-social play as a risk factor in social and emotional development. In A. Goncu & E. Klein (Eds.), Children in play, story, and

school. Pp 39-71. New York: Guilford Press.

Burgess, K. B., Rubin, K. H., Cheah, C. S. L., & Nelson, L. J. (2001). Behavioral inhibition, social withdrawal, and parenting. In W. R. Crozier & L. E. Alden (Eds.), International

handbook of social anxiety. Pp. 137 – 158. New York, N. Y.: Wiley.


Rubin, K. H., Coplan, R., Nelson, L., Cheah, C., & Lagace-Seguin, D. G. (1999). Peer relationships in childhood. In M.A. Bornstein, & M.E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental

psychology: An advanced textbook. Pp. 451-502. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum. Works Submitted for Publication

Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y. *, & Bayram Özdemir, S.* The social cognitive reasoning of

Chinese Malaysian adolescents during filial dilemmas (under revision, Child

Development). Cheah, C. S. L., Yu, J.,* Hart, C. H., Bayram Özdemir, S.,* Sun, S., Zhou, N.,* Sunohara, M.,*

& Olsen, J. A. Concomitants of psychological control among U.S. Chinese and Korean

immigrant mothers. (under revision, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology). Yu, J.*., Cheah, C. S. L., & Calvin, G. E.* Acculturation, psychological adjustment, and

parenting styles of Chinese immigrant mothers in the U.S. (under revision, Cultural

Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology). Tahseen, M.* Cheah, C. S. L., Zhou, N.*, & Rose, L.* A person-centered examination of

acculturation and psychological functioning among immigrant Chinese and Korean

mothers. (under revision, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology). Bayram Özdemir, S.* & Cheah, C. S. L., Turkish Mothers' reactions to preschoolers' proactive

and reactive aggressive behaviors. (under revision, Infant and Child Development). Leung, C. Y. Y.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. Migration experiences, acculturation and psychological

functioning of U.S. Chinese immigrant mothers (under revision, Cultural Diversity &

Ethnic Minority Psychology). Liga, F., Ingoglia, S., Inguglia, C., Lo Coco, A., Lo Cricchio, M.G., Musso, P., Cheah C. S. L.,

Rose, L., & Gutow, M. Autonomy and relatedness, parental psychological control and

internalizing difficulties in Italian and U.S. emerging adults (under revision, Family

Relations). Tahseen, M.* Cheah, C. S. L. Tridimensional group identity among Muslim-American

adolescents and its interaction with contextual factors in predicting adjustment. (Manuscript submitted for publication).

Bayram Özdemir, S.* & Cheah, C. S. L., & Coplan, R. J. Processes and conditions underlying

the link between shyness and school adjustment among Turkish children (Manuscript submitted for publication).

Leung, C. Y. Y.*, Cheah, C. S. L., & Hart, C. H. A mixed-methods approach to understanding

the acculturation of Chinese American mothers’ parenting (Manuscript submitted for publication).


Tani, F., Guarnieri, S., Cheah, C. S. L., Smorti, M., Tan, J. P., Gutow, M., Rose, L. A. Social

network relationships quality and well-being during emerging adulthood: A cross-

cultural study (Manuscript submitted for publication).

Works In Preparation

Seo, Y. J.*, & Cheah, C. S. L., & Hart, C. H. Korean immigrant mothers’ praise and

encouragement, acculturation, and their children’s social and emotional difficulties (Manuscript in preparation).

Cheah, C. S. L., Li, J., Zhou, N.,* Leung, C. Y. Y., * & Yakamoto, Y. A cross-cultural

examination of Chinese and European American mothers’ conceptions of parental

control. (Manuscript in preparation). Cheah, C. S. L., Yu, J., & Hart, C. H. Pathways from temperamental shyness to social

adjustment in the school context among Chinese-American children (Manuscript in preparation).

Zhou, N.*, Cheah, C. S. L., Hart, C. H., Yu, J.*, & Tahseen, M.* Chinese Immigrant mothers’

parenting profiles: Associations with individual, relational and contextual risk factors. (Manuscript in preparation).

Encyclopedic Entries

Rubin, K. H., & Cheah, C. S. L. (accepted). Parenting beliefs. In D. L Couchenour (Ed.), The

SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Cheah, C. S. L. (2005). Play, non-social, and social-emotional development in childhood. In C. B. Fisher, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.). Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of

research, policies, and programs. Pp. 842 – 845. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Pubs.

Cheah, C. S. L. (2005). Chinese parenting: A focus on family interdependence and control. In C. B. Fisher, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of

research, policies, and programs. Pp. 790 – 794. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Cheah, C. S. L. & Bornstein, M. H. (2005). Native American parenting. In C. B. Fisher, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of research, policies,

and programs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Nelson, L. J. & Cheah, C. S. L. (2005). The developmental period of emerging adulthood: Definitional, cultural, and applied considerations. In C. B. Fisher, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of research, policies, and programs.

Pp. 46 – 49. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.


Bornstein, M. H., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2004). Encoding of audiovisual records In K. Kempf-Leonard (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social measurement. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Cheah, C. S. L. (2004). DREAM – Developmental research on the ecology of adolescent mothers. Aboriginal Canadian teens and their children. Society for Research on

Adolescence Newsletter, Spring.

VIII. CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Note: Dr. Cheah has over 145 conference poster presentations that are not included

in this C.V.

Cheah, C. S. L., Li, J., Zhou, N.*, Yamamoto, Y., & Leung, C. Y. Y*. (March, 2015). Understanding Chinese Immigrant and European American mothers’ expressions of warmth. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Tahseen, M.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (March 2015). Person-centered examination of collective identity among Muslim-American Adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Yu, J.*, Cheah, C. S. L., Jones, S. S.*, Vu, K.*, & Hart, C. H. (March, 2015). Child effortful control mediates the links between parenting warmth and control and Chinese-American children’s school readiness. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Zhou, N.*, Cheah, C. S. L., & Balkaya, M.* (March, 2015). Asian immigrant parent’s early-life deprivation predicts their current food parenting beliefs and child diet. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Leung, C. Y. Y. *, Cheah, C. S. L. (March, 2015). U.S. Chinese immigrant mothers’ migration experiences and perceptions of their children’s adaptation. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L., Yu, J.*, Tahseen, M. *, & Hart, C. H. (2014, November). Identifying risk profiles for parenting in Chinese-American mothers with young children. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topic Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L., Yu, J.*, Hart, C. H., & Seo, Y. J.* (2014, July). Pathways from temperamental

shyness to Chinese immigrant Children’s social adjustment. Paper presented at the 23rd Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, Cheah, C. S. L., & Coplan, R. J. (July, 2014). Conceptualization and

implications of multiple forms of social withdrawal in Turkey. Paper presented at the

23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral

Development, Shanghai, China.


Bayram-Özdemir, S.* & Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2014). Understanding psychologically

controlling parenting during adolescence and emerging adulthood across different

cultural contexts. Paper presented at the 23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Yu, J.*, Cheah, C. S. L., & Hart, C. H. (July, 2014). Linkages between coercive parenting and

Chinese immigrant children’s social and school adjustment: The role of effortful control. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Zhou, N.*, Leung, C. Y. Y.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2014). The role of child effortful control,

parenting styles, and parenting stress in predicting Asian immigrant mothers’ feeding

practices. Paper presented at the 23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Zhou, N.*, Leung, C. Y. Y.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2014). Conceptualizations of parental

control among Chinese American and European American mothers. Paper presented at the 23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Cheah, C. S. L., Yu, J.*, Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, Zhou, N.*, S. Sun, Watanabe, N.*, Lim, H. J.*, & Hart, C. H. (April, 2013). An ecological model predicting psychological control in

Chinese versus Korean U.S. immigrant mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y.*, & Zhou, N.* Chinese immigrant mothers’ perceptions of

Chinese versus U.S. parenting. (April, 2013). Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, USA.

Leung, C. Y. Y.*, Park, S.-Y., Zhou, N.*, Ha, S.-J., & Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2013). Maternal

expressions of warmth and acculturation among Korean and Chinese immigrants in the

U.S. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, USA.

Tahseen, M.*, Zhou, N.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2013). Acculturation and Psychological

Functioning Among Immigrant Korean and Chinese Mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, USA.

Park, S-Y, Zhou, N.*, Leung, C. Y. Y.*, Ha, S-J & Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2012). Maternal

expressions of warmth and acculturation among Korean and Chinese immigrants in the

U.S. Paper presented at the 22nd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Edmonton, Canada.

Rose, L. E.*, Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, Tan, J. P., Lim, H. J.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2012). The

role of parental support and filial behaviors on substance use in U.S. and Malaysian

emerging adults. Paper presented at the 22nd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Edmonton, Canada.


Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y.*, Zhou, N.*, Yuen, C.*, & Kim, P.* (February, 2012). Chinese American parenting practices and children’s positive social adjustment: The

mediating role of child effortful control. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Themed Meeting: Positive Development of Minority Children, Tampa, FL, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L., Zhou, N.*, & Bayram-Özdemir, S.* (August, 2011). Chinese Immigrant

mothers’ conceptualizations of parenting warmth. Paper presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C., USA.

Cheah, C. S. L., Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, & Hart, C. H. (July, 2011). Chinese and Korean

immigrant children’s social-emotional development: The role of parenting and its

predictors. Paper presented in an invited symposium at the 12th European Congress of Psychology. Istanbul, Turkey.

Leung, C. Y. Y.*, Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, Cheah, C. S. L., Shin, J., Lee, J.*, & Hart, C. H. (April, 2011). Temperament and parenting in predicting immigrant Korean

preschoolers’ socio-emotional competence. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Rose, L.*, Sheperd, K.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2011). The roles of relationship quality and

stress in adolescent mother-child interactions. Paper symposium presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Cheah, C. S. L. (March, 2011). Chinese immigrant mothers’ conceptualizations of parenting

warmth. Paper presented at the Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2010). Turkish mothers’ parenting beliefs in

response to aggressive and socially withdrawn behaviors. Paper presented at the biennieal meeting of the 21st Biennial Meeting of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lusaka, Zambia.

Cheah, C. S. L., Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, & Leung, C. Y. Y.* (July, 2010). The role of parent-

child relationships in the filial behaviors of Chinese Malaysian adolescents. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Herzliya, Israel.

Cheah, C. S. L., Sheperd, K.*, & Murdock, S.* (March, 2010). Trait autonomy and the future

career orientation of young mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, Shin, J., Lee, J.* & Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2009). The mediating role of

parenting in the association between acculturation and children’s social emotional

development. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO, USA.

Leung, C. Y. Y.*, Cheah, C. S. L., & Bands, H. V.* (April, 2009). Parenting and child

outcomes among immigrant Chinese mothers of four different types of acculturation

strategies. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO, USA.


Sheperd, K.*, Rose, L.*, & Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2009). Parenting and social support among

young aboriginal mothers: The relation between acculturation and child behavioral

outcomes. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L., Tahseen, M.*, Leung, C.Y.Y.*, & Sheperd, K.* (December, 2008). Culture

and acculturation. Paper presented at the Annual National Training Institute Conference hosted by ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L., & Leung, C. Y. Y.* (November, 2008). Community and individual supports

for Chinese and Korean immigrant families. Panel presented at the Fourth Baltimore Immigration Summit, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Park, S.-Y., & Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2008). Concomitants and predictors of South Korean

mothers’ parenting. Paper presented at the 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Würzburg, Germany.

Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y.*, Tahseen, M.*, Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, & Yu, W.* (October 2007). Predicting parenting and children’s peer relationship problems in immigrant

Chinese families. On New Shores: Understanding Immigrant Children. University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Cheah, C. S. L. (March, 2007). Immigrant Chinese parenting and children’s behavioral and

emotional outcomes. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L. & Sheperd, K. A.* (March, 2007). Individual, relational, and contextual

predictors of parenting in Aboriginal and European Canadian young mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2006). Aboriginal and European Canadian mothers’ parenting beliefs

and practices regarding aggression. Paper presented at the 18th International Conference of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Isle of Spetses, Greece.

Cheah, C. S. L., Chirkov, V., Bayram-Özdemir, S.*, & Leung, C. Y. Y.* (July, 2006). The

socialization strategies of young Aboriginal Canadian mothers. Paper presented at the 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Melbourne, Australia.

Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y.*, & Bayram-Özdemir, S.* (July, 2006). An examination of

predictors of filial behaviors among Chinese Malaysian adolescents. Paper presented at the 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Melbourne, Australia.

Cheah, C. S. L. & Park, S. Y. (July, 2004). The socialization beliefs and strategies of

European American, Mainland Chinese, and South Korean mothers. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Ghent, Belgium.


Cheah, C. S. L. & Park, S. Y. (July, 2004). South Korean mothers’ beliefs regarding

aggression and social withdrawal in preschoolers. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ghent, Belgium.

Cheah, C. S. L., Chirkov, V., & Binning, P. L. (April, 2003). Parents’ personal and cultural

beliefs regarding young children: A cross-cultural study of Aboriginal and Euro-

Canadian Mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L. & Park, S. Y. (April, 2003). The parenting beliefs of Euro-Canadian,

Mainland Chinese, and Korean mothers regarding the socialization of preschoolers’

social skills. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L. (February, 2002). Parenting beliefs from a cross-cultural perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Santa Fe, NM, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L., & Li, M. (April, 2001). Maternal socialization beliefs regarding preschoolers’

social skills: A cross-cultural study of European and Mainland Chinese mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Tamis-LeMonda, C, Wang, S., Cheah, C. S. L., & Stutler (April, 2001). Parents’ childrearing

values across cultures. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L., Rubin, K. H., & Fox, N. A. (July, 2000). Predicting solitary-passive behaviors

in middle childhood. Paper presented at the 16th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Beijing, China.

Cheah, C. S. L., Rubin, K. H., Hastings, P. D., & Chen, H. (July, 1998). The contributions of

temperament, separation-reunion behaviors and parenting factors in the prediction of

inhibition in Chinese and Canadian toddlers. Paper presented at the 15th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Berne, Switzerland.

Rubin, K. H., Rowand, C, Cheah, C. S. L & Calkins S. D. (July, 1998). Temperament,

parenting, and the display of social reticence in preschoolers. Paper presented at the 15th Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Berne, Switzerland.

Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 1997). The multiple correlates of social withdrawal in middle

childhood. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington D.C., USA.


IX. INVITED TALKS OR WORKSHOPS

Cheah, C. S. L. (October, 2014). The parenting and socioemotional development of Chinese immigrant children. Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture Colloquia and Seminar. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L., Harkness, S., & Super, C. (July, 2014). Conducting cross-cultural research.

Early Career Scholars Workshop. Invited workshop for the 23rd Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Shanghai, China.

Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2013). Parenting of Asian Americans: A focus on warmth and love.

Great Expectations: Exploring family dynamics and stress among Asian and Asian American populations. Community forum of the American Psychological Association’s Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs’ (OEMA) Ethnicity and Health in America Series. Washington, D.C.

Cheah, C. S. L., Zhou, N., Özdemir, S. B. (January, 2012). Working with Chinese immigrant parents: Parenting and children’s socio-emotional development. Hamilton-Madison House. New York, New York, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L. (September, 2011). Maternal styles, practices, and beliefs. The Health of Children of Immigrants - Research Priorities of Methodological Changes. Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Branch, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L. (June, 2011). Chinese immigrant mothers’ conceptualizations of parenting warmth. Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Ewha Womans University, South Korea.

Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2011). Predicting the filial behaviors of Chinese Malaysian adolescents. Department of Human Development and Family Studies. University of Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cheah, C. S. L. (September, 2010). Parent-child relationships and adolescent behaviors in Malaysia. Department of Psychology Colloquium. Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.

Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2010). Parenting of Chinese and Korean immigrant preschoolers. Invited symposium presentation on Multinational Research on Parenting at the XVIXth Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia.

Cheah, C. S. L., Hart, C. H. (July, 2009). Cultural research support for the importance of parents. Center for Psychology In-House Seminar. HELP University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cheah, C. S. L., Hart, C. H. (July, 2009). Promoting optimal development in children. Invited speakers for the Department of Psychology Outreach to Parents and Teachers. HELP University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Cheah, C. S. L. (June, 2009). A cultural examination of the parenting and social development of young Chinese immigrant children. Department of Psychology Colloquium. University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Cheah, C. S. L., (May, 2009). Contextual, familial, and parental predictors of Chinese

immigrant children’s development. Charles B. Wang Community Health Center. New York, New York, USA.

Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2009). The social development of young Chinese immigrant children in the U.S.: A cultural examination of parenting. Developmental Psychology Program Colloquium. University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

Cheah, C. S. L. (December 4th, 2008). Culture, acculturation, and the parenting of infants and toddlers. Invited Speaker for the Zero to Three National Training Institute: Immigration Pre-Institute Workshop (full day). Los Angeles, CA,

Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2008). The parenting and social development of young Chinese immigrant children. Applied Developmental Psychology Program Colloquium. George Mason University, VA. U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L. (January, 2008). The parenting of young Chinese immigrant children. The Child Study Center Speaker Series. Pennsylvania State University, PA. U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L., Leung, C. Y. Y., Tahseen, M., Bayram Ozdemir, S., & Yu, W. (October, 2007). Parenting and children’s peer relationship problems in immigrant Chinese families. On New Shores: Understanding Immigrant Children. University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.

Cheah, C. S. L. (September, 2006). Filial piety cognitions and behaviors of Chinese Malaysian children and adolescents. The Center for the Study of Human Development’s Colloquium Series. Brown University, Providence, R.I., U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2006). Parents’ beliefs and practices regarding children’s social skills. Center for Psychology In-House Seminar. Help University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cheah, C. S. L. (June, 2005). The socialization of children across cultures. The Center for the Study of Child Development. University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.

Cheah, C. S. L. (June, 2005). The role of culture in parenting. Department of Psychology. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Cheah, C. S. L. (September, 2004). A cultural examination of parenting among young aboriginal and European Canadian mothers. Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture Colloquia and Seminar. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A.


Cheah, C. S. L. (July, 2004). The cultural examination of parenting among young Aboriginal mothers. The Saskatchewan Workshop on Culture & Human Development: Creating a Vision for Research & Training in a Globalized World. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

Cheah, C. S. L. (April, 2004). Healthy development and parenting among young mothers. Invited keynote address at the University of Saskatchewan Psychology Undergraduate Conference, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

Cheah, C. S. L. (May, 2003). Parenting socialization beliefs regarding young children: Cultural and applied perspectives. Colloquium presented at the Child and Family Research unit, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.

Cheah, C. S. L. (October, 2000). Cultural influences on maternal socialization beliefs. Developmental Colloquium presented at Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.

X. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2015 Reviewer for Applicant’s Promotion to Reader (Associate Professor) at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

2014 External Reviewer for Faculty Applicant, Division of Psychology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

XI. Ph.D. DISSERTATIONS AND POST-DOCTORAL SUPERVISEES

Ph.D. Advisees

Tahseen, Madiha, Ph.D., December 2014 (Currently interviewing for faculty/research positions) Wei Yu, Ph.D., December 2014 (Researcher, Chengdu Normal University, China)

Laura Rose, Ph.D., 2014 (Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Christy Y. Y. Leung, Ph.D., 2012 (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Human Growth and Development University of Michigan)

Sevgi Bayram Özdemir, Ph.D., 2012 (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Örebro University, Sweden)

Kelly A. Sheperd, Ph.D., 2011 (Psychologist, Kennedy Krieger Institute Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD))


Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Jiyoun Shin, 2010-2012 (Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, Sahm Yook University, Republic of Korea Mentoring on Grants-in-Aid of Research

Darcy A. Thompson, K Award (Mentor) NIH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2009-2014.

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