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WEN-JUI HAN Silver School of Social Work

New York University 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003 Office: (212) 992-9706 Email: wjh3@nyu.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1998 Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW).

M.S.W. 1993 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Social Welfare.

B.A. 1990 National Taiwan University, Department of Sociology.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 2011 -- present Professor, Silver School of Social Work, New York University.

August 2016 – present Director, Ph.D. program, Silver School of Social Work, NYU

Sept 2014 -- present Doctoral Advising Faculty, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

June 2014 -- present Affiliated Faculty, Population Center at NYU

Sept 2013 -- present Affiliated Faculty, NYU Global Institute of Public Health

Sept 2014 – Aug 2016 Co-Director, Global MSW program at NYU Shanghai

Sept 2013 – Aug 2016 Founding Co-Director, NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU

Shanghai

Jan 2010 – June 2010 Visiting Scholar, National Taiwan University Department of Social Work.

2006 – July 2011 Associate Professor (tenured 2008), Columbia University School of Social Work.

2001 – 2006 Assistant Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work.

2000 – 2001 Assistant Professor, College of Health and Human Services, Bowling Green State

University.

1998 – 2000 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Columbia University School of Social Work

with Dr. Jane Waldfogel on projects supported by William T. Grant Foundation and

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

1998 – 1999 Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Social Policy and Social Work, National Chinan

University, Taiwan

1997 – 1999 Adjunct Faculty, Columbia University School of Social Work.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Social Policy with particular attention to children and families

Poverty and Inequality

Immigrants

Research and Statistical Methods

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JOURNAL ARTICLES (* denotes student author)

Li, Y., & Han, W-J. (2018). The development and orientation of child protection system in China:

Learning from others. Social Construction, 5(4), 48-58. [in Chinese]

Han, W-J. (in press). A first look at parental work schedules and children’s well-being in contemporary

China. Community, Work, & Family.

*Mao, X., & Han, W-J. (2018). Living arrangements and older adults’ psychological well-being and life

satisfaction in China: Does social support matter? Family Relations, 67, 567-584.

Lee, R., Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2018). Preschool attendance and school readiness

for children of immigrant mothers in the United States. Journal of Early Childhood Research,

16(2), 190-209.

Martinson, L.M., Chang, Y-L., Han, W-J., & Wen, J. (2018). Child overweight and obesity in Shanghai,

China: Contextualizing Chinese socioeconomic and gender differences. International Journal of

Behavioral Medicine, 25(1), 141-149.

Siegel, J., & Han, W-J. (2018). Family exposure to potentially traumatic events and Chinese children's

psychological maladjustment: A transgenerational study. Journal of Child and Family Studies,

27(2), 431-442.

*Rarick, J., *Tubbs, C., Han, W-J., & Wen, J. (2018). Relations between socioeconomic status,

subjective social status, and health in Shanghai, China. Social Science Quarterly, 99(1), 390-405.

*Zhang, L., & Han, W-J. (2017). Poverty dynamics and children’s academic trajectories in immigrant

families. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1076.

doi:10.3390/ijerph14091076

Conway, A., Han, W-J., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Waldfogel, J. (2017). First-year maternal employment and

adolescent externalizing behavior. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(8), 2237-2251.

Han, W-J., Siegel, J., & *Zhang, L. (2017). The response to rural-to-urban migration and other life

stressors in Shanghai: Effects on physical and psychological well-being among parents of young

children. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 8(3), 248-258.

Lu, Y., *Wang, J. S-H., & Han, W-J. (2017). Women's employment trajectories in the first year

following birth: Patterns, determinants, and variations by race/ethnicity and nativity.

Demography, 54, 93-118. Nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in

Work-Family Research.

Gong, X., Xu, D., & Han, W-J. (2016). The effects of preschool attendance on adolescent outcomes in

rural China. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 37, 140-152.

Chen, L., & Han, W-J. (2016). Front-runner of community-based elder care in China. Journal of Aging

& Social Policy, 28(4), 292-307.

Han, W-J., & Shibusawa, T. (2015). Trajectory of physical health, cognitive function, and psychological

well-being among Chinese elderly. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 60(1), 168-177. The

winner of the 2013 Nobuo Maeda International Research Award for the American Public

Health Association.

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*Gong , X., *Xu, D., & Han, W-J. (2015). Household income and preschool attendance in China. Child

Development, 86(1), 194-208.

Huerta, M. C., Adema, W., Baxter, J., Han, W-J., Lausten, M., Lee, R., & Waldfogel, J. (2014). Fathers'

leave and fathers' involvement: Evidence from four OECD countries. European Journal of Social

Security, 16(4), 308-346.

Johnson, A., Han, W-J., Ruhm, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2014). Child care subsidies and the school readiness

of children of immigrants. Child Development, 85(6), 2140-2150.

*Lee, R., Zhai, F., Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2014). Is participation in Head Start

associated with less maternal spanking for boys and girls? Children and Youth Services Review,

46, 55-63.

*Lee, R., Zhai, F., Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2014). Head start participation and

school readiness: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort.

Developmental Psychology, 50(1), 202-215.

Han, W-J. (2014). The role of family SES and language background in shaping the well-being of children

of Asian origin in the context of school mobility. Race and Social Problems, 6(1), 85-101.

Li, J., Johnson, S.E., Han, W-J., Kendall, G., Strazdins, L., Dockery, A., & Andrews, S. (2014). Parent's

shift work and children's wellbeing: A critical review of the literature. Journal of Primary

Prevention, 35(1), 53-75.

*Lee, R., Zhai, F., Han, W-J., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Waldfogel, J. (2013). Head Start and children's

nutrition, weight, and health care receipt. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28, 723-733.

Han, W-J., Huang, C-C., & *Williams, M.K. (2013). The role of parental work schedule in CPS

involvement. Children and Youth Services Review, 35, 837-847.

*Fox, L., Han, W-J., Ruhm, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2013). Time for children: Trends in the employment of

parents, 1967–2009. Demography, 50(1), 25-49.

Li, Y., Han, W-J., & Huang, C-C. (2012). Development of Social Work Education in China:

Background, Current Status and Prospect. Journal of Social Work Education, 48(4), 635-653.

Selected as the Lead Article for the Fall 2012 Special Issue on Globalization in Social Work

Education.

Miller, D., Waldfogel, J., & Han, W-J. (2012). Family meals and child academic and behavioral

outcomes. Child Development, 83(6), 2104-2120.

Han, W-J., *Lee, R., & Waldfogel, J. (2012). School readiness among children of immigrants in the US:

Evidence from a large national birth cohort study. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(4),

771-782.

Esping-Andersen, G., Garfinkel, I., Han, W-J., Magnuson, K., Wagner, S., & Waldfogel, J. (2012). Child

care and school performance in Denmark and the United States. Children and Youth Services

Review, 34(3), 576-589.

Han, W-J. (2012). Bilingualism and academic achievement. Child Development, 83(1), 300-321.

Received the 2014 Society for Social Work and Research Excellence in Research Award.

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Han, W-J., & *Fox, L. (2011). Parental work schedules and children’s later cognitive achievement.

Journal of Marriage and Family, 73(5), 962-980.

Han, K-Q., Huang C-C., & Han, W-J. (2011). Social mobility of migrant peasant workers in China.

Sociology Mind, 1(4), 206-211.

Washbrook, E., Ruhm, C., Waldfogel, J., & Han, W-J. (2011). Public policies, women’s employment

after childbirth, and child well-being. BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 11(1), article

43. (DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2938) (Available at:

http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/vol11/iss1/art43)

Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2010). First-year maternal employment and child

development in the first seven years. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child

Development (SRCD), 75(2), 1-147.

Han, W-J., *Miller, D. P., & Waldfogel, J. (2010). Parental work schedules and adolescents’ risky

behaviors. Developmental Psychology, 46(5), 1245-1267.

Feng, Y. J., & Han, W-J. (2010). Maternity leave in Taiwan. Family Relations, 59, 297-312.

Han, W-J. (2010). Bilingualism and Socioemotional Well-Being. Children and Youth Services Review,

32(5), 720-731.

Han, W-J., & Huang, C-C. (2010). The Forgotten Treasure: Bilingualism and Children’s Emotional and

Behavioral Health. American Journal of Public Health, 100(5), 831-838.

Han, W-J., & Bridglall, B. L. (2009). Assessing school supports for ELL students using ECLS-K. Early

Childhood Research Quarterly, 24, 445-462.

Han, W-J., & *Miller, D. P. (2009). Parental work schedules and adolescent depression. Health

Sociology Review, 18(1), 37-50.

Han, W-J., Ruhm, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2009). Parental leave policies and parents’ employment and

leave-taking. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 28(1), 29-54.

Daniel, S. S., Grzywacz, J. G., Leerkes, E., Tucker, J., & Han, W-J. (2009). Nonstandard maternal work

schedules during infancy: Implications for children’s early behavior problems. Infant Behavior

and Development, 32, 195-207.

Han, W-J. (2008). The academic trajectories of children of immigrants and their school environments.

Developmental Psychology, 44(6), 1572-1590.

Han, W-J., Ruhm, C., Waldfogel, J., & Washbrook, E. (2008, June). The timing of mothers’ employment

after childbirth. Monthly Labor Review, 15-27. Selected as the best article of 2008 written by

authors from outside of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the BLS MLR.

Han, W-J. (2008). Adolescents of New York City immigrant families. Children and Youth Services

Review, 30(10), 1144-1158.

*Miller, D., & Han, W-J. (2008). Maternal nonstandard work schedules and adolescent overweight.

American Journal of Public Health, 98(8), 1495-1502.

Han, W-J. (2008). Shift work and child behavioral outcomes. Work, Employment, & Society, 22(1), 67-

87.

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Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2007). Parental work schedules, family process, and early adolescents’ risky

behavior. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 1249-1266.

Huang, C-C., & Han, W-J. (2007). Child support enforcement and sexual activity of male adolescents.

Journal of Marriage and Family, 69(3), 763-777.

Han, W-J. (2006). Academic achievements of children in immigrant families. Educational Research and

Reviews, 1(8), 286-318.

Han, W-J. (2006). Maternal work schedules and child outcomes: Evidence from the National Survey of

American Families. Children and Youth Services Review, 28(9), 1039-1059.

Han, W-J. (2005). Maternal nonstandard work schedules and child cognitive outcomes. Child

Development, 76(1), 137-154.

Hill, J., Waldfogel, J., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Han, W-J. (2005). Maternal employment and child

development: A fresh look using newer methods. Developmental Psychology, 41(6), 833-850.

Han, W-J. (2004). Nonstandard work schedules and child care choices: Evidence from the NICHD Study

of Early Child Care. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 231-256.

Han, W-J., Leventhal, T., & Linver, M. R. (2004). The Home Observation for Measurement of the

Environment (HOME) in middle childhood: A study of three large-scale datasets. Parenting:

Science and Practice, 4(2 & 3), 189-210.

Fuligni, A. S., Han, W-J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2004). The Infant-Toddler HOME in the second and third

years of life. Parenting: Science and Practice, 4(2 & 3), 139-159.

Huang, C-C., & Han, W-J. (2004). Perceptions of child support and sexual activity of adolescent males.

Journal of Adolescence, 27(6), 731-738.

Huang, C-C., Han, W-J., & Garfinkel, I. (2003). Child support enforcement, joint custody, and parental

involvement. Social Service Review, 77(2), 255-278.

Han, W-J., Huang, C-C., & Garfinkel, I. (2003). The importance of family structure and family income

on family’s educational expenditure and children’s college attendance: Empirical evidence from

Taiwan. Journal of Family Issues, 24(6), 753-786.

Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2003). Parental leave: The impact of recent legislation on parents’ leave-

taking. Demography, 40(1), 191-200. Nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for

Excellence in Work-Family Research.

Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2002). Maternal employment and child cognitive

outcomes in the first three years of life: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care. Child

Development, 73(4), 1052-1072. Received the Award for Best Scholarly Contribution,

Society for Social Work Research, 2003.

Waldfogel, J., Han, W-J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2002). The effects of early maternal employment on child

cognitive development. Demography, 39(2), 369-392. Selected as one of the top 20 for the

Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research.

Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2001). Child care costs and women’s employment: A comparison of single

and married mothers with pre-school age children. Social Science Quarterly, 82(3), 552-568.

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Han, W-J., & Huang, C-C. (2001). College attendance and education expenditure in Taiwan: Does

family structure or income matter? Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 5(1), 55-98.

Han, W-J., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2001). The effects of early maternal employment on later

cognitive and behavioral outcomes. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63(2), 336-354.

Meyers, M.K., Han, W-J., Waldfogel, J., & Garfinkel, I. (2001). Child care in the wake of welfare

reform: The impact of government subsidies on the economic well-being of single-mother

families. Social Service Review, 75(1), 29-59.

Han, W-J. (2000). Child care choices among families with preschool-aged children in Taiwan. NTU

Social Work Review, 3, 69-110.

Han, W-J. (2000). Child care usage and expenditures in Taiwan: Evidence from the 1991-1997 Family

Income and Expenditure Survey. Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 4(1), 5-43.

Huang, C-C., Han, W-J., & Garfinkel, I. (2000). Family’s resource allocation in Taiwan: Does family

structure matter? NTU Social Work Review, 3, 37-68.

Huang, C-C., Garfinkel, I., & Han, W-J. (2000). The contributing factors to divorced and separate

mothers in Taiwan: A test of economic independence hypothesis. Journal of Social Policy and

Social Work, 4(1), 45-76.

BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Gable, S., Han, W-J., & *Wang, X. (2019). China: leave and population policies. In P. Ross, A-Z

Duvander, & A. Koslowski (Eds.), Parental leave and beyond: Recent international

developments, current issues and future directions (pp. 111-128). Bristol, UK: Policy Press.

Han, W-J., Hetzner, N. P., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2019). Employment and parenting. In M. H. Bornstein

(Ed.), Handbook of parenting (3rd ed), Vol 4: Social conditions and applied parenting (pp. 274-

300). New York: Rutledge.

Han, W-J. (2018). Employment. Invited entry. In M. H. Bornstein (ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of

Lifespan Human Development (pp. 746-747). The SAGE Publications, Inc.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.n279

Han, X., Guo, J., & Han, W-J. (2016). The development and current status of the Social Work profession

in China. In E.M.P. Schott & E.L. Weiss (eds), Transformative social work practice (pp. 485-

499). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Han, W-J. (December 2015). The Social Work void. The Journal of American Chamber of Commerce in

Shanghai, December, 22-23. https://www.amcham-shanghai.org/sites/default/files/2017-

02/December%20issue%202015.pdf

Huerta, M. C., Adema, W., Baxter, J., Lausten, M., Han, W-J., Lee, R., & Waldfogel, J. (2012). Fathers'

leave, fathers' involvement and child development: Are they related? Evidence from four OECD

countries. OECD Social, Employment, and Migration Working Papers No. 140. Paris, France:

OECD. Available at http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/fathers-leave-

fathers-involvement-and-child-development_5k4dlw9w6czq-en

Han, W-J. (2012). Bilingualism and academic achievement: Does generation status make a difference? In

C. Garcia Coll & A. Marks (Eds.), The Immigrant Paradox in Children and Adolescents: Is

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Becoming American a Developmental Risk? (pp. 161-184). New York, NY: American

Psychological Association.

Huerta, M., Baxter, J., Corak, M., Gray, M., Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2011). Early maternal

employment and child cognitive outcomes: Evidence from five OECD countries. OECD Social,

Employment, and Migration Working Papers No. 118. Paris, France: OECD. Available at

http://search.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocumentpdf/?cote=DELSA/ELSA/WD/SEM(20

11)3&docLanguage=En

Han, W-J. (2009). Maternal employment. In D. Carr (Ed.), Childhood and adolescence, Vol. 1 (pp.283-

287). Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA.

Han, W-J., Ruhm, C., Waldfogel, J., & Washbrook, E. (2009). Public policies and women’s

employment after childbirth. NBER Working Paper No. 14660.

Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2009). Parental employment and child development: Variation by child,

family, and job characteristics. In R. Crane & J. Hill (Eds.), Handbook of Families and Work:

Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Han, W-J. (2007). Nonstandard work schedules and work-family issues. Invited entry, peer-reviewed, for

Sloan Work and Family Research Network Encyclopedia (https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/wfrn-

repo/object/ka31ku34uo48bp1g)

Mincy, R.B., Lewis, Jr., C.E., & Han, W-J. (2006). Left behind: Less-educated young black men in the

economic boom of the 1990s. In R.B. Mincy (ed.), Black Males Left Behind (pp. 1-10).

Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW(* denotes student author)

Han, W-J., *Zhang, L. (2019). Precarious parental employment conditions and family poverty experience

in the first six years of a child’s life.

Han, W-J., *Whetung, T., & Mao, X. (2018). One roof, three generations: Grandparental co-residence

and child outcomes in China. Revise and Resubmit.

Mao, X., & Han, W-J. (2018). Social support and subjective well-being among Chinese older adults.

*Zhang, L., & Han, W-J. (2018). Poverty dynamics and children’s socioemotional trajectories during the

first nine years of schooling. Revise and Resubmit.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION (* denotes student author)

Li, Y., Han, W-J., *Whetung, T. (2019). Grandparental co-residence and elders’ subjective well-being in

China.

Gracia, P., Han, W-J., & Li, J. (2019). Time poor and income poor: Parental work across 29 European

countries from 2005-2015.

*Zhang, L., & Han, W-J. (2019). Immigration, poverty, and children’s socioemotional trajectories.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Over the Past 10 Years;* denotes student

author)

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Han, W-J., & *Zhang, L. (2019). The association between parental work and family poverty experience in

the first six years of a child’s life. Paper prepared to be presented at the Annual conference of the

Population Association of America (PAA), Austin, Texas, April 10-13.

*Zhang, L., & Han, W-J. (2019). Multidimensional poverty and children’s socioemotional trajectories.

Poster presented at the biennial conference of SRCD, Baltimore, MD, March 21-23. Receiving

SECC Poster Competition Inaugural Award.

*Zhang, L., & Han, W-J. (2019). Multi-dimensional poverty and child socioemotional trajectories: A

Latent Class Analysis. Presented at the 2019 Annual conference of the Society for Social Work

and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA, January 16-20.

Han, W-J., Gracia, P., & Li, J. (2018). Time poor and income poor: Parental work across 29 European

countries from 2005-2015. Presented at the European Society on Family Relations (ESFR)

Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal, September 5-8.

Han, W-J. (2018). Poverty dynamics and children’s socioemotional trajectories. Presented at the

Childhood and Materiality - VIII Conference on Childhood Studies, University of Jyväskylä,

Finland, May 7-9; at the SWSD 2018 Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, July 4-7.

Han, W-J., & *Zhang, L. (2017). Poverty dynamics and children’s socioemotional trajectories in

immigrant families. Paper presented at the Annual conference of American Public Health

Association, Atlanta, GA, November 4-8.

Han, W-J. (2017). Grandparental co-residence and children’s well-being in contemporary China. Paper

presented at the 2017 Annual conference of East Asian Social Policy, Nagoya, Japan, August 2-4.

Han, W-J., & Shibusawa, T. (2017). Grandparental co-residence and children’s well-being in

contemporary China. Paper presented at the 2017 Annual conference of the Society for Social

Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA, January 12-15.

Martinson, L. M., *Chang, Y-L., Han, W-J., & Wen, J. (2017). Disparities in access to healthcare:

Children in Shanghai, China. Paper presented at the 2017 Annual conference of the Society for

Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA, January 12-15.

Han, W-J. (2016). Parental work schedules and child well-being: First look using 2014 Child Well-Being

Study in Shanghai, China. Paper presented at the 5th CIFA Regional Symposium 2016. Seoul,

South Korea, November 3-5.

Han, W-J., & Shibusawa, T. (2016). Grandparental co-residence and children’s well-being in

contemporary China. Paper presented at the 5th CIFA Regional Symposium 2016. Seoul, South

Korea, November 3-5.

Han, W-J., & Siegel, J. (2016). Parenting and child wellbeing in trauma-exposed families in China. Paper

presented at the Third ISA Forum on Sociology, Vienna, Austria, July 10-14.

Han, W-J., & Siegel, J. (2016). Parenting and child wellbeing in trauma-exposed families in China. Paper

presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development

(SWSD), Seoul, South Korea, June 27-30.

Han, W-J., Martinson, M., *Chang, Y-L., & Wen, J. (2016). Social determinants of child obesity in

Shanghai, China: Comparing Chinese and US disparity patterns. Paper presented at the Joint

World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development (SWSD), Seoul, South

Korea, June 27-30.

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Siegel, J., & Han, W-J. (2016). Parenting and child wellbeing in trauma-exposed families in China. Paper

presented at the 2016 Annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR),

Washington D.C., January 13-17.

Martinson, M., Chang, Y-L., Han, W-J., & Wen, J. (2016). Social determinants of child obesity in

Shanghai, China: Comparing Chinese and US disparity patterns. Paper presented at the 2016

Annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington D.C.,

January 13-17.

Martinson, L.M., *Chang, Y-L., Han, W-J., & Wen, J. (2015). Social determinants of child overweight

and obesity in Shanghai, China: Understanding Chinese disparities. Paper presented at the 2015

Fall Research conference of APPAM, Miami, FL, November 12-14.

Martinson, L.M., *Chang, Y-L., Han, W-J., & Wen, J. (2015). Social determinants of child overweight

and obesity in Shanghai, China: Understanding Chinese disparities. Paper presented at the

Lancet-CAMS Health Summit, Beijing, October 30-31. [CAMS: The China Academy of Medical

Sciences]

Han, W-J. (2015). Parental work schedules and child well-being: First look using 2014 Child Well-Being

Study in Shanghai, China. Paper presented at the International Conference of International

Commission on Couple and Family Relations (ICCFR): Changing times: Impacts of time on

family life.” Berlin, Germany, June 22-24.

Han, W-J. (2015). 2014 Child Well-Being Study in Shanghai, China. Invited Plenary Speaker on Research

on Human Development and Application in China, Penn’s Graduate School of Education in

celebration of its centennial and the opening of the Penn-Wharton China Center in Beijing.

Beijing, June 6.

Han, W-J. (2015). Parental employment and the implications to family-friendly policy. Invited Keynote

Speaker at the 2015 Annual Conference of Association of Social Welfare in Taiwan, Taipei,

Taiwan, May 15-16.

Cherng, H-Y., & Han, W-J. (2015). Teacher relationships with urban and rural migrant youth in China.

Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education

Society (CIES), Washington, D.C., March 8-13.

*Rarick, J., Han, W-J., & Wen, J. (2015). Socioeconomic status, subjective social status, and parenting

practices in Shanghai, China. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for

Research in Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA, March 19-21.

*Gong, X., *Di, X., & Han, W-J. (2015). Is preschool attendance important to children's well-being in

rural China? Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child

Development (SRCD), March 19-21, Philadelphia, PA. and at the Annual Conference of

Population Association of America (PAA), , San Diego, CA, April 30-May 2.

Lee, R., Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J., Waldfogel, J., & Zhai, F. (2015). Comparing Head Start to other

care arrangements in three contemporary datasets. Paper presented at the 2015 SRCD Biennial

Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 19-21.

Han, W-J. (2014). 2014 Child Well-Being Study in China. Paper presented at the 4th annual conference of

Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asian Region. Shanghai, China, November 13-15.

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Han, W-J. (2014). Poverty and Inequality in China: 2014 Child Well-Being Study. Invited presentation at

University of Washington West Coast Poverty Center, Seattle, WA, November 3.

Han, W-J., & Shibusawa, T. (2013). Trajectory of physical health, cognitive function, and psychological

well-being among Chinese elderly. Paper presented at the 141st Annual Meeting of American

Public Health Association (APHA), Boston, November 2-6.

Han, W-J., & Shibusawa, T. (2013). Trajectory of physical health, cognitive function, and psychological

well-being among Chinese elderly. Paper presented at the 10th East-Asian Social Policy

Association (EASP) Conference, Beijing, China, July 11-12.

Han, W-J. (2013). The interplay between family and school environments in shaping learning trajectories

of children of immigrants. Paper presented at the 2013 SRCD Biennial Meeting, Seattle,

Washington, April 18-20.

Han, W-J., Huang, C-C., & *Williams, M.K. (2012). The role of parental work schedules in CPS

involvement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association,

San Francisco, CA, October 27-31.

*Lee, R., Zhai, F., Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W-J., & Waldfogel, J. (2012). Head Start and Children's School

Readiness: Evidence from a large national birth cohort study. Paper presented at the 2012

Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), Washington, DC, January

12-15.

Han, W-J., *Lee, R., & Waldfogel, J. (2011). School readiness among children of immigrants in the US:

Evidence from a large national birth cohort study. Paper presented at the 2011 Annual

Conference of Population Association of America (PAA), Washington, DC, March 31-April 2.

Han, W-J. (2011). Children’s school readiness in immigrant families. Paper presented at the 2011 Annual

Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS), Philadelphia, PA, February 24-27.

Han, W-J., & *Fox, L. E. (2011). Children’s academic trajectories in the context of parental work

schedules. Paper will be presented at the 2011 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work

Research (SSWR), Tampa, FL, January 12-16.

Han, W-J. (2010). Parental work schedules and child’s academic trajectories. Paper presented at the

2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda, Hong

Kong, June 10-14.

*Fox, L. E., Han, W-J., Ruhm, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2010). Time for children? The declining availability

of parents, 1979–2008. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Population Association of

America (PAA), Dallas, TX, April 15-17.

Han, W-J., & *Fox, L. E. (2009). Parental work schedules and children’s academic trajectories. Paper

presented at the Annual Meeting of Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management

(APPAM), Washington, DC, November 5-7.

Han, W-J. (2009). Assessing school support for ELL students. Paper presented at the biennial Conference

of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Denver, CO, April 2-4.

Han, W-J. (2009). Bilingualism and academic trajectories. Invited presentation at the paper symposium

“Educational Achievement of Immigrant Children” at the biennial Conference of the Society for

Research on Child Development (SRCD), Denver, CO, April 2-4.

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Han, W-J. (2009, March). Bilingualism and academic trajectories. Invited presentation at the “Immigrant

Paradox in Education and Behavior: Is Becoming American a Developmental Risk.” A national

conference on children & adolescents from immigrant families. Brown University, Providence,

RI.

Han, W-J. (2008). Bilingualism and academic trajectories. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of

Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Los Angeles, CA, November

6-8.

Han, W-J., *Miller, D. P., & Waldfogel, J. (2008). Parental work schedules and adolescents’ risky

behaviors. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Population Association of America. New

Orleans, LA, April 17-19.

*Miller, D. P., & Han, W-J., (2008). Maternal nonstandard work schedules and adolescent overweight.

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Population Association of America. New Orleans, LA,

April 17-19.

Han, W-J., Ruhm, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2008). Parental leave policies and parents’ employment and

leave-taking. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Population Association of America. New

Orleans, LA, April 17-19.

Han, W-J. (2007). The academic trajectories of children of immigrants and their school environments.

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Hawaii International Conferences on Social Sciences,

Honolulu, HI, May 30-June 2.

SELECTED GRANTS

10/1/2018 – 9/30/2019 Principal Investigator, “Cross-National Comparative Study of Unstable and

Unpredictable Parental Work and Child Well-Being,” NYU Silver School of Social

Work Upstream Prevention Research Seed Fund, $24,580.

6/1/2017 – 7/31/2019 Co-Investigator, “Twin-City Study of Child Well-Being,” Children and Family

Research Center, National Taiwan University. PI: Dr. Joyce Yen Feng, US$300,000.

6/1/2017 – 11/30/2018 Principal Investigator, “Cross-National Comparative Study of Parental Work

Schedule and Child Well-Being,” NYU Provost Challenge Grant, $12,000.

9/1/2013 – 8/31/2016 Principal Investigator, “Child Well-Being Study in China”, NYU Shanghai,

$600,000.

9/1/2012 – 8/31/2013 Principal Investigator, “Double Advantage or Double Disadvantage? Bilingual,

Family SES, and Race/Ethnicity in Shaping Social and Emotional Development

Trajectories for Children of Immigrants”, NYU Silver McSilver Institute for Poverty

Policy and Research, $12,000.

7/1/2006 – 6/30/2011 Co-Principal Investigator, “Work-Family Policies and Child and Family Well-

Being,” R01 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human

Development, $1.4 million (PI Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University, and Co-PI

Christopher Ruhm, University of North Carolina-Greensboro).

Administrative supplement of $35,305 awarded for September 2009-September

2010 through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

3/1/2008 – 2/28/2009 Principal Investigator, “Bilingualism and Academic and Social Development,”

PK-3 Initiative Research Grant from the Foundation for Child Development,

$30,286.

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7/1/2003 – 6/30/2006 Principal Investigator, “Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Outcomes of Children of

Immigrants,” the Young Scholars Program of the Foundation for Child

Development, $150,000.

1/1/2003 – 6/30/2004 Principal Investigator, “Work Schedules and Child Outcomes,” Smith Richardson

Foundation Domestic Public Policy Research Fellowships Program, $60,000.

7/1/2001 – 6/30/2002 Principal Investigator, “Work Schedule and Child Care Use of Low-Income and

Welfare Families,” the NSAF Small Research Grant Program, Association for

Public Policy Analysis and Management, $20,000.

AWARDS/HONORS

2016 Awarded Outstanding Reviewer by the Children and Youth Services Review

2015 - 2017 NYU Society of Fellows (chosen for their distinguished research, collegiality, and

intellectual breadth)

2014 Recipient of the Society for Social Work and Research Excellence in Research

Award for the article entitled "Bilingualism and academic achievement" published in

the Child Development, 2012.

2013 Winner of the APHA Nobuo Maeda International Research Award (Aging and

Public Health Section) for article on “Trajectory of Physical Health, Cognitive

Status, and Psychological Well-Being Among Chinese Elderly”

2010 Awarded Outstanding Reviewer by the American Educational Research Journal

2010 – 2012 Member of the Peer Review College of the Danish Council for Strategic Research

2007 Awarded Diversity Research Fellow, Columbia University

2006 Awarded Outstanding Reviewer by the Journal of Marriage and Family

2003 Recipient of the Society for Social Work Research Best Scholarly Contribution

Award for the article entitled “Maternal employment and child cognitive outcomes

in the first three years of life: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care” co-authored

with Jane Waldfogel and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, published in the Child Development,

2002.

2002 Commission Work by the Family and Work Policies Committee of the National

Research Council/Institute of Medicine's Board on Children, Youth, and Families to

write a paper on “Work Schedules, Child Care, and Child Outcomes: Evidence from

NICHD Study of Early Child Care”.

1997 – 1998 Public Policy Consortium Fellowship, Columbia University.

Awarded for outstanding academic achievement.

1996 – 1997 Teaching Fellowship, Columbia University School of Social Work.

1988 & 1989 Dr. Lung Kwan-Hai Memorial Scholarship, National Taiwan University. Awarded

twice for highest academic achievement.

1989 University Academic Excellence Award, National Taiwan University.

Awarded for outstanding academic achievement.

ACADEMIC SERVICES (New York University)

University Committees:

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2019 Member, Clinical Assistant Professor Search Committee, Department of Applied

Psychology, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human

Development

2018 - 2020 University Faculty Committee on Global Network

2014 - 2015 Member, NYU Shanghai Psychology Search Committee

Oct 2012 - Dec 2013 University Space Priorities Working Group

Spring 2013 Global Institute of Public Health Doctoral Degree Curriculum Working Group

School Committees:

2012 - 2015 Chair, Policy Curriculum

2012 - 2014 Member, Executive Committee (Chair, 2012-2013)

2012 - 2014/2016-2018 Member, Faculty Promotion, Reappointment, and Tenure Committee

2012 - 2014 Member, Search Committee

2012 - 2014 Member, Committee on Academic Integrity (CAI)

2012 - 2013 Chair, Grievance Committee

ACADEMIC SERVICES (Inter-University)

Spring 2016 Defense Committee Member, NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study for NYU

undergraduate student Hannah Dehradunwala

2015-2017 Advisor, NYUSH Undergraduate Honor Thesis for Ramen Chen

Fall 2014 Chair, Dissertation Committee for Zhenzhen Yi, a joint Ph.D. program by East China

Normal University and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (French:

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2019 Member, International Kanter Award Committee for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award

for Excellence in Work-Family Research

2018-present Member, Board of Directors, Group for Advancement of Doctoral Education (GADE)

Chair, Award Subcommittee, GADE

Chair, Marketing/Website Subcommittee, GADE

2017-present Chair, Award Subcommittee on Nobu Maeda International Research Award, American

Public Health Association

2016-present Member, Board of Directors, Family Process Institute

2017 Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Poverty and Child Well-Being”, International Journal

of Environmental Research and Public Health

(http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/poverty_child_wellbeing)

2012-2013 Co-Chair, DHHS Maternal and Child Health Bureau Community of Practice (CoP)

2013 Advisory Committee member, The State of Asian American Children Study, Asian

American Federation

2008-2013

2005-present

2019-

2014-present

Editorial Board Member

Developmental Psychology

Journal of Marriage and Family

Parenting: Science and Practice

Social Service Review

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2010 Member of the Peer Review College of the Danish Council for Strategic Research

(2010) (http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-strategic-

research/on-the-peer-review-college/the-peer-review-college-1)

Referee: American Journal of Community Psychology; American Journal of Educational Research;

American Journal of Public Health; Asian American Journal of Psychology; Child

Development; Children and Youth Services Review; Community, Work, & Family;

Demography; Early Childhood Research Quarterly; Eastern Economic Journal; Family

Relations; International Journal of Behavioral Development; Journal of Child and Family

Study; Journal of Family Issues; Journal of Public Policy Analysis and Management (JPPAM);

Journal of Research on Adolescence; Maternal and Child Health Journal; Parenting; Social

Forces; Social Science Quarterly; Social Service Review; Sociology of Education; Sociological

Focus; and Sociological Inquiry.

Ad Hoc Reviewer: American Public Health Association A&PH Nobuo Maeda International Research

Award (2013-2016); National Science Foundation (NSF), Research Grants Council of

Hong Kong, Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), SSWR Doctoral Dissertation

Award Committee (2006-2013), Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD),

Florida 21st CCLC 2011-12 RFP Peer Review Panel, National Council for Family

Relations (NCFR) National Healthy Marriage Resource Center.

Selected as one of the Work-Family Leaders: Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston

College (http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/leaders_entry.php?id=2721&area=academics)

MEMBERSHIPS

American Public Health Association (APHA)

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)

Population Association of America (PAA)

Society for Social Work Research (SSWR)

Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD)