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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: [email protected]
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)