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Dr. Yingying (Jennifer) Yang, Assistant Professor, received a PhD in developmental/cognitive psychology from the University of Alabama. Her research interests include a variety of cognitive development phenomena (such as attention, learning, memory, and problem solving with a focus in spatial processes) in typical and atypical development (such as people with intellectual or developmental disabilities). She teaches courses in statistics, research methods and developmental psychology. Dr. Yang has also been successful in attracting external funding and has published in journals such as Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and Research in Developmental Disabilities.
Research interests
Variety of cognitive development phenomena (such as attention, learning, memory, and problem solving with a focus in spatial processes) in typical and atypical development (such as people with intellectual or developmental disabilities).
Scholarly Interests
Cognitive Development in typically developing and atypically developing children and adults including people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Individual difference (e.g, gender, age, ability) in spatial cognition and visual search.
Teaching
Statistics, research methods and developmental psychology.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Wayfinding in Children: Developmental Pathways, Supporting Cognitive Processes, and Gender Differences
1/1/23 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
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Informal STEM learning: Examples from everyday spatial behaviors
Yang, Y., Conde Santiago, S., Lasc, D., Hershkovich, A. & Grove, L., 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 1117771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Effects of Different Navigational Aids on Wayfinding and Spatial Memory for Older Adults
Ai, L., Yang, Y. & Wang, Q., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychology and aging.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Visuospatial perspective taking in people with Down syndrome
Hershkovich, A., Lasc, D., Grove, L., Sullivan, D. & Yang, Y., Aug 2023, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 139, 104565.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How Well Do 5- to 7- Year-Old Children Remember the Spatial Structure of a Room?
Wang, Q., Yang, Y. & Li, W., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Cognition and Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implicit Memory in Children: Moving Beyond Developmental Invariance
Yang, Y. & Merrill, E. C., Jan 1 2022, The Development of Memory in Infancy and Childhood, Third Edition. Taylor and Francis, p. 214-237 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review