Dr. Yang is an associate professor of school psychology in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Yang’s research interests focus on understanding how school members interact with their ecological contexts to find their resilience individually and collectively when facing risks and adversities, such as bullying, teacher-targeted violence, teacher burnout, and mental health challenges. Prior to working in higher education, she worked as a school psychologist in the district-wide Multicultural Assessment and Consultation Team in northern Colorado.
Dr. Yang’s scholarship has contributed to the fields of school psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, teacher education, international psychology, and the interdisciplinary field of school violence. Across the above fields, she has published over 70 scholarly works and given more than 80 presentations at national and international conferences. Her work has been supported by the Spencer Foundation, the William T. Foundation, and the Society of the Study of School Psychology. Dr. Yang is currently serving on the editorial boards of the School Psychology Review, School Psychology, and Journal of School Psychology.