Happy Friday! 

Four members of our community will be honored:

Have a great weekend! 

Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for the at-large-member position on the AAAFSC executive board. See details here.  

The election will be conducted shortly after the break, so please send your nominations or self-nominations to Shuyan Sun (suns@umbc.edu) by Friday 3/17. 

If you are interested in reading the book Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, please request a free copy by Friday 3/31.  

Submit your request here. 

We have taken photos of our prior events and plan to share them with our community at the end of this year. If you don't want to be included in these photos, please feel free to let Shuyan (suns@umbc.edu) know.  Thank you!

We need a new leader for our growing AAAFSC community!

This semester we will elect a member-at-large on the executive board, who will serve from Fall 2023 to Spring 2026. Our policy documents can be found here. 

You may nominate yourself or a colleague who is committed to making our group bigger and stronger. Nominating candidates is a valuable service to our community and your thoughtful participation in this process is greatly appreciated.

Current executive board leaders: 

Shuyan Sun, Chair, (Fall 2022-Spring 2025)

Emily Yoon, Vice Chair (Spring 2022-Fall 2024)

Marissa Clayton, Secretary (Fall 2022-Spring 2025)

Christopher Tong, Member-At-Large (Spring 2021-Spring 2023)

Sharon Tran, Member-At-Large (Fall 2022-Spring 2025)

Liang Zhu, Member-At-Large (Spring 2022-Fall 2024)

Anupam Joshi celebrates with colleagues at an event for UMBC faculty named fellows of professional societies. (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC)

Dr. Cheah’s academic career has been marked by groundbreaking scholarship that has garnered national and international reputation. She is an internationally recognized leader in cultural and developmental science. Her research focuses on individual, familial, and culture factors and processes that influence the development and wellbeing of diverse populations. In the last three years, her work has been at the forefront of including the voices and perspectives of Asian communities into the broader racial discourse, as well as how to strengthen cross-racial coalitions to address racial and health inequities. 

The impact of Dr. Cheah’s research is profound at many levels. Within the field of cultural and developmental science, her work significantly increases the visibility of Asian American communities, broadens our understanding of how racism affects the wellbeing of Asian children and families, and has been shaping the direction of future research on racism and health inequities. At the policy level, Dr. Cheah’s research has been used by organizations and the federal government to guide their recommendations and policies. For the general public, Dr. Cheah’s work has been shaping the national discourse on anti-Asian racism and what we can do to promote racial justice, diversity, and inclusion. Between March 2020 and April 2020, she was interviewed by the media 27 times, including highly influential outlets such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Science Magazine, and NPR Science Friday. Such an unparalleled level of media attention establishes Dr. Cheah as a scholar for the public good.

Given her contribution to science and the phenomenal impact of her work, Dr. Cheah was elected as the president for the Society for Research on Adolescence in March 2022. She is the first Asian woman to lead a major international research association in developmental science. In this role, she will continue to use her scholarship to lead and shape scientific and public discourse on youth and adolescence globally, and to guide parenting, schooling, programs, and policies.  

Congratulations again, Charissa! We are so proud of you! 

Cheah at the Critical Conversation on “The Future of Science on Racism: A Conversation with the Experts” at the 2022 American Psychological Association Convention.

Cheah and current members of the Culture, Child, and Adolescent Development Laboratory

When:  Monday 3/13, 10:00-10:30am

Where: Webex 

Please attend even if you are only available for part of it. Feel free to reach out to Shuyan (suns@umbc.edu) if you have any questions. Have a great weekend! 

Full schedule: https://president.umbc.edu/bold-events/