Ming-Te Wang

Professor, University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychology

Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Education

Senior Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center

Lab

http://wangresearch.pitt.edu/index.php

Research Interests

• Achievement motivation and engagement
• Risk and resilience
• Racial and gender identity development
• School/classroom climate
• Family socialization
• Social and emotional development
• STEM learning and interest development
• Behavioral problems and mental health
• Transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.

Recent Publications

Wang, M.T., Henry, D.A., Scanlon, C.L. Del Toro, J., & Voltin, S.E. (2022) Adolescent psychosocial adjustment during COVID-19: an intensive longitudinal study. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.

Wang, M.T., Binning, K.R., Del Toro, J., Qin, X., & Zepeda, C.D. (2021). Skill, thrill, and will: The role of metacognition, interest, and self-control in predicting student engagement in mathematics learning over time. Child Development, 92 (1).

Del Toro, J. & Wang, M.T. (2021). Longitudinal inter-relations between school cultural socialization and school engagement: The mediating role of school climate.Learning and Instruction, 75.

Wang, M.T., Scanlon, C.L., Hua, M., & Del Toro, J. (2021). Safely social: Promoting and sustaining adolescent engagement in social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health.

Wang, M.T., Del Toro, J., Scanlon, C.L., Schall, J., Zhang, A.L., Voltin, S.E., Belmont, A.M., & Plevniak, K.E. (2021). The roles of stress, coping, and parental support in adolescent phycological well-being in the context of COVID-19: A daily-diary study. Journal of Affective Disorders.

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