Yi Wang, MSW, PhD Candidate

Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130

TEL: (314)-277-1854; Email:

EDUCATION

12/2011 Master of Social Work

GPA: 3.85/4.0

George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University (WUSTL)

Concentration: Gerontology individualized with Children Youth and Families

06/2008 Bachelor of Arts

Graduated summa cum laude, Dean’s List

GPA 4.85/5.0 Rank: 1/72

Department of English Language, School of International Studies

Nanjing University (NJU), Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Spring 2017, MSW Research Specialization Seminar

Instructor, Fall 2016, MSW Research Specialization Seminar

Teaching Assistant, Fall 2016, Generalized Linear Modeling

SAS Lab Instructor, Spring 2015, MSW Research Seminar II

SAS Lab Instructor, Fall 2014, MSW Research Seminar I

Teaching Assistant, Spring 2014, Geriatric Interdisciplinary Teams

Teaching Assistant, Fall 2013, Social Welfare Policies & Services

Teaching Assistant, Spring 2013, Theories and Issues on Aging

Visiting student, August 2015 to February 2016, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Graduate Council Student Representative,2016-2017

Reviewer of IAGG abstract, August 2016

Reviewer of GSA abstract, March 2014, April 2016

Reviewer of Journal of Research on Aging (Manuscript ID ROA-16-007), March 2016

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, the HRS (Health and Retirement Study) Interest Group, WUSTL, MO

Supervisor: the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute of Public Health

November 2014– Present

  • Participated in the HRS interest group as a learning opportunity to get to know this U.S. longitudinal data set better
  • To explore collaboration with the group in conducting secondary data analyses using HRS

Research Assistant, Global Data and Cross-National Research Project, WUSTL, MO

Supervisor: Dr. Nancy Morrow-Howell and Dr. Timothy McBride

October 2013 – Present

  • Assisted the group in identifying and familiarizing with HRS’ sister data sets, e.g. CHARLS in China, KLoSA in Korea, SHARE in the Europe, etc.
  • Assisted a cross-national research project with rationale of conducting cross-national research, variables identification/selection from different data sets, data harmonization, and interpretation of the findings
  • Co-presented and co-authored a methods paper on conducting cross-national aging research using secondary data sets from different countries

Research Assistant, Global Aging Initiative, WUSTL, MO

Supervisor: the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute of Public Health, and the McDonnell International Academy

September 2012 – September 2013

  • Assisted Center for Aging in communicating with aging scholars from partner universities of the McDonnell International Academy
  • Assisted Center for Aging in launching Washington University’s Global Aging Initiative
  • Co-organized the Global Aging pre-conference event at the World Congress of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Seoul, Korea
  • Co-moderated a panel discussion on experiences of conducting cross-national research

Research Assistant, Productive Aging among Minority Populations Project, WUSTL, MO

Supervisor: Dr. Morrow-Howell

November 2011 – February 2012

  • Assisted Dr. Morrow-Howell in literature reviewing and co-author a book chapter for the Handbook of Aging among Minority Populations.

Research Assistant, Productive Aging Conference Project, WUSTL, MO and Peking U., China

Supervisor: Center for Social Development (CSD), Dr. Nancy Morrow-Howell, Dr. Michael Sherraden, and Dr. Ada Mui

April 2011 – Present

  • Worked as Research Assistant at CSD, edited and translated conference programs, submitted papers, presentations, and news release article; will translate and compile submitted papers for Journal of International Aging and a book in Chinese published by Peking University Press.
  • Worked as assistant in preparing and co-organizing the conference Productive Aging in China: Toward Evidenced-Based Practice and Policy in Peking University, August 2011.
  • Co-authored a paper and presentation with Dr. Morrow-Howell for the conference.

Research Assistant, Oxford Bibliography Project and CARE Project, WUSTL, MO

Supervisor: Dr. Nancy Morrow-Howell and Dr. Carolyn Baum

February 2011 – June 2011

  • Assisted Dr. Morrow-Howell in completing an article entry “Productive Engagement of Older Adults” for Oxford Bibliographies Online: Social Work.
  • Assisted Dr. Morrow-Howell in literature review about Activity Card Sort and developing activity portfolio for Collaborative Assessments to Revitalize the Elderly (CARE) in Our Community Program, Washington University School of Medicine.

Research Team Leader, English Language Education Project, NJU, China

Supervisor: Dr. Bin Cai

October 2006 – March 2007

  • Led research project “Non-intellectual Factors and College Students’ English Learning.”
  • Developed survey instrument, sampling, data collection and analysis.
  • Completed and published a paper based on the findings.

Research Assistant, Thinking in Target Language Project, Ministry of Education, China

Supervisor: Dr. JiabaoXue

August 2004 – Feburary 2005

  • Performed literature review, translation, data entry, and proofreading.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Social Work Intern, The Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, School of Medicine, WUSTL, MO

September 2011 - December 2011 (22 hours a week, 12 weeks)

  • Provided social services to Memory and Aging Project participants and their families. Tasks included making 6-month follow-up calls, designing informational packet, leading site visits to community services, observing clinical assessment, completing support group facilitator training, and attending research seminars and lectures.
  • Co-facilitated Kirkwood Parkinson Support Group. Tasks included presentations, survey design, data collection, phone interviews, program development, and contribution to American Parkinson’s Disease Association Newsletter.

Social Work Intern, St. Louis Chinese Christian Community Service Center, St. Louis, MO

January 2011 - April 2011 (8 hours, 15 weeks)

  • Conducted evaluation of the transportation services provided by the agency. Task included literature review, study design, sampling, survey design, quantitative and qualitative data collection and data analysis, and a complete report.
  • Moderated focus group and conducted transcript translation and coding for a research project sponsored by St. Louis University.

Social Work Intern, International Institute, St. Louis, MO

January 2010 - May 2010 (16 hours a week, 15 weeks)

  • Developed and administered a study project called “Needs Assessment of St. Louis Chinese Immigrant Community.” Tasks included literature review, study design, cross-cultural analysis, survey design, interview questionnaire design, data collection, data analysis, outreach strategies recommendation and a complete project report.
  • Observed and shadowed social workers’ case management with refugee and immigrant clients.

Social Work Intern, Discovering Options, St. Louis, MO

September 2009 - January 2010 (20 hours a week, 18 weeks)

  • Provided services to at-risk children. Task included after school program facilitation, home visits, school visits, student support sessions, and mentoring program assistant.
  • Volunteered as a mentor to a girl client for 12 weeks.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Volunteer, St. Louis Chinese Christian Community Service Center, St. Louis, MO

September 2010 – December 2010 (15 hours a week, 12 weeks)

  • Provided services to senior program clients. Tasks included in-take assessment, workshop facilitator, English language class teaching assistant, field trip co-leader, Chinese Community Health Fair volunteer, and annual fundraising dinner co-organizer and performer.

Volunteer, Qiqiao Elementary School for Children of Migrant Workers, Nanjing, China

Summers of 2006, 2007, and 2008 (24 hours a week, 16 weeks)

  • Provided academic and psychosocial support to at-risk children as a mentor and volunteer teacher in Mathematics, English, and Music.
  • Recruited volunteers and organized fundraising events for migrant workers families at NJU.

Volunteer, Jiangning Senior Home, Nanjing, China

Spring and Fall of 2006 (8 hours a week, 12 weeks)

  • Provided services for older adults in the independent living unit.
  • Organized group activities, recruited volunteers for the facility, and invited medical doctors to give health care talk.

Volunteer, Children’s Social Welfare Agency, Yangzhou, China

Summer 2004, Winters of 2005, 2006 and 2007 (24 hours a week, 18 weeks)

  • Provided individual care and support group intervention to children who are orphans and/or disabled.
  • Shadowed physical therapists’ treatment sessions.
  • Served as an adoption specialist assistant at the Adoption Office.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Committee member, International Festival, Brown School of Social Work, WUSTL, MO

March 2009 and March 2010

  • Co-organized ’09 and ’10annual International Festivals at the Brown School.
  • In charge of international food exhibition and tasting; and Chinese culture exhibition booth.

Committee member, Chinese Culture Day Working Committee

2009- 2010

  • Co-organized ’09 and ’10Chinese Culture Days.
  • Served as community services liaison assistant, in charge of communication with community agencies and cultural associations.

Editor-in-Chief, School of International Studies, NJU, China

October 2005 - October 2006

  • Prepared and edited articles, typeset each newspaper issue, invited contribution, conducted interviews with scholars and students, and composed newspaper articles.
  • In charge of public relations, grant writing for the newspaper.

President, Female Ministry, Student Union, NJU, China

March 2006- March 2007

  • Initiated Girls’ Day at NJU, developed programs and organized activities.
  • Organized Mandarin Singing Concert as part of the program for exchange American student from Rice University.
  • Edited and published Handbook for Girl College Students.

GRANTS

  • CO-I: Hong Kong Panel Study of Social Dynamics—Wave 4
  • CO-I: Hong Kong Early Childhood Intervention with Older Volunteers
  • Comparative study on physical activity among older adults in China, U.S., and U.K. Funded by General Administration of Sport, Beijing, China (January 14, 2016)

PUBLICATIONS

Gonzales, E., Marchiondo, L., Tan, J., Wang, Y., & Chen, H. (Submitted). The aging semantic

differential in Mandarin Chinese: Measuring attitudes toward older adults in China. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.

Wang, Y., Gonzales, E., & Morrow-Howell, N. (R&R). Age-friendly communities in rural

and urban China: Applying the WHO framework to a national China survey. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.

Chen, Y.C,,Wang, Y.,Cooper, B., McBride, T.,Morrow-Howell, N.(Accepted). A Research

Note on Challenges of Cross-National Aging Research: An Example of Productive Activities across Three Countries. Research on Aging.

Gonzales, E., Shen, H.W., Wang, Y., L.,Martinez, S. L., Norstrand, J. (Accepted). Race and

place: Exploring the intersection of inequity and volunteerism among older Black and White adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.

Shen, H.W., Delston, J., & Wang, Y. (Accepted). Does sense of benevolence influence

volunteering and caregiving among older people? Journal of Social Work Research.

Morrow-Howell, N. & Wang, Y. (2013). Productive Engagement of Older Adults: Elements of a

Cross-Cultural Research Agenda. Ageing International, 38(2), 159-170.

Morrow-Howell, N., & Wang, Y. (2013) Productive aging in minority populations In Whitfield,

K., & Baker, T. (Eds,), Handbook of Minority Aging. Springer publication. p.351-365.

Wang, Y., & Wang, T. S. (2007) Non-intellectual factors and college students’ English learning.

(In Chinese) Journal of Education and Examination. 51, p48-52

PRESENTATIONS

  • Jan. 2017, SSWR Presentation. Wang, Y., Chen, Y.C., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2017, January 11-15). Well-being of community-dwelling older adults in China: A multilevel modeling perspective. Poster presentation at the 21th annual conference of the Society of Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.
  • Nov. 2016, GSA Presentation. Top ten finalist of the SRPP Outstanding Student Poster at the 2016 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C., USA.
  • Sept. 20, 2016, lecture on Stata basics and GLM estimating and testing using Stata. Washington University, St. Louis, MO., U.S.A.
  • Sept. 10, 2016, Aging and environment: Age-friendly communities and aging in place. Invited bilingual talk at MACASTA, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
  • Feb. 2016,Productive engagement in later life and Aging-friendly communities. Invited talk at the Center for Applied Social and Economic Research, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
  • Nov. 2015, Family intergenerational non-time transfers in China: New evidence from CHARLS. Presentation at the 2016 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, U.S.A. (Co-presenter: Shen, H.W., & Morrow-Howell, N.)
  • Nov. 2015, Race and place: Exploring the intersection of racial disparities and civic engagement. Presentation at the 2016 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, U.S.A. (Co-presenter: Gonzales, E., Shen, H.W. & Norstrand, J.)
  • Nov. 2015, Does sense of benevolence influence volunteering and caregiving among older people? Presentation at the 2016 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, U.S.A. (Co-presenter: Shen, H.W. & Delston, J.)
  • June. 2015,Volunteering:Productive engagement in later life.Invited talk at Population Institute, Peking University, Beijing, China.
  • Jan. 2015 Depression among community-dwelling older adults in China: A multilevel approach. Presentation at the 2015 annual conference of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, USA.(Co-presenter: Chen, Y.C.).
  • Nov. 2014 Effects of community age-friendliness on activity engagement among older adults in urban China: A multilevel perspective. Top ten finalist of the SRPP Outstanding Student Poster at the 2014 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C., USA.
  • Nov. 2014 Does place matter for volunteering in later life?A study with older adults in greater St. Louis area.Presentation at the 2014 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C., USA. (Co-presenter: Gonzales, E., Shen, H.W., & Norstrand, J.).
  • Nov. 2014 Cross-National Aging Research: An Example on Productive Activities in U.S., China, and Korea. Presentation at the 2014 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C., USA. (Co-presenter: Morrow-Howell, N., McBride, T., Cooper, B., Chen, Y.C., Chen, H., Lai, C.Y., & Herbers, S.).
  • Nov. 2013 Age-friendly communities in rural and urban China: Applying the WHO framework to a national China survey. Presentation at the 2013 annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, USA.
  • June 2013 Age-friendly communities in rural and urban China. Presentation at the 2013 World Congress of IAGG, Seoul, Korea.
  • Aug. 2011 Productive engagement of older adults: Elements of a cross-cultural research agenda. Presentation at Productive Aging in China: Evidence-Based Practice and Policy International Conference, Peking University, China. (Co-presenter: Morrow-Howell, N.).

AWARDS AND HONORS

Scholarship

2015-2016 Attachment Program Scholarship, HKPU, Hong Kong

2012-2016 George Warren Brown School Doctoral Program Scholarship, WUSTL, USA

2010-2011 William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship, WUSTL, USA

2009-2010 George Warren Brown School MSW Scholarship, WUSTL, USA

2007-2008 National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China

2006-2007 Yan Kai Educational Scholarship, highest honor at NJU, China

2004-2008 University Academic Excellence Scholarship, NJU, China

Awards

2008 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, NJU, China

2008 Outstanding Volunteer Teacher for Low-Income Family Children Award,

Municipal Government of Nanjing and NJU, China

2008 Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer for Victims in Sichuan Earthquake,

Red Cross of the City of Yangzhou, China

2007 & 2008 Best Research Project Awards, NJU, China

2007 Best Team Work Leader Award, School of International Studies, NJU, China

2006 Outstanding Social Service Award, Municipal Government of Yangzhou, China

2006 Distinguished Student Award, NJU, China

2005, ’06, ’07, ’08 Student of Academic Excellence Awards, NJU, China

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