[Virtual] Coffee Talk w/ Dr. Yeram Cheong
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Zoom Registration: go.umd.edu/coffeetalk

The Asian American Studies Program is proud to launch its new Coffee Talk Series featuring AAST faculty in which students can get to know professors in a pressure-free, relaxed setting. Students will have an opportunity to ask candid questions about their research, professional experience, and journey in their field of expertise.

Dr. Yeram Cheong, AAST instructor and the 2020-2021 Calvin J. Li Postdoctoral Fellow, will kick-off this series sharing her insight and experience in the field of developmental psychology. We particularly encourage students studying or interested in developmental psychology to join!

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Dr. Yeram Cheong received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Cheong's research seeks to address the importance of understanding individuals' development in cultural and social context. Dr. Cheong’s research interests include the cultural context and family processes in children’s development and learning among historically underrepresented and immigrant families. She also explores the ways in which first-generation college students (i.e., students who are first in their family to complete college) draw support from family and peers in their academic adjustment and identity development. As a Calvin J. Li postdoctoral fellow, she hopes to extend her research program to understand socialization processes among Asian immigrant families and to engage in community-based research that has implications for improving home-school relationships and wellbeing of the Asian American children and families.