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Yingying Wang

Yingying Wang, Ph.D.

yingying.wang@unl.edu @_yingyingwang, @nl3wanglab Title: Associate Professor Department:Special Education and Communication Disorders College/Organization: Education and Human Science Campus: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Research Type:
  • Basic
  • Translational Science
Age Group:
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
  • Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
  • Lifespan
Population Focus
  • Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
  • Parents/Families
Research Keywords
  • Neural plasticity
  • Neuroimaging
  • Reading
  • Hearing
  • Parent-child interaction
Research Questions
  • Investigate neural plasticity induced by adapting cochlear implant devices in children and adults
  • Study how brain networks form to support reading in children
  • Determine the role of parenting in children\'s emotional processing through the physiological linkage
Research Approach
  • Qualitative methods
  • Quantitative methods
  • Mixed methods
Designs & Methods
  • Experimental
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Psychometry/Psychometrics
  • Quasi-Experimental
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • fMRI/Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Observational Assessments
  • Psychobiological Assessment
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
  • Video Footage
Research Content
  • Neuroscience/Brain Development
  • Cognitive Development/Executive Functioning
  • Communication/Language Development
  • Developmental Delays/Special Needs/Early Intervention
  • Reading/Literacy Skills
  • Parenting/Parent-child Relationship