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Dr. Yingying (Jennifer) Yang, Assistant Professor, received a PhD in developmental/cognitive psychology from the University of Alabama. Her research interests include a variety of cognitive development phenomena (such as attention, learning, memory, and problem solving with a focus in spatial processes) in typical and atypical development (such as people with intellectual or developmental disabilities). She teaches courses in statistics, research methods and developmental psychology. Dr. Yang has also been successful in attracting external funding and has published in journals such as Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and Research in Developmental Disabilities.
Research interests
Variety of cognitive development phenomena (such as attention, learning, memory, and problem solving with a focus in spatial processes) in typical and atypical development (such as people with intellectual or developmental disabilities).
Scholarly Interests
Cognitive Development in typically developing and atypically developing children and adults including people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Individual difference (e.g, gender, age, ability) in spatial cognition and visual search.
Teaching
Statistics, research methods and developmental psychology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Wayfinding in Children: Developmental Pathways, Supporting Cognitive Processes, and Gender Differences
Yang, J. (PI) & Lakustal@mailmontclairedu, L. L. (CoPI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Administrative Supplement: A Profile of Spatial Abilities in People with Down Syndrome and Their Correlations with Everyday Behavior
Yang, J. (PI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
1/05/20 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Spatial abilities in aging adults with Down syndrome
For the Alzheimer's Biomarker Consortium on Down Syndrome study, Feb 2026, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 22, 2, e71159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can gamification improve children's performance in mental rotation?
Zakrzewski, S., Merrill, E. & Yang, Y., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 252, 106169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More Variety or More Quantity? Children's Economic Decisions About Resource Value
Li, M., He, W. & Yang, Y., 1 Nov 2025, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 39, 6, e70131.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting large-scale spatial ability from small-scale spatial abilities in children: An application of the double-dimension framework
Lasc, D., Grinshpun, S., Bixter, M. T. & Yang, Y., Jan 2025, In: Cognition. 254, 105982.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial Perspective Taking in Non-Autistic Children and Autistic Children: Do Social Processes Benefit or Obstruct?
Li, W., Yang, Y., Wang, D. & Wang, Q., 2025, In: Journal of Cognition and Development. 26, 2, p. 250-273 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Montclair State University Reports Findings in Down Syndrome (Adaptive and Maladaptive Behaviours and Their Cognitive Correlates in Aging Adults With Down Syndrome)
13/05/26
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Poor Outcome of Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Harboring Low P16 Deletion Ratio: A Post-Hoc Analysis from a Prospective Cohort
29/04/26
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Combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Bibliometric Analysis
20/04/26
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2026 ISC Oral Presentation | Results of Phase Ib Study of Hengrui's Innovative Drug HRS-7450 in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
18/03/26
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Inhibition of CDK1 Promotes Immunogenic Cell Death in Neuroblastoma
10/03/26
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