✉ dhzhang@cityu.mo
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Academic Qualifications
2015.7 - 2020 , PhD in Social Work, University of Louisville, US
2018.7 - 2020 , MS in Couple and Family Therapy, University of Louisville, US
2018.7 - 2020 , MS in Social Work, University of Louisville, US
2009.8 - 2010 , MA in Gender Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2005.9 - 2009 , BSW, Capital Normal University
Current Position
Assistant Professor, DISW, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macau.
Working Experience
2011.7 - 2015.6 廣東嶺南師範學院社會工作專業講師
Course Taught
Introduction to Social Statistics
Social Group Work
Social Work Seminar
Counseling
Social Work with Youth
Social Work with Elders
Social Work Practice
Introduction to Social Work
Gender and Social Work
Social Work Agency Management
Couple and Family Counseling
Research Area
Parenting and Parental Academic Involvement -
Child Trauma Intervention Research
Health Disparities and Protective Factors in Mental Health
Youth Mentoring and Community-Based Participatory Research
Indigenous Social Work Practice
Publications
POSITIVE PARENTING AS A MODERATOR FOR REDUCING DEPRESSION IN INNER-CITY CHILDREN EXPOSED TO CONTEXTUAL RISK FACTORS? —— A LONGITUDINAL MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF A FAMILY-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Sterrett-Hong, E. M., Birkett, M., Kuhns, L., Zhang, D., & Mustanski, B. (2020). The Impact of Closeness to Non-Parental Adults in Social Networks on Substance Use among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men [有男性性關係的男性與社會網路中的非父母成年人的親密關係對藥物使用的影響]. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-18.
Zhang, D. & Ai, Z. (2015). Chapter 6 The Operation of Social Work Agency [第六章 社會工作機構的運作]. In Guo (Eds), The Operation and Management of Social Work Agency <社會工作機構運作與管理>. China: Peking University Press.
Zhang, D. & Ai, Z. (2015). Chapter 7 Human Resource Management of Social Work Agency [第七章 社會工作機構人才隊伍建設]. In Guo (Eds), The Operation and Management of Social Work Agency <社會工作機構運作與管理>. China: Peking University Press.
Zhang, D. (2012). The Novice Teacher’s Teaching Reflection: a Empowerment Perspective [新手老師的教學劄記：“賦權增能”取向的教學反思]. China: Zhanjiang Normal University Teaching Supervision, pp35-37.
Wang, X., Zhang, D.*, Ding, H., Luo, T, & Li, Q. (under review). A Pilot Study on Effectiveness of Training on Social and Career Skills Among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities –Take The First Career Development and Transition Service Program in Guangzhou as an Example. [成人智力障礙者職業轉銜服務初探：以廣州市首個智力障礙者生涯規劃及轉銜培訓專案為例]. Disability Research [殘疾人研究]. (*Corresponding author)
Zhang, D., Ai, Z., & Sterrett-Hong, E. (under review). Predictors of Parental Involvement in Child Education Among Chinese Families - the Role of Parental Factors and Mediator role of Perceptions of Positive Parenting [中國家庭影響父母教育參與的父母因素及積極教養觀念因素的仲介作用]. Psychological Development and Education. (In Chinese)
Zhang, D., Sterrett-Hong, E. & Ballard-Kang, J. (under review) Associations between mother and father involvement in the lives of their older adolescents: the mediating effect of child-parent and couple relationships. Family Process.
Research Projects
Co-Investigator: A Study of Promoting Recovery and Resilience in Traumatized Children and Social Work Interventions [遭受創傷困境兒童復原力的社會工作干預研究], funded (200,000RMB) by The National Social Science Fund of China, with Dr. Zhangshen Ai.
Co-Principal Investigator: Children with Incarcerated Parents: Challenges and Resilience [佛山市南海區服刑/刑事人員子女：挑戰與抗逆力], funded (30,000RMB) by Foshan Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, Guangdong, China, with Dr. Zhangshen Ai (Nov. 2019 – April. 2020).
Co-Investigator: A Study on Chinese Parents’ Involvement with their Child’s Using Social Media [青少年使用社交媒體 與親職教育研究], Funded (8,000RMB) by Guangdong Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and Guangdong Federation of Social Sciences, China (Aug. 2013 – Aug. 2014).
Conference Articles
Zhang, D., & Sterrett-Hong, E. (Oral talk). An Exploratory Study of Positive Parenting and Parent Involvement in Children's Education in China [關於小學生父母積極教養和教育參與的探索性研究]. The 24th Annual Conference Society for the Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 17, 2020 (proposal #38817).
Sterrett-Hong, E., & Zhang, D. (E-poster). Fathers' Reasons for Having Children, Developmentally Attuned Cognitive Stimulation, and Young Children's Psychosocial Functioning in Mainland China [父親生育孩子的原因、發育協調的認知刺激及幼兒的心理社會功能]. The 24th Annual Conference Society for the Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 18, 2020 (proposal #38766).
Zhang, D., Sterrett-Hong, E., & Qiuping Wu (Oral talk). Exploring the Indigenous Social Work Practice in the Chinese Context [社會工作者視角-探索中國情境下本土化社會工作實踐]. Council on Social Work Education 2019 Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO, October 27, 2019 (proposal # 40990).
Zhang, D. (Oral talk). Measuring the Positive Parenting Scale Using Item Response Theory [測量積極教養量表-專案反應理論的運用]. Graduate Student Regional Research Conference at the University of Louisville, KY, U.S., February 28, 2019.
Certifications/Professionals
Licensed National Social Worker [中級社工師], China (Sep. 2012)
Licensed Lecturer in Higher Education Institution [高校教師資格證], China (July 2012)
Professional Affiliations
2019 - present Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
2019 - present Member, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
2015 - present Member, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Expertise
Couple and Family Therapy
Parenting Counseling and training
Grief counseling
Trauma/PTSD, ADHD, Depression, and Anxiety