Visiting Doctoral Student

The Center for IPOPC Research and Practice is pleased to welcome Mr. Yiwen Yan, a doctoral candidate from Naikai University in Tianjin, China. Mr. Yan is a child welfare researcher who is interested in the healthy development of children, adolescents, and young adults. Yan receives the highly prestigious fellowship from the China Scholarship Council, a nationally competitive program that provides funding for doctoral students to study in a globally renowned institution.

As a visiting doctoral student at the UW School of Social Work and the Center for IPOPC Research and Practice, Mr. Yan will study with Dr. Anao Zhang to further advance his methodological and conceptual expertise in intervention research, psychosocial oncology, and survivorship research in adolescents and young adults with cancer. 

We welcome Yiwen to the IPOPC family and look forward to collaborating with Yiwen to advance the psychosocial wellness for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors.