The Speakers

2022 New York Community Conference

王崇颖 Chongying Wang DPhil(PhD), BCBA

Director, Autism Research Center
Associate Professor, Department of Social Psychology,
Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai University, China

Dr. Chongying Wang obtained her doctorate from the Medical Sciences Division in the University of Oxford, UK. She was Fulbright Scholar at Medical School in Stanford University, USA, and visiting scholar at Olga Tennison Autism Research Center in La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. She was the founding director of Nankai University Center for Behavioural Sciences and was associate professor at School of Medicine, Nankai University. She moved to the Department of Social Psychology, Zhou Enlai School of Government then and is now the founding director of Autism Research Center, Nankai University, China. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

Her research is focused on autism spectrum disorders, esp. early identification and intervention. As the PI of a big government project of ASD (2013~2020, then 2020-2030), her teamhas trainedall the child health doctors in Tianjin on the developmental surveillance of ASD and establishedabig database enrolled with more than 100,000 young children each year in Tianjin,China. She is also leading her team to conduct evidence-based studies on naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention (NDBI) for children with ASD and provide evidence-based support for people with ASD across the lifespan.

She has been awarded Cultural Diversity Research Award by International Society of AutismResearch (INSAR). She is INSAR Global Senior Leaders for China, vice-president of China DisabledPersons Rehabilitation Association Autism Expert Committee, executive director of ChinaDisabled Persons Rehabilitation Association ABA Expert Committee, executive director of ABAI Chapter China (CAPPDR-CCABA), Medical Psychology Committee member of China Psychological Society, Child Health Expert Committee member of Chinese Pediatric Society in Chinese Medical Association, and vice president of Tianjin Autism Children Rehabilitation Association,. She is editor of Autism Research, editor of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, associate editor of International Journal of Electronic Healthcare and editor of International Journal of Special Education. She has 20 years research experience in the UK, USA and China, established lots of international collaborations with colleagues from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, South Africa, etc.

郑淑婷 Shuting Zheng PhD, BCBA

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, San Francisco

PhD on Applied Developmental Science and Special Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Postdoctoral Fellow on Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of California, SanFrancisco

Dr. Zheng is a postdoctoral scholar at UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her research interest has developed around profiling developmental heterogeneity in autismand identifying novel treatment targets to promote treatment individualization, with a focus onmental health. Besides her researcher effort, she is also a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) and has been an active member of theUCSF Center for ASD and NDDs clinic team.

Board Certified Behavior Analysis

International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Member

INSAR Cultural Diversity Committee Member

Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)

The Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes (SSBP)

Autism Science Foundation Research Grant

INSAR Early Career Workshop Award

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Marvin Wyne Scholarship, Graduate Student Opportunity Award, Carol and William Malloy Travel Award, Graduate and Professional Student Federation Travel Award

瞿璐 Lu Qu Ph.D. PT

Cliniacl/Reseach professor, College of Rehabilitation, East China Normal University
Ph.D., University of Michigan (2022)

Master of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Beijing Sport University Master in Adapted Physical Activity, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Bachelor of Science in Sport Rehabilitation and Health Care, Beijing Sport University

A Culturally Adapted Telehealth Intervention for Parents of Children with Autism in China

International Society for Autism Research

International Motor Development Research Consortium International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity

North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity

American Association on Intellectual and Development Disabilities

许玥 Yue Xu PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford
PhD in disability studies at UIC; Master’s in Clinical Social work from the University of Chicago. Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (LEND) fellow and incomingfaculty mentor

My research centers on immigrant families of children with autism and other developmental disorders. Using community-based participatory methods, I culturally adapted, and pilotedParents Taking Action (developed originally for Latinx families by Sandy Magaña) for low-incomeChinese immigrant families in Chicago and New York. I have also worked closely with Chicago’s diverse parent support groups such as Grupo Salto (serving primarily Spanish-speaking families), Chicagoland Autism Connection (serving primarily Black families), and Latinas United in Love for Autism, and the Pui Tak Center support group (serving primarily Chinese immigrant families). I am passionate about developing culturally appropriate parent-implemented naturalistic behavioral and developmental interventions and implementing evidence-based interventions inunder-served communities.

Currently, we are developing and initiating an ECHO autism in Northern Illinois to trainphysicians and other health professionals on supporting children and adults with autism. I amworking on a few manuscripts on the following topics: Chinese mothers’ maternal communicative behavior profile/characteristics; PTA Chinese pilot phase results, and a scopingreview on family navigation in the field of autism services. I have provided trainings for social work professionals in China on autism and I am working with a continue education organizationto develop a professional training course on autism to develop the social work workforce’ capacity on supporting children with autism and their families.

INSAR member, Society of Social Work and Research member, Albert Schweitzer Fellowfor Life, Illinois LEND fellow. Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Anne Rudigier Award (2021); UIC Dean’s Scholar Fellowship (2019-2020); UIC Chancellor's Student Service andLeadership Award (2019); UIC DHD Page-EL. MD Scholarship on Neurological Disabilities (2019); The University of Illinois President Diversity Travel Award (2018); Albert Schweitzer Fellowship(2018); UIC DHD Carlos Drazen Scholarship on Disability and Race (2017); UIC HealthProfessionals Student Council Travel Award (2016); UIC Chancellor's Graduate Research Award(2016).

韦琪 Qi Wei PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
PhD, Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon. 2017 – 2022 MSc., Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2015 BA, English Literature and Translation, Nankai University, China. 2012

Dr. Wei received a doctoral degree in Special Education and Clinical Sciences from the University of Oregon. Her research interests and applied experiences focus on the development and adaptation of intervention programs for young children with autism and developmental delays. She is also interested in exploring bilingual acquisition in Chinese American families raising a child on the autism spectrum and building partnerships with caregivers and practitioners to promote learning outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse families. Below are some research projects she involved in:

Language Practice in Chinese American Families Raising a Child with Autism—Relations Between Language Exposure, Language Strategies, and Child Language Development;

Personalized, Responsive Intervention Sequences for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism;

Treatment acceptability for interventions addressing challenging behavior among Chinese caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder;

Coaching via Telehealth: Caregiver-Mediated Intervention for Young Children on the Waitlist for an Autism Diagnosis;

Parent-Implemented Behavior Interventions via Telehealth for Older Children and Adolescents.

Organization for Autism Research (OAR) Graduate Research Grant

International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Professionals from Low Income Countries Travel Award

Increasing Racial/Ethnic Diversity in ABA Research, Research Scholarship, University of Oregon

Doctoral Conference Award, College of Education, University of Oregon

Member of Association for Behavior Analysis International; Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Autism; International Society for Autism Research

艾鋆 Jun Ai PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor, Director of the Social-Emotional and Behavioral Learning (SEBL) Research Lab, Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Education, Health, andHuman Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute of Education Science (IES) Postdoctoral Training Project, Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, 2019 - 2021

Ph.D., Special Education, University OF Kansas, 2019

Master's Degree Program Graduate Certificate, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017

M.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011

B.S., Biological Science, Hhuazhong Agriculture University, 2008

Tenure Track Assistant Professor,College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2022-

Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2021 –2022

Visiting Professor, Special Education, Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, China Applied Behavior Analyst, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, KU, 2016 - 2018 Research Assistant, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, KU, 2016 - 2018 University Supervisor for student teachers, Department of Special Education, KU, 2015 – 2019 Special Education Teacher, Kangnazhou Rehabilitation and Family Service Center for People withAutism, Beijing, China, 2014 - 2015

Preschool Teacher in English as a Foreign Language, New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Wuhan, China, 2013-2014

Psychology Specialist, Tongji Medical School, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2011 - 2013

Consultant: Xiaoyaya Autism Initiative for Asian American Families, St. Louis, MO. 2016 - present; ALSOLIFE Assessment and Intervention Service for Individuals with Autism, Beijing, China, 2018- present; National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in Kansas, Headquarters Counseling Center, Lawrence, KS, 2016

Principal Investigator (PI). Implementation and Sustainability of Positive-behavior-support in Real Early-care (InSPIRE), Early Care and Education Research Scholars: A Dissertation Grant, #90YE0207, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), $24,984.86, 2018; Chancellor's Fellowship, University of Kansas, 2015, 2019.

郝云杉 Hannah Hao PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Neuroscience & Society, University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D., Cornell University (2019)

My Ph.D. study examined neural activities related to emotion regulation and how enviroenmental factors influence people’s behaviors and health (e.g., stress). During my postdoctoral study with Dr. Martha J. Farah, I utilize neuroimaging, neurogenetics and physiological methods to explore socioeconomic status and mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety and somatizing) problems.

Because autistic individuals report higher levels of anxiety, depression, and difficulties in regulating emotions, my experience in emotion processing and its neural correlates can help me contributing the autism work in CAAAC in a diffferent perspective.

I am currently a member in multiple academic associations, including Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Society for Neuroscience and Associationof Psychological Science.

Honors and awards

Kavli Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience Fellowship 2022
Trainee Professional Development Award, Society for Neuroscience 2021
Summer Fellowship, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies 2019
Student Award, International Brain-Computer Interface meeting 2018
Human Ecology Alumni Association Grant, Cornell University 2017
Doctoral consortium award, Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction Conference 2017
Dissertation funding, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University 2017
Fellowship, Cornell University College of Human Ecology 2016-2017
Fellowship, Cornell University 2015-2016

曾卫文 Weiwen Zeng MSW

PhD student (the final year), Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin

PhD, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA (2018–2023)

Graduate Portfolio in Applied Statistical Modeling, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA (2018 – 2020)

Master of Social Science in Social Work, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR (2012 – 2014)

Bachelor of Laws in Social Work, Department of Sociology, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, China (2008 – 2012)

Prior to my PhD study, I received academic training and had extensive practice experience as aclinical social worker in Hong Kong and Mainland China. I believe that my diverse clinical andresearch experience provided me a good foundation on issues related to autismanddevelopmental disabilities (DDs) in diverse cultural settings. As a social work doctoral student at UT Austin: my program of research focuses on investigating and addressing the needs of racial and ethnic minority families of individuals with autism/DDs. Relevant to my research interest, I co-authored a chapter in a book titled Decision Making by Individuals with Intellectual andDevelopmental Disabilities, published by Springer in 2021. I am further interested in a growingneed to map out the disparities faced by immigrant children with IDDs and their families. Currently, I serve as a core member of the autism and developmental disability research lab ledby my advisor, Dr. Sandy Magaña at UT Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. The labreceived grants from national and state agencies such as the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) and is in collaborations withresearchers from universities across the country. We are working to develop evidence-basedinterventions for low-resourced and underserved families of children with autism/DDs.

Registered Social Worker (Clinical licensure), Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board, HongKong, China (2014-Present); Graduate School Summer Fellowship, (2020-2022); David M. andZuria F. Austin Endowed Graduate Fellowship (2020-2021); Stella Churchill Mullins EndowedPresidential Scholarship (2019-2020); Louis E. DeMoll Endowed Presidential Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA (2018-2019); Valedictorian, Department of Social WorkClass of 2014, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (2014); Shenzhen UniversiadeInternational Scholarship (Full tuition), Shenzhen, China (2012-2014); Academic ExchangeScholarship, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (2013); National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China (2011); Second-class Academic Excellence Scholarship, ShenzhenUniversity, Shenzhen, China (2009-2010).

石荟 Hui S. Jiang Psy.M. M.A.

Doctorate Candidate, Graduate School of Applied And Professional Psychology, Rutgers University; Doctorate Intern, Center for Psychological Services, Rutgers University; Co-founder and director, 3E Institute, New York, NY

Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in School Psychology, Graduate School of Applied andProfessional Psychology(GSAPP), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ (May, 2023) Master of Arts, Early Childhood/Special Education/Bilingual Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

Co-founder, 3E Institute, New York, NY (Aug. 2020 - Present)

Cofounded this organization with other special education professionals to serveimmigrant families in the United States who have children with exceptional gifts and talents, exceptional learning and emotional needs, and exceptional cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Create video series on YouTube and other social media platform to help immigrant parents support their children’s virtual learning during the pandemic, navigate the special education system, advocatefor their children’s needs, as well as communicate and collaborate with teachers. Collaborate with local organizations in Chinese communities in the U.S. andspecial education schools in China to provide parent training and promotefamily involvement in schools.

Practicum Supervisor, Teachers College, Columbia University (Jan. 2016 – Jun. 2019) Adjunct Instructor, St John’s University, Queens, NY (Sept. 2018 – Jun. 2019) Bilingual Special Education Itinerant Teacher/Supervisor, New York City Department of Education, New York, NY (Feb. 2015 – Jun. 2019)

Senior Advisor for Curriculum and Teaching, Senior Advisor for Parent Involvement andTraining, Dami & Xiaomi Autism Center, multiple locations, China (Jan. 2017–Present)

Design and oversee implementation of culturally responsive curricula for children on the Autism spectrum. Conduct workshops, webinars, and onlinecourses in Mandarin Chinese to equip Chinese-speaking parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. Teach the following courses online: Choosing

Evidence-Based Interventions for Children with Autism; Teaching Social-Emotional Skills Using Social Stories; Practical Strategies for Including Children with Autismand Other Disabilities in General Education Classrooms

冯斌 Bin Feng M.S.

Lead Infrastructure Support Engineer
Technology Support Group
Bank of New York Mellon

B.S. East China Normal University 1986

M.S. Indiana State University 1995

M.S. SUNY Stony Brook 1997

Physics Teacher, Hangzhou Institute of Electronical Engineering (1986-1992)

Software Engineer, Porta Systems (1997-1998)

Senior Software Engineer, Bank of New York Mellon (1998-now)

Member of New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities( NYS CDD )

Autism Speaks Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador in New York

New York CareDesign Family and Individuals Advisory Board Co-chairs

New York Project SHINE Advisory Board Member (IDD sexuality education)

2022 Co-founder of Project R.E.A.D.Y (Roadmaps to Employment for Chinese AmericanDevelopmental Disabilities Youth)

1995-2015, Chief Administrator, Elim Autism Forum, Qingdao China 2017-2019 AFDN Executive Board member

2021-2022 New York Sexuality Education to IDD and family Chinese version 2021-2022 Started AFI Autism Parent online Support Groups

高易安 Cindy Gao M.S.

Sr. Advertising Solutions Architect, Google Exchange Ads
President and Founder, NPO Tech On the Spectrum

2020 - 2008 Google, 2020 - 2008 Google, multiple roles from Sales, Channel Manager, PgM, Product Leader, Market research, Solution Consultant for multiple regions and countries(Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, US) for different products (Ads, GPay, Home, Google X Agriculture)

2006 – 2008 Microsoft Windows Live China, Program Manager

2004 – 2006 BearingPoint, SAP Engineer and Consultant

2006 - 2008 Fudan University, Master, Computer Science

2000 - 2002 Fudan University, Material Chemistry(minor)

2000 - 2004 Fudan University, Bachelor, Computer Science / Exchange program with U. C Berkeley

President and Founder, NPO Tech On the Spectrum techonthespectrum.org. to accomplish three primary objectives: Raise the awareness of Autismacross Alphabet; Create a more inclusive, equitable, and safe workplace for individuals; Increase theself-esteem of people with Autism to enable career progression.

罗胜展 , Dion Luo Ph.D, M.S.Ed

Founder, BCBA, Aware Therapy LLC

Master in Special Education (with a graduate certificate in ABA), May 2014 – May 2016. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, June 1999 – December 2004.University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Science in Biology, September 1994 – July 1998. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China

July 2022 to present, Aware Therapy LLC, Naperville, IL. Founder, BCBA Provides in-home therapy for children with autism spectrum and related disorders.
March 2017 – June 2022, In-home ABA service or ABA clinic center, Position: BCBA Case management of ABA therapy services for children with autism spectrum disorder.
November 2015 – February 2017, Autism Home Support Services, North Brook, IL. Position: Intern. ABA clinical internship for BCBA.
June 2009 – April 2015, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA. Position: Research Specialist. Research on the molecular mechanisms of innate behaviors.
April 2005 – May 2009, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Position: Post-doctoral Fellow. Research on the molecular genetic mechanisms of sexual development and evolution.

孟蔼宁 Helen McCabe, Ph.D., BCBA

Helen McCabe is an Associate Professor of special education and early childhood education at Daemen University. She has been interested in autism since 1992, when she was a student in Nanjing and met a little girl with autism there. That experience led her to study for her Ph.D. in special education at Indiana University. She has conducted research about families of children with autism and educational intervention in China for over 20 years, and has also provided countless trainings to parents and teachers there. In order to further her capacity building and family support work in China, she co-founded a non-profit organization, the Five Project on International Autism and Disability Support, which has provided extensive in-person and, since 2020, online training. Her collaboration with educational organizations in China is ongoing, with training and support now being provided remotely. Her research on education and support for children with autism and their families includes a focus on both the U.S. and China.