FACULTY AND STAFF DIRECTORY
yaoying xu, ph.d. , assistant professor
special education and disability policy
- Research Interests
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Dr. Xu’s research has been centered on social aspects of children with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Her specific research interests involve culturally appropriate learning contexts for young English language learners, impact of social interactions of young children on their school performance, empowering culturally diverse families of young children with disabilities, and linking assessment and intervention for infants and young children who are at risk for disabilities/delays. Dr. Xu’s current research projects include using technology to increase social interactions and school performance of young English language learners, a longitudinal study of early intervention for young children who were born premature and low birth weight, and a meta-analysis on early identification of learning disabilities among young English language learners.
Curriculum VitaeEmail : yxu2@vcu.edu
Phone :804.828.5298
Fax :804.225.3554
| John Kregel , Department Chair | |
| Maureen Conroy | Kevin Sutherland |
| Paul Gerber | Collen Thoma |
| Fred Orelove | Paul Wehman |
| Evelyn Reed-Victor | Yaoying Xu |
| Diane Simon | |
| Beth Bader | Norman Geller | |
| Leanne Campbell | Michael West | |
| Belinda Hooper | Angela Snyder | |
| DiAnne Garner | Paul Wehman |
| Carol Boyle | Julie Schall |
| Pat Pleasant |