School of Education

Email: jyau@apu.edu

Jenny Yau, Ed.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership. She started her career as a teacher in a prestigious elementary school in Hong Kong for 6 years. As a developmental psychologist, she has 13 years of teaching experience in higher education in the U.S. and Hong Kong before joining APU. Her expertise in working with K-12 children and educators in various cultural contexts provides a strong foundation for integrating theory and practice in her teaching. Her effective teaching and mentorship have been highly recognized. Her research interests include adolescent-parent conflicts, adolescents’ development of autonomy, children’s conceptualization of social rules and authority, and diverse learners in schools.

Ed.D. – Developmental Psychology, University of Rochester
M.S. – University of Rochester
M.A. – Educational Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
B.A. – Psychology,University of Waterloo

Publications
Yau, J., & Smetana, J.G. (2003). Conceptions of moral, social-conventional, and personal events among Chinese preschoolers in Hong Kong. Child Development,74(3),1-12

Yau, J., & Smetana, J.G. (1993).  Chinese-American adolescents’ reasoning about cultural conflicts. Journal of Adolescent Research, 8(4), 419-438.

Yau, J., & Smetana, J. (1996).  Adolescent-parent conflict among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. Child Development, 67, 1262-1275.

Yau, J., & Smetana (2003).  Adolescent-parent conflict in Hong Kong and Shenzhen: A comparison of youth in two cultural contexts. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27, 201-211.

Industry Experience
Reviewer for journals:  International Journal of Behavioral Development Social Development