Li ZhaoGraduate Student

I am interested in: 1) identifying risk and resilience factors that influence children’s vulnerability or adaptation to adversities, such as poverty; and 2) developing and evaluating interventions that leverage the strengths of children and families in poverty to promote positive outcomes.

Selected Publications

Zhao, L., Chan, S. W. Y., & Dong, S. (Revise and resubmit). Development of working memory from kindergarten to elementary school: The interplay of family socioeconomic status and parenting behaviors.

Zhao, L., Chen, X., Yang, Y., Wang, P., & Yang, X. (2024). How do parental attitudes influence children’s learning interests in reading and mathematics? The mediating role of home-based versus school-based parental involvement. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 92, 101647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101647

Meng, X., Zhao, L., Chen, X., Zhang, C., Cao, Y., & Yang, X. (2024). Phonological processing and spatial attention contribute to mathematics performance in different ways: A 3-year longitudinal study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 67, 320–329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.01.010