Wan-Ting is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work and works as a research assistant for the Children’s Data Network. Her research interests include substance abuse, child maltreatment, child welfare system, and maternal/child health. Previously, she worked as a research assistant at the Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan. Wan-Ting received her master’s in Public Health from National Yang-Ming University and her bachelor’s in Medical Sociology and Social Work from Chung Shan Medical University in Taiwan.
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Degrees and Licenses
MS, National Yang-Ming University, TaiwanBA, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
Certifications
Social worker license, TaiwanResearch and Professional Interests
Substance AbuseChild Abuse and Neglect
Child Welfare System
Child Health
Maternal Health
Administrative Data; Record Linkage
Recent Publications
Chen AJ, Chen WT, Wang IA, Wang N, Chen WJ, & Chen CY (2021). Association between childhood negative life events with alcohol expectancies in early adolescence: Cumulative risk and latent class approaches. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 226, 108853.
Chen WT, Wang SC, Wang IA, Tsay JH, & Chen CY (2020). Suicide attempts and death among heroin-involved women seeking methadone treatment in Taiwan. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 217, 108277.
Chen WT, Wang N, Lin KC, Liu CY, Chen WJ, & Chen CY (2020). Childhood social context in relation to alcohol expectancy through early adolescence: A latent profile approach. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 208,107851.
Lo Y, Chen WT, Wang IA, Liu CY, Chen WJ, & Chen CY (2019). Family and school social capitals in late childhood predict youthful drinking behaviors and problems. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 204, 107482. [The first two authors have the same contribution].
Chen WT, Wang N, Lin KC, Liu CY, Chen WJ, & Chen CY (2018). Alcohol expectancy profile in late childhood with alcohol drinking and purchasing behaviors in adolescence. Addictive Behaviors, 87, 55-61.
