Associate
Bio
Dr. Fuhua Zhai is Professor and Thea Bowman Endowed Chair in Social Research at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. His research interests include early childhood education, early interventions, child maltreatment and child welfare, cultural values and childrearing practices, and cross-national child and family policies and programs. His work has been supported by multiple research grants and published in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of developmental psychology, economics, social policy, education, demography, and social work.
Research Interests
- Early childhood education and developmental outcomes
- Impacts of early interventions and school environment
- Child maltreatment and child welfare
- Cultural values, child rearing practices, and child wellbeing
- Cross-national studies on child and family policies
- Experimental and statistical research methods