Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ling Yin Chang | Social Sciences | Best Researcher Award
Associate Professor | National Taiwan University | Taiwan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ling Yin Chang is an accomplished scholar in health behavior, developmental epidemiology, and public health, with a strong research focus on how early-life environments, psychosocial factors, and family dynamics shape health trajectories from childhood through adulthood. Her work integrates behavioral science, quantitative psychology, and longitudinal data analytics to examine sleep, mental health, aggression, resilience, developmental risk, and preventive health behaviors. She has led and contributed to high-impact research on adverse childhood experiences, resilience mechanisms, sleep patterns, dietary behaviors, psychosocial development, and cardiometabolic risk, frequently using advanced cohort designs and multilevel modeling. Her scholarship includes influential publications across top international journals in public health, pediatrics, behavioral science, sleep research, epidemiology, and adolescent health. Dr. Chang’s contributions extend to understanding behavioral risk processes, identifying protective psychological factors, and informing interventions that support children, adolescents, and families. She has been recognized with numerous prestigious teaching, mentoring, and research awards, reflecting excellence in academic leadership and educational innovation. Her service includes engagement in public health professional associations, international scholarly communities, and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Through her rigorous empirical work and commitment to translating evidence into public health improvement, Dr. Chang advances understanding of how social, psychological, and environmental determinants interact across the life course to influence health outcomes, ultimately contributing to more effective prevention strategies and healthier communities.
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Featured Publications
Chang, L.-Y., Reyes, H. L. M. N., Gottfredson, N. C., Foshee, V. A., & Ennett, S. T. (2013). A longitudinal examination of psychological, behavioral, academic, and relationship consequences of dating abuse victimization among a primarily rural sample of adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(6), 723–729.
Chang, L.-Y., Wang, M.-Y., & Tsai, P.-S. (2016). Diagnostic accuracy of rating scales for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 137(3), e20152749.
Wu, Y.-L., Chang, L.-Y., Lee, H.-C., Fang, S.-C., & Tsai, P.-S. (2017). Sleep disturbances in fibromyalgia: A meta-analysis of case-control studies. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 96, 89–97.
Foshee, V. A., Benefield, T. S., Reyes, H. L. M. N., Ennett, S. T., Faris, R., Chang, L.-Y., … (2013). The peer context and the development of the perpetration of adolescent dating violence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42(4), 471–486.
Chiu, H.-Y., Chang, L.-Y., Hsieh, Y.-J., & Tsai, P.-S. (2016). A meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy of three screening tools for insomnia. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 87, 85–92.