Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Xu, PhD, Yanfeng
Assistant Professor
Dr. Xu’s research centers on the well-being of children and their caregivers in kinship care and non-kinship foster care.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Social Work
- Department
- Social Work - Dean's Office
- Tenure Status
- Tenure Track
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research
- Countries
- China
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- Yes ()
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Chinese)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Child welfare services and policies; Foster care and kinship care; Child abuse and neglect; Child mental/behavioral health; Parenting and grandparenting; International child protection; telehealth; telemental health; intervention
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Foster care and kinship care, Child abuse and neglect, Child well-being
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/2015 - 06/2019 | University of Maryland | Baltimore | PhD | Social work |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2019 | Assistant professor | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Award | Society for Social Work and Research Fellows | 28th Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research in Washington, D.C. |
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