Jeffrey Liew is a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the School of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. He is a developmental and learning scientist, and has been nationally and internationally recognized for his expertise on social-emotional development and emotional self-regulation processes in early childhood to early adulthood. Liew is ranked among the World's Top 2% Scientists every year since 2020, according to data verified by Elsevier and Stanford University. A major strand of Liew's research focuses on individuals' resilience, thriving, and flourishing, including the risk and protective or promotive factors that are linked to developmental and academic or learning outcomes. Liew has been invited for keynote presentations internationally. He has also been invited for his expertise and served as a grant reviewer or as panel member for the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Ministry of Education of Singapore, and the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. Dr. Liew is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Psychological Association (APA) for outstanding contributions and national impact in the field of psychology, and he has authored more than 100 scholarly publications with much of his work funded by state, federal, or foundation grants, including the NIH and the NSF. Liew has served in multiple leadership positions, including the Associate Dean for Research in his School and Interim Head for his Department. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Early Education and Development and Co-Editor of the Section on Social Emotional Learning in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Education.
- Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, Arizona State University - (Tempe, Arizona, United States) 2005
- B.A. in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley - (Berkeley, California, United States) 1995
Academic Articles86
- Xiao, S. X., Shi, Q., & Liew, J. (2023). Young Adults' Intergroup Prosocial Behavior and its Associations With Social Dominance Orientation, Social Identities, Prosocial Moral Obligation, and Belongingness. 40(9), 2809-2831.
- Xu, Z., Zhao, Y., Liew, J., Zhou, X., & Kogut, A. (2023). Synthesizing research evidence on self-regulated learning and academic achievement in online and blended learning environments: A scoping review. Educational Research Review. 39(Asia Pacific Scholar 6 2 2021), 100510-100510.
- Li, D., Liew, J., Raymond, D., & Hammond, T. (2023). Math anxiety and math motivation in online learning during stress: The role of fearful and avoidance temperament and implications for STEM education.. PLoS ONE. 18(12), e0292844-e0292844.
- Polsley, S., Powell, L., Kim, H., Thomas, X., Liew, J., & Hammond, T. (2022). Detecting Children's Fine Motor Skill Development using Machine Learning. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. 32(4), 991-1024.
- Zhou, Z., Liew, J., & Luo, W. (2022). Acculturation and Disordered Eating among Asian American College Students: The Role of Objectification through a Sociocultural Lens.. 19(21), 13967-13967.
Books1
- Eisenberg, N., Hofer, C., Spinrad, T. L., Gershoff, E. T., Valiente, C., Losoya, S. H., ... Maxon, E. (2008). Understanding mother-adolescent conflict discussions: concurrent and across-time prediction from youths' dispositions and parenting.. Wiley.
Chapters12
- Spinrad, T. L., & Liew, J. (2022). Empathy-Related Responding and Prosocial Behaviour in the School Setting. Empathy-Related Responding and Prosocial Behaviour in the School Setting. Taylor & Francis.
- Liew, J., Cao, Q., Hughes, J. N., & Deutz, M. (2020). Academic Resilience Despite Early Academic Adversity: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study on Regulation-Related Resiliency, Interpersonal Relationships, and Achievement in First to Third Grade. Moving Forward in the Study of Temperament and Early Education Outcomes. 144-161. Taylor & Francis.
- Liew, J., Valiente, C., Hernndez, M. M., & Abera, D. (2019). Emotional Self-regulation and Reactivity, School-based Relationships, and School Engagement and Achievement. The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education. 42-62. SAGE Publications.
- Raymond, D., Liew, J., & Hammond, T. A. (2015). A Vision for Education: Transforming How Formal Systems are Taught Within Mass Lectures by Using Pen Technology to Create a Personalized Learning Environment. 10th Conference on Pen and Touch Technology in Education. CPTTE 2016. Hammond, T., Valentine, S., Adler, A., & Payton, M. (Eds.), The Impact of Pen and Touch Technology on Education. 355-363. Springer International Publishing.
- Liew, J., & McTigue, E. M. (2010). Educating the whole child: The role of social and emotional development in achievement and school success. Handbook of Curriculum Development. 463-476.
Conference Papers1
- Purta, R., Hachen, D., Liew, J., & Striegel, A. (2015). Toward a System for Longitudinal Emotion Sensing. 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems. 651-656.
- Texas A&M researchers hold workshops to address learning loss caused by the pandemic KBTX News June 7, 2021
- Focus at Four: Is Facebook’s ‘Messenger Kids’ hurting your child’s development? KBTX February 5, 2018
- Strengthening ties: Faculty program opens doors for academic collaboration throughout the SEC The Battalion September 26, 2017
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Co-Principal Investigator5
- EPSY485 Directed Studies Instructor
- EPSY602 Educ Psychology Instructor
- EPSY606 Motivation & Learning Instructor
- EPSY646 Isues In Chld & Adlsnt Instructor
- EPSY683 Field Practicum Instructor
- SooHoo, Michelle Marie (2018-08). Cultural Values, Parenting, and Help-Seeking Behaviors: Chinese American Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- SooHoo, Michelle Marie (2018-06). Cultural Values, Parenting, and Help-Seeking Behaviors: Chinese American Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Gandara, Brenda Liliana (2017-12). Self-Compassion, Emotional Empathy, and Cognitive Empathy Among Novice Therapists. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Cankaya, Elif Merve (2016-08). The Role of Hope and Optimism on Graduate Students' Academic Performance, Physical Health and Well-Being. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Wehrly, Sarah Elizabeth (2015-06). The Effect of Changes in Teacher-student Relationship Quality on Students' Trajectories for Internalizing Behaviors. (Doctoral Dissertation)