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Researchers

The KIT project has a multi-disciplinary base. Researchers who participate in this study come from a wide range of disciplines, including developmental psychology, family studies, early childhood education, curriculum and instruction, clinical medicine, early intervention, survey research, test construction, measurement, information engineering, etc. The profiles of researchers for Phases I, II, III, and IV are provided in the following tables:

Phase IV

Principal Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Chien-Ju Chang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor	Language acquisition, literacy development in young children, child development

Co-Principal Investigator

Discipline	Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Learning effectiveness	Tsung-Hau Jen	Science Education Center, NTNU	Associate Researcher	Learning assessment, statistics in testing, analysis of large-scale educational achievement survey
Social emotion	Chia-Ling Chen	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Professor	Developmental psychology, social development, emotional development, social cognition, adolescent psychology
Health	Hsi-Ping Nieh	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Assistant Professor	Adolescent development, health behaviors, interpersonal communication, media use and family relationships, longitudinal data analysis
Family environment	Chih-Wen Wu	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor	Family psychology, autonomy in adolescents, parent-child conflict, filial piety, family stress management, elderly life adaptation
School environment	Shu-Hua Tang	Department of Education, NTNU	Professor	Educational psychology, affective teaching, reading discussions
Measurement	Po-Hsi Chen	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Professor	Testing and assessment, statistics in psychology & education, computerized adaptive tests
Database construction	Shu-Hui Hsieh	Center for Survey Research, RCHSS, Academia Sinica	Associate Research Fellow	Survey and sampling design, data quality control, indirect response survey methods
Information engineering	Po-Wen Chi	Department Of Computer Science And Information Engineering, NTNU	Associate Professor	System security, computer networking, system integration

Collaborative Investigator

Discipline	Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Learning effectiveness	Jun-Ren Li	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Associate Professor	Cognitive neurology, reading disorders, reading development
Learning effectiveness	Shin-min Wang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor and Chair	Cognitive development (working memory, executive function), literacy development
Learning effectiveness	Huei-Mei Liu	Department of Special Education, NTNU	Professor and Chair	Communicative disorders, language development, hearing impairment
Social emotion	Miao-Ju Tu	Department of Child and Family Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University	Associate Professor	Curriculum design for early childhood education and care, teaching materials and methods in preschool, children’s social and emotional development, child care service
Health	Ren-Huei Fu	Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Linkou Newborn Center, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Linkou	Physician, Chief of the Newborn Center, Assistant Professor	General pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, general diseases of preterm infants, oxygen free radical injury, neonatal pulmonary diseases, preventive health care for neonatal and children, intensive care for preterm infants
Family environment	Li-Tuan Chou	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor (Part-time)	Family research, family life education, family theories
Family environment	Yi-Xuan Wu	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Assistant Professor	Social emotional learning, special education, early childhood development and counseling, school psychology
School environment	Shu-Ching Chou	Graduate School of Curriculum and Instructional Communications Technology, NTUE	Professor	Curriculum theories, curriculum design, professional development of teachers, curriculum policy research, aesthetic inquiry for curriculum
Click Diary system/spatio-temporal analysis	Ta-Chien Chan	Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica	Research Fellow	Health Informatics, epidemiology, spatio-temporal analysis
Children with genetic disorders	Chia-Ling Chen	Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, Chang Gung University	Physician and Director Professor and Chair	Pediatric rehabilitation, early intervention, innovative therapies, evidence-based medicine, translational medicine, motor control
International collaboration	Yu-Wen Chen	Department of Social Work, NTU	Professor	Youth welfare and services, quantitative research methods, social statistics
Communication and promotion	Nei-Yuh Huang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor (Part-time)	Home economics education, family education, parent education, children's literature

Phase III

Principal Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Chien-Ju Chang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor	Language acquisition, literacy development in young children, child development

Co-Principal Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Ching-Ling Cheng	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Professor	Developmental psychology, social development, emotional development, social cognition, adolescent psychology
Chia-Ling Chen	Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, Chang Gung	Physician and Director Professor and Chair	Pediatric rehabilitation, early intervention, innovative therapies, evidence-based medicine, translational medicine, motor control
Po-Hsi Chen	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Professor	Testing and assessment, statistics in psychology & education, computerized adaptive tests
Shu-Hui Hsieh	Center for Survey Research, RCHSS, Academia Sinica	Associate Research Fellow	Missing data analysis, survey design and data analysis, statistical computation
Po-Wen Chi	Department Of Computer Science And Information Engineering, NTNU	Associate Professor	System security, computer networking, system integration
Shu-Ching Chou	Graduate School of Curriculum and Instructional Communications Technology, NTUE	Professor	Curriculum theories, curriculum design, professional development of teachers, curriculum policy research, aesthetic inquiry for curriculum

Collaborative Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Jun-Ren Li	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Associate Professor	Cognitive neurology, reading disorders, reading development
Shin-min Wang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor and Chair	Cognitive development (working memory, executive function), literacy development
Huei-Mei Liu	Department of Special Education, NTNU	Professor and Chair	Communicative disorders, language development, hearing impairment
Miao-Ju Tu	Department of Child and Family Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University	Associate Professor	Curriculum design for early childhood education and care, teaching materials and methods in preschool, children’s social and emotional development, child care service
Chih-Wen Wu	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Assistant Professor	Chinese indigenous psychology, family psychology, personality psychology
Ren-Huei Fu	Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children‘s Hospital, Linkou Newborn Center, Chang Gung Children‘s Hospital, Linkou	Physician, Chief of the Newborn Center, Assistant Professor	General pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, general diseases of preterm infants, oxygen free radical injury, neonatal pulmonary diseases, preventive health care for neonatal and children, intensive care for preterm infants
Ta-Chien Chan	Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica	Research Fellow	Health Informatics, epidemiology, spatio-temporal analysis
Nei-Yuh Huang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor (Part-time)	Home economics education, family education, parent education, children’s literature
Li-Tuan Chou	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor (Part-time)	Family research, family life education, family theories
Hsi-Ping Nieh	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Assistant Professor	Adolescent development, family studies, health behaviors, Interpersonal communication, health communication, health promotion

International Consultant

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Aubrey Wang	Department of Educational Leadership, Saint Joseph's University	Faculty Program Director, Organizational Development & Leadership Professor, Educational Leadership Chair, Institutional Review Board	Teaching and learning, child development, quantitative & qualitative research, longitudinal data analysis, mathematical sciences, school readiness

Phase II

Principal Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Chien-Ju Chang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor	Language acquisition, literacy development in young children, child development

Co-Principal Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Ching-Ling Cheng	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Professor	Developmental psychology, social development, emotional development, social cognition, adolescent psychology
Chia-Ling Chen	Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, Chang Gung University	Physician and Director Professor and Chair	Pediatric rehabilitation, early intervention, innovative therapies, evidence-based medicine, translational medicine, motor control
Li-Tuan Chou	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor and Chair	Family research, family life education, family theories
Po-Wen Chi	Department Of Computer Science And Information Engineering, NTNU	Assistant Professor	System security, software defined networking, cryptography
Po-Hsi Chen	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Professor	Testing and assessment, statistics in psychology & education, computerized adaptive tests
Shu-Hui Hsieh	Center for Survey Research, RCHSS, Academia Sinica	Assistant Research Fellow	Missing data analysis, survey design and data analysis, statistical computation

Collaborative Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Jun-Ren Li	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Associate Professor	Cognitive neurology, reading disorders, reading development
Shin-min Wang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor	Cognitive development (working memory, executive function), literacy development
Huei-Mei Liu	Department of Special Education, NTNU	Professor	Communicative disorders, language development, hearing impairment
Miao-Ju Tu	Department of Child and Family Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University	Associate Professor	Curriculum design for early childhood education and care, teaching materials and methods in preschool, children’s social and emotional development, child care service
Nei-Yuh Huang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor	Home economics education, family education, parent education, children’s literature
Fong-Ruey Liaw	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU(Part-time)	Associate Professor	Early childhood education (or ECE) assessment, ECE administration & policy, ECE research methods, ECE curriculum
Su-Chen Chang	College of Teacher Education, NTNU	Associate Professor	Teacher education, special education, teacher’s professional development, curriculum and teaching
Ren-Huei Fu	Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children‘s Hospital, Linkou Newborn Center, Chang Gung Children‘s Hospital, Linkou	Physician, Chief of the Newborn Center, Assistant Professor	General pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, general diseases of preterm infants, oxygen free radical injury, neonatal pulmonary diseases, preventive health care for neonatal and children, intensive care for preterm infants
Ching-Ching Cheng	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Chiayi University	Associate Professor & Chair	Curriculum in early childhood education, early childhood education assessment, curriculum design
Wen-Hui Lu	Center for Teacher Education, Providence University Graduate Institute of Education, Providence University	Professor	Educational psychology, developmental psychology, educational statistics, math learning, educational testing and assessment
Yu-Ching Yeh	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Chiayi University	Professor	Multicultural education in early childhood and families, families with foreign spouses, social development and counseling in early childhood
Chih-Ting Hsu	Department of Education, National University of Tainan	Associate Professor & President of National University of Tainan Affiliated Elementary School	Moral education, foundation theory of education, discourse analysis of educational policy
Shih-Jay Tzeng	Department of Special Education, National Taitung University	Professor & Dean	Abnormal psychology, emotional disorders, reading disorders
Tsung-Ning Huang	Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, MacKay Children's Hospital	Physician	General pediatrics, clinical advice on vaccination, infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, allergies, asthma
Shou-Chi Huang	Department of Child and Family Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University	Assistant Professor	Early childhood and family studies

Collaborative Investigator (On-site)

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Site
Chiao-Ling Chen	Department of Early Childhood Educare, Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health	Associate Professor	Keelung Yilan
Yi-Yun Wang	College of General Studies, Yuan Ze University	Assistant Professor	Taoyuan Hsinchu Miaoli
Yu-Ju Chou	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Tsing Hua University	Associate Professor
Ming-Fang Hsieh	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Tsing Hua University	Associate Professor
Szu‐Yin Chu	Department of Special Education, National Tsing Hua University	Associate Professor
Ming-Jiun Sung	Department of Early Childhood Development and Education, Chaoyang University of Technology	Assistant Professor	Taichung Changhua Nantou
Chin-Kuo Wang	Department of Education, National Taichung University of Education	Professor
Yi-Kai Lin‬‬‬‬‬‬	Center of Teacher Education, Chaoyang University of Technology	Assistant Professor
Hsiang-Ju Ho	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Chiayi University	Assistant Professor	Chiayi Tainan
Jon-Fan Hu	Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University	Associate Professor
Chiu-Hua Huang	Department of Early Childhood Education, Tainan University of Technology	Assistant Professor
Shu-Hui Lee	Department of Child Care and Family Studies, Shu-Te University	Assistant Professor & Chair	Kaohsiung Pingtung
Shu-Ching Wang	Department of Child Care, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Associate Professor	Kaohsiung Pingtung
Huei-Chuan Su	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Taitung University	Lecturer	Taitung Hualian

Phase I

Principal Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Chien-Ju Chang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Professor	Language acquisition, literacy development in young children, child development

Co-Principal Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Ching-Ling Cheng	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Associate Professor	Developmental psychology, social development, emotional development, social cognition, adolescent psychology
Chia-Ling Chen	Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, Chang Gung	Physician and Director Professor and Chair	Pediatric rehabilitation, early intervention, innovative therapies, evidence-based medicine, translational medicine, motor control
Li-Tuan Chou	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor and Chair	Family research, family life education, family theories
Fong-Ruey Liaw	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU	Associate Professor	Early childhood education (or ECE) assessment, ECE administration & policy, ECE research methods, ECE curriculum
Ching-Ching Cheng	Center for Teacher Education, Providence University	Associate Professor	Curriculum in early childhood education, early childhood education assessment, curriculum design
Yu-Ching Yeh	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Chiayi University	Associate Professor & Chair	Multicultural education in early childhood and families, families with foreign spouses, social development and counseling in early childhood
Szu‐Yin Chu	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Taitung University	Assistant Professor	Early childhood special education in curriculum and instruction, parent-professional partnership and family support, transition and school readiness, culturally responsive teaching and teacher efficacy
Li-Yun Wang	Department of Education, NTNU Center for Educational Research and Innovation, NTNU	Professor and Director	Analysis of education policy and administration, educational sociology, higher
Po-Hsi Chen	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU	Associate Professor	Testing and assessment, statistics in psychology & education, computerized adaptive tests
Shu-Hui Hsieh	Center for Survey Research, RCHSS, Academia Sinica	Assistant Research Fellow	Missing data analysis, survey design and data analysis, statistical computation

Collaborative Investigator

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Research Expertise
Jun-Ren Li	Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, NTNU Research Center for Testing and Assessment, National Academy for Educational Research	Associate Professor Associate Research Fellow & Interim Director	Cognitive neurology, reading disorders, reading development
Huei-Mei Liu	Department of Special Education, NTNU	Associate Professor	Communicative disorders, language development, hearing impairment
Miao-Ju Tu	Department of Child and Family Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University The Kindergarten of Fu Jen Catholic University	Associate Professor Director	Curriculum design for early childhood education and care, teaching materials and methods in preschool, children’s social and emotional development, child care service
Nei-Yuh Huang	Department of Child and Family Science, NTNU Family Research and Development Center, NTNU	Professor Director	Home economics education, family education, parent education, children’s literature
Pei-Hsuan Lin	Graduate School of Curriculum and Instructional Communications Technology, National Taipei University of Education	Professor	Curriculum evaluation, research methodology in teaching, teaching theories
Shu-Fei Tsai	Department of Infant and Child Care, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences	Assistant Professor	Positive behavior support, social skill training, language intervention in early childhood, functional analysis
Ren-Huei Fu	Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children‘s Hospital, Linkou Newborn Center, Chang Gung Children‘s Hospital, Linkou	Physician, Chief of the Newborn Center, Assitant Professor	General pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, general diseases of preterm infants, oxygen free radical injury, neonatal pulmonary diseases, preventive health care for neonatal and children, intensive care for preterm infants
Tsung-Ning Huang	Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, MacKay Children's Hospital	Physician	General pediatrics, clinical advice on vaccination, infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, allergies, asthma

Collaborative Investigator(On-site)

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Site
Chiao-Ling Chen	Department of Early Childhood Educare, Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health	Associate Professor	Keelung Yilan
Yi-Yun Wang	College of General Studies, Yuan Ze University	Assistant Professor	Taoyuan
Hsin-I Pao	Teacher Education Center, Minghsin University of Science and Technology	Associate Professor and Director	Taoyuan Hsinchu Miaoli
Yu-Ju Chou	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Tsing Hua University	Associate Professor
Ming-Fang Hsieh	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Tsing Hua University	Associate Professor & Chair
Wen-Hui Lu	Center for Teacher Education, Providence University Graduate Institute of Education, Providence University	Professor	Taichung
Chin-Kuo Wang	Department of Education, National Taichung University of Education	Professor
Ming-Jiun Sung	Department of Early Childhood Development and Education, Chaoyang University of Technology	Assistant Professor
Chiu-Hua Huang	Department of Early Childhood Education, Tainan University of Technology	Assistant Professor	Yunlin Changhua
Yi-Kai Lin‬‬‬‬‬‬	Center of Teacher Education, Chaoyang University of Technology	Assistant Professor	Changhua Nantou
Hsiang-Ju Ho	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Chiayi University	Assistant Professor	Chiayi
Jon-Fan Hu	Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University	Assistant Professor	Tainan
Shu-Hui Lee	Department of Child Care and Family Studies, Shu-Te University	Assistant Professor & Chair	Kaohsiung
Shu-Ching Wang	Department of Child Care, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Associate Professor	Pingtung
Ming-Ying Shih	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Dong Hwa University	Associate Professor and Chair	Hualian
Huei-Chuan Su	Department of Early Childhood Education, National Taitung University	Lecturer	Taitung
Hsiao-Yun Chang	Department of Infant and Child Care, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences	Associate Professor	Taitung Penghu