Dr. Mowei Liu Associate Professor M.Ed. (Shanghai Normal University) M.A., Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario) Research interests: My general research interests are in social development from a cultural perspective. Specifically, I am interested in child and adolescent peer relationships, friendship networks, and parental socialization processes (e.g., belief systems, disciplinary styles) in children’s social and emotional development. Among various factors that may contribute to individual social development, I am particularly interested in parenting styles and parental socialization goal-oriented behaviors and their relations to children’s social, emotional and school adjustment in Chinese and Canadian children. Both within-culture and cross-culture approaches have been taken in my research to understand the impact of cultural context on human development.
Teaching:
PSYC 3500H-A WI PTBO: Child Development
PSYC 4530H-A WI PTBO: Cross Cultural Human Development