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Chiao-Yu Yang serves as an Assistant Professor in the BSW Department of the School of Social Work at Morgan State University, teaching Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SOWK332) and Substance Ab(use) and Chemical Dependency (SOWK424).
Her educational background includes:
- Ph.D., School of Social Welfare, University at Albany
- M.S.W., National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- B.A., Central Police University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Dr. Yang's research centers on substance use and mental health recovery among women, youth, and immigrants involved in the criminal legal system. Her interdisciplinary work integrates social work, criminal justice, and public health to address disparities in treatment and rehabilitation, with emphasis on trauma-informed care and culturally responsive interventions for marginalized populations.
Professional experience highlights include research consultancy with Garden of Hope and the Children and Family Research Center at National Taiwan University, panel membership on New York State's Evidence-based Programs & Strategies Review Panel, and prior service as a Prevention Officer at the Taichung City Police Department in Taiwan.
She has held adjunct faculty positions at the University of Delaware's Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice (2023-2024) and Taiwan Police College (2013-2018), alongside research roles at Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (2022-2024) and the University at Albany (2019-2023).
