Ting-Lan Ma

Ting-Lan Ma serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (Human Development, Educational Psychology) with minor in Prevention Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
• Master of Science in Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009
• Bachelor of Counseling Psychology, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan, 2006

Dr. Ma's research investigates social-emotional development, well-being, and bullying/discrimination dynamics in youth through a social-cultural ecological lens, emphasizing culturally responsive methodologies to identify protective and risk factors. Her work addresses critical mental health and developmental issues in diverse adolescent populations.

Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent focus on longitudinal examination of peer relations, coping mechanisms, and victimization across developmental stages. Her studies frequently employ meta-analytic and cross-cultural approaches, with notable investigations into Latinx adolescents' discrimination experiences in after-school settings and Taiwanese youth's responses to peer victimization, highlighting how cultural context shapes developmental outcomes.

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