My research primarily focuses on the association between individual victimization experiences, including those within the home environment and in the community, and behavioral and mental health outcomes.

Presentations

• Chen, W-Y. (2016, May). Adolescent exposure to community violence and depressive symptoms among adolescents and young adults: Understanding the effect of mental health service usage. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Atlanta, GA.
• Chen, W-Y. (2015, November). It's about the community: Community violence exposure, community connection, and volunteering in the community. Poster session presented at WCU Research Day, West Chester, PA.
• Chen, W-Y. (2015, March). Adolescent exposure to community violence and depressive symptoms among adolescents and young adults: Understanding the effect of mental health service usage. Paper presented at WCU Research Day, West Chester, PA.
• Chen, W-Y., & Corvo, K. (2015, January). Adolescent exposure to community violence and depressive symptoms among adolescents and young adults: Understanding the effect of mental health service usage. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.  
• Chen, W-Y., Propp, J. & Lee, Y. (2011, January). Connection between adolescent's exposure to community violence and future civic engagement behaviors. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.

Publications

• Chen, W-Y., Propp, J., & Lee, Y. (2015). Connection between adolescents exposure to community violence and future civic engagement behaviors during their young adulthood. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(1), 45-55.
• Chen, W-Y., & Corvo, K. (2012). Community violence. In R.J. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence, Part 3 (pp. 487-495). New York, NY: Springer.
• Chen, W-Y., Propp, J., deLara, E. & Corvo, K. (2011). Child neglect and its association with subsequent juvenile drug and alcohol offense. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 28(4), 273-290.

A related area of my research focuses on how mothers are affected by domestic and community violence.

Presentations

• Chen, W-Y., and Pasquarette, M. (2016, April). Mothers' exposure to domestic and community violence and the association with toddler's behavioral outcomes. Poster session to be presented at WCU Research Day, West Chester, PA.
• Hadeed, L., Lee, Y., & Chen, W-Y. (2016, March). The mediational role of depression in harsh parenting among mothers who have been directly and indirectly exposed to community violence. Poster session presented at the International Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
• Chen, W-Y., & Lee. Y. (2016, January). Community violence victimization, father involvement, and maternal harsh parenting practices. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
• Chen, W-Y., & Lee. Y. (2016, January). Connection between mother's exposure to domestic and community violence and toddler's behavioral outcomes. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
• Lee, Y., & Chen, W-Y. (2015, October). Community violence victimization, father involvement, and maternal harsh parenting practices. Poster session presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Chen, W-Y., & Lee. Y. (2015, June). The impact of community violence and paternal involvement on maternal harsh parenting. Paper presented at the Global Well-Being Conference, Millersville, PA.

I have collaborated with researchers in other areas of research, such as caregiving to individuals with severe mental illness, young fathers, and access to health care services among minority youths. Currently, I am working with Dr. Amber Holbrook on projects related to the teaching pedagogy for the MSW Program's applied research methods course. 

Presentations

• Chen, W-Y., & Holbrook, A. (2015, October). Learning by doing: An experiential approach to teaching program evaluation. Paper presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Holbrook, A., & Chen, W-Y. (2015, October). Teaching program evaluation to social work students: An agency collaboration. Workshop presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Chen, W-Y. (2015, January). Parental investment and youth education. Moderated session at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
• Lee, Y., Fagan, J. & Chen, W-Y. (2011, October). Young fathers and depression. Poster session presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Corvo, K., Chen, W-Y., & Selmi, P. (2011, January). Federal funding of social work research: High hopes or sour grapes? Roundtable discussion at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.   

Publications

• Lee, Y., Fagan, J. & Chen, W-Y. (2012). Do late adolescent fathers have more depressive symptoms than older fathers? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41(10), 1366-1381.
• Corvo, K., Chen, W-Y., & Selmi, P. (2011). Federal funding of social work research: High hopes or sour grapes? Social Work, 56(3), 225-233.
• Chen, W-Y. & Lukens, E. (2011). Well being, depressive symptoms, and burden among parent and sibling caregivers of persons with severe and persistent mental illness. Social Work in Mental Health, 9(6), 397-416.

• Outstanding Service Award, MSW Program at West Chester University -- 2015