Wei Qiu, Ph.D.

Director, Graduate Studies in Education
Chair, IRB Sub-Committee
Moyes School of Education
Weber State University
1351 Edvalson St Dept 1301
Ogden, UT 84408-1301
Weber State University
1351 Edvalson St Dept 1301
Ogden, UT 84408-1301
Education
Ph.D./M.S. Human Development and Family Studies, University of Delaware
M.A./B.A. English, Nanjing University
Courses Taught Currently
ECED 4230 Observing and Assessing Children in Context
ECED 4990 Seminar in Early Childhood Education
GSE 6000 Fundamentals of Graduate Study
GSE 6220 Understanding Children Beyond Behaviors
GSE 6230 Observing and Assessing Children in Context
Recent Publications
Zhang, C., Li, H., Aldib, R., & Qiu, W. (Accepted). Did teachers’ remote support help minority parents?: The associations among home activities, teacher support and parental stress at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
Zhang, C., Qiu, W., Li, H., Li, J., Zhang, L., Li, X., & Li, J. (2021). Parental stress and home activities for young children during the stay-at-home quarantine time in China. Early Education and Development, 32(6), 843-862. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2021.1949561
Research Projects
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parental stress and young children's development during self-isolation. (2020). (Co-PI: Chenyi Zhang). Funded by the Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Research Grant COVID-19.
- Chinese cultural adaptation of PICCOLO measure. (2019-present). (Co-PI: Sheila Anderson). Funded by the Weber State University Hemingway Vitality Grant.
- Impact of parent-child interactions on developmental outcomes of Chinese urban children. (2016-present). (Co-PI: Sheila Anderson). Funded by the Weber State University Moyes College of Education Endowment.
Professional Services
- Chair-Elect, NAEYC Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs. (2024-25)
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