• University of California-Irvine, Ph.D., 2007 (Psychology and Social Behavior, School of Social Ecology) 
• Columbia University, Teachers College, M.A., 2000 (General Psychology) 
• Oberlin College, B.A., 1995 (Major: Politics and International Policy Analysis)

• Introduction to Psychology 
• Lifespan Developmental Psychology 
• Cross-Cultural Psychology 
• Psychology of Education 
• Advanced Topics in Psychology (Evolutionary Psychology, Cultural Genomics)

Currently designing a study of parenting of older youth after high school. Key variables of interest are parent-child decision making, life goal setting, and pursuit.

• Chang, E.S. & Shane, J. (2025). Shifting Pathways to Adulthood: College Student Life Goals before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70094
• Shao, J., Chang, E.S., & Tsong, Y., Chen, C., & Borelli, J.L. (2023). The mother-daughter shared agency in weight management scale (SAWMS): Development, validation, and implications for body dissatisfaction. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00747-6
• Chang, E.S. & Germo, G. (2021). Generativity and shared agency with foster youth for education. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 72, 101217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101217
• Shao, J., Chang, E.S., & Chen, C. (2018). The relative importance of parent-child dynamics and minority stress on the psychological adjustment of LGBs in China. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65, 598-604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000281
• Chang, E.S. (2013). Negotiating family obligations and educational goals among college-enrolled youth on Jeju Island, Korea. Journal for Research on Adolescence, 23, 25-34.
• Chang, E.S., Greenberger, E., Chen, C., Heckhausen, J., & Farruggia, S.P. (2010). Non-parental adults as social resources for adolescents in the transition after high school. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20, 1065-1082. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00662.x
• Chang, E.S., Heckhausen, J., Greenberger, E., & Chen, C. (2010). Shared agency with parents for educational goals: Ethnic differences and implications for college adjustment. Journal of Youth and Adolesence, 39, 1293-1304. doi: 10.1007/s10964-009-9488-7
• Chang, E.S., Chen, C., Greenberger, E., Dooley, D., & Heckhausen, J. (2006). What do they want in life?: The life goals of a multi-ethnic, multi-generational sample of high school seniors. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35, 321-332.

• Professor of Psychology, Soka University of America, 2017 – present 
• Associate Professor of Psychology, Soka University of America, 2013 – 2017 
• Assistant Professor of Psychology, Soka University of America, 2007 – 2013

• 2001 Martha Newkirk Fellowship Endowment, UCI
• 2002-2007 Summer Research Support, School of Social Ecology, UCI
• 2004-2006 Outstanding Social Ecology School Mentor Award, UCI
• 2004 Travel & Tuition Award, Advanced Training Institute in Structural Equation Modeling (American Psychological Association in Hawaii)
• 2005 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Diversity Fellowship, Honorable Mention
• 2006 School of Social Ecology Dean’s Dissertation Data Gathering Award, UCI
• 2007 School of Social Ecology Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship, UCI
• 2007 Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, Honorable Mention
• 2013 Pacific Basin Research Center, Summer Research Fellowship, SUA
• 2019 Faculty Merit Award, SUA