Heining Cham

Heining Cham

 

Professor of Psychology
Curriculum Vitae

Email: [email protected]

Rose Hill Campus: Dealy Hall, Room 226G
Phone: 718-817-3881

    • 2008 BS in Psychology, Peking University
    • 2010 MA in Psychology, Arizona State University
    • 2013 PhD in Psychology (Quantitative Research Methods), Arizona State University
    • Structural Equation Modeling
    • Latent Variable Interaction
    • Propensity Score Analysis
    • Missing Data Analysis

  • Undergraduate

    • PSYC 2000 - Statistics
    • PSYC 2010 - Research Methods


    Graduate

    • Introduction to Psychological Statistics
    • Regression
    • Hierarchical Linear Modeling
    • Structural Equation Modeling
    • Missing Data Analysis

     

  • 1.    NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 MD015763)    9/2021-8/2026
    Discrimination and adolescent substance use: Understanding mediating and moderating mechanisms of sleep in the ABCD study (Funded = $2,108,204)
    Wang, Y. (PI), Alegria, M., Yip, T., Cham, H. (Co-I), Russell, A. (Consultant)

    2.    NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 MD015715)    8/2021-4/2026
    Social-environmental predictors of sleep disparities during the transition to college 
    (Funded = $2,908,292)
    Yip, T. (PI), Chae, D., El-Sheikh, M., Cham, H. (Co-I), Mcmanus, E. (Consultant)

    3.    NIH/National Institute on Aging                     (R56 AG075744)                9/2022-8/2024
    Biomarker Evaluation in Young Onset Dementia from Diverse Populations (BEYONDD) 
    (Funded = $6,065,228)
    Boxer, A., Byrd, D., Rabinovici, G., Rivera Mindt, M. (Co-PI), Heuer, H., Raman, R., Versey, S., Cham, H. (Co-I)

    4.    California Department of Public Health          (#22-10079)                        11/2022-6/2024
    California Latino Brain Health Registry (Funded = $2,231,504)
    Nosheny, R. (PI), George, K., Mayeda, E. R. (Co-I), Cham, H., Rivera Mindt, M. (Consultant)

    5.    Fordham University, Faculty Research Abroad Program                            5/2023-5/2024
    Women’s depression and well-being during COVID-19 in Mexico: A longitudinal analysis of family and work dynamics (Funded = $3,000)
    Cham, H. (PI), Hurtarte, C. A. (Co-I)

    6.    NIH/National Institute on Aging                (R01 AG065110)                    9/2020-5/2024
    Study of aging Latinas/os for understanding in HIV (SALUD HIV) 
    (Funded = $4,966,708; $4,134,428 for R01; $832,280 for R56)
    Rivera Mindt, M. (PI), Byrd, D., Clark, U., Hedden, T., Jacobs, M., Morgello, S., 
    Robinson-Papp, J., Weiss, J., Cham, H. (Co-I)

    7.    Fordham University, Collaborative Online International Learning Award                9/2023-12/2023
    Structural equation modeling: Collaborative online course (Funded = $3,000)
    Cham, H. (PI), Hurtarte, C. A., Lee. H. (Co-I)

    8.    Universidad Iberoamericana/EQUIDE                                            12/2022-12/2023
    Efectos del COVID-19 en la salud mental de las mujeres durante el periodo de 2020 al 2022: Un análisis de la dinámica familiar y laboral (Effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of women during the period from 2020 to 2022: An analysis of family and work dynamics) (Funded = $150,000 Mexican Peso)

  • 1.    Aparcero, M.*, Lee, H.*, Wijetunga, C., Conley, E.*, Rosenfeld, B., & Cham, H. (2024). Measuring adaptive functioning in a correctional setting: An analysis of the Problems in Everyday Living Test (PEDL). Criminal Justice and Behavior. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548241268135

    2.    Lorenzo, K.*, Cham, H., & Yip, T. (2024). Longitudinal associations between friendship ethnic/racial composition and ethnic/racial identity: The role of school diversity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-02041-3 

    3.    Cham, H., Lee, H.*, & Migunov, I.* (2024). Quasi-experimental designs for causal inference: An overview. Asia Pacific Education Review. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-024-09981-2 

    4.    Ferrara, E., Lee, H.*, Guarecuco, J. S., Somekh, M. R., Hirsch, E., Keesey, R., Cham, H., Hoyt, L. T., & Roy, A. K. (2024). Novel assessment of the impact of irritability on physiological and psychological frustration responses in adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 53(2), 216-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2301753 

    5.    Lee, H.*, & Cham, H. (2024). Comparing accuracy of parallel analysis and fit statistics for estimating the number of factors with ordered categorical data in exploratory factor analysis. Educational and Psychological Measurement. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00131644241240435 

    6.    Savin, M. J., Byrd, D., Cysique, L., Rourke, S., Verney, S. P., Radford, K., Judd, T., Aghvinian, M., Crook, C., Oleas, D., Slaughter, A., Armenta, R., Franklin, D., Marcotte, T., Cham, H., & Rivera Mindt, M. (2024). Disparate trajectories of cognitive aging among American Indian and Alaskan Native people with and without HIV. Neuropsychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000950

    7.    Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhao, Z., Cham, H., Jelsma, E., Wadsworth, H., Yan, J., Johnson, S., Alegria, M., & Yip, T. (2024). Multiple discrimination and substance use intention in late childhood: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 74(6), 1217-1224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.01.028
     
    8.    Yan, J., Jelsma, E., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhao, Z., Cham, H., Alegria, M., & Yip, T. (2024). Racial-ethnic discrimination and early adolescents’ behavioral problems: The protective role of parental warmth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2024.03.020

    9.    Ashford, M. T., Zhu, D.*, Bride, J., Aaronson, A., Conti, C., Cypress, C., Griffin, P., Ross, R., Duncan T., Deng, X.*, Ulbricht, A., Fockler, J., Camacho, M. R., Flenniken, D., Truran, D., Mackin, R. S., Hill., C., Weiner, M. W., Byrd, D., Turner II, R. W., Cham, H., Rivera Mindt, M., & Nosheny, R. L. (2023). Understanding online registry facilitators and barriers experienced by Black Brain Health Registry participants: The Community Engaged Digital Alzheimer’s Research (CEDAR) study. Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, 3(10), 551-561. https://doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2023.25

    10.    Brown, J. L., Jennings, P. A., Rasheed, D. S., Cham, H., Doyle, S. F., Frank, J. L., Davis, R., & Greenberg, M. T. (2023). Direct and moderating impacts of the CARE mindfulness-based professional learning program for teachers on children’s academic and social-emotional outcomes. Applied Developmental Science. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2023.2268327
     

    * Publication was joint-authored with students.

  • 1.    Calcetas, A. T.*, Arentoft, A., Lee, H.*, Cham, H., Ashford, M.T., Diaz, A., Ajayi, A., Ayo, O., Camuy, A., Culhane, J. E.*, Kubo Germano, K., Guzman, V. A., Parkins, S., Talavera, S., Rivera Mindt, M. (2024, July). Study partner-reported decline as a predictor of diagnostic progression in underrepresented populations in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) cohort. Poster presented at the 2024 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

    2.    Cham, H., Deng, X.*, & Lee, H.* (2024, July). Detecting non-uniform differential item functioning in latent variable interaction framework. Paper presented at the 2024 International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Prague, Czech Republic.

    3.    Culhane, J. E.*, Arentoft, A., Guzman, V. A., Cham, H., Byrd, D. A., Calcetas, A. T.*, & Rivera Mindt, M. (2024, July). Young onset neurocognitive impairment, amyloid positivity, and psychiatric symptoms in underrepresented populations in the Health and Aging Brain Study: Health Disparities (HABS-HD) cohort. Poster presented at the 2024 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

    4.    Lee, H.*, & Cham, H. (2024, July). Performance of parallel analysis in bifactor model with ordinal items. Poster presented at the 2024 International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Prague, Czech Republic.

    5.    Cham, H., Armenta Hurtarte, C., & Dominguez Espinoza, A. (2024, April). Women’s depression and well-being during COVID-19 in Mexico: A longitudinal analysis of family and work dynamics. Paper presented at the 2024 Fordham University’s Research Day Celebration, Bronx, NY.

    6.    Deng, X.*, & Cham, H. (2024, April). Exploring the machine learning approach to evaluate validities of a game-based assessment. Poster presented at the 2024 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

    7.    Yan, J., Xie, M., Zhao, Z., Cham, H., & Yip, T. (2024, April). Heterogeneity of sleep in ethnic-racial adolescents: links with discrimination and developmental outcomes. Flash talk presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

    8.    Zhao, Z., Wang, Y., Yan, J., Liu, C. H., Wang, L., Cham, H., & Yip, T. (2024, April). Intersectionality and Discrimination among Ethnic/racial Minority and Sexual Minority Children. Flash talk presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

    9.    Jelsma, E., Zhang, Y., Zhao, Z., Yan, J., Johnson, S., Alegria, M., Yip, T., Cham, H., & Wang, Y. (2024, April). Everyday racial/ethnic discrimination and early substance use based on hair samples in high-risk racial/ethnic minority early adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

    10.    Aparcero, M.*, Lee, H.*, Wijetunga, C., Conley, E. E.*, Rosenfeld, B., & Cham, H. (2024, March). Evaluating the utility of the Problems in Everyday Living Test (PEDL) to identify adult jail detainees with possible intellectual disability. Paper presented at the American Psychology Law Society Conference 2024, Los Angeles, CA.

    * Joint-authored with students.

    • Cham, H., Cao, Z.*, Martin, M.*, & Li, Z.*. (2023). Is GRE related to graduate admission and graduate school performance: Analysis using the data of department of psychology, Fordham University. Report for the Fordham University Department of Psychology.
    • Cham, H., Li, Z.*, & Canavan, P.* (2022). Literature review on the GRE: Test bias, differences across sex and race/ethnicity, and predictability towards academic success. Report for the Fordham University Department of Psychology.
    • Cham, H., Zhu, D.*, & Fordham University Arts and Science Council Faculty Evaluation Committee (2020). Instructor gender and racial differences on Students' Evaluations of Educational Quality (SEEQ) instrument in Fordham University. Report for the Fordham University Arts and Science Council.
    • Cham, H., Zhu, D.*, Hariprasad, J.*, & Fordham University Arts and Science Council Faculty Evaluation Committee (2019). A meta-analysis of the instructor gender and race differences on student evaluation of teaching. Report for the Fordham University Arts and Science Council.
    • Ehrhardt, A.*, Cham, H., & Fordham University Arts and Science Council Faculty Evaluation Committee (2018). Students’ Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ): Validity, classroom and course factors, gender bias, and minority bias. Report for the Fordham University Arts and Science Council.

    * Report was joint-authored with students.

    • 2023 - Anne Anastasi Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award, American Psychological Association Division 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods) 

    • 2023 - Fellow, American Psychological Association Division 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods) 

    • 2019 - Best abstract award for the poster titled “Substitutive Depression Criteria in Oncology Outperforms DSM Criteria using IRT Analyses” and presented at 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC (co-authored with Saracino, R. M., Aytürk, E., Rosenfeld, B., and Nelson, C. J [third author]), SBM Multi-Morbidities Special Interest Group.

    • 2017 - APS Rising Star designation to outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research careers post-PhD, Association for Psychological Science

    • 2017 - Workshop Award, Q-Center Methodological Workshop, for the workshop “Design and Analysis of Practical Quasi-Experiments Workshop” (supported by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES))

    • 2015 - Prix Leenaards “Qualité de vie des personnes âgées”, Foundation Lennaards (Lausanne, Switzerland), for innovative exploratory research projects on quality of life in older adults.
       
    • 2012 - Student Conference Travel Award, Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, for the conference “2012 Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology Student Pre-Conference”
    • 2012 - Workshop Travel Award, Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, for the workshop “Exploratory Data Mining in Behavioral Research”
    • 2011 - Graduate & Professional Student Association Travel Grant, Arizona State University, for the conference “The 76th Annual and the 17th International Meeting of the Psychometric Society”
    • 2010 - Student Conference Travel Award, Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, for the conference “Current Topics in the Theory and Application of Latent Variable Models: A Conference Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Michael W. Browne”
    • 2010 - APA Advanced Training Institute Travel Grant, for the workshop “Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research”
    • 2010 - Workshop Travel Award, Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, for the workshop “Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research”
    • 2004-2008 - China Resources (Holdings) Co. Ltd. Scholarship
    • 2007 - Scholarship for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Overseas Chinese Students, Peking University
    • 2006 - Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, Peking University
    • 2006 - 1st Honor Award, 14th “Challenging Cup” Scientific Research Competition, Peking University