Ph.D., Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, 2022
M.S. in Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, 2018
Bachelor of Education in Pedagogy, Zhejiang University, 2016

• Teacher-Student Relationships
• Shyness/Social Withdrawal
• Student-Teacher Relationship Drawings
• Measurement Invariance
• Cross-Cultural Comparison

• Research Assistant Professor, University of Macau, 02/2023-present

Journal Article

• Chen, M., Zee, M., & Roorda, D. L.(2021). Assessing student–teacher relationship quality in cross-cultural contexts: Psychometric properties of student–teacher relationship drawings. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 1-15. doi:10.1080/17405629.2021.1952862
• Chen, M., Zee, M., & Roorda, D. L.(2021). Students’ shyness and affective teacher-student relationships in upper elementary schools: A cross-cultural comparison. Learning and Individual Differences, 86. 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2021.101979
• Chen, M., Xu., Q., & Cui,. (2021). Sleep problems, attention, and classroom learning behaviors of Chinese elementary school children: The moderating role of gender. School Psychology International, 1-17. doi: 10.1177/0143034321993502
• Chen, M., & Wu,. X. (2021). Attributing academic success to giftedness and its impact on academic achievement: The mediating role of self-regulated learning and negative learning emotions. School Psychology International, 42, 1-17. doi: 10.1177/0143034320985889
• Chen, M., Zee, M., Koomen, H.M.Y., Roorda, D. L.(2019). Understanding cross-cultural differences in affective teacher-student relationships: A comparison between Dutch and Chinese elementary school teachers and students. Journal of School Psychology, 76, 89-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2019.07.011

Book Chapter

• Roorda, D. L., Chen, M., & Zee, M. (2023). Affective student–teacher relationships and students’ engagement: A Cross–Cultural Comparison of China and the Netherlands. In Effective Teaching Around the World – Theoretical, Empirical, Methodological and Practical Insights. In Press.
• Conijn, J., & Chen, M., van Ewijk, H., & van der Ark, A. (2023). Validity indices for interpreting informant discrepancies in psychopathology assessment. In Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment. In Press
• van der Ark, L. A.*, Korf, W., Peters, P., Chen, M., ten Hove, D. & Koopman, L., (2019), De belofte van de jeugd?!: Pedagogiek in de 21e eeuw. de Jong, W., Bekker, J., de Deckere, H., Schonewille, I. & van der Poel, L. (eds.). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij SWP, p. 81-92

Conference

• Chen, M., Zee, M., Koomen, H.M.Y., & Roorda, D. L.(2022). How students’ perceptions of affective student-teacher relationships link to their school engagement across the Netherlands and China. Presented at the ISSBD 2022 conference as part of the paper symposium chaired by the applicant.
• Chen, M., Koomen, H.M.Y., & Roorda, D. L.(2022). Young Children’s and Teachers’ Perceptions of Affective Teacher-Child Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between the Netherlands and China. Presented at the ISSBD 2022 conference. Manuscript submitted to journal, under review.
• Chen, M., Zee, M., & Roorda, D. L.(2021). Drawings tell the difference: Student characteristics and student–teacher relationship in a cross-cultural context. Presented at the 2021 European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference. Manuscript submitted to journal, under review.
• Wang, G., & Chen, M (2020). Social Media Using Frequency and the Quality of Social Relationships Among Adolescents: the Moderating Effect of Shyness. 2020 International Conference on Modern Education and Information Management (ICMEIM). doi: 10.1109/ICMEIM51375.2020.00159
• van der Ark, L. A., Korf, W., Peters, P. H., Chen, M., ten Hove, D. & Koopman, V. E. C. (2019), Interpreting Discrepancies Between Child-reported and Parent-reported Psychopathology Scores. Presented at De belofte van de jeugd Conference

• UvA & CSC Scholarship
• Holland Scholarship
• National Scholarship