Olivia D. Chang

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Candidate

Olivia D. Chang is a PhD student in the Joint Social Work and Developmental Psychology program at the University of Michigan. She earned her Master of Social Work in Interpersonal Practice from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Her research interests include positive parenting, child maltreatment, adverse childhood experiences, community-based interventions and resiliency.

Contact Information

  • [email protected]

  • B660 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 2024 MS Psychology
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 2023 MSW Social Work - Concentration in Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health,
    Mental Health, & Substance Abuse
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 2022 BS Biopsychology,
    Cognition, & Neuroscience and American Culture, Minor in Community Action & Social
    Change
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Activities

Publications

Chang, O. D., Ma, J., Ward, K. P., McCoy, D. C., Boyle, E. H., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (in press). How does context shape differences and changes in caregivers' engagement in psychosocial stimulation over time? Evidence from a cross national study. International Journal of behavioral Development.
Chang, O. D., Ward, K. P., Pace, G. T., & Lee, S. J. (2025). Mothers’ and fathers’ pregnancy intentions and interparental conflict: Is there harm in ambivalency? Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Klika, J. B., Lee, J. Y., Chang, O. D., Kirsch, J., & Lee, S. J. (2025). Child maltreatment during COVID-19: Triangulating data across reporting sources. Child Maltreatment.
Chang, O. D., Maguire-Jack, K., Marçal, K., Showalter, K., Park, Y., Machinga, R.,Thibodeau, E., Murphy, C., & Klika, J. B. (2025). Childcare subsidy receipt and reduced emotional neglect: Examining parents' enhanced self-efficacy as a mediator. Child Abuse & Neglect, 159.
Gershoff, E. T., Lee, S. J., Lee, J. Y., Chang, O. D., & Taylor, C. A. (2025). Spare the dog, hit the child: Preliminary findings regarding parents’ beliefs about spanking and hitting children. Psychology of Violence, 5(1), 76-84.
Marçal, K., Showalter, K., Park, Y., Maguire-Jack, K., Chang, O. D., Machinga-Asaolu, R., Thibodeau, E., Murphy, C. A., & Klika, J. B. (2025). Childcare subsidies and reduced intimate partner violence victimization: An unintended benefit. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Chang, Y., Chang, O. D., Stanek, C., Yoon, S., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2025). The protective role of school connectedness in the relationship between child maltreatment and internalizing symptoms for White, Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Multiracial youth. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Chang, O. D., Maguire-Jack, K., Marçal, K., Showalter, K., Park, Y., Machinga, R.,Thibodeau, E., Murphy, C., & Klika, J. B. (2025). Childcare subsidy receipt and reduced emotional neglect: Examining parents' enhanced self-efficacy as a mediator. Child Abuse & Neglect, 159.
Ma, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ward, K. P., Boyle, E. H., Chang, O. D., & Pace, G. T. (2025). Spillover of macro-level violence to parental physical abuse of children in low- and middle-income countries. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Ortega, R. M., Chang, O. D., Ortega, M. B., Teriberry, L., VanSickle, R., & Faller, K. C. (2025). What cultural humility teaches us about protecting children. Child Protection and Practice., 5.

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2026 - Winter School of Social Work Joint Doctoral Program Grant
2026 - Winter Family Process Institute Dissertation grant
2025 - Winter Department of Psychology NICHD T32 Training Grant
2025 - Sp/Su Department of Psychology NICHD T32 Training Grant
2024 - Winter John F. Longres Award in Psychology or Sociology
2024 - Winter Department of Psychology NICHD T32 Training Grant
2024 - Sp/Su Department of Psychology NICHD T32 Training Grant
2024 - Fall W.K. Kellogg Family Endowed Fellowship
2024 - Fall Henry J Meyer Scholarship Award
2024 - Fall Department of Psychology NICHD T32 Training Grant
2023 - Winter Ford Foundation Fellowship Honorable Mention
2023 - Winter Life Paths Promising Scholar Award
2023 - Winter Regent Fellowship
2023 - Fall Department of Psychology NICHD T32 Training Grant
2022 - Fall Regent Fellowship

Courses

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Contexts of Life-course Development: Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood Chang, Olivia D. Winter 2026 801 06:00 pm 08:00 pm View Course
Behavioral, Psychosocial and Ecological Aspects of Health, Mental Health and Disease Chang, Olivia D. Fall 2025 003 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course