Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology

Fanyi Zeng

Fanyi Zeng is a research scientist and doctoral candidate at the Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology. She is currently exploring motivation and self-regulated learning in higher education. Guided by the Motivational Theory of Life Span Development (Heckhausen et al., 2010), her research investigates the "who, when, why, how" of employing primary and secondary control strategies. She aims to identify individual and contextual predictors and assess academic and mental health outcomes associated with these motivational strategies.

 

Publications

Journal Articles

Zeng, F., Brunsting, N., Brocato, N., Kiang, L., Jayawickreme, E., & Kathuria, S. (2021). Biopsychosocial factors associated with depression among U.S. undergraduate international students. Journal of International Students, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v12i1.2914

Brunsting, N. C., Bettini, E., Rock, M. L., Royer, D. J., Common, E. A., Lane, K. L., Xie, F., Chen, A., & Zeng, F. (2021). Burnout of special educators serving students with emotional-behavioral disorders: A longitudinal study. Remedial and Special Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325211030562

Zeng, F. & Waugh, C. E. (2023). The role of attachment dimensions in using positive emotions to regulate stress from interpersonal conflicts in close relationships. Manuscript under review.

 

Curriculum Vitae

Since 02/2024
Research Scientist & Doctoral Candidate

Hector Institute for Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tübingen

11/2022-05/2023
Graduate Assistant

School of Undergraduate Studies Assessment Office, University of Texas at Austin, USA

08/2020-05/2022
Graduate Researcher & Teaching Assistant

Emotion Regulation Lab, Wake Forest University, USA

08/2020-05/2022
MA Psychology

Wake Forest University, USA

07/2019-07/2020
Research Intern

Center for Global Research and Assessment, Wake Forest University, USA

09/2018-05/2019
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Attention Lab, Wake Forest University, USA

08/2015-05/2019
BA Psychology

Wake Forest University, USA