Yingying Wang
faculty
- Associate Professor Special Education & Communication Disorders University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Work
402-472-0106
On campus, dial 2-0106
Yingying is an associate professor specializing in using advanced brain imaging techniques (e.g., fMRI, DWI, fNIRS, MEG) to examine brain plasticity due to sensory loss and to study brain development during literacy and language acquisition. Her ongoing projects include the identification of brain factors that predict speech perception outcomes for cochlear implant candidates and the examination of the neural basis of reading in children who are deaf/hard of hearing. She is committed to interdisciplinary research and collaboration to bridge brain, behavior, and clinical sciences. She also encourages students to develop critical thinking skills and get involved in research early.
icon-academic-capEducation
- Ph D, University of Cincinnati, 2013
- MS, Shanghai University, 2005
- BA, Shanghai University, 2002
icon-chat-userCourses
- SLPA 896, Readings and Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; Language & Literacy, Fall 2019
- SLPA 981, Seminar in Speech Pathology; Neuroimaging & Lang Disorders, Fall 2019
- BSEN 896, Special Problems; Functional Connectivity Associ, Spring 2019
- ECEN 991, Independent Study, Spring 2019
- BSEN 896, Special Problems; Neuroimaging Data Acq/Proc, Summer 2019
- SLPA 453, Neurological Foundations of Speech and Language, Fall 2022
- SLPA 862, Cognition and Language in Adults, Fall 2022
icon-documentPublications and Other Intellectual Contributions
- Development of Tract-Specific White Matter Pathways During Early Reading Development in At-Risk Children and Typical Controls, Cereb Cortex
- Bayesian MEG time courses with fMRI priors, Brain Imaging and Behavior
- Functional Connectivity Evoked by Orofacial Tactile Perception of Velocity, Frontiers in Neuroscience
- Sex differences in white matter development during adolescence: a DTI study., Brain research, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2012
- Examining the relationship between home literacy environment and neural correlates of phonological processing in beginning readers with and without a familial risk for dyslexia: an fMRI study., Annals of dyslexia, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2016
- Comparison of functional network connectivity for passive-listening and active-response narrative comprehension in adolescents., Brain connectivity, May 2014
- From auditory change detection to reading and word processing: Impairments in children with intractable epilepsy
icon-business-chartResearch & Grants
- Spch Percept Adults w/Cochlear Implants, DHHS-NIDCD, July 2019
- Identifying Neural and Behavioral Characteristics of Reading in Children with Hearing Loss, Internal, May 2018
icon-keynotePresentations
- Functional connectivity evoked by saltatory pneumotactile stimuli on the glabrous hand, Organization of Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) , Rome, Italy
- Specialization of phonological and semantic reading routes in early childhood, Great Plains IDeA-CTR, Omaha, NE
- Functional Connectivity Evoked by Orofacial Tactile Perception of Velocity, Chicago, IL
- Understanding the Reading Brain, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research Networking, Lincoln, NE
- Research Updates, Nebraska Speech Language Hearing Association, Omaha, NE
- Neural specialization of reading in young children, Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), San Francisco, CA
- White Matter Development in at-risk children and typical controls, Families and Schools (CYFS) Summit, Research in Early Childhood, Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln, NE
icon-bookmark-starAwards & Honors
- The Division of Developmental Medicine Fellow Award, Boston Children's Hospital, 2015
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society People’s Choice Award Poster, Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference, 2014
- NIH funded Neuroimaging Training Award, NIH, 2014