Academic Leadership & Higher Education

Publications:

Conference Presentations:

  • Frost, L., Gawalt, E., Wong, M.S., & Schoel, J. (2027, February). Turning an interim position into a position of strength by building trust. Workshop to be presented at ACAD Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX.

  • Wong, M.S. (2027, February). Leading in the in-between: Navigating ambiguity, authority, and transition as an interim academic leader. Roundtable to be presented at ACAD Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX.

  • Templeton, L., Frost, L., Wong, M.S., & Tuskey, S. (2026, February). Fostering support networks for resilient leadership: Conversations of hope for women and gender-diverse leaders. Workshop presented at ACAD Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

  • Wong, M.S. (2025, November). Reclaiming confidence: Leading from the middle with purpose and authenticity. The Inspired Leader in the Age of AI Program, the Mills Institute.

  • Quay, S., Alexander, S., & Wong, M.S. (2025, February). Our past is always present: Strategies for intentionally navigating a new leadership role. Panel presented at ACAD Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

  • Wong, M.S., Chan, E., Chung, C., & Warren, G. (2025, February). Voices from the margin: BIPOC administrators’ reflections on leadership. Panel presented at ACAD Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

  • Wong, M.S. (2024, December). Reflections on work-life balance. Changemakers Conference, Women in Leadership (WIL). Endicott College.

  • Wong, M.S. (2024, October). The path to administration: Unveiling the whys, opportunities, and challenges. Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Louisville, KY.

Faculty Development, Teaching, & Inclusive Pedagogy

Selected Publications:

  • Wong, M.S., Ochs, J., & Salahi, L. (2026). Addressing health disparities through culturally responsive care. In Buchbinder, S.B., Shanks, N.H., & Rogers, R.K. (Eds). Introduction to Health Care Management, 5th Edition. Jones & Bartlett.

  • Cerniak, J., Wong, M.S., & Rosen, L.H. (Eds.) (2021). Teaching psychology online. Society for the Teaching of Psychology. http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/teachpsychonline

  • Wong, M.S., Weiner, L., Cerniak, J., & Yee, L.T.S. (Eds.). (2021). Incorporating diversity in classroom settings: Real and engaging examples for various psychology courses. (Vol 1: Ability, age, culture, ethnicity/race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status). Society for the Teaching of Psychology. http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/diverse1

  • Wong, M.S., Weiner, L., Cerniak, J., & Yee, L.T.S. (Eds.). (2021). Incorporating diversity in classroom settings: Real and engaging examples for various psychology courses. (Vol 2: Intersectionality). Society for the Teaching of Psychology.  http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/diverse2

  • Wong, M.S. (2021). Making the numbers real: A service-learning experience with an underprivileged population. In Wong, M.S., Weiner, L., Cerniak, J., & Yee, L.T.S. (Eds.), Incorporating diversity in classroom settings: Real and engaging examples for various psychology courses. (Vol 1: Ability, age, culture, ethnicity/race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status) (pp. 276-284). Society for the Teaching of Psychology. http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/diverse1

  • Wong, M.S. (2021). Using personal storytelling in the classroom setting: Perspectives from a female, non-white immigrant instructor. In Wong, M.S., Weiner, L., Cerniak, J., & Yee, L.T.S. (Eds.), Incorporating diversity in classroom settings: Real and engaging examples for various psychology courses. (Vol 2: Intersectionality) (pp. 24-26). Society for the Teaching of Psychology. http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/diverse2

  • Wong, M.S. (2019, July). Six tips for teaching writing in psychology. Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) E-xcellence in Teaching. http://teachpsych.org/E-xcellence-in-Teaching-Blog/7720649

  • Wong, M.S. (2019, May). Instructors with multicultural backgrounds: We have so much to offer! Invited essay published on Graduate Student Teaching Blog (Association of American Psychological Association Division 2). https://teachpsych.org/page-1784686/7328320

Selected Conference Presentations & Workshops:

  • Wong, M.S. (2023, October). Don't get trapped by false dichotomies: Both/and thinking for teaching, research, and career development. Invited keynote for Annual Conference on Teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2). Portland, Oregon.

  • Wong, M.S. (2023, October). Both/and thinking to support diversity, equity, and inclusion: Within the classroom and beyond. Invited keynote for the Northeast Conference for Teachers of Psychology (NECTOP). Worcester, Massachusetts.

  • Wong, M.S. (2023, March). Both/and thinking for teaching, research, and professional development: Embracing tensions and welcoming creativity. Invited keynote for Teaching Institute, Society for Research in Child Development. Salt Lake City, Utah.

     

Developmental Psychology, Attachment, and Cultural Research

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications. A complete list of 30 peer-reviewed journal articles is available upon request.    

  • Maingot, S., Verhage, M.L., Schuengel, C., Waters, T., Meijer, E.J., Myre, G., van Meeuwen, E., Roisman, G., Duschinsky, R., Nivison, M., Dagan, O., Zhu, V., Van IJzendoorn, M., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., Madigan, S., Cyr, C., Behrens, K., Wong, M.S., Meins, E., & the Attachment Secondary Processing and Analysis Network of the Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (ASPAN-CATS). (2026). Organizing adult attachment in alternative ways: A qualitative assessment of schemas antithetical to the secure base script. PLOS ONE, 21(5), e0349710. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349710

  • Dagan, O., Schuengel, C., Verhage, M.L., Madigan, S., Roisman, G.I., Van IJzendoorn, M.,  Bakermans-Kranenburg, M., Duschinsky, R., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Bureau, J., Eiden, R.D., Volling, B.L., Wong, M.S., Schoppe-Sullivan, S., Aviezer, O., Brown, G.L., Reiker, J., Mangelsdorf, S., Fearon, P., Bernard, K., Oosterman, M., & the Collaboration on Attachment to Multiple Parents and Outcomes Synthesis. (2024). Attachment relationship quality with mothers and fathers and child temperament: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Developmental Psychology, 60, 2144-2156. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001677

  • Dagan, O., Schuengel, C., Verhage, M.L., Madigan, S., Roisman, G.I., Bernard, K., Duschinsky, R., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M., Bureau, J., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Eiden, R.D., Wong, M.S., Brown, G.L., Soares, I., Oosterman, M., Fearon, R.M.P., Steele, H., Martins, C., Aviezer, O., & the Collaboration on Attachment to Multiple Parents and Outcomes Synthesis. (2024). Configurations of mother-child and father-child attachment relations as predictors of child language competence: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Child Development, 95, 50-69. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13998

  • Joo, S., Fung, J., Wong, M.S., & Yao, P. (2023). The moderating effects of growth mindset on perceived discrimination and behavior problems among Chinese migrant children. Asian American Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000288

  • Verhage, M.L., Schuengel, C., Holopainen, A., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., Bernier, A., Brown, G.L., Madigan, S., Roisman, G., Vaever, M.S., Wong, M.S., and the Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (CATS). (2022). Conceptual comparison of constructs as first step in data harmonization: Parental sensitivity, child temperament, and social support as illustrations. MethodsX, 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101889

  • Wong, M.S., Chen, X., & McElwain, N.L. (2019). Emotion understanding and maternal sensitivity as protective factors against hostile attribution bias in anger-prone children. Social Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12336

  • Wong, M.S., Worthy, P., Fung, J., & Chen, E.-H. (2017). A qualitative analysis of the experience of female Chinese American church leaders: Associations with gender role, culture, and work-family balance. Pastoral Psychology, 66, 657–674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-017-0773-1

  • Haltigan, J.D., Leerkes, E.M., Wong, M.S., Fortuna, K., Roisman, G.I., Supple, A.J., O’Brien, M., Calkins, S.D., & Plamondon, A. (2014). Adult attachment states of mind: Measurement invariance across ethnicity and associations with maternal sensitivity. Child Development, 85(3), 1019–1035. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12180

  • Wong, M.S., Bost, K.K., Shin, N., Verissimo, M., Maia, J., Monteiro, L., Silva, F., Coppola, G., Costantini, A., & Vaughn, B.E. (2011). Preschool children’s mental representations of attachment: Antecedents in their secure base behaviors and maternal attachment scripts. Attachment & Human Development, 13, 489–502. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2011.602256

  • Wong, M.S., Mangelsdorf, S.C., Brown, G.L., Neff, C., & Schoppe-Sullivan, S.J. (2009). Parental beliefs, infant temperament, and marital quality: Associations with infant-mother and infant-father attachment. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(6), 828–838. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016491

  • Wong, M.S., McElwain, N.L., & Halberstadt, A.G. (2009). Parent, family, and child characteristics: Associations with mother- and father-reported emotion socialization practices. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(4), 452–463. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015552

Selected Research Presentations. A complete list of 55 research conference presentations and symposium contributions is available upon request.

  • Eckhoff, L., Upmeier zu Belzen, J., Verhage, M.L., Waters, T., Wong, M.S., Maingot, S., van Meeuwen, E., Meijer, E., Madigan, S., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M., Behrens, K., van IJzendoorn, M., Schuengel, C., Roisman, G.I., Eils, R., Wild, B., and the Attachment Secondary Processing and Analysis Network of the Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (ASPAN-CATS) (2026, July). LLMs-4AAIs – using large language models to automatically assess Adult Attachment Interviews. Paper presented at International Attachment Conference. Leuven, Belgium.

  • Waters, T.E.A., Verhage, M.L., Cyr, C., Meijer, E.E.J., Maingot, S., van Meeuwen, E., Myre, G., Schuengel, C., Yang, R., Nivison, M.D., Zhu, V., Dagan, O., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., van IJzendoorn, M., Duschinsky, R., Behrens, K.Y., Wong, M.S., Roisman, G.I., & the Attachment Transmission Synthesis (ASPAN-CATS) (2026, July). The association between parental scripted attachment representations and child-parent attachment security: A registered individual participant data meta-analysis. Paper presented at 2026 International Attachment Conference (IAC) in Leuven, Belgium.

  • Maingot, S., Verhage, M.L., Schuengel, C., Waters, T.E.A., …, Wong, M.S., … & the Attachment Secondary Processing and Analysis Network of the Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis. (2024, July). An alternative attachment: A thematic analysis of schema-like representations antithetical to the secure base script. Paper presented at International Attachment Conference. Rouen, France.

  • Dagan, O., Schuengel, C., Verhage, M.L., Sagi-Schwartz, A., …, Wong, M.S., … & the Collaboration on Attachment to Multiple Parents and Outcomes Synthesis. (2022, July). Early Caregiving and the Development of Language Competence: A View from Meta-Analyses - PART 2: Attachment networks with mothers and fathers as predictors of language competence: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis. Paper presented at the International Attachment Conference. Lisbon, Portugal.

  • Wong, M.S., Chen, X.*, & McElwain, N.L. (2018, March). Emotion understanding and maternal sensitivity as protective factors against hostile attribution bias in anger-prone children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Philadelphia, PA.

  • Wong, M.S., Sommers, S., Goranson, S., Bruns, A., Mazur, S., Rosner, A., Mueller, A., & Alexander, A.* (2018, March). A qualitative study of the ministry experience of Chinese American church leaders. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Philadelphia, PA.

  • Wong, M.S., Mangelsdorf, S., Shigeto, A., Brown, G.L., & Schoppe-Sullivan, S.J. (2013, April). Quality of early experiences inferred from the Adult Attachment Interview: Associations with parental sensitivity at 13 months. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.