Yunjiao Gao (高云娇)

Associate Professor

Department of Sociology

School of Law, Humanities and sociology

yunjiaogao@whut.edu.cn

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1889-4589

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yunjiao-Gao

EDUCATION

Ph.D.    Social Work/Criminology, City University of Hong Kong, 09/2010-08/2014

B.L.      Social Work, Wuhan University of Technology, 09/2006-07/2010

EMPLOYMENT

12/2018 – present      Associate Professor

                    Department of Sociology

                    Wuhan University of Technology

03/2015 – 12/2018     Lecturer

                    Department of Sociology

                    Wuhan University of Technology

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Juvenile Delinquency                                      Delinquency Prevention

Multisystemic Therapy                                   Child Welfare

Cybercrime

RESEARCH GRANTS

2024-2027       Principal Investigator

               National Social Science Fund of China (No. 24CSH030)

               Research on the social learning mechanism and intervention of Chinese youth cybercrime

               Amount: CNY 200,000

2018-2023       Principal Investigator

               National Social Science Fund of China (No. 18CSH053)

               Research on the causes and prevention of delinquency among rural left-behind adolescents in China

                Amount: CNY 200,000

2016-2018       Principal Investigator

               The MOE (Ministry of Education in China) Project of Humanities and Social Sciences (No. 16YJC840003)

                Intervening the delinquency of high-risk migrant adolescents from the perspective of resilience theory

                Amount: CNY 80,000

2020-2021       Principal Investigator

               Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2020VI054)

               The left-behind experience and adolescent development

               Amount: CNY 18,000

2019-2020       Principal Investigator

                Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2019VI025)

                Research on preventing the delinquency of rural youth in China

                Amount: CNY 100,000

2018-2019       Principal Investigator     

               Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2018VI0046)

               A study on the risk factors and intervention of school bullying

               Amount: CNY 30,000

2016-2017       Principal Investigator     

               Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2016VI011)

               A study on the delinquency of migrant adolescents from the perspective of resilience theory

               Amount: CNY 30,000

PUBLICATIONS

Internationally Peer Reviewed Journal

1.He, Q., & Gao, Y. * (2024). Multisystemic therapy for a child in difficult circumstances with disruptive behavior in China: A single-case design. Research on Social Work Practice. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241287381 (SSCI, Q1)

2.Gao, Y., Gui, X. *, & Hu, X. (2024). Structural strain, family control, and delinquency: A qualitative analysis of juvenile offenders affected by China’s rural-to-urban migration. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02796-0 (SSCI, Q2)

3.Xie, S., Xu, J., & Gao, Y.* (2022). Bullying victimization, coping strategies, and depression of children of China. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(1-2), 195-220.https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520907361 (SSCI, Q2)

4.Dai, M.*, & Gao, Y. (2021).Reporting behavior of bicycle theft victims: A test of black’s theory of law. Security Journal, 34, 148-164. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41284-019-00217-2(SSCI, Q4)

5.Gao, Y., Xie, S.*, & Frost, C. J. (2020). An ecological investigation of resilience among rural-urban migrant adolescents of low socio-economic status families in China. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(3), 862-878. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22303 (SSCI, Q2)

6.Yu, Y., Atkinson-Sheppard, S., & Gao, Y.* (2020). Impulsiveness or self-protection? Exploring individual perceptions, family and school strains related to why adolescents run away from home in China. Children and Youth Services Review, 108, 104615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104615 (SSCI, Q1)

7.Xie, S., Hakovirta, M., & Gao, Y.* (2020). Perceptions of household income and subjective well-being of children in China. Child Indicators Research, 13, 1043-1064.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-019-09672-0 (SSCI, Q2)

8.Yu, Y., Gao, Y.*, & Atkinson-Sheppard, S. (2019). Pathways to delinquency for street children in China: Institutional anomie, resilience and crime.Children and Youth Services Review, 102, 158-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.05.012(SSCI, Q1)

9.Gao, Y., Atkinson-Sheppard, S., & Yu, Y.*, & Xiong, G. (2018). A review of the national policies on street children in China. Children and Youth Services Review, 93, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.07.009 (SSCI, Q1)

10.Gao, Y., & Wong, D. S.W.* (2018). Strains and delinquency of migrant adolescents in China: An investigation from the perspective of general strain theory. Youth & Society, 50(4), 506-528. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X15611308 (SSCI, Q1)

11.Gao, Y.*, Atkinson-Sheppard, S., & Liu, X. (2017). Prevalence and risk factors of child maltreatment among migrant families in China. Child Abuse & Neglect, 65, 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.023(SSCI Q1)

12.Gao, Y., Wong, D. S.W. *, & Yu, Y. (2016). Maltreatment and delinquency in China: Examining and extending the intervening process of general strain theory.International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60(1), 38–61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X14547495 (SSCI, Q2)

13.Gao, Y. *, Yu, Y., & Ng, T. K. (2013). A study on the moderating effect of family functioning on the relationship between deviant peer affiliation and delinquency among Chinese adolescents. Advances in Applied Sociology, 3(3), 178-185. https://doi.org/10.4236/aasoci.2013.33024

Chinese Peer Reviewed Journal

1.Shi, F., & Gao, Y. (2020).A study on the influencing factors of resilience among migrant adolescents from the perspective of ecological systems theory [生态系统理论视域下的流动青少年抗逆力影响因素及其作用机制]. Wuhan University of Technology (Social Science Edition) [武汉理工大学学报(社会学科版)], 33(4), 69-80.

2.Hong, P., & Gao, Y. (2017). An investigation on the relationship between migrant status and social bonding among Chinese adolescents [青少年流动状况与社会联结的差异性探讨]. Youth Studies [青年研究], 5 , 27-37. (CSSCI)

3.Gao, Y., Shi, F., Gao, H., & Guo, S. (2017). Child abuse and delinquency among migrant adolescents: An analysis from the perspective of general strain theory [流动青少年虐待和越轨行为关系研究:以一般压力理论为视角].Issues on Juvenile Crimes and Delinquency [青少年犯罪问题], 3, 93-102. (This paper’s full-text was reprinted in the Youth Studies [青少年导刊] of the Information Center For Social Science of Renmin University of China [中国人民大学书报资料中心复印报刊资料], 2017, 9, 30-38)

4.Wong, D. S.W., Au Yeung, T., & Gao, Y. (2014). The features, causes and interventions of juvenile delinquency in Hong Kong [香港青少年越轨行为特点、成因及对策]. Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy and Social Science) [广西大学学报(哲学社会科学版)], 3(36), 84-92. https://doi.org/10.13624/j.cnki.jgupss.2014.03.034

5.Gao, Y., & Yu, Y. (2012). A literature review of the social support and delinquency of migrant children in China [我国流动儿童社会支持和罪错行为的状况及关系的研究综述]. Youth Exploration[青年探索], 3, 67-73.

6.Gao, Y., Wong, D. S.W., & Xiao, L. (2012). The parenting behavior and its influencing factors of rural-urban migrant parents [融入城市的农民工家长教养行为及影响因素研究]. Youth and Juvenile Research [青少年研究-山东省团校学报], 88, 11-15.

7.Gao, Y., Guo, L., Zhao, Y. (2010). Analysis of group work in development of ego identity of college students: A Case Study of "Hoisting the Sails to Voyage" growth group work of ego identity in Wuhan University of Technology [小组工作介入大学生自我同一性成长实务探析:以武汉理工大学“扬帆远航”自我同一性成长小组为例]. Social Work[社会工作], 3, 36-39.

TEACHING

Courses for undergraduate students majoring in SOCIAL WORK

Sociological Criminology

Human Behavior and Social Environment

Social Work Practice

Group Social Work

Courses for undergraduate students majoring in LAW

Criminology

Courses for postgraduate students majoring in SOCIAL WORK

Forensic Social Work

Courses for postgraduate students majoring in LAW

Sociological Criminology

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

1.Outstanding Supervisor Award for supervising the project “Multisystemic Therapy for a Sexually Abused Male Child with PTSD” winning the first prize in the third "National MSW Postgraduates’ Case Competition(第三届全国MSW研究生案例大赛)", 2024.

2.Second Prize of Excellent Paper, keynote speaker, the 3rd National Conference of Forensic Social Work Theory and Practice, 2017.

3.Outstanding Academic Performance Award, City University of Hong Kong, 2012, 2013.

4.Research Tuition Scholarship, City University of Hong Kong, 2012, 2013, 2014.

5.Excellent Paper Award, the 7th Chinese Youth and Children Development Forum, 2012.

6.Outstanding Graduate Award, Wuhan University of Technology, 2009.

7.National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2009.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

1.Member of the Think Tank in the field of social assistance in Hubei Province, hired by the Civil Affairs Department of Hubei Province, 10/2024 – 10/2027.

2.Supervisor, Wuhan Yifei Social Work Service Center, 2016-2020.

3.Supervisor, the Brot Project (A service for the rural children of Lianqing Jinyingang Primary School of Huangpi District), Wuhan YMCA, 04/2017 – 03/2020.

4.Paper Reviewer. Child Abuse & Neglect (SSCI).

5.Paper Reviewer. Children and Youth Services Review (SSCI).

6.Paper Reviewer. Child Abuse Review (SSCI).

7.Paper Reviewer. Cities (SSCI).

8.Paper Reviewer. Journal of Interpersonal Violence (SSCI).

9.Paper Reviewer. Wuhan University of Technology (Social Science Edition)

10.Teaching assistant, Applied Social Statistical Analysis, City University of Hong Kong, 02/2014- 03/2014.

11.Teaching assistant, Social Science Research Method, City University of Hong Kong, 09/2011- 05/2012.